YOUR NATIONAL NEWS
JULY 2013
DAY 30
National
The price at the pumps this summer on the average is 18 cents more than last year around this time. Gas prices continue to rise even though there is no major crisis of crude threating shortages. ...
Posted Tuesday, July 30th 2013 at 6:36PM
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Understated, subtle attire? Don’t count on it this year, the experts say
BY CHERIS HODGES
Bright patterns, ruffles and leggings will be the rage this fall, says fashionista and owner of Vivian B in NoDa, Kimberly Wilkinson.
Fall fashions are ...
Posted Tuesday, July 30th 2013 at 3:57PM
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Life Magazine 1963 CoverStory Title: In this 1963 issue of Life, the writer actually used a form of the N-word but not in the way you think of it today. Back then (which wasn't long ago) ... they used the word NEGRO. Can you imagine in 2013 being ...
Posted Tuesday, July 30th 2013 at 3:37PM
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) It's a common complaint: You feel like you're working constantly, and there's never enough time to enjoy life. But as a whole, Americans are working far less now than they did a generation ago, and have more leisure time than eve ...
Posted Tuesday, July 30th 2013 at 3:26PM
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The Alcorn family congratulates civil rights icon Myrlie Evers for being honored with the National Urban League Civil Rights Award. Mrs. Evers, who serves as Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Alcorn State University, accepted the award at the 201 ...
Posted Tuesday, July 30th 2013 at 3:07PM
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Reporting for royal diaper duty! Prince William is taking a two-week paternity leave following the birth of son George Alexander Louis, Buckingham Palace has confirmed to Yahoo! Shine. Granted, Prince William certainly doesn’t need the paternity pa ...
Posted Tuesday, July 30th 2013 at 3:06PM
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(CNN) -- In his first television interview, Ariel Castro's son said Monday that his dad belongs in prison for the rest of his life and he doesn't plan on ever visiting him. Last week, Ariel Castro pleaded guilty in an Ohio court to 937 counts, inclu ...
Posted Tuesday, July 30th 2013 at 2:38PM
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Poor families have few resources to turn to for help in buying diapers, experts say. A study of one city finds nearly 30% don't have enough for their children. There have been days, since her son Ezekiel was born 11 months ago, that Los Angeles mom ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2013 at 10:34PM
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Forbes published their list of the top 650 colleges and universities in the U.S. and we have a handful of historically black colleges and universities that made the list. for this list, Forbes looked at factors that directly concern today’s incoming students (and their families) who will be footing ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2013 at 9:23PM
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HBCU CONNECT once again publishes the most complete listing of Homecoming dates and Football classics for our nation’s 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
A tradition that has gone back now for over 100 years, Black College homecomings draw thousands of professional African American ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2013 at 7:03PM
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - July 2013 UCC Magazine Redesigned Website Launch
The long anticipated launch of UCC Magazine’s web presence has arrived to rave reviews.
The redesign of the magazine’s website was a necessity in order to facilitate the ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2013 at 3:42PM
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- ASU Small Business Development Center’s conference aimed at celebrating and empowering women in business.
Alabama State University’s Small Business Development Center will host the Women in Business Conference 2013: The Little Pink Toolbox on Tu ...
Posted Monday, July 29th 2013 at 11:51AM
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Many hospitals have nurses that make up "float pools." These nurses float from unit to unit, based on staffing needs created on units due to medical leave, sick calls, increased patient acuity and surges in census. The nurses who work in these floa ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 8:56PM
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An appropriate number of nurses and other staff should be available at all times across the continuum of care, with a mix of education, skills and experience to ensure patient care needs are met and working conditions stay hazard-free, according to a ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 8:28PM
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After weeks of countless shooting-related deaths in Chicago, hundreds gathered at Chicago State University on Friday for the Emergency Summit on Urban Violence, led by the Congressional Black Caucus, to discuss finding a solution to gun violence thro ...
Posted Sunday, July 28th 2013 at 4:57PM
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