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Here���s what to know about a stalled $237M donation to Florida A&M 06/14/2024 09:40am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� In early May, Florida A&M University announced a stunning $237 million gift from a 30-year-old donor who cast himself as Texas��� ���youngest African American industrial hemp producer.��� The donation, which would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals 06/13/2024 05:55pm • Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow as part of the panel���s ethics investigation into the Supreme Court. Durbin, D-Ill., said Thursday the committee obtained in Falcons' Bijan Robinson hopes to have Christian McCaffrey-like role under new coach Raheem Morris 06/11/2024 02:38pm • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) ��� As a rookie in 2023, Bijan Robinson showed he was a running back capable of lining up at wide receiver while flashing the all-around skills that prompted the Atlanta Falcons to make him the No. 8 overall pick in the NFL draft. Robinson hopes to fine-tune his reputation i The Latest: White House cancels scheduled press briefing after Hunter Biden conviction 06/11/2024 01:52pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� The Latest on Hunter Biden���s federal gun trial (all times local): After Hunter Biden's guilty verdict was announced, the White House canceled press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre���s scheduled briefing and announced that President Joe Biden would spend Tuesday evening in De Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn't member of Four Tops 06/11/2024 01:42pm • WARREN, Mich. (AP) ��� The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group. Alexander Morris, who is Black, filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital Bizarre psychological warfare using K-pop and trash balloons raises tensions between the 2 Koreas 06/11/2024 06:23am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� Mammoth South Korean loudspeakers blaring BTS music. Large North Korean balloons carrying manure, cigarette butts and waste batteries. Small South Korean civilian leaflets slamming North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Day after day, the Cold War-style yet bizarre campaigns co National bail fund exits Georgia over new law that expands cash bail and limits groups that help 06/10/2024 01:00pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The Bail Project, a national nonprofit that aids thousands of low-income people who are behind bars, announced Monday that it has closed its Atlanta branch due to a new Georgia law that expands cash bail and restricts organizations that post inmates��� bonds as they await trial. Sen How to Reduce Your Tax Bill by Saving for Retirement 06/09/2024 08:00pm • U.S. adults continue to be jittery about their retirement savings. That's especially the case as the price tag for a secure retirement continues to rise. According to a recent study by Northwestern Mutual, Americans believe they'll need $1.46 million to retire comfortably. That figure is 15% higher Howard University revokes Sean Combs��� honorary degree and terminates $2 million gift and pledge agreement 06/07/2024 08:15pm • (CNN) — Howard University���s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to revoke the honorary degree given to Sean ���Diddy��� Combs in 2014, saying he is ���no longer worthy to hold the institution���s highest honor.���The university will also return Combs��� $1 million contribution and ter Surprising Evansville has a winning hand in getting to the super regional against No. 1 Tennessee 06/06/2024 07:13pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Evansville was an afterthought in the college baseball discussion two weeks ago. It entered the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed, a decided underdog to regular-season champ and rival Indiana State. The Purple Aces were relying on a true freshman pitcher Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary ceremony near the beaches of Normandy 06/06/2024 12:33pm • COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) ��� President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by pledging ���we will not walk away��� from Ukraine, drawing a direct line from the fight to liberate Europe from Nazi domination to today's war against Russian aggression. ���To surrender to Muhammad Ali's childhood home is for sale in Kentucky after being converted into a museum 06/04/2024 03:32pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� The pink house where Muhammad Ali grew up dreaming of boxing fame ��� and where hundreds of fans gathered for an emotional send-off as his funeral procession passed by decades later ��� is up for sale. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Louisville was converted into a mu Do You Owe Taxes on Debt Forgiveness? 06/03/2024 08:00pm • Debt forgiveness has become more accessible to many Americans, particularly for student loans. As of May 2024, the Biden administration had forgiven some amount of student loan debt for 4.75 million Americans, according to the U.S. Department of Education.While that lifts a burden off many borrowers Seiya Suzuki makes costly error for Chicago Cubs and hits tying grand slam against Reds 06/02/2024 02:49am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Seiya Suzuki is going to be thinking about that play in right field for a long time. Even after that grand slam. Suzuki had a wild second inning for the Chicago Cubs during a 7-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on a wet Saturday night at Wrigley Field. First, the Japanese slugger c Clerk over Alex Murdaugh trial spent thousands on bonuses, meals and gifts, ethics complaint says 05/30/2024 12:23pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� South Carolina officials have filed 76 counts of ethics violations against the court clerk who handled the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. The 25 pages of allegations accuse former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill of allowing a photo of Murdaugh in a holding cell to be t