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Alcohol is associated with higher risk of breast cancer in African-American women

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Addressing mental health in the black community:
Don't ignore warning signs of distress

​United raising limit on payments to bumped flyers to $10,000

​APNewsBreak: New Orleans to take down Confederate statues

​Another Water Billing Error Detected by City in Systems & Software Program

Injured alligator shuts down traffic on Louisiana Highway 1

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — When early-morning drivers in one Louisiana community confronted a four-legged road hazard, it ended tragically for the nearly 11-foot alligator.

The Caddo Parish sheriff's office says a passer-by notified them around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday that the animal was in the middle of the road and its tail had been run over by an 18-wheeler. Trappers said the reptile was 10 feet, 11 inches long and weighed 400 pounds.

Traffic was diverted for about an hour as Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries crews and a nuisance trapper worked to remove the gator. State wildlife Sgt. Patrick Staggs says the alligator could not be saved and was put down on the scene.

New Study: African Americans who exercise may be less likely to develop high blood pressure

Those who reported getting the ideal amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity were about 24 percent less likely to develop hypertension.
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​African-Americans at Highest Risk for Alzheimer’s

One of the noted scientists whose accomplishments are being celebrated during Black History Month, African-American physician Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was among the pioneering researchers who worked with Dr. Alois Alzheimer on the disease later named after Dr. Alzheimer... MORE

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1. AP ANALYSIS: WHY 'SMART COOKIE' REMARK IS RATTLING SEOUL
Trump's unusual flattery of Kim Jong Un is leaving South Koreans fearful that the geopolitical neophyte may play directly into the hands of Asia's most masterful manipulator.


2. AMERICAN ACCOUNT OF DEADLY MOSUL STRIKE DISPUTED
Witnesses and survivors tell AP they doubt Islamic State militants forced families into the building and booby-trapped it to blow up when hit by a March 17 strike.

3. WHERE GOP MODERATES ARE FEELING THE HEAT
When it comes to scrapping "Obamacare," some Republican members of Congress are also fielding pressure from divided constituents at home.

4. HOW HOSPITALS ARE DEALING WITH OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Non-addictive alternatives like an ultrasound-guided nerve block that can bathe a key nerve in local anesthetic are just some of treatments for the severe pain of trauma and surgery, AP finds.

5. HOLLYWOOD WRITERS GUILD STRIKES DEAL
A spokesman for film and television producers says a tentative deal has been reached with writers, averting a costly strike that would have blacked out popular TV shows... MORE

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​​Jesse Williams: ‘Just Because We’re Magic, Does Not Mean We’re Not Real’
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​​The Beatings Paradigm: A carryover from our slavery past? Is there a correlation between planta-tion coding, and black parenting and discipline?
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REVIEW: Shreveport's Ology Jazz Sextet

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​Maryland’s Largest Historically Black College Named a National    
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