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The #Texas Comptroller’s office announced Tues. (Dec. 2) that the #HUB program, created by lawmakers to give disadvantaged businesses a boost in securing state contracts, will no longer recognize race, ethnicity, or sex as qualifying factors. #Politics
thegrio.com/2025/12/06/t...
Texas scraps women and minority-owned business support in sweeping contracting shift
Texas retools its Historically Underutilized Business program into VetHUB, limiting eligibility and revoking race / sex-based certifications.
thegrio.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
just30hybridblend.bsky.social
Democrat #EileenHiggins was elected mayor of #Miami on Tuesday night in a stunning upset victory that reversed a run of recent Republican successes in #Florida. #Politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Eileen Higgins becomes Miami’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years
In stunning upset victory, Higgins also becomes first woman in post and first non-Hispanic candidate since 90s
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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For Flint, this moment marks movement on a long-delayed promise. Not closure. Not justice. Movement, arriving a decade after the water first turned toxic. #Flint #Flintwatercrisis #Politics #Legal
michiganchronicle.com/after-a-deca...
After a Decade of Waiting, Flint Residents Set to See Movement on Long-Delayed Settlement Payments
After a Decade of Waiting, Flint Residents Set to See Movement on Long-Delayed Settlement Payments
michiganchronicle.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Here is a list of some of other large #clergyabuse settlements reached by the #CatholicChurch in the U.S. #Religion #Legal #NewOrleansArchdiocese #ArchdioceseofNewYork
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
List of the largest Catholic Church sexual abuse settlements in the US
The two new funds will total at least $530 million
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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If elected, #EileenHiggins would become the first Democrat to lead the city of 487,000 in nearly three decades. #Politics #Florida #Miami
apnews.com/article/miam...
A Democrat takes on a Trump-backed candidate for Miami mayor in a key Hispanic battleground
A candidate backed by President Donald Trump and one supported by national Democrats are facing off to be the next Miami mayor.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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According to court records reviewed by USA TODAY, a judge's Aug. 25 sentence allowed Butler to avoid prison time for the conviction, however, after having his status changed to being a youthful offender and being sentenced to probation. #JesseButler #Oklahoma
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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#Shenseea personally funded, packed, and helped distribute more than 5,000 relief packages containing food, clean water, shelter materials, household supplies, and other essentials for communities hardest hit across #Jamaica. #HurricaneMelissarelief
www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/entertainmen...
Shenseea mobilizes major aid effort in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa - CNW Network
Jamaican artist Shenseea has joined the wide national push to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa.
www.caribbeannationalweekly.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The corporate narrative surrounding #returntooffice has largely centered on soft justifications — enhanced communication, team cohesion, managerial convenience. Yet 40% of #business leaders in the Resume.org survey admitted that making better use of paid-for office space.
thehill.com/opinion/fina...
December 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Americans will no longer get free admission to the country's national parks in observance of #MLKJrDay and #Juneteenth, but will for President Donald Trump's birthday - and people have opinions. #Politics #Trump #NPS
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Gravity Research, which advises companies on social, political and reputational risks, said 40 companies made post-inauguration #DEI changes. Some 85% attributed the shift to the political and legal climate and 28% to the #Trumpadministration. #Politics
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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The video, reviewed by USA TODAY, shows the woman saying, "I am a racist," using the N-word and showing the camera two middle fingers. "I am racist and I'll say that to the whole entire world," the employee is heard saying. #Cinnabon #Wisconsin
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Higher tariffs have dealt a “severe blow” to the world economy, China's premier said Tuesday, even as China’s own trade surplus has surged past $1 trillion. #Politics #Trump #Tariffs #Economy #China
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Chinese premier cites damage from US tariffs, as China's surplus surpasses $1 trillion
China's premier says higher tariffs have dealt a “severe blow” to the world economy, even as China's own trade surplus has surged past $1 trillion
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#Democrats Call for Release of Boat Strike Footage. Here’s What It May Show. #Politics #PeteHegseth
time.com/7339227/boat...
Dems Call for Release of Video Amid Controversy Over Boat Strikes
Here’s what lawmakers who’ve seen the footage have said it shows.
time.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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A #Branhamhighschool student posted the photo to social media on 3 December, and included an antisemitic quote from Adolf Hitler in the caption. A screenshot of the post began circulating on Reddit last Thursday & garnered over 500 comments. #SanJose #California
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Community outraged after California high schoolers form a human swastika
A student at a San Jose high school posted a photo of eight students lying in the shape of a swastika on a football field
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
just30hybridblend.bsky.social
A #Branhamhighschool student posted the photo to social media on 3 December, and included an antisemitic quote from Adolf Hitler in the caption. A screenshot of the post began circulating on Reddit last Thursday & garnered over 500 comments. #California
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Community outraged after California high schoolers form a human swastika
A student at a San Jose high school posted a photo of eight students lying in the shape of a swastika on a football field
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Democratic representative #JasmineCrockett launched a bid for US Senate in #Texas on Monday, bringing a high-profile official to a race that may be critical to #Democrats’ bold ambition to reclaim a Senate majority in next year’s midterm elections. #Politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett launches bid for US Senate seat
The two-term Texas congresswoman seeks to flip seat held by Republican John Cornyn in the GOP-dominated state
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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In the survey, released Monday, 57% of respondents approve, and 35% of respondents disapprove of the landmark legislation, which, the survey notes, was “signed into law by President Obama” and “restructured the U.S. healthcare system.” #Politics #ACA
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups has demanded a national moratorium on new #datacenters in the US, the latest salvo in a growing backlash to a booming #AI industry that has been blamed for escalating electricity bills & worsening the #climatecrisis.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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In every corner of the country, the #middleclass struggles with affordability. #Economy
www.brookings.edu/articles/in-...
In every corner of the country, the middle class struggles with affordability | Brookings
This report also examines the state of affordability for middle-class families across racial groups, finding that affordability across the country is often further out of reach for families of color.
www.brookings.edu
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Video shows #LakeCharles police officers forcefully detaining a man in a wheelchair on Ryan Street near West Claude around 1 a.m. Sunday. #Legal #TylerLaday
www.kplctv.com/2025/12/02/v...
Video of Lake Charles police arresting man in wheelchair raises concerns
A video shared across social media is raising questions about a forceful arrest involving a man in a wheelchair in Lake Charles.
www.kplctv.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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American actor and playwright #JeremyOHarris, known for the Tony-nominated Slave Play, was arrested last month at an airport in #Japan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country, local authorities said late on Thursday.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Playwright Jeremy O Harris arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling
The writer of the Tony award-nominated Slave Play remains in custody after authorities say they found MDMA in his bag
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Private employment decreased by 32,000 #jobs last month after an upwardly revised 47,000 increase in #October. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast #privateemployment rising by 10,000 jobs after a previously reported 42,000 rebound in Oct. #Business #Economy
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
US private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, ADP says
Private employment decreased by 32,000 jobs last month after an upwardly revised 47,000 increase in October
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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#IlhanOmar, the Somali-born Minnesota congresswoman, has said Donald #Trump is lashing out at her and her community with bigotry because he “knows he is failing”. #Politics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ilhan Omar says Trump made racist anti-Somali tirade because he ‘knows he is failing’
The congresswoman from Minnesota responded to Trump’s dismissal of Somali Americans as ‘garbage’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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#CreateOn is recalling about 9,400 #Crayola-branded magnetic building cubes after determining the products pose a serious risk of injury or death if swallowed by children. #Publichealth #Business
www.kgw.com/article/news...
Crayola building cubes recalled over magnet ingestion risk
The recalled pip-Cubes contain magnets that can come loose when the seams separate.
www.kgw.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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An anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) group on Wednesday sued the #HispanicScholarshipFund (HSF) for excluding non-Hispanic students from funding opportunities. #Legal #AmericanAllianceforEqualRights
thehill.com/homenews/edu...
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM