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4 days ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
Family Dollar has announced that it is teaming up with Uber Eats to provide delivery service from about 5,000 locations across the country. With the new partnership, the company said customers will be able to stay home and order various products from their nearby Family Dollar location. The two partners are celebrating the news by providing a 40% discount on Uber Eats orders of $30 or more from Family Dollar.
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5 days ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
Millions of Apple users can now submit their claims to get a settlement payment after the company was sued for a privacy violation. After Apple agreed to the terms in December, the settlement administrator has now opened the claims portal that will enable millions to get paid, SFGATE reported. Why did Apple get sued for privacy violations?
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5 days ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
Donald Trump‘s administration is floating the idea of suspending habeas corpus, which gives immigrants the right to challenge their detention when they face deportation. According to the BBC, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller suggested the idea on Friday when he told reporters that the Constitution allows habeas corpus to be suspended during times of “rebellion or invasion.”“I would say that’s an option we’re actively looking at,” Miller told reporters, per CNBC.
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6 days ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday while protesting the opening of New Jersey‘s Delaney Hall ICE detention center. According to Fox 5 New York, several Democratic members of Congress were also protesting at the detention center when chaos broke out as ICE arrested the mayor. Alina Habba, acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, accused the mayor of trespassing.
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1 week ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
Dozens of restaurants are planning to offer free items and discounts to celebrate National Nurses Week.
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1 week ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
The Food and Drug Administration is recalling two tomato brands sold in April. The tomatoes, according to the FDA, may be infected with Salmonella. One of the recalled products is the four-count Vine Ripe tomatoes brand produced by Ray & Mascari Inc. The product is sold at Gordon Food Service Stores in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin, WRAL reported.
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1 week ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
Rite Aid is closing many locations across the country as it prepares to file for bankruptcy. CEO Matthew Schroeder notified employees in a letter, saying the company is forced to close after failing to receive the additional capital it needs from lenders to continue running the business. According to Bloomberg, the company will also cut jobs at its corporate offices. Why is Rite Aid Filing for bankruptcy?
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1 week ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
A Las Vegas entertainment company is sending a cease and desist letter to Beyoncé after taking issue with the singer’s visual interlude created for her Cowboy Carter tour. In the visual interlude, Beyoncé towers over Las Vegas like a giant and walks across the city’s iconic sites before crouching down to pick up the popular venue known as the Sphere. Sphere Entertainment Group has now ordered Beyoncé to stop depicting the Sphere during her tour.
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1 week ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
An Ohio man who is grieving after his son was fatally shot by police is now accused of purposely striking and killing a sheriff’s deputy. Police said Rodney Hinton Jr. struck the officer in Cincinnati, Ohio, the day after his 18-year-old son, Ryan Hinton, was killed. Hinton Jr. is now charged with aggravated murder. What are prosecutors saying about Rodney Hinton Jr. allegedly striking a deputy on purpose?
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1 week ago | 
blavity.com | Tomas Kassahun
Marlon Wayans opened up about his relationship with his son as he sat down for an interview with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson on the IMO podcast. Wayans, who appeared on Wednesday’s episode alongside his brother Damon Wayans, said he really understood the meaning of unconditional love after his son came out as trans. What did Marlon Wayans say about showing unconditional love for his son?
