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As financial institutions face increased digital security risks, Black-owned banks are fighting back

As financial institutions face increased digital security risks, Black-owned banks are fighting back

by Michael Korsh | Jan 28, 2022 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — As financial institutions have experienced a spike in pandemic-related fraud and cybercrime, minority-owned banks face an additional challenge: They’re often the only point of access for minority communities to participate in the economy. According...
Families press Snap to do more to curtail fentanyl sales to teens, saying recent changes don’t do enough

Families press Snap to do more to curtail fentanyl sales to teens, saying recent changes don’t do enough

by Andrew Marquardt | Jan 28, 2022 | Featured, Health

Amy Neville looked out through her sunglasses to a crowd of more than two dozen parents and activists that had gathered outside Snap, Inc.’s Santa Monica headquarters last Friday to demand the company do more to combat illicit drug sales on its platform. Holding...
Low-income schools more vulnerable to disasters, government report says

Low-income schools more vulnerable to disasters, government report says

by Emily Anderson Stern | Jan 28, 2022 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — More than three years after Hurricane Michael hit Florida, the rural Calhoun County School District in the Panhandle, whose students mostly come from low-income households, still hasn’t recovered. Children who had attended Blountstown...
Bipartisan efforts mount to expand EV infrastructure in rural America

Bipartisan efforts mount to expand EV infrastructure in rural America

by Katherine Huggins | Jan 27, 2022 | Business & Tech, Featured

WASHINGTON — Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Tom Rice are trying to make it easier for rural residents to charge electric vehicles and farm equipment. Spanberger, a Virginia Democrat, recently introduced legislation co-sponsored by South Carolina Republican Rice...
Maryland lawmaker may revisit Holocaust education mandate

Maryland lawmaker may revisit Holocaust education mandate

by Allison Novelo and Hannah Schoenbaum | Jan 27, 2022 | Education, Featured

As the nation recognizes International Holocaust Remembrance Day Thursday, Maryland remains among 31 states that do not have laws requiring Holocaust education. But some state lawmakers are revisiting legislation that would impose a curriculum mandate in Maryland...
Fact check: Johnson’s “COVID-19: A Second Opinion” panel criticized as vehicle for misinformation

Fact check: Johnson’s “COVID-19: A Second Opinion” panel criticized as vehicle for misinformation

by Courtney Degen and Cristobella Durrette | Jan 26, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson on Monday convened a group of doctors and scientists who have been criticized for spreading COVID-19 misinformation to “get a second opinion” on the health issues facing Americans because of the pandemic. “Until COVID, a...
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