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City of Natchitoches celebrating unique moment in black history

By Troy Washington Click here for updates on this story     NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana (KTBS) — The city currently has their first black mayor in office, the second black police chief and the first black president of Northwestern State University. Ronnie Williams Jr.-Mayor Nikeo Collins-Police Chief Marcus Jones- Northwestern State University President “I can’t say consciously I

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Head of Russian space agency appears to threaten to drop ISS on India or China

By Maggie Parkhill Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — The head of Russia’s space agency appears to have threatened to drop the International Space Station on India or China because of Western sanctions. Dmitry Rogozin, the director general of Roscosmos, tweeted that countries should “prevent your sanctions from falling on

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Medical marijuana patients say they are being discriminated against and denied jobs

By Andy Sheehan Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than 600,000 Pennsylvanians are card-carrying patients who use medical marijuana for a variety of conditions and ailments. But though state law makes it legal, some patients say they’re being discriminated against and denied jobs. Since she was a teenager, Jen McQuade

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High schoolers present de-escalation education projects to LAPD Police Chief Moore

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — As part of their AP exam, computer science students from Dorsey High School crafted de-escalation scenarios, after they participated in the program, Building Blue Bridges. “They went through the force option system,” said Building Blue Bridges founder Daphne Bradford. “So

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‘He went where there was no path and he left a trail.’ Sam Jones was the first Black member of the Hamden Fire Department in CT

By WENDELL EDWARDS Click here for updates on this story     HAMDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — All February, Channel 3 brought viewers stories celebrating Black history. In that history, being the first, is always significant. That’s what happened in Hamden back in the early 60s. A Black man broke the color barrier to become the first person

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AL sword attack resulted from argument over marijuana, investigator testifies

By BRENDAN KIRBY Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An argument over marijuana sparked a sword attack that left the defendant’s mother dead and two of his family members injured last month, a law enforcement investigator testified Thursday. Archie Niles Jr., an investigator with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office, testified

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Chicago’s Guaranteed Income Pilot Program To Begin In April, With 5,000 Low-Income Families To Get $500 Per Month For A Year

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — The city’s first ever guaranteed basic income program will launch in April, with a lottery to determine which 5,000 low-income families in Chicago will get monthly $500 checks for one year. “Today’s announcement is all about supporting our residents who are

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Colleyville Middle School Teacher Resigns Over Video Of Her Saying ‘Conservative Christians Need To Get COVID And Die’

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     COLLEYVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A Colleyville Middle School teacher resigned Thursday, Feb. 24 after a video of something she said in a private conversation with colleagues in a hallway started spreading on social media. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD alerted families to the news in a statement it

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Heartwarming reunion brings transplant patient, surgeon together after 25 years

By Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The moment a heart transplant patient reconnected with his surgeon after 25 years is nothing short of heartwarming. “I remember Glenn like it was yesterday. Although, it wasn’t yesterday,” Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation at Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital Dr. John

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