Wellness That Matters: Black Health News & Community Care These disorders involve repetitive thoughts, urges, or behaviors that cause significant distress and interfere with daily functioning. People with these conditions often recognize their thoughts or behaviors as excessive but feel unable to stop them. Symptoms: Obsessive symptoms: Intrusive, unwanted thoughts or images Persistent fears or doubts Need for symmetry or exactness Aggressive or disturbing thoughts Religious or moral concerns Fear of contamination or germs Compulsive symptoms: Repetitive behaviors or mental acts Checking behaviors (locks, appliances) Cleaning or washing rituals Counting, arranging, or organizing Repeating words or phrases silently Seeking reassurance…
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Tomorrow’s Tech, Today: Innovation That Moves Us Forward by Kandiss Edwards August 20, 2025 Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the makers of the popular weight-loss drug. Litigants cite blindness and other side-effects. The legal battle over Ozempic is getting bigger by the day. Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the diabetes-medicine-turned weight-loss drug. What started as scattered complaints has grown into more than a thousand lawsuits against Novo Nordisk. The company is accused of being deceptive and misleading about the true risks of the drug. Customers say the drug has left them with lasting health problems, from paralyzed stomachs…
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education Aug. 20, 2025 Savannah Morning News Amy Paige Condon reports, the Sun Prince’s time is waning just as the Liberty Joy’s is ascending, each enjoying about two weeks in the spotlight during the total 10 weeks that comprise a Georgia peach season. They are just two of the more than 40 varieties Pearson Farms grows across 2,000 acres of orchards and ships to Kroger’s, Costco and specialty grocers up and down the East Coast and into Canada. Aug. 20, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive! Brian Robinson writes, “I love my home state…
Stay Informed: Latest News from Across Georgia Its qualifying week in Peachtree Citythe moment when candidates for mayor and two city council seats make it official and place their names on the ballot for November. Whoever wins will not only take a seat at City Hall but will also hold real authority. They will set the millage rate, direct how tax dollars are spent, oversee public property, make decisions on roads and bridges, and pass ordinances that shape the health, safety, and character of our community. In earlier columns, Ive taken initial looks at mayoral candidate Steven Brown and Post…
Black Travelers: Explore Culture, Adventure & Connection Rewards credit cards can lead to points for things like free airline tickets or hotel stays, and a new report reveals the ones that travelers love most. American Express ranked as the top issuer in overall customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Credit Card Satisfaction Study. That was followed by Bank of America and Capital One. Chase Bankwhich is known for its popular Chase Sapphire Reserve cardalong with Discover and Wells Fargo ranked as the next three. Each of the top six came in above the industry average. John Cabell, the managing…
Global Black Voices: News from around the World Ismael Belkhayat Interview with Ismael BelkhayatCO-FOUNDER and CEO, CHARI Lives in: Casablanca, Morocco After building a property portal and a corporate transport venture, Moroccan entrepreneur Ismael Belkhayat, together with his wife, Sophia Alj, launched Chari in 2020 to give small shopkeepers a faster, simpler way to restock their shelves. Five years later, the business has evolved into a platform that also provides various financial services in effect, a bank for corner shops. How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritzspoke to Belkhayat about the journey. Topics discussed during the interview include:…
Local Voices. Statewide Impact. Stay Informed with Georgia News By Eric Curl Aug. 20, 2025 – The city received six responses to a request for proposals (RFP) to lease the ground floor of the Gamble Building currently occupied by the Olympia Cafe, ahead of the restaurant’s lease expiring at the end of the year. The Olympia Cafe was among the respondents that submitted proposals by Tuesday’s deadline seeking to operate out of the space along the Savannah Riverwalk. The respondents include: Galaxy Café (Olympia Cafe) 5 E. River Savannah, GA 31401 RSRM LLC PO Box 1265 Savannah, GA 31402 Oak…
Black Voices: News, Culture & Community from Across the Nation Overview: Bogalusa, a small town in Louisiana with a predominantly Black community, has experienced a decrease in homicides from nine in 2022 to two in 2024, which is attributed to a summer jobs program and other initiatives aimed at reducing gun violence. However, the city has been criticized for not using ARPA funds for gun violence prevention. The federal government offered billions of dollars to local governments through the American Rescue Plan Act during the pandemic, but Bogalusa has not used any of its $4.25 million in ARPA funds for…
Scientific Research & Exploration: Check Out the World With Research Study and Growth On 27 March 2020, Scientific study launched the Study Post “Flux-induced topological superconductivity in full-shell nanowires” by S. Vaitiekėnas et al. (1 After viewers revealed troubles worrying whether the authors selected details for publication that were not representative of the whole of the details collected in company with the job (2, Scientific study launched a Content Expression of Issue (3 and called the writers’ company (University of Copenhagen), which set up an outside expert panel to carry out an evaluation. In February 2024, the panel introduced a…
Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum Last night, we told you about the Texas Democrat refusing to leave the House floor because she doesn’t want ‘guardianship’ from the Department of Public Safety as the Governor has ordered. She’s still there and it’s getting even more dramatic as the hours pass. Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest. pic.twitter.com/bLe6EAK3zD Daily Mail (@DailyMail) August 20, 2025Junior high school level dramatics are all the Democrats have. Performative clowns, the lot of them. theRoddick…