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Yelp announced a new initiative on Thursday to label businesses that users have reported for racist behavior.

Yelp Will Label Businesses Accused Of Racist Behavior

The review website will require a news article from a "credible media outlet" before adding an alert warning of alleged racist behavior.

This Historic California Town Is A Living Legacy To The Chinese Immigrant Experience

In the California Delta, there's a tiny town that was built by Chinese immigrants a century ago. It stands today as a memorial to the hardships they endured.

13 Things I Did (And Did Not) Love About 'Coming 2 America': An African Perspective

Our Nigerian critic wants you to know: We Africans do not see wild animals in our backyards! Women are allowed to own businesses! But I did admire the awesome head-ties — and powerful princesses!

Angeline Murimirwa, executive director of the African girls' education group Camfed, at a pub in Oxford, England in 2018. In August, her group won the $2.5 million 2021 Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

Whatever Happened To ... The Woman Whose Mission Is To Get African Girls In School?

Angeline Murimirwa leads Camfed, a group that has given scholarships to 4.8 million girls in Africa. And now the group has been awarded the $2.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during an appearance before a Senate paneil in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., on June 23. Yellen, in an interview with NPR, called for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit.

Families Are Receiving A Child Tax Credit. Janet Yellen Says It Should Be Permanent

In an interview with NPR, the Treasury secretary calls to permanently expand the child tax credit being paid out to American families starting this week.

Miren Algorri plays with a girl at her home-based childcare center in this undated photo.

A New Business Venture Aims To Be A Lifeline For A Child Care Industry In Crisis

Mission Driven Finance, a San Diego based investment company, is piloting a program that would reduce rents or mortgages for child care providers.

The first-ever private excursion to the International Space Station includes a crew of former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, far left, along with Canadian Mark Pathy, American Larry Connor and Israeli Eytan Stibbe.

First Private Crew Will Visit Space Station. The Price Tag: $55 Million Each

The astronauts will spend around eight days in orbit in what would be a new step for joint private-public space missions.

A nurse preparing the COVID-19 vaccine at San Diego State University's Viejas Arena, March 23, 2021.

San Diego County Reports 894 New COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths

San Diego County reported 894 new COVID-19 infections and 12 new deaths Thursday.

ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, David Marin and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Fugitive Operations team make an arrest at a home in Paramount, Calif., on March 1, 2020.

Biden's limits on ICE offered hope. But immigrant advocates say he's broken promises

The Biden administration promised big changes on immigration enforcement, including limits on whom ICE should arrest and deport. But so far, advocates say the reality is falling short of the rhetoric.

Donald Caesar, Jr., 49, stands in front of a pile of garbage. That's what's left of his family's home a month after Hurricane Ida ripped through LaPlace, La.

In hurricane-wrecked Southern Louisiana, longtime residents consider calling it quits

For the people of LaPlace, La. the destruction of Hurricane Ida was on another level. And that has some residents considering moving away before the next one.

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