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Scientists Were Stunned After DNA Analysis Revealed the Truth About the First Black Brit

For decades, scientists thought they'd found skeletal remains of the first Black Brit...until updated DNA technology proved them wrong.

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How Trump’s Department of Education is Letting Down Black Students — Out Loud

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights handles dozens of discrimination cases each year, but under Trump, the office hasn't resolved a single case.

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What if child care could make you rich?

Despite working in child care for 25 years, Crystal Romero has never seen a shift like the one taking place in New Mexico. “Twenty years ago, I had to furnish classrooms by shopping at thrift stores and yard sales, sanding things myself and repainting them,” she said.  Today, Romero and her husband own and manage […]

Coinbase sues Connecticut, Illinois and Michigan over state attempts to regulate prediction markets, arguing that they fall under the jurisdiction of the CFTC (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
Coinbase sues Connecticut, Illinois and Michigan over state attempts to regulate prediction markets, arguing that they fall under the jurisdiction of the CFTC  —  Coinbase Global Inc. said it is suing the US states of Michigan, Illinois and Connecticut over their attempts to regulate prediction markets.

Sources: UK officials believe China was behind the October cyber attack on the UK's Foreign Office, which aimed to access tens of thousands of sensitive files (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: UK officials believe China was behind the October cyber attack on the UK's Foreign Office, which aimed to access tens of thousands of sensitive files  —  The UK's Foreign Office was the victim of a major cyber attack in October, which officials believe was carried out by Chinese hackers.