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June 16, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Christopher Bunn, whose NYPD father Sgt. James Bunn died in 2010, left his dad's body unclaimed for…
May 1, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since February,…
February 25, 2014
VIDEO - Hundreds of Disney housekeepers, restaurant workers, and ride operators chanted "yes" in an attempt to get a new…
January 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Budget cuts aimed at weaning Americans off of public assistance may make the start of 2014 lean…
July 2, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - With changes to its unemployment law taking effect this weekend, North Carolina not only is cutting…
July 12, 2012
College has been found to benefit your personal finances and career, but new research has found that a higher education…
February 3, 2012
VIDEO - A Florida veteran is in a battle with the federal government to prove that he is alive...
January 9, 2012
From Cleveland: WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Beneficiaries without a high school degree or GED would have to work toward that diploma to…
October 25, 2011
Hip Hop Wired - K Dot will take stage at L.A.'s 'The Music Box' on November 18th for a benefit…
May 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week, reversing nearly all the sharp rise…
June 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The moves come a year after Obama signed a memorandum giving federal workers' same-sex partners a first…
April 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people who lost out on additional weeks of unemployment can reapply for long-term…
April 5, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) criticized Republicans Sunday for blocking unemployment benefits, which will expire Monday while Congress is…
April 5, 2010
VIDEO - Pierre Freeman, 47-years-old, is having a sauna. Not your typical sauna that uses very hot air or steam…
March 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Putting a lone senator's cantankerous challenge behind it, the Senate is back to work on a $100…
March 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - To the increasing discomfort of his fellow Republicans, Sen. Jim Bunning again blocked the Senate from extending…
February 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate failed late Thursday to extend programs for laid-off workers, jeopardizing unemployment benefits scheduled to expire…
February 23, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pressing to extend unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the…
January 26, 2010
The set, featuring performances culled from last Friday's massive "Hope For Haiti Now" telethon, only reached digital distributors over the…