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Stella Jean quits Milan Fashion Week over lack of inclusion
By Colleen Barry | The Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion chamber withdrew Wednesday from this month’s Milan Fashion Week, alleging a lack of support for diversity and inclusion after the chamber “abandoned” a project to promote youn
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Source: The Sacramento Observer
US mass killings linked to extremism spiked over last decade
By Lindsay Whitehurst | The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of U.S. mass killings linked to extremism over the past decade was at least three times higher than the total from any other 10-year period since the 1970s, according toa report by the Anti-Defamation League
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Sabonis leads balanced scoring as Kings beat Lakers 134-120
By Cameron Salerno | The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 13 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 134-120 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Sabonis recorded his second triple-double of the season to g
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The Grammys ended in controversy, again. Here’s what to know
By Nardos Haile | The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A night in music brimming with shocking upsets, historic wins, tributes for artists like the late rapper Takeoff and hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, the 65th Grammys were back in full swing Sunday. Once again, Beyoncé was in the r
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Apple Music reveals top music in 2022 and listener charts
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Stay,” the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2022 as the giant music streamer released its end-of-year lists and provided listeners with data on their own most listened-to tunes. “Stay,”
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Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under Congress’ plan
By Amanda Seitz | The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their coverage on April 1 if Congress passes the $1.7 trillion spending package leaders unveiled Tuesday. The legislation will suns
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Has T. rex lost its bite? Menacing snarl may be wrong
By Maddie Burakoff | The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Tyrannosaurus rex is often shown baring massive, sharp teeth, like the ferocious creature in “Jurassic Park.” But new research suggests that this classic image might be wrong. The teeth on T. rex and other big theropods
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Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some of Geoff Bond’s rowers loved and appreciated his demanding style. They thrived on how the coach at the University of California-San Diego pushed them to the limit while preparing them to take on the real world. But for others, Bond
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Kings beat Lakers 116-111 for 5th straight victory
By Joe Reedy | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sacramento coach Mike Brown has been lauding his team’s depth all season. On Wednesday night the Kings showed it with one of their top players sidelined. Despite Domantas Sabonis being out with an illness, the Kings extended t
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Historically Black TSU hopes for Grammy with gospel album
By Travis Loller | The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Like a lot of great projects, the idea for Grammy-nominated album “The Urban Hymnal” was first sketched out on a paper restaurant napkin. Gospel songwriter and producerSir the Baptisthad come to Nashville in October 2
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Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap
By Tom Murphy | The Associated Press (AP) - Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap on the costs they pay to fill prescriptions. The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some people with d
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Ibram X. Kendi says a backlash has 'crushed' the nation's racial reckoning. But there's one reason he remains hopeful - The Atlanta Voice
(CNN) - Few scholars have experienced the fickle nature of fame as dramatically asIbram X. Kendiin the past three years. Kendi, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, 'How to Be an Antiracist,' became an intellectual celebrity in the summer of 2020 after his books became ago-
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Army sergeant who fatally shot BLM protester in Texas sentenced to 25 years
By Jim Vertuno | The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant plans to appeal his 25-year prison sentence for fatally shooting an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas, and will cooperate with efforts by the state’s Republican governor to issue a
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Manhattan DA sues Rep. Jordan over Trump indictment inquiry
By Michael R. Sisak and Farnoush Amiri | The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sued Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday, an extraordinary move as he seeks to halt a House Judiciary Committee inquiry that the prosecutor contends is a “transparent campa
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Tech consultant charged in killing of Cash App founder Lee
By Olga R. Rodriguez and Janie Har | The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the stabbing death of the gregarious and popular Cash App founder Bob Lee last week in downtown San Francisco, authorities said. Nima M
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New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids
By Jonel Aleccia | The Associated Press (AP) - Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday. The longsta
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US women’s soccer tries to overcome past lack of diversity
By Anne M. Peterson | The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Crystal Dunn was often the only Black girl on her youth soccer clubs, and even when she finally made it to the national team, she did her own hair and makeup for photo shoots because “there wasn’t someone set up for
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North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles as tensions rise
By Kim Tong-Hyung | The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward waters off its eastern coast Monday, adding to a recent flurry in weapons tests as the United States prepared to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group t
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Trevor Noah returns as Grammy host with comfort, nervousness
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. | The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Noah feels more comfortable hosting the Grammy Awards for a third-straight year, but the former “The Daily Show” host still has some nervousness about leading the ceremony with big-time acts like Beyoncé, Ade
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College Board changes AP African-American Studies curriculum • The Tulane Hullabaloo
… Placement curriculum for its African-American Studies course. The … Board rejecting the AP African-American Studies course, stating it … and evidence of the African-American experience.” Some criticisms … people that took African-American dismembered body parts …
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Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died
By The Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for
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World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
By Seth Borenstein and Frank Jordans | The Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change ’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday. But doing so requires quickly slashing nearly two
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At Nichols’ funeral, Black America’s grief on public display
By Aaron Morrison | The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer to the hundreds gathered inside the Memphis church. “We love you, Tyre,” the drummers chanted, referring to Tyr
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Otis Redding III, who followed father into music, dies at 59
By The Associated Press MACON, Ga. (AP) — Singer and guitarist Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the legendary 1960s soul singer, has died from cancer at age 59, his family said Wednesday. Redding was just 3 years old when his father, Otis Redding, perished along with seve
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm
By Lindsey Tanner | The Associated Press (AP) - The coolest thing on social media these days may be celebrities and regular folks plunging into frigid water or taking ice baths. The touted benefits include improved mood, more energy, weight loss and reduced inflammation, but the s
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400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from a nuclear plant in Minnesota
By Steve Karnowski | The Associated Press ST.. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators said Thursday they’re monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant, and the company said there’s no danger to the pu
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NJ councilwoman found shot to death outside of her home
By Maryclaire Dale and Ted Shaffrey | The Associated Press SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey borough councilwoman was found shot to death in an SUV outside of her home in a quiet townhouse complex, where police Thursday searched the area without making an arrest. Sayreville Cou
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Olivares, Randhawa lead Sac State women to 1st NCAA tourney
BOISE, Idaho (AP) —Jordan Olivares scored a career-high 26 points,Kaylin Randhawa added a season-high 20and Sacramento State earned its first trip to the NCAA Tournament with a 76-63 win over Northern Arizona in the championship game of the Big Sky Conference Tournament on Wednesd
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Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, pleads guilty in tax case
By Steve Karnowski and Trisha Ahmed | The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd pleaded guilty Friday to two tax evasion counts, admitting that he didn’t file Minnesota income taxes for two years due
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LSU’s 59 1st-half points set NCAA women’s title game record
By The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Jasmine Carson was nearly perfect from the field to help LSU put on a record-breaking performance in the NCAA Tournament championship game. Carson scored 21 of her 22 points in the first half as the Tigers torched Iowa’s defense in a 102-85 vi
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