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December 26, 2024

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Today in Black America - December 24

POSTED: December 24, 2024, 9:00 am

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The New York Times

Behind Afghanistan’s Fall, U.S.-Backed Militias Worse Than the Taliban

Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan’s Student Government


Hochul Orders Firing of 14 Prison Workers After Fatal Attack on Inmate


The Washington Post


Opinion: Roy Cooper showed Democrats how to govern and win. And he’s not done.

Didn’t get a stimulus check? You might be getting $1,400 from the IRS.

Gaetz regularly paid for sex, including payment to an underage girl, House report says


USA Today

DOJ sues Louisiana for holding prisoners past their release dates

Alabama sheriff requests FBI probe into alleged assault at youth detention facility

Enough of Matt Gaetz and Kay Granger. Can we finally get a functional Congress? | Opinion


NJ.com

Dilapidated N.J. mall has uncertain future. Here’s what we know.


Paralegal for N.J. law firm wrote checks to herself totaling over $700K, investigators say

Legendary N.J. racetrack — the oldest in the nation — takes its last bet this week



The Associated Press


Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use


What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train

Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional


The Los Angeles Times


How the high-speed rail project trains workers and provides thousands of jobs in the Central Valley

Social Security’s full retirement age will jump in 2025. When can you collect your full benefits?

Why scientists say we are fighting H5N1 bird flu with one hand tied behind our backs


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Georgia an early hot spot for flu heading into Christmas

Inside the ‘big deal’ battle for Georgia’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid contract

Ex-Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick says job coaching at Norfolk State ‘full-circle moment’



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