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Senate hopeful Kari Lake courts Nikki Haley supporters while calling failed presidential bid a ‘vanity project’
Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake says she will court voters who backed GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley – and those who would have voted for independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema – even as she criticized Haley’s campaign as a “vanity project” in an interview with CNN Wednesday.
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What to know about the order blocking the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies
A federal judge’s order Tuesday prohibiting various Biden administration agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content thrust an under-the-radar lawsuit into the national spotlight.
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Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial for Kenosha shootings opens with jury selection
Kyle Rittenhouse, the armed Illinois teenager who killed two people and wounded another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer, went on trial Monday on homicide charges in a case that will test the distinction between self-defense and vigilante killings.
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NBA stars join fight against stigma surrounding mental illness
Heading from Washington to Los Angeles for the NBA All-Star Game, Dikembe Mutombo watched news reports about the Parkland shooting.
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Phone Service for Millions of Low-Income Americans is at Risk
On November 16, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to support proposals promoted by Chairman Ajit Pai which will dramatically curtail the NAACP-supported Lifeline program.
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Black Firefighters Support Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
With the March 3rd Democratic Primary in less than two weeks, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, …
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Can the Foods You Eat Enhance Your Sex Life?
A new Valentine's Day may bring a new relationship, a new box of chocolates or even fresh new roses. But there's one thing that will probably not be so novel when Cupid makes his latest entry: the notion that certain foods that can actually increase our longing for lovemaking and enhance our sex life.
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Declassification of Russia investigation materials poses a risky gambit for GOP
An outspoken bloc of House conservatives continues to call on President Donald Trump to declassify materials related to the Russia investigation as soon as this week, but their latest effort could backfire if it fails to confirm their allegations of serious misconduct, according to several current and former US officials.
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Congress Week Ahead: Key House Vote On Tax Reform
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a major tax reform bill, a top GOP policy goal that lawmakers say is a must-pass after they failed to repeal and replace Obamacare and are now a year ahead of the 2018 midterms with little to show for total control of Congress.
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What schools can do with their Covid stimulus money
An unprecedented amount of money is flowing to K-12 schools from the federal government and districts are planning to spend it on summer schools, tutoring programs and, in some places, teacher bonuses.
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Trump Tries to Minimize Stinging Defeat
President Donald Trump woke to a self-inflicted political disaster Wednesday morning that even he could not chalk up to fake news, after Republican Roy Moore crashed to defeat in the Alabama Senate race.
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13 people were killed in horrific crash after entering US through hole in Mexico border fence, officials say
The 13 people killed when an SUV was struck by a semitruck in California's Imperial Valley are believed to be among dozens of undocumented migrants who entered the United States through a hole in the border fence with Mexico, the US Border Patrol said Wednesday.
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She once wrote an essay on how to murder your husband. This week a jury found her guilty of murdering her husband
Unlike the antagonists in her steamy romance thrillers, author Nancy Crampton-Brophy did not get away with murder.
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50 migrants dead after being found inside sweltering semitruck in San Antonio, with more hospitalized
Fifty migrants are dead after they and others were found in sweltering conditions in a semitruck in San Antonio, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said Tuesday.
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Racially biased 911 calls are a huge problem. This isn't a solution
The function of the police is to serve and protect. The function of the 911 system is to summon the police to serve and protect. Recently, however, some people have been using 911 to make the police complicit in their racial bias.
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Pfizer CEO says company on track to manufacture 1.3 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses globally next year
With about 50 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine coming this year and about 1.3 billion slated to be manufactured next year, Pfizer is working to meet US demands for more doses, company CEO Albert Bourla said Monday.
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Five people killed in Iran in protests over death of woman in police custody, human rights group says
Five people have been killed by Iranian security forces during protests that were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who was being held in police custody, according to a human rights monitor.
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First Black woman to serve as USDA's No. 2 set to leave department
Jewel Bronaugh, the No. 2 person at the US Department of Agriculture and the first Black woman in the position, will leave the department on Tuesday after a two-year tenure in which she led agency efforts to diversify its workforce and provide relief to farmers of color who say they have been discriminated against over the years.
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Last Clinic Standing
Dona Wells vividly remembers when abortions were illegal. When women had little choice after their contraceptive failed. When some took their chances on dangerous abortions performed by amateurs or even themselves.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. inducts 5 honorary members at #AKABoule2018. From left to right: Deidre Edwards (Honorary Members chairman), Margo Lee Shetterly (Honorary member- …
Published on July 8, 2018
