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When Kamala Harris made her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, she gave a shoutout to someone who wasn't in the audience: her late mother. More college students are battling a campus housing crunch. And we got to hang out with R&B legend Usher. |
Kamala Harris is her mother's daughter |
In the story of Kamala Harris' life, her mother steals the show. "Mommy, you are the star of this book because you are the reason for everything," Harris wrote in her 2019 memoir "The Truths We Hold." Shyamala Gopalan, a breast cancer researcher who died in 2009, didn't live to see her daughter accept the Democratic Party's nomination for president on Thursday. By all accounts, Harris' mother, though tiny in stature, was a giant intellectually and through sheer force of will. Read her story👩🏽👧🏽 |
Dorm room or hotel suite? Inside the college housing crunch |
As a crisis of affordable housing in the U.S. persists, the number of young college attendees has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. This double-whammy is forcing some schools to adopt unusual – and in some cases, controversial –approaches to addressing limited dorm space on campus. The scramble for space has left some students wrestling with new questions about what they hope to get out of their college experience. Read more🛌 |
48 hours with Usher: What's next for the R&B icon? |
No one can say Usher has been short on drive during his 30-year career in music. "Sure I had skill, sure I had a hit record, sure I had a record company to stand behind me and pay money to promote and market and build my brand. But I always felt like I had to prove myself and earn my keep." As Usher launches his Past Present Future tour, he gave USA TODAY readers an intimate look at who he is and what he yearns to accomplish. Read more🎤 |
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