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Black business icon, Afro Sheen founder dies at 99
Johnson Products grew into a hair care empire catering almost exclusively to Black people, with brands like Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen.
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6mIconic image of Ruby Bridges got this Oregon coordinator fired — a judge delivered a powerful rebuke
A federal judge denied qualified immunity to the government director who fired Beth Schmidt for wearing an image of a 1964 Norman Rockwell painting to work.
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2mCentral NY registered sex offender admits to receiving online child pornography
The man faces 15 to 40 years in prison. He previously pleaded guilty in 2015 to trying to have sexual contact with minors and possessing child pornography.
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4mSyracuse sex offender found with 12-year-old girl in car arrested on sex charges, deputies say
The man had twice been convicted of raping teen girls. The man worked for the Syracuse Department of Public Works. He was fired Monday.
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2mLegendary 70’s sitcom star and ‘Saturday Night Live’ host dies at 87
Louise Lasser, the Emmy-nominated actress who starred in the groundbreaking 1970s satire "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," has died of natural causes at age 87.
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4mState suspends N.J. pharmacist’s license, closes business, citing safety violations
The order issued by the state Board of Pharmacy calls the pharmacy "quite disorderly and unsanitary."