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Harerimana Ismail of Uganda is a community health worker who checks on kids with HIV. He lost his salary after the Trump administration's aid cuts but he keeps doing his job.
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Ireland Aaron, Antoine Iles, and Mateline Bratton present research papers at the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society Regional Meeting. -
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The University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics Department and the Sun Belt Conference announced its football schedule on Friday, March 13th.
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Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit it. -
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The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.
On April 16th 2026, the Louisiana State Museum, and the New Orleans Jazz Museum will unveil "The First Piano Professors and the Lost Music of Early New Orleans". An exhibit that reveals groundbreaking chapter of New Orleans music history.
SAE NO MORE's performance was part of a benefit concert held on October 24, 2025, at Alley Park in West Monroe. The event aimed to raise funds for KEDM Public Radio, which is facing a significant federal funding cut of nearly $300,000 over the next two years.
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ULM is having its 10th annual Women's Symposium on March 18th.
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