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Flint Water Crisis thegrio.com
State officials just hired Dr. Eden Wells as an “advisory physician” in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) where she will make $179,672 a year in a classified position that comes with civil service protections despite the doctor being charged with involuntary manslaughter charges
/ December 23, 2018
Dikembe Mutombo thegrio.com
Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo is mourning the death of the 8-year-old African boy that he flew to the United States earlier this month for surgery to remove a tumor. 
/ December 23, 2018
CBD Oil thegrio.com
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reiterated that hemp-derived cannabidiol, also known as CBD oil, is illegal to add to food, beauty or health products without prior FDA approval
/ December 23, 2018
Andrew Johnson thegrio.com
Rose Santiago-Johnson, the mother of a New Jersey high school wrestler forced by a referee to get his hair cut or forfeit a match said it was a “brutal” experience for her son and that the incident was painful for her to watch.
/ December 23, 2018
G. Scott Uzzell thegrio.com
NIKE has named Florida A&M University alumni and FAMU Foundation Board member, G. Scott Uzzell, President and CEO of Converse, Inc
/ December 22, 2018
Donald Trump thegrio.com
The federal government shut down early Saturday after congressional and White House officials failed to reach a compromise on a spending bill for Trump’s wall.
/ December 22, 2018
Nikolas Cruz thegrio.com
Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz reportedly went online before the massacre to research how to “pretend to be a psychopath.
/ December 22, 2018