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Indiana University canceled 57th annual MLK Dinner on 12/17 citing budget constraints

IU flew its football team into Miami to play in a game from which Billions will be generated.

IU FB coach 2025 salary not including bonuses: > $8.3MM

For 1st time, US POTUS & SOS to attend #BlackskyNews #MLKDay
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University fans are making their way to Miami in droves, hoping to witness history as... [ IMAGE: Championship game t-shirt ] Will IU or Miami have more fans at the National Championship game? - Florida IndyStar. Editor's note: Curt Cignetti and Indiana University agreed to a new contract Oct. 16. Below is the previous contract details. Indiana's Curt Cignetti is the No. 19 highest-paid coach in college football, according to USA TODAY's 2025 compensation survey. The Hoosiers coach is set to earn a total of $8,300,000, not including bonuses, which ranks No. 7 in the Big Ten Conference. IndyStar. Trump, Rubio will attend Indiana-Miami CFP national championship game Ryan Murphy. Indianapolis Star Updated Jan. 15, 2026, 6:59 p.m. ET For perhaps the first time in history, a sitting U.S. president will attend an Indiana University football game.
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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footage shows Underwood exiting the path of oncoming traffic from her left and crossing double yellow lines into the opposite lane that had no traffic coming from her right. She was safe.

The speeding driver swerved across the double yellow to pass a car that had slowed for her, hit her and fled.
NEW YORK POST US News Metro Long Island Politics In Friday's crash, investigators believe Underwood had left a bodega and crossed against the light - and the motorist may have been unaware of a pedestrian in their path, sources said. No arrests had been made in the deadly hit-and-run by Friday afternoon.
January 17, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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IMAGE: Kristen D. Pierce-Sherrod in a beige sweater, blue jeans and a tan and gold puffy Nike vest jacket ICONIC HAROLD'S CHICKEN SHACK CEO KRISTEN D. PIERCE SHERROD PASSES AWAY WHATSTHEWORD READ MORE AT WHATSTHEWORD.TV whatsthewordtv • Chicago is mourning the passing of Kristen D. Pierce-Sherrod, CEO of Harold's Chicken Shack, a leader behind one of the city's most iconic food institutions. Harold's Chicken Shack is more than a restaurant - it's a Chicago staple rooted in community, culture, and generations of shared memories. Sending condolences to her family & friends
January 15, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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50Cent continues to expand NW Louisiana commercial investment footprint. #BlackskyNews
January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Any weakening of Section 2's current redistricting provisions also puts at risk representation by other racial and ethnic minorities and at lower levels of government.

As much as 11% of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus could be lost, and close to 200 Democratic-held state legislative seats…
Black-represented districts that may be eliminated if the Supreme Court weakens the Voting Rights Act At least 15 U.S. House districts — concentrated in the South — are at risk. They have large populations of racial minorities and are currently represented by a Black member of Congress. Columbia Jackson Atlanta Montgomery Baton Rouge Miami Notes This analysis includes states where Republicans either| control both legislative chambers and the governor's office or have a veto-proof majority in the state legislature. It does not include newly redrawn districts in Missouri and Texas, where additional Black-represented seats may be eliminated. For North Carolina, 2024 congressional boundaries are shown. The state will have a new map for 2026, but the state's 12th District (highlighted) is unchanged. Source: 2020 U.S. census Credit: Rahul Mukheriee and Hansi Lo Wana/NPR
January 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Sandra Douglass Morgan, 47, is an attorney and football exec and the first Black woman to serve as an NFL team president, as president of the Las Vegas Raiders. She previously served on the Nevada State Athletic Commission and was the chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
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inset: Sandra Souglas smiles caption: thebishgossip Follow • •• Sandra Douglas Makes History As The First And Only Black Woman President Of An NFL Team
January 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris
on what America needs in week one of 2026:
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Kamala Harris 14m • .•. Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela do not make America safer, stronger, or more affordable. That Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator does not change the fact that this action was both unlawful and unwise. We've seen this movie before. Wars for regime change or oil that are sold as strength but turn into chaos, and American families pay the price. The American people do not want this, and they are tired of being lied to. This is not about drugs or democracy. It is about oil and Donald Trump's desire to play the regional strongman. If he cared about either, he wouldn't pardon a convicted drug trafficker or sideline Venezuela's legitimate opposition while pursuing deals with Maduro's cronies. The President is putting troops at risk, spending billions, destabilizing a region, and offering no legal authority, no exit plan, and no benefit at home. America needs leadership whose priorities are lowering costs for working families, enforcing the rule of law, strengthening alliances, and - most importantly - putting the American people first.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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South got nothin to say?
map of United States reflecting States with minimum wage increases on January 1, 2026 Source: Economic Policy Institute and state government webpages Madison Hoff/BI The Augusta Chronicle • Arizona: $14.70 raising to $15-50 * California: $16.50 raising to $16.90 * Colorado: $14.81 raising to $15.16 • Connecticut: $16.35 raising to $16.94 • Hawaii: $14 raising to $16 • Maine: $14.65 raising to $15.10 • Michigan: $12.48 raising to $13.73 * Minnesota: $11.13 raising to $11.41 • Missouri: $13.75 raising to $15 * Montana: $10.55 raising to $10.85 • Nebraska: $13-50 raising to $15 • New Jersey: $15.49 raising to $15.92 (there are special rates for small, seasonal, agricultural and long-term care) * New York (NYC & Long Island): $16.50 raising to $17 * New York (upstate): $15.50 raising to $16 * Ohio: $10.70 raising to $11 * Rhode Island: $15 raising to $16 * South Dakota: $11.50 raising to $11.85 • Vermont: $14.01 raising to $14.42 * Virginia: $12.41 raising to $12.77 • Washington: $16.66 raising to $17.13
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Anthony Joshua was travelling from Lagos to the family home shortly after demolishing Jake Paul’s jaw in the 12/19 bout which earned the 36-year-old Briton a share of a reported £210m purse.

"He's normally coming around for the new year. We haven't seen him so we were expecting him.”
• Five men were in the car when it collided with a stationary truck by the side of the road, officials say. The Federal Road Safety Corps in Nigeria says the car - a Lexus Jeep - was suspected of travelling over the speed Limit and crashing while overtaking • Two people died in the crash, while Joshua was rescued alive - sustaining minor injuries - and two others escaped unhurt • Pictures released by the road safety corps show the site of the crash. Officials say police were at the scene within three minutes of being notified of the incident • One of Joshua's relatives tells the BBC that news of the crash came as a "shock" to the family. "We are hoping for his speedy recovery and also the people who passed away - I pray for the departed to rest in peace," the relative adds • The boxer was travelling from Lagos to the family home, according to the relative < Share BREAKING Joshua's relative tells the BBC of family shock A relative of Anthony Joshua, who asked not to be named, tells the BBC that the news of the crash has "come to the family as a shock". "We are hoping for his speedy recovery and also the people who passed away - I pray for the departed to rest in peace," the relative says. Joshua was travelling from Lagos to the family home, they add. "He's normally coming around for the new year. We haven't seen him so we were expecting him."
December 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Joshua, 36, sustained minor injuries when his vehicle and another collided, Ogun State Police Command said, adding that he had been taken to hospital and that they are investigating the cause of the accident.
candid shot appears to be of professional boxer, Anthony, Joshua shirtless, grimacing in pain while being attended to outside of a black SUV,
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Those remains have not yet been unimpeachably identified…
Image of: Dr. Ryan McDonough DO Cardiology Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Image of Dr. Ryan McDonough, DO Cardiology* • Age 46 4.8 (8 Ratings)
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Brown University shooting update
2 reported dead
8 reported wounded
No one in custody yet
Updated December 13, 2025, 7:01 PM EST By NBC News What we know • Two people died and eight others were hospitalized in critical but stable condition following a shooting this afternoon at the Barus & Holley building of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, officials said. • The gunfire was reported at 4:05 p.m. as an active shooter, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley said in a news conference tonight. • There is no suspect in custody, officials said. The university had earlier said that one person was in custody. • The shooter was described as a male dressed in all black, and he ran away on the Hope Street side of the Bal nbcnews.com - Private ng and
December 14, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Brown University walked back an earlier statement saying a suspect was in custody, issuing a new emergency alert that said police do not have a suspect in custody and are continuing to search for one or more suspects.
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Updated December 13, 2025, 5:45 PM EST By NBC News What we know • An active shooter was reported on or near the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, the university's public safety department said this afternoon. • There is no suspect in custody, the university said in an updated alert this afternoon. It had earlier said that one person was in custody. • The university said on its Emergency Information website that the shooter is near Barus & Holley Engineering. The alert instructed people to lock their doors, silence their phones and stay safe. • The student newspaper, The Brown Daily Herald, reported that an alert and ca nbcnews.com - Private about
December 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the previous weekly percentage of emergency department visits with COVID-19 was "very low," and the virus' epidemic trend was "not changing." This week, the CDC has said the weekly percentage of emergency department visits with COVID-19 is "very low" but that the epidemic trend is "growing." States where the epidemic trend is "growing" include North Dakota, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Maine.
December 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Our investigation identified significant levels of formaldehyde inside cars, stores and our own homes. ProPublica's analysis of EPA data also determined that, in every census block throughout the country, the risk of getting cancer from exposure to formaldehyde in outdoor air over a lifetime is higher than the limit of one incidence of cancer in a million people, the agency's goal for air pollutants. According to our analysis, some 320 million people — nearly all Americans - live in areas of the U.S. where the lifetime cancer risk from outdoor exposure to formaldehyde is 10 times higher than the agency's
December 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Target stock price falls nearly $2
today alone…
Target Corp As of November 19, 2025 • 10:56 AM CST NYQ: TGT 87.94 usD - 0.59 (0.67%) ⬇️ Target Corp As of November 19, 2025 • 11:42 AM CST NYQ: TGT 86.44 USD -2.09 (2.36%) ⬇️ Target Corp As of November 19, 2025 • 3:10 PM CST 86.08 USD -2.45 (2.77%) ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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"Disclosures made by the IRS to Senator Wyden confirm that it did not follow federal law and its own policies in purchasing airline data from ARC," the letter reads. The letter says the IRS "confirmed that it did not conduct a legal review to determine if the purchase of Americans' travel data requires a warrant." The signatories on the letter are Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Andy Biggs, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Adriano Espaillat, and Senator Cynthia Lummis. The co-owners of ARC include United, American, Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, Alaska, Lufthansa, Air France, and Air Canada, according to the letter. Each of those airlines has a representative on ARC's board of directors.
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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target stock price continues to slide. Maybe the smiles need veneers?
Target Corp As of November 14, 2025 • 3:10 PM CST NYQ: TGT 89.90 USD -0.72 (0.79%) ⬇️
November 15, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Comedian Mike Epps revealed that Boondocks creator, Aaron McGruder, has joined Ice Cube and DJ Pooh to produce ‘Last Friday,’ the final installment of the franchise.

“I was just with Ice Cube, DJ Pooh, Aaron McGruder sitting in a room writing this movie.”
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HYPE+NEWS MIKE EPPS REVEALS THE BOONDOCKS' AARON MCGRUDER IS WRITING LAST FRIDAY' WITH ICE CUBE EPPS WOULD CONFIRM THAT THE PROJECT IS HAPPENING 313 13 hypeplustv Mike Epps has officially confirmed hypeplustv Mike Epps has officially confirmed that the writing for the last 'Last Friday' movie is underway. While speaking to Big Boy's Neighborhood, Epps would reveal that praised writer Aaron McGruder, known for creating The Boondocks has joined Ice Cube and DJ Pooh to produce the final installment of the Friday franchise. "I was just with Ice Cube, DJ Pooh, Aaron McGruder sitting in a room writing this movie.." Thoughts on the move? 3 hours ago
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Trump official suffers medical emergency, collapses during televised briefing.

Health Secretary RFK exits stage right while POTUS watches in silence as the victim is tended to.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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October 26, 2025: A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew captured a rare look INSIDE category 5 hurricane Melissa.
(video courtesy of NBCNewYork.com)
October 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Dr. Corinne Cath-Speth, head of digital at ARTICLE 19, emphasized the dangers of placing too much digital infrastructure in a small number of hands: "We urgently need diversification in cloud computing. The infrastructure underpinning democratic discourse, independent journalism, and secure communications cannot be dependent on a handful of companies."
October 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Amazon says its systems have largely been restored, but the damage was done. Some experts estimate the global financial impact could reach hundreds of billions of dollars, as businesses lost sales and workers sat idle waiting to get back online. It's a stark reminder that the cloud isn't an abstract idea — it's the backbone of modern life, underpinning nearly everything we do. This wasn't a one-off event either. In fact, it's the third major outage in five years tied to this AWS data cluster (known as US-EAST-1), which powers much of the internet's traffic. And it comes just over a year after the infamous 2024 Crowdstrike malfunction, which hobbled hospitals, airports and banks around the world for days.
October 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Tessa Thompson? Nia DaCosta? 🍿
The filmmaking industry's progress being as slow and nonlinear as it is, DaCosta occupies a rare space as a Black woman filmmaker. Unlike many of her peers and forebears, she's had the opportunity to helm five features in less than a decade, and each has been a totally different vibe: her feature debut Little Woods, for one, is a quiet and very good indie about a parolee hustling to survive and support her sister in North Dakota (also starring Thompson); her next film is the zombie franchise installment 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. But Hedda suggests DaCosta's at her most creatively free, at least thus far, in this mode. For the viewer, she excavates the pleasures in watching an antiheroine meddle maniacally and unabashedly, spinning a spectacular mess that's impossible to look away from. Hedda may or may not possess any real, tangible power in her day-to-day life. But for a few hours at least, she is the boss.
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Giuffre was 16 when she met Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago resort, where she worked as a locker room attendant in the spa. "And up to that point, the world that had been revealed to her, was a world in which adult men had sex with young girls, children, and didn't pay the price for it," Wallace added.
October 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM