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'We lost children, mothers, fathers, neighbors and friends,' Alabama's governor says after tornadoes

Lashawn Wilson sat crammed between her 72-year-old mother, her son and her husband in the bathroom of her mom's home.

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'Where is Stephon's justice?' Tension remains after more than 80 arrested in Sacramento protest

Dozens of protesters bearing bearing photos of Stephon Clark and Black Lives Matter signs were arrested Monday night in a show of disobedience against the decision to not file charges against the police officers who killed Clark.

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Tornado survivor says she missed the onslaught 'by minutes.' Not 'one chance' we would have survived

Jessica Chandler and her four children weren't home when a tornado tore through their Alabama neighborhood on Sunday and destroyed their house.

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This teen defied his mom and got vaccinated. This week, he'll testify to Congress about need for vaccines

Ethan Lindenberger will testify Tuesday in front of a Senate committee on preventable disease outbreaks and the misinformation that causes them.

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Stephon Clark's family announces ‘legacy weekend’ one year after his death

Stephon Clark's family announced they plan to hold a legacy weekend celebration of Clark's life beginning March 15 and ending March 18, the anniversary of his death.

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Judge Lina Hidalgo Commits to Harris County

Lina Hidalgo’s strikingly small figure and bright-eyed Latina looks caused political handicappers to dismiss her at 27-years-old for most of 2018. However, that happens no more around Harris County, where in her second month as the top elected official in America’s third largest county, Harris County Judge Hidalgo oversees a $4.1 billion budget that employs more than 17,000 people.

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Democrats divided on new Medicare for all bill

Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood was a kid in a swimming class when her heart began to race. She was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, which has since shaped her life in every way, from her preference for caffeine-free diet Coke to her career starting out as a registered nurse.

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Commissioners Court Appoints Genesis E. Draper to County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 Judge

Based on the motion from Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Commissioners Court on Tuesday appointed Genesis E. Draper – an assistant public defender in the Harris County Public Defender’s Office – to fill the judicial vacancy at Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12.

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Our Democracy Depends On a Free and Fair Vote

In North Carolina, the State Board of Elections has thrown out the election results in its 9th congressional district for fraudulent activity -- probably the first time in U.S. history this has happened. The fraud was committed by a campaign, not by voters, and by a Republican, not a Democrat. For years, Republicans have campaigned for voting restrictions claiming, as Donald Trump has repeatedly, that voter fraud is widespread. In fact, it's not ineligible voters distorted election results, but rather the fraudulent efforts of an embattled Republican Party to rig the rules that has led to election irregularities.

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Houston Homeownership to Get $6.1 Million Boost

Wells Fargo & Company, NeighborWorks® America and its local network members today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT® program will expand for Houston with a $6.1 million commitment by Wells Fargo to boost local homeownership. NeighborWorks America network members Avenue, Fifth Ward CRC and Tejano Center will administer the $15,000 down payment assistance grants, determine eligibility and provide homebuyer education.

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Website shows people where to find a "happy ending" massage

"Where Fantasy Meets Reality," is how a website called Rubmaps.com sells itself to show people where they can find a "happy ending" massage all over the United States.

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Grassley to Big Pharma: 'I'm sick and tired of the blame game'

Sen. Chuck Grassley opened a hearing into the rising costs of prescription medicine on Tuesday by blasting Big Pharma, saying that skyrocketing prices are hurting Americans and that the time has come for a reckoning.

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Doctor donates kidney to co-worker

A local doctor is giving her co-worker another chance at life. Once Dr. Melanie Altizer found out her friend at Lee Health, Marianne McGiffin needed a kidney transplant she went and got tested to be a donor.

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Pennsylvania mother and daughter accused of killing five relatives

A Pennsylvania mother and her daughter are in police custody, accused of killing five of their relatives, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.

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Man holds minor captive for months

A Brandon man held a minor captive inside his home for 52 days, according to court documents. The Navy veteran, 39-year-old Thomas Hill, faces four felonies for allegedly driving across state lines to take the minor.

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Spike Lee, Regina King, “Black Panther” and More Win at 91st Academy Awards

2019 is arguably the year of #OscarsSoBlack. According to the Los Angeles Times, this year set the record for the most individual Black winners of Academy Awards, with seven victors in six categories.

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They had abortions late in their pregnancies. These are their stories

Strangers have called them monsters, trolled them on social media and said their living children should be taken away. Their darkest moments are judged and politicized by figures who know nothing about them. They feel like involuntary pawns in an ugly, vicious game they didn't ask to play.

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The cases of Robert Kraft, R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein tell us something awful about powerful men and poor women

At ESPN Magazine, a few male executives had a common lunchtime joke. It went something like this:

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Out-of-state nurses provide care to asylum seekers

Out-of-state registered nurses who are a part of the California Nurses Foundation and National Nurses United are continuing to come to Tucson to help care for migrants at the Benedictine Monastery.

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Federal judge rules male-only draft is unconstitutional

A federal judge who ruled the Selective Service System's men-only registration unconstitutional late Friday rejected the reasoning of a 1981 Supreme Court decision, opting for the recent women's rights rationale of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the contemporary court.