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Who will be the next pope? These African cardinals could become the first pope from sub-Saharan Africa
Catholic Cardinals will soon meet to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, had passed away at age 88. Following...
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After Michael Blackson, Ja Rule finally commissions his new school building in Ghana
Ja Rule fulfilled his promise to build a new school building in Ghana on Monday. In April 2024, he broke ground for the construction of a classroom block for the St. John’s Anglican Basic School...
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After losing her hand to domestic violence, this hairstylist is now empowering others one head at a time
Larissa Camp’s life changed forever after she lost part of her hand to a close-range gunshot. “I put my hand directly in front of the gun,” Camp recalled to 11Alive. “And I hear...
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How Extasy James opened New York’s first woman-owned weed dispensary after her dad was deported for a cannabis offense
When Extasy James was three years old, her father was deported to his home country in Jamaica due to several charges related to cannabis. “It impacted me greatly – my mother has four children,...
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How a former slave opened Providence’s first restaurant and probably America’s first oyster bar
The oyster aquaculture industry has been one of Rhode Island’s fastest growing sectors over the past 10 years. In 2023, over $8 million oysters were sold by farmers in Rhode Island, and across the...
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From prison to the Academy Awards, meet the man who inspired the Oscar-nominated film ‘Sing Sing’
“Pure Hell.” That’s how John “Divine G” Whitfield describes a part of his experience at the Sing Sing correctional facility, a maximum security prison in Ossining, New York...
