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Black women start a movement to tackle their health crisis

Published Jul 26, 2024 01:58PM

Black women start a movement to tackle their health crisis

CNN By Christopher Dawson, CNN (CNN) — Across the US, obesity rates have risen and life expectancy has declined. Our national health crisis has been especially dire for African-American women. Among Black women ages 20 and older, more than half have heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. And this same population is at the highest risk for ... Read more

A 3-year-old Minnesota boy attacked by pit bulls is not expe

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A 3-year-old Minnesota boy who was attacked by two pit bulls last week is not expected to survive. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Friday that the parents of Covil Allen are preparing their son to be an organ donor ... Read more

Social worker who’s turning 80 (and still working) is hono

EastIdahoNews.com is partnering with Ashley and Ashley Outlet of Idaho Falls to honor people in our community for Feel Good Friday. Every week, we surprise someone deserving of special recognition. We recently received an email about a woman named Jo ... Read more

Kamala Harris praised ‘defund the police’ movement in Ju

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support for “defund the police” in a radio interview in June 2020 amidst nationwide protests for police reform, just months before denouncing the movement aft ... Read more

‘Where do you expect people to go?’: What we know about the governor’s order to clear homeless

Published Jul 26, 2024 09:24AM

By Emma Tucker and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued an executive order directing officials in the state with the nation’s largest homeless population to start removing homeless encampments – a move met with outrage from homeless advocates and elected officials. The Democratic governor’s order came on the heels of a ... Read more

LinkedIn billionaire is going all-in on Kamala Harris. But h

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman is throwing his financial firepower behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Hoffman, who has donated $7 million to the leading pro-Biden and Harris super PAC, told CNN he’s “r ... Read more

Uno de los hijos del Chapo Guzmán ayudó a capturar a “El

Sol Amaya (CNN) — La operación estadounidense para capturar a los líderes del cártel de Sinaloa contó con la ayuda interna de uno de los hijos del Chapo Guzmán, según un funcionario policial estadounidense informado sobre la investigació ... Read more

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popul ... Read more