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CNN is reporting that an ADP payroll report concludes that the job market picked up last month, creating 216,000 jobs. Small businesses (with less than 50 employees) made up half of the jobs that were created in February. Read More
MSNBC.Com is reporting that a Colorado sixth-grader was handcuffed and taken to a juvenile holding facility for arguing with an assistant principal and giving her attitude. The 11-year-old Yajira Quezada said she is not the type of girl to get arrested. Read More
New data from the Department Of Education reveals that one out of five Black male students and just over one in 10 black female students face more suspensions and expulsions in public schools than their white counterparts, reports the New York Times. In a review of the numbers received from the Civil Rights Data Collection study, 72,000 schools […]
via: cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Borrowers with some federally insured mortgages will be able to refinance into lower interest rate loans more easily and cheaply under a plan being unveiled Tuesday by the Obama administration. At a news conference scheduled later in the day, President Obama was set to announce that the Federal Housing […]
via: cnn.com President Obama discusses the economy, with a focus on energy, in remarks on the campus of a community college in NH. Read More http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/01/obama-answers-high-gas-prices-with-broad-energy-policy/
Via our sister site ZHIPHOPCLEVELAND.com A third student has died after being shot at Chardon High School on Monday. Demetrius Hewlin passed away this morning. His family made the following statement: “We are very saddened by the loss of our son and others in our Chardon community. Demetrius was a happy young man who loved […]
via: news92fm.com Joanna Ramos, a fifth grader at Willard Elementary School, died Friday night in the hospital after complaining of a headache. “She was so nice to me; she was like a sister to me,” said classmate Stephanie Soltero, crying. “They were fighting over a boy, just for a boy. It’s just stupid.” Read More
MSNBC.Com is reporting that a student opened fire in a high school cafeteria Monday, killing one student and injuring four others. Reports say the suspect tweeted about bringing a gun to school. Read More
Via NewsOne.Com A newly released study published in the Psychological Services journal says that Blacks who are better educated are significantly less likely to seek the services of a mental health professional than their white counterparts. “Past research has indicated [that] people with higher education levels are more likely to seek out and receive mental […]
via ForwardTimes.Com The National Action Network will commemorate the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery on Sunday, March 4 – 9. Reverend Al Sharpton says the march will expose the upcoming presidential election’s disenfranchisement. Read More
via: news92fm.com Jobless claims have hit a standstill, according to the latest weekly report from the Labor Department. The agency said Thursday that for the week ending Feb. 18, the number of people filing for benefits remain unchanged from the previous week’s revised figure of 351,000 — the lowest tally since March 2008. Read More
via: cnn.com (CNN) — Seven U.S. Marines have been killed in the midair collision of two U.S. military helicopters in southern Arizona, officials said Thursday. The crash occurred during routine training operations Wednesday night at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Maj. Carl B. Redding, Jr. of the Marine Corps said in a statement. Read […]
