Category : Lifestyle

1 week ago

A loan shark in your pocket: Cellphone cash advance apps

Fast-growing app usage leaves many consumers worse off By Charlene Crowell Many Americans continue to find it challenging to keep up with the rising cost of living. Despite economic reports attesting to a growing broad economy, the majority of Americ...

1 week ago

NDG Book Review: Cookbooks for the Family by various authors

By Terri Schlichenmeyer ‘Tis the season. The season to bundle up when going outside. To anticipate a holiday tune or two, to admire lights on your evening walk or to decorate your own windows. ‘Tis the season to start looking for recipes to wow your...

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Film Review: Nothing can prepare you for ‘Emilia Perez’

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic (***1/2) Nothing in law school prepared her for this. Not the bar exam. Mock trials. Nothing! Only creative, forward-thinking and innovative filmmakers could concoct this modern-day life-of-crime fable. Those accolade...

1 week ago

Taking a pause while reaching the halfway mark

It’s hard to believe the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year is almost over. The holidays are now upon us, and I want to take a minute to remind everyone to stop, breathe, and enjoy the season. In this spirit of gratitude, I want to extend my...

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Which risk factors are linked to having a severe stroke?

Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS – People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe strokes than people without th...

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Autopsy for a failed presidential campaign and the Democratic Party

By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “…People know that something’s wrong; Everybody oughta know winter…The truth is there ain’t nobody fighting; Because, well nobody knows what to save, Brother, save your soul; Lord knows it’s win...

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People in the News: Judith Jameson

Renowned dancer and choreographer Judith Jamison, who led the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for over two decades, passed away on Saturday in New York at 81. Jamison’s death occurred at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center after a b...