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February 19, 2025

Owner of Philadelphia’s Chubby Chicks restaurant claims she’s been harassed since opening: ‘I thought we would be (welcomed here)’

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February 19, 2025

About 300 Detroit residents forced to evacuate their homes due to a water line break

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thegrio, SNAP benefits, junk food, HHS, USDA
February 19, 2025

Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do

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February 19, 2025

Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs

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February 19, 2025

Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

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February 18, 2025

A$AP Rocky is found not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend and avoids years in prison

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February 18, 2025

Brittney Griner withdraws from speaking engagement over security concerns

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February 18, 2025

A parade celebrating Frederick Douglass is canceled after Maryland National Guard drops out following Trump administration anti-DEI orders

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thegrio, police recruit deaths, investigation
February 18, 2025

Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers

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thegrio, Toronto, Delta Airlines
February 17, 2025

Delta Airlines flight flips over on landing at Toronto’s Pearson Airport and 8 people are hurt

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thegrio, Black middle class, military, civil service
February 17, 2025

To these Black retirees, the federal civil service now under attack was a path to the middle class

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thegrio, FDA, job losses, federal government
February 17, 2025

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

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thegrio, cold weather, record lows
February 17, 2025

‘Life-threatening cold’ expected as polar vortex stretches across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding

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thegrio, IRS, federal government
February 16, 2025

IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season

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thegrio, NAACP, spending guide, DEI
February 16, 2025

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

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