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The Titans' Terrell Williams temporarily will be the NFL's 4th Black head coach
Williams, who joined the Tennessee Titans in 2018 as a longtime defensive line coach, will step in for head coach Mike Vrabel during Saturday's pre-season game against Chicago.
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Carlee Russell is charged with kidnapping hoax
It remains unclear why the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student fabricated a story of a stranded toddler and why she went missing for two days.
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Texas A&M president 'retires immediately' after fallout from hiring Black journalist
The university announced in June it hired Kathleen McElroy, a former New York Times journalist, to lead its journalism program. The hire quickly drew backlash from conservatives across Texas.
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In-N-Out Burger bans employees in 5 states from wearing masks
The new mask policy will apply to employees in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Utah. Employees in California and Oregon can choose to wear a company-provided N95 mask.
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Northwestern baseball coach Jim Foster is fired days after football hazing scandal
In an announcement posted to Northwestern University's athletics page, head baseball coach Jim Foster was "relieved of his duties effective immediately."
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New lawsuit says social media and gun companies played roles in 2022 Buffalo shooting
The lawsuit filed in the New York Supreme Court argues that several companies, along with the shooter's parents, played roles in the 2022 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.
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Judge blocks a Florida law that would punish venues where kids can see drag shows
The ruling, in a case brought by a Hamburger Mary's restaurant, pauses enforcement of the state's new "Protection of Children" law, which prohibits admitting children to an "adult live performance."
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Black-owned radio station may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy
Joe Armstrong, owner of WJBE 99.7 FM, says the FCC is threatening to revoke his broadcast license over his conviction for a tax crime — one that occurred years before he took ownership of the station.
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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira is indicted by a federal grand jury
The Air National guardsman is facing six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, according to the Department of Justice.
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Elizabeth Gilbert halts release of a new book after outcry over its Russian setting
The Snow Forest by the author of Eat, Pray, Love was set to be released in February 2024, exactly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine. The backlash included hundreds of negative GoodReads reviews.