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The Lie About Voter Fraud Is The Real Fraud
After President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey because of, as Trump admitted, the "Russian thing," he struck a new blow to American democracy: He created a commission on "election integrity," stemming from his fantastical claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election.
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Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald Tops List of Global Minority Business Leaders
CEO of world’s largest leisure travel company ranked first out of 100 global business executives on the 2017 EMpower 100 Ethnic Minority Leaders List
EMpower 100 celebrates the work of black, Asian and minority executives committed to workplace diversity and inclusion across businesses in U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland
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Washington Awaits CBO Score of Senate Health Care Bill
The Congressional Budget Office as soon as Monday will give its report of the Senate GOP health care bill, and the results may well determine the fate of the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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Exporting Oil and Gas Will Import Economic Growth
What could turn out to be President Obama's most effective economic policies only just happened: ending the 40-year ban on U.S. crude oil exports and approving terminal construction to export U.S. liquefied natural gas. And a Donald Trump presidency likely means expansion and acceleration of those efforts.
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County Attorney Ryan Wins Court Order To Stop Lawyer Defrauding Clients
Charged Thousands for Immigration Work Not Done
Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan has won a court order against an attorney who was charging his clients thousands of dollars for immigration legal work that was never performed.
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Black and Latino Amazon Drivers File Discrimination Class Action
Complaints Allege Amazon Illegally Fired Drivers Based On Overly Stringent Background Checks
A group of eight Black and Latino former Amazon drivers filed class action complaints this morning with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), charging that Amazon illegally discriminated against them and other similarly-situated drivers when it fired them last year. The complaints allege that Amazon’s mass termination of predominantly minority drivers was based on an overly stringent background check policy that included old and minor offenses, and came months after the drivers were on the job and performing successfully.
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Business Owners Stand by Decision to Fire Workers Who Protested
Jim Serowski said his employees told him they planned to skip work on Thursday to participate in "A Day Without Immigrants," the nationwide day of protest.
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South Carolina Women Run Away From Mississippi State For First National Title
A’ja Wilson scored 23 points to help coach Staley and South Carolina win their first national championship with a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday night.
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Voting Is Underway For the Home Depot 2017 Retool Your School Program
Black Hollywood’s brightest stars rally together to show their support of the popular grant program supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Continuing its commitment to our nation’s accredited Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), The Home Depot® announced today that voting is underway for the 2017 Retool Your School Grant Program. The program is in its eighth consecutive year, and this year, nine HBCUs will be awarded a total of $360,000 for campus improvements.
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Obamacare Survived: What All This Means For You
Republicans have shelved their plans to repeal Obamacare, so the sweeping health reform act remains the law of the land.
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Governor Ivey announces $72.34 million in CARES Act funds for higher education
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday awarded $72.34 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund for higher education institutions to support the purchase of technology and infrastructure related to remote instruction and distance learning, officials announced.
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Lawsuits hit mail-in ballots in four states
You've heard of Kanye West. You've probably never heard of Howie Hawkins. And you might not have realized he's also running for president.
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Fact-checking Trump's false claims on unsolicited ballots
President Donald Trump has been waging a disinformation campaign against mail-in voting for months, but recently, he's seized on a particular statistic to support the narrative that this election is prime for widespread fraud.
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Derecho moves southeast after storms leave more than 1 million without power overnight
A line of severe storms that ripped through the Midwest, leaving almost 1 million customers without power in Iowa and Illinois alone, dissipated Tuesday as it headed toward the Southeast.
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5 things for March 23: White House, Sacramento protests, government funding
The Dalai Lama's slowing down. He's cutting out foreign travel for the rest of this year because of his age and exhaustion. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Tariff fallout; China's oil trade; Remington bankruptcy
1. Trade war fears: Wall Street is bracing for more fallout from President Donald Trump's tariff announcements. US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin calmed nerves a little on Sunday, telling Fox News that he was "cautiously hopeful" the United States and China could reach an agreement that would avert the tariffs.
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Census citizenship question could prompt blank response
As community leaders grapple with how to handle a citizenship question on the 2020 Census, some are contemplating the idea of non-citizens leaving it blank while filling out the rest of the form to make sure that minority groups are still counted.
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CEOs are scaling back hiring and spending because of trade fears
America's leading CEOs are scaling back plans for hiring and spending because of President Trump's aggressive trade policy.
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5 Cautionary Tips for College Grads Itching to Become Entrepreneurs
As the college Class of 2018 ventures out into the working world, many of them will choose to work for themselves, or at least entertain the thought.
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The Forgotten Issue - Police Violence Against Black Men (and Women)
A photo of Colin Kaepernick tweeted out by Jennifer Lee Chan on August 26, 2016 launched a public debate. Kaepernick stated his action (sitting, which led to kneeling, during the anthem) was due to the oppression of people of color and ongoing issues with police brutality.
