(CNN)President Donald Trump directed acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller to reverse course and order a US aircraft carrier to return to the Middle East following a White House meeting Sunday, according to a senior defense official.This decision overturned Miller’s order last week to send […]
The legalisation of abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy in Argentina on Wednesday triggered emotional scenes outside the Congress building in Buenos Aires. Pro-choice activists embraced and cheered while waving the green handkerchiefs which have become symbolic of their decades-long fight for free […]
Photo credit: Philadelphia Citizen By Yasin Muhammad A smile and a friendly face go a long way. Mental Health in the black community is real and it is deadly. I just talked to a friend from Chicago who was immersed in gang life and he […]
By Viviane Faver The new coronavirus is spreading into African rural areas, where the public health system creaks: ICU units are full and turning patients away. After governments eased lockdowns, the continent registered 10,000-12,000 cases daily. After measures were softened, Kenya recorded nearly 90,000 infections […]
By Yasin Muhammad Although I haven’t grown up in a Christian household, the spirit of Christmas had always been attractive to me, at least the toys gifts, and fun on the holidays. I knew it represented the day Jesus was born but I didn’t know […]
By Joséphine Li Amazon’s live streaming service, Twitch is home to millionaire content creators. The leading technology company had a big year in 2020 — Viewership in October reached 1.6 billion hours, twice that of the same month last year. Last week, Twitch issued […]
By Abby Goodnough and Jan Hoffman Striking a compromise between two high-risk population groups, a panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Sunday to recommend that people age 75 and older be next in line to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the United States, […]
‘I can’t wait for everyone to hear the incredibly interesting conversations I have had with my guests.’ Laverne Cox and Shonda Rhimes are joining forces on a weekly podcast series set to launch next year. The actor will host The Laverne Cox Show (w/t), that will feature “intimate” conversations […]
New York (CNN Business)Just before the buzzer sounds on 2020, Washington has finally agreed on a $900 billion relief package that avoids driving the US economy off a cliff. But Uncle Sam’s work rescuing the economy from the worst pandemic in a century is not nearly done. Unemployed Americans, hurting […]
By Michael Cunningham Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway” is a revolutionary novel of profound scope and depth, about a day in the life of a woman who runs a few errands, sees an old suitor and gives a dull party. It’s a masterpiece created out of […]
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