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Jamaican Reggae Legend Jimmy Cliff Has Sadly Passed Away at 81

Nationwide — Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, one of Jamaica’s greatest musical ambassadors and a global cultural icon, has died at the age of 81, his wife Latifa Chambers announced Monday. In a heartfelt statement, Latifa wrote, “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him.” She added that Cliff’s […]

todayNovember 24, 2025

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Trump railed against Obama before he was passed over for Nobel Peace Prize

After months of public campaigning, President Donald Trump did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize as he had hoped hours after railing against his predecessor and longtime political foe, former President Barack Obama, who received the international honor while in office. The Norwegian Nobel Institute announced on Friday that it was awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machada, which was seen as a snub to the U.S. president among his MAGA faithful. “The Nobel Committee […]

todayOctober 10, 2025 1

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60 years after the Voting Rights Act was passed, Black voters are still fighting for access: ‘So much is at stake’

In a speech before he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson said of the landmark civil rights law, “Today we strike away the last major shackle…the Negro story and the American story fuse and blend.” “The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men today…the last of the legal barriers is tumbling,” […]

todayAugust 6, 2025

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What’s in Trump’s big bill that passed Congress and will soon become law

Republicans muscled President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cut bill through the House on Thursday, the final step necessary to get the bill to his desk by the GOP’s self-imposed deadline of July 4th. At nearly 900 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations. Democrats united against the legislation, but were powerless to stop it as long as Republicans stayed united. The Senate passed the bill, with […]

todayJuly 8, 2025