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"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"
The Baltimore Banner’s parent organization will buy the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a deal that will keep one of the country’s oldest newspapers open https://t.co/b1i083XwiB
This is what’s really going to hurt the social media world of ripping off legitimate news sources and passing them off as your own.
Lots of people use the AP’s reporting and photos without actually subscribing to the wire service. The AP starts to go, it all starts to go.
"The Associated Press plans dozens of U.S. staff cuts as part of a broader restructuring away from hyper-local print coverage and toward video and national topics" https://t.co/jgdTAT5sfi
A right-wing group is suing the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, alleging its scholarships for Black students from underfunded schools in majority Black districts "illegally discriminate based on race" https://t.co/zjgZ54liLo
Joanne Bland, one of the youngest people to march on “Bloody Sunday,” has died. She was 72.
"By the time I was 11-years-old, I had been arrested at least 13 documented times” https://t.co/dgEKhKH6M4
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
Also: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution laid off staff last night
In 1906, four men tried to build an upscale Black suburb near DC. White residents & developers shut it down before they could even fully start.
On Saturday, a historical marker honoring Belmont was unveiled — and their descendants were in attendance
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