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Becky G performing Oscar-nominated song "The Fire Inside" from "Flamin Hot" at 2024 Academy Awards

Becky G will be performing “The Fire Inside” from the film “Flamin’ Hot” at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. The singer, who turns 27 this weekend, is among the list of performers revealed Wednesday for the 2024 Academy Awards. The best original song nod for “The Fire Inside” is the only nomination for “Flamin’ …

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Multiple Mississippi prisons controlled by gangs and violence, DOJ report says

Three Mississippi prisons that house about 7,200 people are controlled by gangs and rife with violence, violating the constitutional rights of people incarcerated at all three facilities, a scathing Department of Justice report said. The report found violence, gang control and trafficking of contraband had been happening inside the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, South Mississippi Correctional Institution, and Wilkinson County …

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Billie Eilish performing Oscar-nominated song What Was I Made For? from Barbie at 2024 Academy Awards

Billie Eilish will be performing “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced. Eilish, along with her brotherFinneas O’Connell, joins several other performers announced Wednesday for the 2024 Academy Awards. Written by Eilish and O’Connell, “What Was I Made For?” is one of two tracks from “Barbie” nominated for …

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CDC braces for shortage after tetanus shot discontinued, issues new guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to conserve shots of a kind of tetanus vaccine, as the agency braces for a potential shortage of those shots this year. Doctors should switch from using the so-called Td vaccine – the immunization that protects against both tetanus and diphtheria infections – to giving the broader Tdap vaccine instead …

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Whos performing at the 2024 Oscars? Heres the list of tonights confirmed Academy Awards performers.

A list of accomplished performers will take to the Oscarsstage tonight. They’ll be performing the nominated songs for the 2024 Academy Awards. Who is performing at the 2024 Oscars? The performers on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ list for this year’s award showare: Jon Batisteperforming “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony” Becky G performing “The Fire …

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Israel accused of deliberately starving Gaza civilians as war plans leave Netanyahu increasingly isolated

On the ruins of what was once Gaza’s main coastal road, Palestinians displaced by months of intense fighting as Israel battles to destroy Hamas were on the move again Tuesday. This time, they were looking for food. Across the decimated Gaza Strip, starvation has become so acute that the Jordanian military has taken to airdropping rations. Videos posted online Tuesday …

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Few Black women fight fires in Baltimore. These firefighters are cultivating a sisterhood

In honor of Black History Month, WJZ taking time to acknowledge the trailblazers in our community. BALTIMORE — According to the National Fire Protection Association, African-Americans comprise about 8 percent of career firefighters nationwide. Women of color make up an even smaller percentage in the fire service. The latest data shows Black female firefighters make up about 7 percent of …

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She wanted a space for her son, who has autism, to explore nature. So, she created a whimsical fairy forest.

If you walk around the Rahway Trail in the South Mountain Reservation of Millburn, New Jersey, you might spot more than leaves, trees and chipmunks. Fairies live among the foliage. Small whimsical cottages are hidden in the tree trunks and branches – a surprisingly sweet sight in an otherwise normal-looking forest. The fairy homes were not built by mythical creatures, …

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Women entrepreneurs look to close the gender health care gap with new technology

A growing sector of the tech industry is working to improve women’s health and close the gender health care gap, as more companies run by women are creating devices specifically tailored to track women’s health. Bloomer Tech, co-founded by Alicia Chong Rodriguez, has created the Bloomer Bra, an undergarment with sensors that track health information to help detect and fight …

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Why a home equity loan is better than these 5 alternatives

Inflation remained stubbornly high in January, possibly pushing back any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Still, the long line graph indicates a cooling trend, albeit a bumpy one. Nevertheless, lenders have already begun lowering mortgage rates in anticipation of any cuts to the federal funds rate. According to Freddie Mac, the rate on a conventional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage …

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