While Americans may be accustomed to Saturday mail delivery and being able to frequent post offices close to their homes, massive deficits could strip away these conveniences, The Associated Press reported. Postmaster General John E. Potter requested that lawmakers abolish the agency’s mandatory Saturday delivery. According to The New York Times, the Postal Service has […]
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Bank of America to Help Customers Avoid Overdraft Fees
Bank of America announced this week its intentions to help customers avoid overdraft fees on debit card purchases. Starting this summer, the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank will only authorize single debit card transactions at the point of sale if a customer has enough money in their account at the time. The announcement arrives on the heels […]
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Georgetown’s Austin Freeman Develops Diabetes
Georgetown junior guard Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes. Doctors don’t believe the condition will affect his basketball career, however. Freeman, Georgetown’s leading scorer at (17 points per game) complained of a stomach virus before a home game against Notre Dame on Feb. 27. Freeman did not start the game but scored five points […]
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Howard Dean to Head American Dental Education Association
Dr. Leo E. Rouse, dean of the Howard University College of Dentistry, was named president-elect of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) March 3, according to a press release. Rouse will become ADEA president in March 2011. Rouse currently chairs the ADEA Council of Deans and serves as one of the four ADEA commissioners on […]
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Republican Fundraising Document Depicts Democrats as “Evil”
Democrats spoke out sharply against a document created by the Republican National Committee that depicted President Obama as the comic book supervillain The Joker, a document the chairman of the RNC attempted to distance himself from, the Associated Press reported. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were also caricatured […]
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Economy Shows Strength, as Retail Sales Increase
The U.S. economy is showing renewed strength thanks to an increase in retail sales and orders to goods manufacturers, but it remains unclear whether that growth will lead to more hiring soon, the Associated Press reported. Sales rose in February by the largest amount since November 2007, retailers reported during the week of March 1. […]
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Teachers Suspended For Honoring O.J., Others
Three Los Angeles teachers have been suspended after they gave their students pictures of Dennis Rodman, O.J. Simpson, and RuPaul to carry in a Black History Month Parade, the Associated Press reported. Los Angeles School District spokeswoman Gayle Pollard-Terry told the AP on March 3 that the teachers’ suspension from Wadsworth Elementary School was caused […]
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Naomi Campbell Hosts “Fashion for Relief” for Haiti
Superstar runway model Naomi Campbell recently rallied the fashion world with a charity fashion show for Haitian relief efforts, her latest effort to support disaster relief. The event was held on February 12 during New York Fashion Week and drew top models, designers and fashion critics including model Christy Turlington, the Duchess of York. Celebrity […]
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Obama Sets Deadline on Health Care Reform
President Obama hopes to see his controversial health care reform bill approved by March 18, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said March 4. According to thehill.com, Gibbs said sweeping health care reform should move through Congress before the president leaves for a trip to Australia and Indonesia. “We’re leaving on March 18 and we […]
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Towson U. Professor Fired for Racial Slur
Towson University has fired Professor Allen Zaruba for using the “N-word” during class. Zaruba, 58, used the racial slur in referencing himself as a worker on a “corporate plantation.” He said he takes full responsibility for using the word, but thinks the university may have gone overboard in his firing. “Yes, I made a mistake. […]
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Baltimore’s Mo’Nique Might Win
The biggest moment of actress Mo’Nique’s career could happen at the Academy Awards on March 7, as she is among the nominees for Best Supporting Actress. The Baltimore, Md. native currently hosts “The Monique Show” on BET and is best known for her comedic roles in films such as “Soul Plane,” “Phat Girlz” and “Welcome […]
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District Enacts Same-Sex Law
The enactment this week of the District’s Religious Freedom and Civil Rights Equality Amendment Act, which gave same-sex couples the nod to apply for marriage licenses, signaled a coup for that community but downplayed the latest efforts of a local group that vehemently opposes those unions. “I hope this sends the message that the District […]
