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Now it's up to voters to give the verdict on Trump's presidency
The results of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, even in the brief summary released by Attorney General William Barr, vastly reduce the legal risks to President Donald Trump while raising the political stakes in the 2020 election.
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Future of the Bush dynasty: Service? Yes. White House? Maybe
The Bush family might just be the only one in the United States where an inside joke includes some friendly ribbing about the possibility of becoming the leader of the free world.
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Four of five inmates who escaped from a North Carolina jail have been captured, sheriff's office says
Four of five inmates who escaped Monday night from North Carolina's Nash County jail have been captured, according to the sheriff's office.
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Controversial mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor announces his retirement
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has announced his retirement from the sport, posting the news on Twitter.
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Trump savors Mueller victory, but opens new 2020 front with Obamacare fight
A shock push by the Trump administration to invalidate the whole of Obamacare appeared to hand Democrats a major opening even as the President celebrated the end of the Mueller investigation.
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Texas Democratic Executive Committeeman Emeritus Rodney Griffin Endorses Senator Kamala Harris for President
Rodney Griffin Texas Democratic Executive Committeeman Emeritus, endorses Senator Kamala Harris for president. Senator Harris made her first Texas visit since her announcement, Saturday in Houston.
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Fashion and Fellowship Bring the Faithful to the 2019 Audrey H. Lawson IMPACT Awards
Church folks are known are stepping high wearing their Sunday’s Best for the Lord on His day. Well, the family and friends of the Wheeler Avenue Inner City Visions Women’s Guild prove that Sunday’s Best can make a Saturday appearance, as well as the fashions, were fierce at the annual the 2019 Audrey H. Lawson IMPACT Awards Luncheon and Fashion Show. For 56 years blessings have poured out of this organization to provide scholarships for college students, help for the homeless, housing for the elderly, and other philanthropic projects following the ideals and heart of visionary founder Audrey H. Lawson.
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Puzzling Number Of Men Tied To Ferguson Protests Have Died
Two young men were found dead inside torched cars. Three others died of apparent suicides. Another collapsed on a bus, his death ruled an overdose
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Diversity And Inclusion Activist Thelma Scott Inspires At-Risk Students To Finish High School And Attend College
SAFE Diversity Communities is creating a difference through the entire city of Houston by decreasing drop-out and suicide rates. The organization focuses on supporting students with "Unique Abilities” in high school to assist them in completing and finishing their education.
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Black, Hispanics Drivers in Austin More Likely to be Searched
A racial profiling report released by Austin police shows that Black and Hispanic drivers pulled over in traffic stops were more than twice as likely to be searched than their White counterparts. The report, reflecting data for 2018, shows officers searched 6 percent of white drivers but 17 percent of Black motorists and 14 percent of Hispanic ones
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Aiming to Diversify Workforce, Goldman Sachs Sets Targets for Latino, Black Hires
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is setting targets for hiring minority groups for the first time as it ramps up efforts to diversify its workforce, according to a memo sent by top executives to employees.
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Democrats Are Taking Reparations Seriously -- And That's a Big Deal
There is now a bright, and important, marker in the reparations debate. In 1988, Jesse Jackson made reparations part of his campaign platform.
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Kamala Harris to Visit a Critical County in First Texas Visit
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is making her first campaign trip to Texas this week, heading straight to a county Republicans are worried about protecting in 2020.
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Now Is the Time for Citizens of Conscience to Act
Racism is not natural. Babies -- black, brown, white -- explore the world and each other with wonder, not hate. Racism has to be taught. It is learned behavior. To assume that a person is inherently superior or inferior to another based upon race is unnatural and ungodly. Racism is used for political manipulation and economic exploitation. In a land founded on the belief that all men are created equal, slavery could not be justified without a racism that depicted slaves as sub-human.
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Will Self-Driving Cars Help or Harm Our Communities?
In cities like Washington, D.C., the arrival of self-driving vehicles has the potential to profoundly change how we get around. But whether those changes are for the better or the worse depends on the choices we make today, before these vehicles become widely available.
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Trump administration wants to put a limit on student loan borrowing
The Trump administration urged Congress Monday to put a cap on student loan borrowing, one of several proposals for updating the Higher Education Act.
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Rosenstein staying on at Justice Department 'a little longer' than anticipated
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is planning to stay on at the Justice Department "a little longer" than originally anticipated, according to a Justice official familiar with his thinking.
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Five takeaways from Elizabeth Warren's CNN town hall
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a plan -- for just about everything.
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Pro-Trump group launching ads supporting Meadows, Jordan
Two top congressional allies of Donald Trump will get support from a key group backing the President as the 2020 campaign gets underway.
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Supreme Court takes on racial gerrymander claim in Virginia
The Supreme Court dove into the issue of racial gerrymandering Monday as the justices reviewed a lower court opinion that struck down Virginia district maps as a violation of the Constitution.

