NNPA NEWSWIRE — Harris’s detailed plan appears to offer Black men a vision of leadership, opportunity, and economic empowerment, which she argues is essential for the future of Black communities. She believes investing in education, health, and wealth-building would help address systemic inequities and build a path to prosperity for Black men nationwide.
Browsing: Feature
As part of his visit, Biden announced $612 million for six Department of Energy projects to improve the resilience of electric grids in areas affected by hurricanes. This includes $94 million for two projects in Florida: $47 million for Gainesville Regional Utilities and $47 million for the company Switched Source, which helps modernize existing infrastructure, to partner with the utility Florida Power and Light.
As Hurricane Milton quickly approaches Florida, the National Hurricane Center in Miami has forecasted storm surge to reach up to 15 feet across parts of Florida’s west-central coast, a rare peak level in the U.S.
Monday marked the first anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the abduction of over 200 hostages, according to Israeli authorities. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, the surprise attack started a protracted conflict in which Israel’s military response resulted in at least 41,900 Palestinian deaths and more than 97,300 injuries. Over the past year, the war has escalated across the region, with Hezbollah launching rockets from Lebanon and Israeli airstrikes continuing into Lebanon, killing more than 2,000 people.
Kobe Williams, 27, and her infant sons, Khyzier and Khazmir, died while sheltering in their trailer home in Thomson, Georgia, during Hurricane Helene.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Virtual pre-k programs offer a lifeline to families who want their children to experience the benefits of a structured pre-k program but face barriers to traditional programs.
Union dockworkers along East Coast and Gulf Coast ports began walking picket lines early Tuesday, halting the movement of billions of dollars’ worth of goods including furniture, paper, shoes, manufacturing components, farm machinery and much more.
The death toll across six states soared to 128 Monday, days after Helene made landfall in Florida as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane. Almost 2 million customers still don’t have power. And countless families have no idea whether their loved ones survived, as Helene’s rampage shredded communication infrastructure.
Despite attempts from hundreds of thousands of online petitioners, his attorney, the prosecutor, and even members of the victim’s family to commute his lethal injection, Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson and the Missouri Supreme Court denied Williams’ clemency on Monday. On Tuesday, hours before his scheduled execution, the U.S. Supreme Court also declined to stop it. The court’s three liberal justices – Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson – said they would have granted Williams a stay, but the sum of the Supreme Court did not, and they offered no explanation for the decision, as is customary in emergency docket cases.
A half dozen unions issued endorsements, including Teamsters Local 79 — SW FL, Tampa, Teamsters Local 173 — Bradenton, Teamsters Local 385 — Orlando, Teamsters Local 512 — Jacksonville, Teamsters Local 769 — Miami and Teamsters Local 947 — Jacksonville.