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As retailers drop DEI programs, Black founders could face obstacles to staying on shelves
Retailers like Walmart and Target recently scaled back similar efforts focused on finding and funding more brands founded by people of color.NBC News - 4d -
Black expats share why they're happier living outside the U.S.: I get to 'exist in peace'
Many Black Americans experience racism at home in the U.S. Moving abroad has been a respite for these three expats.CNBC - 4d -
As Target and other retailers drop DEI programs, Black founders could face tougher battle to get and stay on shelves
Some retailers have walked back supplier programs intended to address the additional hurdles that Black and minority founders face, including funding.CNBC - 4d -
Black Hawk crew may not have heard order to go behind plane, officials say
The National Transportation Safety Board gave an update on its investigation into the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter.CBS News - 4d -
Black Hawk pilots may have missed air traffic directive, flown on 'bad' altitude data before crash
The Black Hawk pilots who collided with an American Airlines plane last month may not have heard vital information given by air traffic control to fly behind the passenger jet seconds before the ...The Hill - 4d -
Eye on America: Addressing U.S. shortage of Black doctors, and a push to cure hearing loss
In Tennessee, we look at efforts to train more Black doctors by reducing the financial burdens for medical students at HBCUs. And in California, legendary musician Paul Simon takes us inside an ...CBS News - 3d -
Tom Hanks plays MAGA supporter on 'Black Jeopardy' during 'SNL' 50th anniversary
Actor Tom Hanks reprised his role as a President Trump supporter on the "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") special three-hour episode celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. Hanks first played "Doug," ...The Hill - 1d -
How Actively Black Created a Meaningful Collab With Civil Rights Photographer Cecil Williams
The Los Angeles-based athleisure brand is donating proceeds from the collection to Williams’s museum.Inc. - 12h -
Black Business Leaders Call for Bigger Structural Change Amid Anti-DEI Surge
Black and minority business owners say DEI initiatives had limited positive effects, and say most measures didn’t go far enough to break down barriers.Inc. - 8h -
CoD: Black Ops 6 And Warzone Season 2 Reloaded Adds TMNT Event, Plus Splinter Included In Paid Pass
The Season 2 Reloaded update for Call of Duty arrives in Black Ops 6 and Warzone on February 20. This midseason update includes new multiplayer maps, more game modes, and the recently ...GameSpot - 5h -
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.The New York Times - Feb. 5 -
A 311-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Sells for $11.25 Million at Sotheby’s
The money from the sale of the violin, which was once owned by the 19th-century virtuoso Joseph Joachim, will benefit a scholarship program at the New England Conservatory.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
311-year-old violin sells for over $11 million at auction
The sale of a one-of-a-kind violin has sold for $11.3 million during an auction at Sotheby's in New York. The money will finance student scholarships at Boston's New England Conservatory, the ...CBS News - Feb. 7 -
Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China
President Donald Trump has paused the imposition of tariffs on small-value packages arriving from ChinaABC News - Feb. 7 -
Austrian prosecutors accuse René Benko of embezzling tens of millions
Former billionaire property tycoon behind collapsed Signa group remains in pre-trial detentionFinancial Times - Feb. 9 -
Can $400 Million Rescue New York’s Run-Down Capital City?
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed to earmark $400 million to revitalize the capital of New York, where poverty rates are high and the downtown is moribund.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
2 Million Baked Goods Are Recalled Over Listeria Risk
The recall, which was initiated on Jan. 7 and upgraded on Wednesday, includes several Dunkin’ products, federal safety officials said.The New York Times - Feb. 9 -
Why Fox Paid Tom Brady $375 Million to Call the Super Bowl
Brady’s Super Bowl broadcast moment was years in the making.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
Nine years and three million words of script: Acting in a video game epic
What was it like to act in a video game thought to have one of the longest scripts ever written for the medium?BBC News - Feb. 10 -
2 million baked goods, including some sold at Dunkin', recalled
Recalled products involved a mix of Bavarian doughnuts, French crullers, éclairs and coffee rolls, according to FDA.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Judge extends freeze on Trump's plan to get millions of federal workers to resign
A federal judge in Boston on Monday continued his pause of the Trump administration's unprecedented plan to get millions of federal workers to resign until he responds "to the issues presented."NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Super Bowl LIX scores a record 127.7 million viewers despite blowout
The Philadelphia Eagles drubbing of the Kansas Chiefs scored an even bigger audience than last year, thanks to streaming.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 11 -
Waterlily Raises $7 Million to Help Aging Americans Plan for Care
Most Americans are unprepared to cover long-term care. This startup’s AI model could change that.Inc. - Feb. 11 -
Back-to-back winter storms to impact millions across US
Back-to-back storms from the Midwest to the East Coast are set to impact tens of millions of people in their paths. TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer tracks the latest winter forecasts.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Who wants to look a million dollars, these days? | Zoe Williams
There was a time when being a millionaire represented fantastical, unimaginable wealth – but our language needs an update. Two friends and I were walking through our various rationales for some ...The Guardian - Feb. 11 -
More than 20 million people are under winter weather alerts
NBC News' Priya Sridhar reports on the winter weather alerts in place for millions of Americans as back-to-back snowstorms are predicted to slam the South and Northeast.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Super Bowl 59 attracts record 127.7 million viewers
Super Bowl 59 attracted 127.7 million viewers across Fox's broadcast network as well as streaming platforms, according to Nielsen.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
Musk’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Winter storms slam 90 million, state of emergency declared in Virginia
Back-to-back storms are bringing ice, flooding, and freezing rain to 90 million people from New York to Colorado. The National Guard has been deployed in Virginia, where a state of emergency is in ...NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Several new administration officials were paid millions by Trump's PACs
Several of Donald Trump's former personal attorneys who now have top roles in his administration earned millions that were paid by Trump's fundraising arms, filings show.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Avian flu spread sees 1.8 million farmed birds culled
There have been 33 outbreaks so far on farms, but the risk to humans remains low, the government says.BBC News - 6d -
New York Got $80 Million for Migrants. The White House Took It Back.
The New York City comptroller’s office, which first noticed the missing money, said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had unilaterally taken the funds from the city’s accounts.The New York Times - 6d -
Bills running back James Cook wants $15 million per year
After the 2024 regular-season finale, Bills running back James Cook became eligible for a new contract.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Nick Pivetta joins Padres on 4-year, $55 million deal: Report
The Padres had one of MLB's quietest offseasons before this move.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
What happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
A generation has passed since the peak in AIDS-related deathsABC News - 5d -
‘A fight for our lives’: Trump’s USAid freeze is harming millions of women and girls
A 90-day stop-work order means many clinics around the world will shut and vital care will be withheld . International health organizations have warned that Donald Trump’s push to dismantle US ...The Guardian - 5d -
From mudslides to tornadoes, dangerous weather impacts millions across U.S.
More than 45 million Americans are under winter weather warnings or advisories. While much of the mid-Atlantic digs out from a major winter storm, another system threatens the West Coast with rain, ...CBS News - 5d
