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Former President Joe Biden diagnosed with ‘aggresive form’ of prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. His office said he has stage 9 cancer. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management,” his office said. “The […]

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Kamala Harris reacts to former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis

Former Vice President Kamala Harris quickly reacted to the news of former President Joe Biden’s shocking cancer diagnosis. Harris, who worked alongside the 46th president of the United States for four years (and got his glowing endorsement for president in the 2024 election), released a statement on social media with a picture of her and her former boss smiling as they embraced in the Oval Office. “Doug and I are saddened to learn of President Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis. We […]

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Trump and GOP tax bill puts billionaires over Black lives, experts warn

Though a Republican-led tax bill expanding President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, among other tax and spending provisions, was stalled in Congress on Friday, Black elected leaders, advocates, and tax experts are still sounding the alarm on the plan that they say largely benefits billionaires and threatens the livelihoods of Black Americans. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will continue to work on the controversial reconciliation bill through the weekend. House Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to advance it to […]

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US Rep. Summer Lee introduces ‘Reparations NOW Resolution’ on Capitol Hill

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., proposed a resolution this week that compels the United States federal government to begin the process of providing reparations to Black American descendants of enslaved Africans. The “Reparations NOW Resolution” was reintroduced on Thursday by Rep. Lee, marked by a press conference alongside progressive members of Congress and racial justice advocates and organizers. The resolution, first introduced by former U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush in 2023, calls on the U.S. government to recognize its “moral and […]

todayMay 16, 2025 1

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What to know about the upcoming Supreme Court arguments in the birthright citizenship case

 The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in its first case stemming from the blitz of actions that have marked the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. Before the court are the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders putting nationwide holds on the Republican president’s push to deny citizenship to children born to people who are in the United States illegally. Birthright citizenship is among several issues, many related to immigration, that the administration has asked the court […]

todayMay 15, 2025 1

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White House responds to rumors of Trump pardoning Derek Chauvin amid renewed call from Marjorie Taylor Greene

Despite previous dismissals from President Donald Trump and the White House of a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd, rumors of the potential clemency have been renewed. As the fifth anniversary of Floyd’s murder approaches later this month, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis officials have indicated that they are preparing for the possibility of a presidential pardon for Chauvin and subsequent unrest in the city. “I think it behooves […]

todayMay 15, 2025 2

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signs bill to tap unused ACA insurance funds for abortion grant program

Maryland will become the first state to use money collected from a surcharge on insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act to fund a program to pay for abortions, regardless of a patient’s insurance coverage, under a measure signed into law Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore. The law will make about $25 million available when it takes effect July 1, because a $1 surcharge has been unused and growing over the last 15 years since the ACA took effect in […]

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Trump’s DEI crackdown puts millions in scholarships for future Black doctors in jeopardy

As private institutions continue to grapple with President Donald Trump’s executive orders to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, scholarships aimed at diversifying the medical field are the latest potential casualties of the White House’s pressure campaign. According to a recent report by The Washington Post, at least seven scholarships established by Black doctors at the University of Cincinnati to increase the number of Black medical students are in jeopardy. One of them, an endowment created by former Cincinnati Black […]

todayMay 14, 2025

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Omaha elects Democrat John Ewing Jr. as city’s first Black mayor

Voters in Omaha, Nebraska, elected Democrat John Ewing Jr. as their next mayor in an upset election that denied incumbent Republican Mayor Jean Stothert a historic fourth term. Ewing will serve as Omaha’s first Black mayor. “It feels amazing,” Ewing told local TV station KETV after the historic victory Tuesday night. During his victory speech, the mayor-elect promised to fulfill his campaign promises to address public safety, affordable housing, and access to a livable wage in Omaha. “Thank you for […]

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