Jamaica is celebrating a historic milestone, as the country’s poverty rate has dropped to its lowest level since records began in 1989. According to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), the national poverty rate fell to 8.2% in 2023—nearly half of the 16.7% recorded just two years earlier in 2021. The announcement was made by […]
Charles B. Rangel, a towering figure in American politics and a lifelong champion of civil rights and public service, has died at the age of 94. His family announced his passing on Memorial Day, underscoring a legacy built on nearly five decades of transformative leadership. Born in Harlem in 1930 to a Puerto Rican father […]
Three of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility on May 16 have been recaptured, bringing the total number of returned fugitives to eight. Law enforcement agencies in Louisiana and Texas confirmed the arrests over the weekend. According to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, two escapees — Leo Tate and Jermaine […]
TikTok food critic Keith Lee recently gave a big surprise to Shapiro’s, a locally loved pizza shop in Conyers, Georgia, a $50,000 check in recognition of its work in supporting the community Lee, in partnership with restaurant tech company Toast, chose Shapiro’s because the shop does much more than serve great food. Shapiro’s is known […]
At least 54 Palestinians have been killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes overnight in Gaza, according to hospital officials. One of the strikes hit Fahmi Al-Jargawi School in Gaza City, where hundreds of displaced families were sheltering. The school was turned into temporary living quarters after families fled heavy fighting in nearby Beit Lahia. A […]
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