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After making history with ‘F1’ movie, Damson Idris joins Formula 1 as global brand ambassador
Acclaimed actor Damson Idris is now an official Global Brand Ambassador for F1, following the launch of the ‘All To Drive For’ campaign, in which he was featured. This role comes after his co-starring performance with Brad Pitt in F1 The Movie, which broke box office records for a sports film, earning over $630 million….
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Howard University makes history winning men’s, women’s swimming and diving championships
In a historic first, Howard University’s swimming and diving team swept the Northeast...
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NiJaree Canady now first college softball player to launch player edition cleat with Adidas
Texas Tech softball ace NiJaree Canady continues her trailblazing career by becoming the first...
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These five Black surgeons have made history leading Johns Hopkins Hospital’s trauma service
In a historic first for Johns Hopkins University and the medical field at large, the trauma...
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Mom and daughter become first parent-child duo to graduate from Rutgers’ School of Psychology
Inez Phillips Durham and her daughter, Jennifer Durham, are the first mother-daughter pair to both earn doctorates in psychology from Rutgers University, making history at the school. The mother-daughter...
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Canton High School: First Black student to graduate from the all-white public school in 1966 shares her story
Sixty years ago, Mary Smith-Blackmon was one of the students who pioneered the integration of Canton High School. Along with Bobbie Ruth Chinn and Phill George, she transferred from Rogers High, the Black...
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Mom shocks her children after revealing she’s pregnant, 17 years after her last child
A Nashville mother, Stephanie Dyer, has gone viral after sharing the amusing reactions of her older children to the news of her pregnancy. Stephanie, who was “very nervous” about their response,...
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How a life-threatening allergic reaction led Anna Cobbs to develop world’s first sparkling okra water
A life-threatening allergic reaction at age 20 drove Tulsa entrepreneur Anna Cobb to find a new purpose in creating a clean energy drink. Now, the Rejuvenation CEO has brought the world’s first sparkling...
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Tiger Woods reacts after 17-year-old son chooses to play for FSU instead of alma mater
Iconic golfer Tiger Woods’ son, Charlie Woods, has announced his commitment to play college golf professionally. The youngest of Tiger Woods’ two kids shared the news on Instagram on February...
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Giannis Antetokounmpo makes history investing in predictions market company, Kalshi
Basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo recently expanded his investment portfolio by acquiring stakes in the prediction market company Kalshi and the Women’s Super League (WSL) club Chelsea FC Women. ...
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Find out how this Haitian became Mavis Beacon, and what she earned for teaching the world to type
Mavis Beacon, of “Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing” fame, was never a real person; her image, however, became an icon of the software created by Software Toolworks. Les Crane, a former disc...
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Single mom truck driver gifted with $200k home: ‘Didn’t think it was possible’
Salisia Pascoe, a single mother and truck driver from Georgia, was thrilled to receive a new home. “I really could not have dreamed this,” Pascoe told 25 News Now. “Obviously, I...
