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Photos: Tropical Storm Alberto brings heavy flooding to Texas after making landfall in Mexico
Yahoo News· 1 week agoSeawater floods a neighborhood in Jamaica Beach, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Brandon Bell via...
Niche collectors, tourists behaving badly, parental guilt: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoWelcome to 5 Things PM! Parents and kids have been battling over screen time for years. Recent...
The Switch Up — The living legacy of Juneteenth
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoFor more than 400 years, 15 million Africans were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, according to data from the United Nations. By 1860, when...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoEditor’s Note: A version of this story was initially published in June 2020. On this holiday you...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoJune 19 (or Juneteenth) is considered Black Independence Day by many in the United States, as it was the day that many enslaved people in Texas were...
OneUnited Bank CEO: Ending slavery is the best economic decision America ever made
Fortune via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 week agoThe decision to end slavery ultimately had the profound impact of making America the strongest...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 week agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...
Tropical Rainstorm Alberto pushes inland over Mexico, US impacts ease
AccuWeather via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 week agoAlberto, the first named system in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall around sunrise...
