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MINNEAPOLIS — For the past eight years, HUGE Improv Theater in Minneapolis has played host to the Black and Funny Improv Festival, where Jada Pulley is co-director. “I’ve often had the experience of being the only person of color in an improv group,” said Pulley. The purpose is to open doors, to what Pulley said is […]
U.S. Army Col. George Plys, deputy Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673rd Air Base Wing commander, speaks at the African American/Black History Month opening ceremony at the Arctic Warrior Event Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 2, 2024. Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month, is an […]
Migrants cross the Rio Grande river to reach the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Christian Chavez/AP hide caption toggle caption Christian Chavez/AP Migrants cross the Rio Grande river to reach the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Christian Chavez/AP MEXICO CITY — A top […]
Russia has failed in its efforts to reduce Ukrainian grain exports to zero and Kyiv’s military successes in the Black Sea have allowed to open up shipping lanes, a senior State Department official said on Thursday. The Biden administration was working through a request to Congress for more funding for Ukraine and believes there are […]
Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg/Getty Images New York CNN — Just a few years ago, Toys R Us was on its way to the retail graveyard after going out of business. Now, it’s coming to America’s biggest mall, just in time for countdown to Christmas. The iconic toy retailer, whose history dates back to the late 1940s, went […]
Updated Oct. 16, 2023 7:20 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) A push by the U.S. and Egypt to open Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt stalled Monday, undermining the evacuation of Americans and other foreigners stranded by the Israeli military’s siege and the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid to
AYAMONTE, Spain (Oct. 13, 2023) – The U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team fell 6-1 to Portugal in the opening match of the 2023 Women’s Mundialito Beach Soccer Tournament on Friday. In the first-ever match between the two nations in women’s beach soccer, Portugal bagged two goals in each of the three periods of play. […]
SEOUL, October 9, 2023 – Hyundai Motor Company and Tate Modern today announced the opening of Hyundai Commission: El Anatsui: Behind the Red Moon as Tate Modern unveils a monumental sculptural installation created by artist El Anatsui. Thousands of metal bottle tops and fragments have been stitched together into three expansive abstract compositions. These undulating […]
Over the course of the week, the Europeans won the first hole 10 times compared to the U.S., who won it just four times. In fact, the Americas hadn’t led in a match heading to the second tee until Saturday afternoon’s Four-ball session. They hadn’t even put red on the board up until that point. […]
(Photo: State Dept. / Erik A. Kurniawan) On September 26, Ambassador Sung Y. Kim joined the grand opening of the new Tempe Azaki factory, the largest tempeh factory in the world. Tempe Azaki imports 100 percent high-quality U.S. soybeans and sells value-added tempeh product, both domestically and now abroad, including to the United States, fueling […]