House passes bill extending 9/11 first responders funding for decades
The bill easily cleared the House with a vote of 402-12, and will now be sent to the Senate, where…
Trump administration stops sending kids to controversial Homestead migrant facility
The Trump administration has stopped placing children at Florida’s Homestead Shelter, a facility for undocumented migrant teens that’s become a…
Jon Stewart responds to Mitch McConnell
Jon Stewart, the former host of “The Daily Show,” popped up on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to respond…
House holds Attorney General Barr, Commerce Secretary Ross in contempt of Congress
The House of Representatives voted 230-198 to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of…
Mitch McConnell vows to fully fund 9/11 victim fund after Jon Stewart plea
McConnell told Fox News he couldn’t understand why Stewart is “all bent out of shape” on the issue and vowed…
House to vote on Trump impeachment resolution after ‘racist’ tweets
The House has voted to table Rep. Al Green’s impeachment resolution, with a majority of Democrats voting with Republicans to…
Jon Stewart gives angry speech to Congress over bill
Former late night host and 9/11 first responders advocate Jon Stewart chokes up and slams Congress over health care for…
DNA links veteran LAPD officer to cold case sexual assault: Police
A veteran Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested on multiple sexual assault charges after DNA from one case allegedly…
Rand Paul stops unanimous passage of 9/11 first responders funding bill
When presidential candidate and Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New york requested unanimous consent — a procedural move that allows…
Father intentionally drove sons off California pier, killing them: Prosecutors
A California father intentionally drove his wife and children off a pier, killing his two sons with autism, in an…
What Canada and South Africa can teach the U.S. about slavery reparations | The Conversation
America’s failure to understand, acknowledge and resolve the continuing catastrophe of slavery is holding back the entire nation. Without broad…
Sculptor Augusta Savage Said Her Legacy Was The Work Of Her Students | NPR
Sculptor Augusta Savage once said: “I was a Leap Year baby, and it seems to me that I have been…
Baton Rouge activist was killed by a tenant behind on his rent, police say | The Washington Post
A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Sadie Roberts-Joseph, the Baton Rouge activist whose body…
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Is Under Threat. This Campaign Aims to Save It | Smithsonian.com
Nina Simone was born in a small, clapboard house in Tryon, North Carolina, in 1933. It was there that Simone…
WATCH: Idris Elba dances with Taylor Swift in new BTS clip of ‘Cats: The Movie’
(Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Idris Elba may not be the next James Bond but this holiday season he will…
Elizabeth Hurley’s teenage son Damian models like mom in beauty campaign debut
Actress Elizabeth Hurley pines to ‘fall in love with someone wonderful’ Even though she has found lasting success as an…
“Conservatives are human being too”
(Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for 5B) Billy Porter just made history as the first openly gay actor to be…
‘Modern Family’ star Sarah Hyland’s fiancé Wells Adams on why he felt ‘too much pressure’ before proposing
Former “Bachelorette” contestant Wells Adams opened up about his proposal to “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland — and why he…
Cardi B’s nails steal the show in new Reebok commercial
Cardi B arrives at court for the first day of her trial addressing a misdemeanor assault charge at Queens Criminal…
Nantucket prosecutors drop case against Kevin Spacey
Prosecutors in Massachusetts have dropped a case against actor Kevin Spacey in which he was accused of groping an 18-year-old…
CNN Panel of GOP Women says ‘The Squad,’ not Trump, is racist
President Trump continues to divide the country with his reckless Twitter posts. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) While many people…
Michael Sheen expecting new baby with girlfriend Anna Lundberg
“Good Omens” are on the horizon for Michael Sheen. The British actor, 50, revealed on Twitter that he and his…
Arizona woman represents herself in court, wins $1MIL in racial and gender discrimination suit
Fotolia A federal judge has awarded a former Arizona Senate staffer a million dollars in damages after a jury agreed…
Frieder Burda, Prodigious Collector of German Expressionism Who Founded Private Museum, Has Died at 83 -ARTnews
Frieder Burda. ©MUSEUM FRIEDER BURDA Frieder Burda, German art collector, philanthropist, and publisher, has died at age 83. According to…
Yayoi Kusama ‘Infinity Mirror Room’ Will Alight in Connecticut This Fall -ARTnews
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Candy Jernigan’s Inimitable Works on Paper at Commercial Street in Provincetown -ARTnews
Pictures at an Exhibition Candy Jernigan, Texas Shootout/The Death of a Heart, n.d., ink and watercolor on paper. COURTESY…
Morning Links from July 17, 2019 -ARTnews
The “Bent Pyramid” in Egypt. MOHAMED HOSSAM/EPA-EFE/SHUTTERSTOCK To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our…
Sackler Name Removed from Louvre Wing: Report -ARTnews
The Louvre. SHUTTERSTOCK Just weeks after the anti-Sackler opioid activist group P.A.I.N. staged a protest at the Louvre in Paris,…
Warhol Foundation Awards $3.8 M. in Grants for Shows of Barbara Kruger, Lorraine O’Grady, Julie Mehretu, More -ARTnews
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Tate Declares ‘Climate Emergency,’ Plans to Significantly Reduce Carbon Footprint -ARTnews
Olafur Eliasson, The Weather Project, 2003. ©2019 TATE/MARCUS LEITH AND ANDREW DUNKLEY With calls from activists to reform their practices,…
On MoMA’s Fumbled First Showing of Black American Art -ARTnews
Facade of original town house of the Museum of Modern Art at 11 West 53rd Street. COURTESY MUSEUM OF MODERN…
Steve Locke Withdraws Proposal for Slave Auction Block Memorial in Boston -ARTnews
Steve Locke. COURTESY THE ARTIST/AUDREY HSIA The artist Steve Locke is withdrawing a plan to install a memorial slave-auction block…
Ai Weiwei Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against Volkswagen Distributor Skandinavisk Motor -ARTnews
Ai Weiwei, Soleil Levant, 2017, at the Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen. AP/SHUTTERSTOCK A Danish court has ruled in favor of…
Katharine Mulherin, Pioneering Dealer in Toronto Art World, Dies at 54 -ARTnews
Katharine Mulherin. Katharine Mulherin, who maintained multiple galleries in Toronto and New York throughout her career, died on Sunday, July…
Overworked and Underpaid by Gigi Boldon – October Gallery
Price: $95 NOW $65Overworked and Underpaidby Gigi BoldonLimited Edition Signed and NumberedSerigraph Edition 999Size 22″ x 18″ Approx Gigi has…
The New York Times Publishes “A Last Look” at Johnson Publishing Company Photo Archives • EBONY
Today, The New York Times (NYT) published an interactive pictorial featuring images from the Johnson Publishing Company (JPC) archives. According…
RELEASE: Cummings Statement Condemning President’s Racist Remarks Against House Colleagues
Cummings Statement Condemning President’s Racist Remarks Against House Colleagues Washington, DC (July 16, 2019) — Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings…
Celebs Share their Face App “Old” Pictures and it’s Hilarious #OldChallenge • EBONY
Popular mobile app, Face App, has the internet going nuts with the #OldChallenge. The iOS and Android app was developed…
Timeline of Key Events in Eric Garner Chokehold Death
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced July 16 they will not bring civil rights charges…
Preparing Children for a Future They Can Smile About • EBONY
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is a well-worn expression that has been popular since it…
Louisiana: Coroner Rules Museum Founder’s Death A Homicide
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press The founder of Baton Rouge’s African American history museum died of suffocation and her death…
7 Steps to Throwing the Perfect Summer Rooftop Party • EBONY
It isn’t a proper summer in the city until you attend a rooftop party. But what happens when you’re actually…
The Latest: Judge Orders R&B Singer R. Kelly Held in Jail
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the charges against singer R. Kelly (all times local): 2:25 p.m. A federal judge…
EBONY February 2015 Cover Featuring Nicole Ari Parker and Boris Kodjoe • EBONY
I began my interview with Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker a bit unusually, as the couple right away answered…
Wall Street opens flat, investors shrug off bank results
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Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Have To ‘Look At His Heart’ To Know Trump Is Racist
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a plan for everything, it seems ― except for calling President Donald Trump a racist. At…
Serena Williams, Mark Cuban Invest in Black-Owned Maternal Healthcare Startup
Mahmee, a maternal healthcare startup, recently closed a $3 million round led by Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital. Other investors…
LIVE | Will the MEPs back Ursula von der Leyen as EU's next European Commission president?
MEPs will vote today on whether to approve the appointment of Ursula von der Leyen as the new president of…
EU Summit: Tusk and Juncker hold joint news conference
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Watch: Cockroach bugs Philippines President Duterte
A cockroach interrupted Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign rally.… READ MORE … source
Tensions flare in Libya as eastern Libyan commander orders forces to move on Tripoli
Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar ordered his troops to march on the capital Tripoli as the UN tries to push…
Moldova would-be PM calls for EU’s help amid political crisis
Moldova’s would-be prime minister has told Euronews she wants the EU to help save democracy in her country, in the…
Your Call in full: Migration 'fake news', Women's Day strikes, and Brexit deal or no deal
Watch the full episode of Thursday night’s Your Call… READ MORE … source
Mayor of Bologna claims "spaghetti bolognese" is "fake news"
The Mayor of Bologna has called out against the dish “spaghetti bolognese”, saying that it is “fake news”. The dish,which…
One dead and several injured on Russian plane that landed with fire on board – Russian news agencies
At least one person died and several were injured after a Russian Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet plane made an emergency landing…
Fast news: The week in a minute
Take a quick look at the biggest stories from around the world this week. … READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/17/fast-news-the-week-in-a-minute ……
Raw Politics in full: Brexit, fake news and the Green Party
Check out this Tuesday’s full episode of Raw Politics … READ MORE … source
Facebook vows to fight fake news, foreign interference in EU elections
Facebook has announced a series of measures it will take in May’s European Parliament elections to ensure the vote is…
Raw Politics in full: Brexit gamble and Facebook's fake news problem
Catch the full episode of Wednesday’s Raw Politics. “Bold” Brexit, Far-right fakes, populist opposition, LGBT free and prop politics READ…
Facebook takes down 130 pages they say were part of fake news network in UK | #TheCube
TheCube | “Facebook says that the point of these pages and groups was to sew division and hate”. Facebook has…