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FBI Finds 30 Pages of Clinton-Lynch Tarmac Meeting Documents – Wants Six Weeks to Turn Over Docs

Judicial Watch was informed yesterday by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that the FBI has located 30 pages of documents related to the June 27, 2016, tarmac meeting between former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton, and proposes non-exempt material be produced no later than November 30, 2017 (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:16-cv-02046)).

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Harvey Runoff Menaces Texas' Coral Reefs

Saline levels dropped 10 percent in one day over parts of Flower Garden Banks

The more than 13 trillion gallons of floodwater from Hurricane Harvey have created a massive plume of freshwater in the Gulf of Mexico that is threatening the coral reefs of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary about 100 miles offshore of Galveston.

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Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s Plan To End Essential Healthcare Subsidies

President Trump announced last night that he will end subsidies to health insurance companies that help 7 million low-income Americans pay out-of-pocket costs. Earlier in the day, he signed an executive order to overhaul federal health regulations that will result in fewer protections for the most vulnerable Americans and will encourage the creation of health insurance plans that provide fewer benefits and fewer protections.

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Terry Crews Explains Why Sexual Assault Survivors Don't Come Forward

Actor Terry Crews said he understands why women are reluctant to raise sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood power brokers like Harvey Weinstein. Why does he get it? "Because this kind of thing happened to ME," Crews said Tuesday.

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Chronic Conditions More Common in African-Americans

Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and stroke are among the most common causes of illness, disability and death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These chronic conditions and the factors that lead to them can be more common or severe in minorities, including African-Americans.

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Heartbreaker: Houston Texans Lose Whitney Mercilus and J.J. Watt to Injuries in Loss to Kansas City Chiefs

American poet Maya Angelou once wrote, “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”

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Cy-Fair ISD Student Says She Was Suspended for Sitting During Pledge

India Landry is a Cy-Fair ISD senior at Windfern High School who is no longer sure when she’ll be able to graduate after she says she was kicked out of school for not standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Scandal Grows As More Women Come Forward

Harvey Weinstein is heading to rehab. His wife of 10 years, Georgina Chapman, is heading to divorce court. And his former company is heading into an uncertain future.

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FBI Warns of New Threat of ‘Black Identity Extremism’

The FBI has declared that “black identity extremism” is a violent threat in the US according to a leaked report.

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U.S. Rep. Al Green, Houston Democrat, Unveils Articles of Impeachment Against Trump

U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Houston Democrat, introduced formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on the House floor then abruptly stepped back from the measure later in the day.

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Now That Boy Scouts Will Admit Girls, The Competition Is On

Leia Pameticky has been waiting for this moment for much of her young life. When news broke that Boy Scouts of America will allow girls to join, the fourth grader from Kansas said she couldn't wait to go on the same adventures her father talked about from his Boy Scout days.

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Why Houston Turned Down Debris Collection Help From Dallas

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced on Wednesday that the city of Houston has removed more than 1 million cubic yards of Hurricane Harvey debris. The mayor made the announcement during the weekly City Council meeting, adding that the Solid Waste Management Department has completed a first pass for storm debris collection in every neighborhood.

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Students Receive Over 200 Free Passports from CIEE

Thursday morning, Panthers gathered in front of the Willie A. Tempton Sr. Memorial Student Center for a celebration! Prairie View A&M University was selected to be a part of the CIEE Passport Caravan where over 200 students were able to receive free passports. “In today’s world it is very difficult to go far if you don’t have a passport,” said Interim President Ruth J. Simmons, “It’s not a symbol, it is a practical thing that one has to have.”

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Standing with Jemele Hill Is Standing On The Side of Right

Two weeks ago, Jemele Hill became the most famous, or somewhat infamous sports-media personality in America.

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TSU: 90 Years Later and Still A Force to Be Reckoned With

Any institution around for 90 years has its share of stories. The ones of triumph, the ones of defeat, and all the ones in between that have helped shape the institution to be stronger, more competitive and a leader in the education arena. Texas Southern University has been that pillar for Houston. This week they celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have contributed to the making of those stories with their annual homecoming celebration themed ‘TSU Dynasty, 90 Years In, The Reign Continues.’

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DHS Explores Ways to Transform Immigration System Without Congress

Even as the Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a tough overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, the Department of Homeland Security is also quietly exploring ways it could transform the US immigration system on its own.

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We Must Rescue And Rebuild Puerto Rico

What obligations do we owe one to another as Americans? What does patriotism and citizenship mean in practice? Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico has posed these questions. Americans should be dissatisfied with the way our federal government has responded.

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Tamron Hall’s New Show In Limbo After Weinstein Allegations

Tamron Hall has found herself in the middle of the widening Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal. The Hollywood producer has been accused to sexually harassing, assaulting and raping a growing list of women that includes Hollywood actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Charlize Theron, Rose McGowan, Angelina Jolie and more.

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No One Has Done More For Dark Skin Than Activist Rashida Strober — 5 Books and an Upcoming One-Woman Play in Harlem on November 4th

Nationwide — Get to know Rashida Strober, the world’s first dark skin activist and the inventor of dark skin activism. No one else has done what she has done. Millions came to know who she was through her commentary on the rapper, Kendrick Lamar, back in 2015 which took the world by storm via the power of social media and forced the conversation on dark skin.

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Black Entrepreneur Investing in Programs That Generate Revenue For Black Communities

Shaun Randolph started out as a grant writer working with nonprofits to raise money for black and under served communities. Wanting to do more, he used his grant writing and investment banking skills to raise $100 million for investments in communities of color.

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