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President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to Afghanistan this Thanksgiving to address American troops in what is his first trip to the country. He visited troops at Bagram Air Field to thank the men and women for their service, calling them “courageous American wa-rriors.” “I just want to say …

People have been trying to turn seawater into drinking water for thousands of years, but the process is not usually energy-efficient or affordable. At a newly constructed facility in Kenya, however, a nonprofit called GivePower is tackling that challenge using solar power. The desalination system, which started operating in the …

We are looking at a major wave of change when it comes to black individuals in the field of business and economics. While there are individuals who want to rebuild the Bla*k Wall Street, there are also others who are making great leaps in the telecom industry. There is hardly …

Former First Lady and best-selling author Michelle Obama have been nominated for a Grammy Award for her 2018 memoir ‘Becoming’. Having already been crowned the ‘World’s Most Admired Women’ in July, securing victory in the Spoken Word category at next year’s 61st Annual Grammy Awards would come as the latest …

Byron Allen has been on a media-buying shopping spree that shows no signs of slowing down, investing this year alone in small- and medium-sized TV station markets around the U.S. to the tune of almost half a billion dollars. The CEO of Entertainment Studios and Allen Media, Allen announced this …

Michelle Obama is opening up about her fitness regimen. On Sunday, the former First Lady shared a photo of herself on Instagram lifting an exercise ball while squatting at the gym. “It doesn’t always feel good in the moment,” Obama, 55, wrote. “But after the fact, I’m always glad I …

Reckless driving caused the California crash last month that injured actor and comedian Kevin Hart and two other people, the state highway patrol said in a report released Thursday.Jared Black, 28, was behind the wheel of Hart’s 1970 Plymouth Barracuda in the early hours of 1 September when he lost …

Oprah Winfrey shocked a ballroom full of people this weekend during a fundraiser event in Charlotte, North Carolina when she announced she would personally add over $1 million to a fund meant to help local students attend historically African-American colleges. The fundraiser, launched by the United Negro College Fund, had …

A 14-year-old Georgia girl will be the youngest student to attend Spelman College after excelling academically from a young age. Sydney Wilson was solving algebraic equations in the first grade and began taking high-school level classes at The Wilson Academy when she was ten. The Wilson Academy is a year-round …

A passenger on one of the final Thomas Cook flights caught an emotional moment on camera, as a cabin crew member broke down in tears during his landing announcement. Andrew Whitmore, 48, filmed the moving speech made by Alex, who worked for Thomas Cook, on the flight from Cancun, Mexico …