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Navy SEAL drinking, drug scandals prompt broad review of ethics, culture

In the wake of several high-profile scandals, including allegations of sexual assault and cocaine use against Navy SEAL team members, the four-star general in charge of all US special operations has ordered a review of the culture and ethics of the elite units.

Local Employers Scramble to Keep Their Office Flu-Free

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sounding the alarm as the 2019–2020 flu season is escalating FAST.

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One More to Go

Astros win Game 4 to push them closer to a return to the World Series

The Astros are on the brink of going back to their second World Series within the last three years. Houston (3-1) got a much needed and some might think unexpected victory on last night by beating the New York Yankees (1-3) in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) by a score of 8-3. Houston will now send their ace, Justin Verlander to the mound in Game 5 to try and close out the series, while the Yankees will start James Paxton to stave off elimination.

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Think Outside the Oven this Holiday Season

When most families think of holiday cooking, they typically picture baked goods and time spent in the kitchen near the oven. This year, you can take your seasonal meal prep outdoors with cooking methods often overlooked during the winter: grilling and smoking.

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Congressional delegation to visit CBP station after Guatemalan girl's death

A congressional delegation will visit the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) station in New Mexico on Tuesday where a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl was taken before she died in a hospital, a congressional aide says.

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Paramedic thanks fellow EMTs, wife for saving his life during heart attack

Connecticut emergency responders save lives every single day, but one North Coventry EMT went above and beyond during a call that really hit home.

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Family of black wrestler forced to cut dreadlocks speaks out

The parents of the 16-year-old black varsity wrestler who was forced to cut his dreadlocks before a match have spoken out for the first time since the incident.

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Russia's 'invulnerable' nuclear missile ready to deploy, Putin says

Russia's new hypersonic missile system, which President Vladimir Putin claims is "invulnerable" to US defenses, will enter service in 2019, the Russian leader said after a test of the missile Wednesday.

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Dow falls as trade war jolts investors

Trade war fears have returned to Wall Street, wiping out a chunk of the stock market's recent surge.

Beyond the Rhetoric: The Evolution of the National Black Chamber of Commerce – Part 4

When Kay and I were introduced to each other at the Detroit Metro Airport it was Spring which in Detroit is always beautiful and exhilarating after another hard winter. As she left the restaurant to go catch her flight to New York (for a sales conference for Colgate Palmolive), I watched her legs walk away from me.

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Rescued hiker's survival story: 17 days in Hawaii forest on berries, river water and smarts

It had been more than two weeks that she had been lost in a thick Hawaiian forest, and Amanda Eller was at an end.

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Houston native participates in multinational exercise in Baltic Sea region

Petty Officer 1st Class Dustan Rhodes, a native of Houston, is participating in the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise with 18 other nations.

Beyond the Rhetoric 824: The Evolution of the National Black Chamber of Commerce – Part 1

The National Black Chamber of Commerce was incorporated in Washington, DC on May 23, 1993. Kay and I did this together and by ourselves. Such an organization was a long-time coming. Booker T. Washington had such a vision at the beginning of the 20th Century. He called it the National Negro Business League

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Gold climbs to six-year high and bond yields collapse as fears of a global slowdown mount

Frazzled investors are rushing to buy gold and government bonds as fears of a global recession, sparked by a trade war, grow more real.

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9 top administration officials who told Trump 'no' -- and what happened next

Two weeks before she was fired, Kirstjen Nielsen told President Donald Trump "no."

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He couldn't hack it as a drug-sniffing dog. Now he's conservation's best friend

Let's face it: All dogs like to smell poop. But this dog smells something else, too -- opportunity.

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The worst Super Bowl ever

The worst Super Bowl in history has just ended, and I am debating whether to:

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These are the victims of the Florida yoga studio shooting

Police have identified the women who were killed Friday when a gunman stormed a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida, and opened fire.

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Israel defends secret Gaza operation that led to death of IDF solider and Hamas commander

The Israeli army has defended a secret operation inside Gaza that left one of its officers dead, after it was forced to pull out its soldiers in an effort that ended in the deaths of seven Palestinians, including a senior Hamas military commander.

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The owner of the Thousand Oaks bar where 12 people died is unsure if reopening 'is going to feel right'

As Thousand Oaks comes to grips with the dual traumas of a deadly mass shooting and destructive wildfires, Brian Hynes will have to decide whether to reopen the Southern California bar where 12 people were killed.