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US/Israel officials hold high stakes virtual meeting on Rafah operation
Senior officials from the United States and Israel held a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss alternatives to a full-scale invasion of Rafah as the Biden administration seeks to dissuade the Israeli government from undertaking a significant military operation in the beleaguered Gazan city.
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Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star has long been misunderstood. A new book seeks to change that
About two decades ago, Katie Gee Salisbury glimpsed a photo that would stay with her for years to come. The black-and-white image depicted a sea of parade-goers surrounding a convertible. In the back seat was a Chinese American woman looking ever so chic and glamorous.
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James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of school shooter, set to be sentenced on manslaughter charges
James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the teenager who killed four students in the 2021 school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, are set to be sentenced to prison on Tuesday, weeks after being convicted of manslaughter.
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TWC Now Accepting Grant Applications to Fund Career and Technical Education
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has published a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program. Texas public junior, state, and technical colleges, school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools may apply. The JET program has approximately $15 million to provide grants to these applicants in Fiscal Year 2024.
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Biden to forgive $7.4 billion more in student loan debt for 277,000 borrowers
The Biden administration said Friday that is using existing student loan forgiveness programs to cancel another round of student debt, totaling $7.4 billion for 277,000 borrowers.
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Actor Rupert Grint, pictured here on August 2014 in New York City opens up about making "Harry Potter" and describes the experience as "suffocating" at …
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Recycled Leather, Knits, Suedes and Silk Skirts/Tops/Dresses For Spring 23'
As the seasons start to change, so will your wardrobe choices. Gone are the thick sweaters, scarves, long coats and slickers and out come the more lightweight pieces that have been hibernating in your closet for the last 6 months.
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Group of boys suspected of robbing bank now in custody; FBI calls them ‘little rascals’
A group of suspected bank robbers the FBI referred to as the “little rascals” are now in custody – and one of them is only 11 years old.
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Statement from Congressman Al Green on Iran’s Attacks against the State of Israel
The Iranian government’s launching of hundreds of lethal drones and missiles targeting Israel was an egregious overreach that unnecessarily threatens peace in the region as well as the world.
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Supreme Court medication abortion case threatens ‘seismic shift’ in FDA drug approval process, experts warn
In 1937, a drugmaker called S.E. Massengill Co. came up with what seemed like an improvement on an effective medicine for sore throats: a liquid formulation that tasted like raspberry.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is target of investigation carried out by Homeland Security team that specializes in human trafficking, source says
Homes belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs were searched by authorities Monday because he is a target of a federal investigation carried out by a Department of Homeland Security team that handles human trafficking crimes, according to a senior federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
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Third-party candidates are worrisome wild card amid Biden-Trump rematch in Wisconsin
As former President Donald Trump returns to Wisconsin on Tuesday night for the first time in nearly two years, Democrats have a close eye on him – but not only him – as they build a general election campaign in this critical battleground state.
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Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder face off once again in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ trailer
Get ready everyone because the ghost with the most is back in town. Warner Bros. Pictures released the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” on Thursday, a followup to the 1988 Tim Burton classic starring Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. (Like CNN, Warner Bros. Pictures is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.)
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RNC officials deny ‘litmus test’ related to 2020 election for current/potential staffers
Top officials at the Republican National Committee are denying reports that there is a “litmus test” for current and potential staffers related to whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen.
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Lizzo doesn’t quit music - says done ‘letting negative people win’
Lizzo would like to issue a clarification.
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McDonald’s buys 225 of its Israeli franchise restaurants amid damage from Middle East turmoil
McDonald’s will buy 225 of its franchise restaurants in Israel, it announced Thursday, just weeks after saying that the Israel-Hamas war was hurting its business.
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Conservative activists reach $1 million settlement deal with New York AG for running 2020 voter suppression campaign
Conservative activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have agreed to pay $1 million to the New York attorney general’s office and others for running a voter suppression campaign targeting Black voters during the 2020 election.
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Individuals Behind Robocalls to Intimidate Black Voters Agree to Pay and Stop Engaging in Voter Suppression
Settlement in First-Ever Civil Lawsuit Addressing the Use of Electronic Communications to Intimidate Voters
Civil rights plaintiffs and the state of New York agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit in which defendants Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were found to have broadcasted robocalls to more than 85,000 numbers in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Illinois to deliberately misinform and intimidate Black voters into not voting by mail during the 2020 presidential election.
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PVAMU celebrates founders, more than 5,000 students with academic honors
Prairie View A&M University will celebrate its founding while honoring 5,560 students for their academic efforts at the 2024 Founders’ Day and Honors Recognition Convocation. The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education will host this year’s Convocation on Wednesday, March 20, at 10 a.m. in the William “Billy” J. Nicks, Sr. Building (Baby Dome).
