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Storms send TV anchors scrambling off set in N Carolina
Read full article: Storms send TV anchors scrambling off set in N CarolinaDebris litters weather-damaged properties at the intersection of County Road 24 and 37 in Clanton, Ala., the morning following a large outbreak of severe storms across the southeast, Thursday, March 18, 2021. But no serious damage or injuries were immediately reported in North Carolina from the storms near High Point and Charlotte, which both had tornado warnings. Forecasters worried the storms would intensify as they move into South Carolina and North Carolina on Thursday afternoon, but they mostly stayed below severe limits. House Speaker Jay Lucas kept his promise from the day before to meet less than an hour Thursday so members could beat the severe storms home. ___Associated Press writers Tom Foreman Jr. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report.
Take a look inside University of Michigan’s new Ford Motor Co. robotics complex
Read full article: Take a look inside University of Michigan’s new Ford Motor Co. robotics complexAn aerial view of the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. are opening a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to developing robots and roboticists. The Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is on U-M’s North Campus. The building’s fourth floor holds a robotics and mobility research lab for Ford -- the first on any university campus, as well as 100 Ford engineers and researchers. AdA workspace in the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. The atrium of the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneurs
Read full article: Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneursFILE - In this April 12, 2019, file photo, people enter the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta. A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlanta as part of a collaboration announced Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, between Spelman College, Morehouse College and an advocacy organization made up of business leaders. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)CHICAGO – A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlanta as part of a collaboration announced Monday between Spelman College, Morehouse College and an advocacy organization made up of business leaders. The Center for Black Entrepreneurship is expected to start operating for the fall 2021 semester. "You're asking Black entrepreneurs to start a mile back from the starting line.
Oprah donates $13 million to Morehouse College
Read full article: Oprah donates $13 million to Morehouse CollegeATLANTA - Oprah Winfrey now has the largest endowment ever at Morehouse College in Atlanta after donating $13 million, according to a news release from the school. Winfrey visited the all men's historically black college Monday for the 30th anniversary of the Oprah Winfrey Scholars Program, the release said. Monday's donation of $13 million pushed her total investment to $25 million. "Seeing you young Oprah Winfrey scholars here today has moved me deeply," Winfrey said Monday before announcing her donation. "I'm grateful to Oprah Winfrey for her generosity," said Morehouse President David A.