July 2019

Kamala Harris Calls for $100 Billion to Close Racial Homeownership Gap

Politics /

Senator Kamala Harris of California on Saturday announced a plan aimed at reducing the racial gap in homeownership, including $100 billion to help black families and individuals buy homes in historically redlined communities. Speaking to the Essence Festival in New Orleans — the annual music and culture festival sponsored by Essence magazine, which caters to […]

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Emilia Clarke backs NHS plan to support young stroke survivors

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Actress Emilia Clarke has backed an NHS in England plan to support young stroke survivors, following her personal experience of brain injury. The NHS has said it wants to expand the number of centralised expert stroke teams. Clarke told BBC Breakfast’s John Maguire that the mental health of young survivors often goes unnoticed following a

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Harry And Meghan Release Adorable Pictures Of Baby Archie’s Christening

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released pictures of baby Archie’s christening. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle published two photographs from the ceremony at Windsor on Saturday. The first shows Archie with his parents alongside relatives, including Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Charles and Camilla.  Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland, and Princess Diana’s sisters, Lady Sarah

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Biden, Under Fire for Civil Rights Record, Stresses Ties to Obama

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — After weeks of facing sharp criticisms over his decades-long history on issues including busing and civil rights, Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected on Saturday to give the most forceful defense yet of his record, with an emphasis on his time as vice president to Barack Obama, the country’s first black president.

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The Week in Business: Nike Faces a Sneaker Critique, and Christine Lagarde Needs a Replacement

Finance /

Want this column in your inbox? Sign up here. Here’s all the business and tech news you need for the week ahead, so you can catch up quickly and then enjoy the rest of your long, lazy July Fourth weekend. What’s Up? (June 30-July 6) Stars, Stripes and a Sneaker Dispute Nike planned to celebrate

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