Drew: Tips for Staying Safe During a Heat Wave

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Drew: Tips for Staying Safe During a Heat Wave

By Samuetta Hill Drew For the past few days, we have been experiencing extreme heat patterns in our area of the country. Many of us have heard the local news forecasters warning us about a heat advisory. Daily extreme heat temperatures, as well as the high heat index, is the most dangerous severe-weather event in […]

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Justices rule states can bind presidential electors votes - Black News Channel

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a decision flavored with references to Hamilton and Veep, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling, in cases in

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Police: 5 arrested in Los Angeles death of rapper Pop Smoke - Black News Channel

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three men and two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the February home-invasion death of rising rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles, police said Thursday. The 20-year-old New York rapper whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson was

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Governors who quickly reopened backpedal as virus surges - Black News Channel

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Texas began lifting coronavirus restrictions, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott didnt wear a mask. He wouldnt let mayors enact extra precautions during one of Americas swiftest efforts to reopen. He pointed out that the White House backed his

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Redskins to Have Thorough Review of Name - Black News Channel

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer/BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins began a thorough review of their name Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a dictionary-defined racial slur. Even though owner Dan Snyder had shown no willingness

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Wizards Beal, Nets Dinwiddie to miss rest of NBA season - Black News Channel

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Google Removes Misleading Ads Related to Voting, Elections - Black News Channel

By The Associated Press undefined/ BNC Contributor Google said Monday it has removed misleading and fraudulent ads targeting Americans looking for information about how to vote in Novembers presidential election. Some of the ads charged fees for registering people to vote, while others sucked up

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Phase 2 Reopening - Black News Channel

By: Ashley Liotus/ BNC journalist New York City hit Phase 2 of the reopening plan on Monday. Retail stores are open with modified capacity, hair salons and barbershops unlocked the doors, and restaurants are able to seat diners for the first time in roughly three months. Restaurants are only

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Demonstrators Resist as Crews Arrive at Seattle Protest Zone - Black News Channel

By AP / BNC Contributor SEATTLE (AP) — Crews arrived with heavy equipment arrived early Friday at Seattles occupied protest zone, apparently ready to dismantle barriers set up by demonstrators, but halted work when demonstrators resisted, including by lying on top of some of the makeshift

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House Approves $1.5T Plan to Fix Crumbling Infrastructure - Black News Channel

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nations crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into projects to fix roads and bridges, upgrade transit

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By Laverne McGee/BNC Journalist Popular comedian and syndicated radio show host Rickey Smiley is trying to help his daughter get through the trauma of being shot. I spoke with him from his studio in Dallas, Texas about how they are dealing with the terrifying incident since her release from the

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Senate Extends Small Business COVID-19 Relief Program - Black News Channel

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats drove a temporary extension of a popular subsidy program for small businesses through the GOP-controlled Senate late Tuesday, an unexpected development that came as spikes in coronavirus cases in many states are causing

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Atlanta Mayor: No need for troops, despite governors order - Black News Channel

By KATE BRUMBACK and BEN NADLER The Associated Press/ BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesnt agree with the Georgia governors order to mobilize the National Guard in her city as a surge in violence became a political talking point. Gov. Brian Kemp declared

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Two COVID-19-ravaged churches take different recovery paths - Black News Channel

By DAVID CRARY and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The paths of two New York City churches diverged this week — one reopened and one stayed closed. But they have shared a tragic fate, together losing at least 134 members of their mostly Hispanic congregations to the

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Track and Field Adapts for Storied Meet Held in 7 Venues - Black News Channel

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor GENEVA (AP) — In a track and field season almost entirely wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, athletes and organizers are setting new marks in creativity. On Thursday, the storied Weltklasse meet will broadcast near-live from Zurich in an

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Dr. Dres Wife Nicole Young Files for Divorce - Black News Channel

AP/ BNC Contributor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Dres wife of 24 years Nicole Young has filed for divorce. Young filed documents seeking to end her marriage with Dr. Dre — the producer, rapper and music mogul whose real name is Andre Young — on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Nicole

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Appeals Court: Trump Wrongly Diverted $2.5B for Border Wall - Black News Channel

By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of $2.5 billion from military construction projects to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico, ruling it illegally sidestepped

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LeBron James Group Touts Sports Venues as Mega-voting sites - Black News Channel

By BILL BARROW Associated Press/BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — If basketball icon LeBron James gets his way, NBA arenas and other sports venues around the country will be mega polling sites for the November general election. James and his voting rights group, formed this spring with other black

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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Body camera video shows Antonio Arnelo Smith handing his drivers license to a Black police officer and answering questions cooperatively before a white officer walks up behind him, wraps him in a bear hug and slams him face-first to the ground. Oh

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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act. The administrations high court filing Thursday came the same day the

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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are slipping in early trading on Tuesday, giving back some of their big gains from the past couple weeks. The SP 500 was 0.3% lower, as of 9:50 a.m. Eastern time. Stocks were down even more in France, Germany and elsewhere after the

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By JENNIFER PELTZ undefined/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers are holding a high-stakes debate on the city budget as activists demand a $1 billion shift from policing to social services and the city grapples with multibillion-dollar losses because of the coronavirus

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