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Details: Written by MEG KINNARD Associated Press; Published: 13 November 2023

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, entered the race with more cash than any other Republican candidate but couldn’t find a way to break through.

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 12 November 2023

The 12 months ending in October were the hottest ever recorded on Earth and likely the planet’s hottest 12-month period ever recorded, according to a report from the nonprofit science research group Climate Central. The report said burning gasoline, coal and natural gas along with other human activities are to blame for the unnatural warming. Global warming is part of a pattern of climate change that includes other extreme weather events such as storms, hurricanes and wildfires

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 12 November 2023

The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights producing more than 40% of the world’s goods and services. So when Washington and Beijing do economic battle, as they have for five years running, the rest of the world suffers. This week Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will hold a rare high-level summit raising hopes that Washington and Beijing can cool some economic tensions at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit

Details: Written by Serina DeSalvio, Texas A&M University; Published: 09 November 2023

(Photo/ Aaron Carlson/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA)

Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables?

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 09 November 2023

(Photo/ NNPA)

Although Black males comprise just 13% of the total population, they represent an astounding 35% of those incarcerated.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 08 November 2023

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Democrats celebrated significant victories in states like New Jersey, where they retain their comfortable majorities in the state legislature, with Republican candidates facing losses even in traditionally conservative areas of the state.

Details: Written by BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer; Published: 07 November 2023

(AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

The testimony comes amid a bipartisan push in Congress to adopt regulations aimed at protecting children online.

Details: Written by MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press; Published: 07 November 2023

(Hart Van Denburg/Colorado Public Radio via AP)

A jury has acquitted a Denver-area police officer of manslaughter, following trial testimony that he put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before the Black man was injected with the powerful sedative ketamine by paramedics and died.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 07 November 2023

(Photo/ NNPA)

Evers stood as a beacon of courage against the entrenched racism of the segregated South. He waged a tireless battle against the oppressive Jim Crow laws, championed the desegregation of education, and boldly probed into the horrific Emmett Till lynching.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 03 November 2023

Judge Jacquelyn D Austin

The White House said the nominations continue to show Biden’s ongoing commitment to diversify the federal judiciary and ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the multifaceted nature of the US

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