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5 Things for November 14: Roy Moore, Clinton, Quake, Puerto Rico, Blood Pressure

For the first time in almost 60 years, Italy won't be in the World Cup. Hey, Team USA feels your pain. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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AboutThatCar.com: 2017 Toyota Yaris iA

You wouldn’t think that there is much to say about a car that costs $16,815. But the 2017 Toyota Yaris iA was so nice that we actually forgot that its price was less than $20K

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Morehouse Grad’s DVDs Tell Black Stories

Morehouse College graduate, Rex Barnett, has produced one of the largest documentary catalogs in the nation featuring Black achievers. “We have to own our own media companies that produce programs about us,” said Mr. Barnett. “I started History On Video to show the positive side of Black people. For me, this has been a labor of love.”

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Looking Diabetes in the Eye During Diabetes Awareness Month

Eye Exam Can Detect Illness

When an eye doctor peers into the back of your eye, a diabetes diagnosis could be staring back. An eye examination can be the first step in detecting diabetic retinopathy, a condition where high blood sugar damages blood vessels in the light-sensitive part of the eye, the retina. Bleeding, swelling and scarring in the retina can cause permanent vision loss.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Introduces Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act to Address Gun Violence!

Jackson Lee: “While I continue to mourn the tragic killings in Texas and offer prayers and concerns for the victims and their families, moments of silence are not enough. We must do something to stop the carnage.”

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Trump Hails South Korea's Golfers in Speech -- So Who Are the Best?

Amid talk of missiles and nuclear tests, US President Donald Trump found time to praise the skill of South Korea's female golfers during a speech in Seoul, Wednesday.

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In a Small Kentucky Coal Town, Joblessness Leads to a Health Crisis

In the small Appalachian town of Hazard, Kentucky, doctors at the local medical center have identified a high-stakes epidemic that has them scrambling in a race against time.

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America's Cup: How Life Has Changed for New Zealand's Winning Sailors

They carried the weight of a nation on their shoulders and were lauded as heroes when they returned home to New Zealand after winning the America's Cup.

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Trump Dismisses Question On Extreme Vetting for Gun Ownership

President Donald Trump said Tuesday "there would have been no difference three days ago" in the deadly Texas shooting if an extreme vetting policy for gun ownership had been in place.

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NASA Opens $2 Million Third Phase of 3D-Printed Habitat Competition

Future missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond will require innovative options to shelter our explorers, and we won't be able to carry all of the materials with us from Earth. NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a Centennial Challenges competition, seeks ways to create or develop the technologies needed to create such habitats on-site, and challenges citizen inventors to lead the way. Today, NASA and challenge partner Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois, announce the opening of Phase 3 of the competition for team registration.

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5 Things for November 7: Church Family's Heartbreak

Before the massacre, the First Baptist Church meant everything to Sutherland Springs, Texas. These videos show why. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Texas Gunman Killed His Grandmother-in-law And 25 Others at Church

The gunman behind the Texas church massacre killed his grandmother-in-law during the attack, multiple friends of the woman told CNN.

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Astros Coach Rich Dauer Recovering From Surgery

First base coach on the road to recovery at Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston Astros first base coach Rich Dauer suffered a blood clot to his brain and was rushed to Houston Methodist Hospital immediately after the parade celebration on Friday afternoon. The doctors at Houston Methodist performed emergency surgery. Surgery was successful with many answered prayers and Coach Dauer is on the road to recovery. The Dauer family specifically requests for all media to respect the family’s privacy during this time.

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Former Gang Member Helps At-risk Youth

Shanduke McPhatter grew up in the Brooklyn projects. "Some nights, I had to eat a syrup sandwich. That was what dinner was. And that hunger will send you out to look for a different way, like going into the store to steal a cake or something to put food in my stomach," McPhatter said.

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Madagascar Plague Outbreak Has Killed 133, May Be Slowing Down

The spread of a plague outbreak in Madagascar may finally be slowing down. The epidemic, which began in August, has taken the lives of 133 people and resulted in 1,836 suspected or confirmed cases.

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US Leaders React to Texas Church Shooting

US leaders reacted with horror and sorrow to the mass shooting Sunday at a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, with some calling for action on gun control as the death toll mounted.

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Texas Church Shooting Leaves 26 Dead, Including 8 Members of One Family

The gunman in Sunday's church mass shooting had in-laws who attended the church -- but those in-laws were not present at the time of the massacre, Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt told reporters.

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5 Things for November 6: Texas Church Shooting

Just over a month after the Las Vegas mass shooting, another community is torn apart by gun violence. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Chris Brown Drops New Album with 45 Tracks

Chris Brown dropped his latest album on Tuesday morning, but if you have plans to listen to it in full, you better grab a seat.

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CDC Initiative Reports Decline in Death Rates from Diseases That Disparately Plague African-Americans

Diseases resulting from tobacco use, obesity, and diabetes; plus heart disease and stroke. These are some of the leading causes of death among African-Americans, according to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).