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By TALI ARBEL O, The Oprah Magazine is ending its regular monthly print editions with the December 2020 issue after 20 years of publication. The brand, which is among the most recognizable magazines in the U.S., is not going away but will become more “more digitally-centric,” a Hearst spokeswoman Monday said. There will be “some…

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania reported more than 800 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday, as fresh concerns about it spreading prompted the cancellation of Monday night’s Major League Baseball game in Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, as of Monday there were 500 new cases and 2 persons have died in the city bringing the total to 1,678…

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20-year-old Gloria Bambo, a South African citizen who lived in Mckinney, Texas was found hanging in her White roommate’s garage on July 12. Her body was hanging in the garage for 3 days before she was discovered by her White male roommate. The roommate insists there was no foul play and that Gloria was bipolar….

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Russell Wilson and wife Ciara (Helga Esteb/shutterstock) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his pop star wife Ciara are now parents to a baby boy. The couple announced Friday the birth of their son named Win Harrison Wilson on Instagram. They both shared from their accounts that their son…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Dr. Brenda A. Allen (Photo/ Lincoln University website) LATEST: A judge ordered Friday that Allen be reinstated immediately in her role as president of Lincoln University and that a special meeting be held on Aug. 6 by the university’s board of trustees to reconsider a new contract for Allen. OXFORD, Pa. (AP) —…

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Legendary boxing trainer Naazim Richardson passed away on Friday after a lengthy illness. He was 54. Richardson is most notable for training legendary boxers in Philadelphia such as Bernard Hopkins who referred to Richardson as his dad. Richardson also trained Sugar Shane Mosely.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania produced another day of more than 1,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, fueled by positive tests in Philadelphia and the Pittsburgh area as the state fights to tamp down rising case counts. The Department of Health reported more than 1,213 additional confirmed virus cases — the most in a single-day…

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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS ASSOCIATED PRESS  JACKSON, Miss. — Charles Evers, who led an eclectic life as a civil rights leader, onetime purveyor of illegal liquor in Chicago, history-making Black mayor in deeply segregated Mississippi and contrarian with connections to prominent national Democrats and Republicans, died Wednesday. He was 97. Evers — who was the…

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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first guest of Michelle Obama’s new podcast will have a familiar presidential voice: Barack Obama. The former United States president is expected to appear on “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on Spotify, the Obama’s Higher Ground and streaming service announced Friday. The podcast will debut Wednesday. In…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Superintendent William Hite Jr.  (Photo/School District of Philadelphia website) By Maryclaire Dale And Michael Rubinkam ASSOCIATED PRESS  PHILADELPHIA  — The Philadelphia school district announced last Wednesday that it plans to resume limited in-person instruction in the fall, with most students in class just two days per week and learning remotely the other three….

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