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📰 Is the Met Gala Basically Hollyweird’s Annual Parade? This Year Didn’t Disappoint Either

The Met Gala says it’s about fashion and art. The internet says something else. Every year, the looks get louder, stranger, and harder to ignore. And this year kept that streak alive.

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📰 Spirit Airlines Is So Dramatic! At Newark, Planes are Lined up by I-95 for a Theatrical Exit

At Newark Airport, rows of Spirit Airlines planes lined up near I-95 are hard to ignore. It looks dramatic, almost intentional. But beyond the visuals, it points to something bigger about cheap travel and who depends on it.

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A wave of recent headlines highlights new graduates struggling to land jobs. But for many Black graduates, this isn’t new. It’s been the reality for decades.

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📰 Could 562,000 Borrowers End Up Behind Bars Over $22 Billion in COVID Loan Scams?

More than half a million borrowers tied to potentially fraudulent pandemic-era loans have just been referred to the US Treasury. With $22.2 billion in question, the crackdown on COVID relief fraud may be entering a new phase.

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📰 Is the Met Gala Basically Hollyweird’s Annual Parade? This Year Didn’t Disappoint Either

The Met Gala says it’s about fashion and art. The internet says something else. Every year, the looks get louder, stranger, and harder to ignore. And this year kept that streak alive.

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📰 Why Are New Graduates Shocked They Can’t Find Jobs… When Black Graduates Have Faced This for Decades?

A wave of recent headlines highlights new graduates struggling to land jobs. But for many Black graduates, this isn’t new. It’s been the reality for decades.

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📰 Could 562,000 Borrowers End Up Behind Bars Over $22 Billion in COVID Loan Scams?

Sudanese refugees gathered in a crowded camp in Chad, with makeshift shelters and humanitarian aid workers distributing supplies.

How Did Sudan’s War Become the World’s Largest Displacement Crisis?

More than 14 million people have been forced from their homes since Sudan’s war began in 2023, with the UN now calling it the world’s largest displacement crisis. But beyond the numbers, the situation is exposing a deeper failure of global response.

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📰 Is Ethiopia Building Africa’s Biggest Airport… or Taking a $12.5 Billion Risk?

Ethiopia has started building what could become Africa’s largest airport, a $12.5 billion megaproject designed to transform continental travel. But behind the ambition are big questions about funding, displacement, and whether the vision can actually deliver.

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Just like any other drug, sugar is addictive. So why can’t you stop consuming it?

Sugar is everywhere—and its long-term effects are often ignored. Is it the most dangerous substance we consume daily?

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🏙️ Is Mamdani Redefining Affordability by Linking It to Racial Equity?

New data shows 62% of New Yorkers can’t meet the true cost of living. Mamdani’s plan links affordability directly to racial inequality.

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🏝️ Wait… Does Trump Really Want $152 Million to Reopen Alcatraz Prison?

A proposal to spend $152 million to reopen Alcatraz is sparking debate. Is it a serious plan—or political messaging?

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