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A record number of women will serve in the next Congress
A record number of women will be elected to Congress this year, CNN projects -- but barely.
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Users are split over Black Twitter's chances to survive under Elon Musk
Black Twitter is mourning the possible end of the influential community they found on Twitter more than a decade ago, but users are split between finding a new app or staying put.
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Published on December 2, 2022
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Buffalo grocery store mass shooter pleads guilty to terrorism and murder charges in racist attack
The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three in May in a racist attack at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty Monday to state charges of domestic terrorism as a hate crime, murder and attempted murder.
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America's gun epidemic is deadlier than ever, and there are vast disparities in who's dying
Firearm deaths surged in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing a record number of people in 2021. But as America's gun epidemic gets worse, its burden is not equal.
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What travel warnings do other nations give their citizens about US violence?
American travelers -- at least those of the cautious variety -- might be familiar with the US State Department's travel advisories.
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House Democrats pick Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Nancy Pelosi, the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress
House Democrats chose caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries of New York to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats in the chamber next year, a historic move that will make him the first Black person to lead one of the two major parties in either chamber of Congress.
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Atlanta school under federal investigation after allegations principal assigned Black students to classes based on race
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into an Atlanta public elementary school after allegations the principal was assigning Black students to certain classes.
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The Toy Authority Announces Winners of 2022 People’s Play Awards
The Toy Authority, the leader in short form video focused on toys, announced today the winners of the 2022 People’s Play Awards. Consumers had cast their votes for their favorite toys across 17 categories helping to create a list of the most-wanted products just in time for the holiday shopping season.
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Tecovas Opens Houston Flagship Store at CITYCENTRE
Expanding Houston’s Footprint at Shopping, Dining, and Entertainment Destination
Houston-based Midway, a privately owned, fully integrated real estate investment and development firm, is pleased to announce that Tecovas has recently opened its newest flagship store in Houston at CITYCENTRE, Houston’s premier mixed-use destination for office space, upscale shopping, dining, and entertainment. Located on Town & Country Blvd. next to Warby Parker and Lily Rain, this marks the third store in the Houston area for the Austin-based western brand
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Forget the Naughty or Nice List - 3 in 10 Americans Landed on Santa's Injured List
As we all get into the season to be jolly, are we neglecting our personal safety while preparing for the holidays? 30% of Americans have been injured doing holiday related activities according to the latest ValuePenguin.com by LendingTree survey of more than 2,000 Americans. Here are our key findings
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LL Cool J and a Host of the Culture's Biggest Icons Set to be Honored at The 5th Annual Urban One Honors in ATL
Today, Urban One is taping the 5th annual URBAN ONE HONORS in Atlanta, GA. The two-hour telecast will premiere on Monday, January 16, 2023, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on TV One and Cleo TV, a division of Urban One and will be hosted by R&B singer and actor, Tank. The televised event heralds the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in entertainment, media, music, education, and the community.
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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Statement on District 135 Election Contest
The candidate who lost to State Representative Jon Rosenthal (District 135) by more than 6,000 votes in the general election has filed an official election contest to challenge the results of that race. Mike May, who filed his petition with the Secretary of State on Tuesday, November 29, claims voters were unable to cast their ballot because polling sites did not have sufficient paper ballots.
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Investigators still believe Idaho college students' killings were targeted, police say after confusing statements
After a day of confusing statements, police investigating last month's killings of four University of Idaho students emphasized Thursday they still believe the attack was targeted -- though they haven't concluded "if the target was the residence or its occupants."
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HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial: 'An important step forward'
An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies among a small group of volunteers in a Phase 1 study. The findings suggest that a two-dose regimen of the vaccine, given eight weeks apart, can elicit immune responses against the human immunodeficiency virus.
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Published on December 1, 2022
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Husband who beat his wife to death sentenced to 55 years in prison
A Houston man who killed his wife at her Chinatown beauty school and staged the scene to look like a robbery was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Thursday, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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Biden and Macron affirm commitment to Ukraine but diverge on willingness to speak with Putin
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday demonstrated a united front in addressing the ongoing war in Ukraine but offered divergent answers over their willingness to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, relaying that they spent much their recent meeting discussing the invasion.
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Supreme Court says Biden's student loan forgiveness program remains blocked for now, schedules arguments for February
The Supreme Court said Thursday that President Joe Biden's student loan debt forgiveness program will remain blocked for now, but the justices agreed to hear oral arguments in the case in February, with a decision expected by June.
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Congressman Don McEachin of Virginia Dies at 61
Congressman McEachin was only 61. He was the first African American to be nominated to run as Virginia Attorney General. McEachin was only the third African American to serve in the U.S. Congress from Virginia along with John Mercer Langston and Bobby Scott.
