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Beyoncé Made Country Radio Listen To Her. Black Opry Wants More Voices To Be Heard.
“Cowboy Carter” has revived an age-old discussion about the racial divide in country music — and this collective wants more Black artists at the forefront.
17-min read - OpinionHuffPost
The Latest Salvo In The Anti-LGBTQ+ Range Wars: Criminalizing Teachers
A bill introduced in the Missouri statehouse last week would make it illegal for schoolteachers or counselors to support or contribute to the social transitioning of a transgender minor.
9-min read - NewsHuffPost
House GOP Candidate Suggests CIA, Ukraine May Be To Blame For Moscow Terrorist Attack
Speculation by Joe Kent, currently running for Congress in Washington, is similar to the line taken by Russian state propaganda.
4-min read - BusinessReuters
India mandates weekly reporting on wheat stocks to prevent hoarding
India has asked traders, major retailers and food processors to declare wheat stocks every Friday from April to prevent hoarding and price spikes, the government said on Friday. The world's second-biggest wheat consumer after China has been trying to contain wheat prices after heat waves curtailed production for two straight years, forcing the government to sell record volumes to boost domestic supplies. India had imposed a limit on how much wheat stock traders could hold to moderate prices.
1-min read - NewsAFP News
Sound of the Underground: the busker aiming to play every London Tube stop
Strumming his acoustic steel string guitar on a busy street in east London, 27-year-old Australian singer-songwriter Dan Tredget is a man on a mission. Tredget is already envisioning future challenges, including the possibility of extending beyond the Underground to include the Overground and the Docklands Light Railway in east London.
3-min read - PoliticsHuffPost
Biden Administration Reducing Penalties In Supplemental Security Income Program
The SSI program disallows beneficiaries from saving money, but new rule changes will allow them to accept food from friends without losing benefits.
3-min read - NewsAFP News
Philippines observes Good Friday with crucifixions and whippings
Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves bloody in extreme displays of religious devotion on Good Friday.- 'It's for my mother' - The extreme acts are frowned upon by the Catholic Church in the Philippines and health experts.
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