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McCain Again Takes On Trump, Says 'it's time to wake up'
Sen. John McCain warned of the dangers that he said nationalist and isolationist ideas pose to democracy in a speech at the US Naval Academy Monday night, his latest veiled swipe at the policies of President Donald Trump, though he didn't mention the President by name.
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Wells Fargo's CEO is getting a 36% raise after the bank's nightmare year
Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan got a 36% raise after one of the darkest years in the bank's history.
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'The View' pays tribute to Barbara Walters
"The View" returned from its holiday hiatus to pay tribute to its creator, Barbara Walters, who died last week at 93 years old.
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Barrier-Breaking Activist and Entertainer Harry Belafonte Dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the dashing singer, actor and activist who became an indispensable supporter of the civil rights movement, has died, his publicist Ken Sunshine told CNN.
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Denver police raided wrong house; officers relied on phone tracking app - grandmother gets $3.76 million
A Colorado jury has awarded $3.76 million to a grandmother whose house was damaged and ransacked after Denver police relied solely on Apple’s “Find My” app and stormed the wrong home, according to court documents.
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Remembering Bobbi Kristina Brown
Bobbi Kristina Brown died at the age of 22 on Sunday, July 26, 2015. She …
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Wheaton College identified the victim as Ethan Roser, 19, a freshman transfer student from Cincinnati, Ohio. Roser died after being accidentally struck with a hammer …
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SUPERCHARGED History Is Made As Two New Dormitories Are Named After Black & Latino Donors For The First Time in Princeton University's 275-Year History.
The Two New Dormitories were Named After Kwanza Jones, Princeton '93, Artist And CEO of SUPERCHARGED, and José E. Feliciano, Princeton '94, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital.
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Personal touch brings Houston-area family to recovery finish line
A survivor story: One year after Hurricane Harvey
Rose Pickens knew more about floods and federal disaster assistance than most people when Hurricane Harvey hit. She had received aid from FEMA after her house was damaged in the Memorial Day 2016 flood, and through her role as director of a local nonprofit, she had assisted many impoverished families whose homes had flooded. Rose Pickens knew more about floods and federal disaster assistance than most people when Hurricane Harvey hit. She had received aid from FEMA after her house was damaged in the Memorial Day 2016 flood, and through her role as director of a local nonprofit, she had assisted many impoverished families whose homes had flooded.
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Puzzling Number Of Men Tied To Ferguson Protests Have Died
Two young men were found dead inside torched cars. Three others died of apparent suicides. Another collapsed on a bus, his death ruled an overdose
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Jocelyn K. Allen to Receive the 2017 Patricia L. Tobin Media Professional Award
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) proudly announces the selection of Jocelyn K. Allen as the recipient of the 2017 Patricia L. Tobin Media Professional Award.
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Legendary boxer Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker dies after he's hit by a vehicle
Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, considered one of the greatest lightweight boxers of all time, died Sunday after he was hit by a vehicle in Virginia, police said.
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Man dies from infection that he got from eating oyster in Sarasota
Health officials say that a 71-year-old man died after eating a bad oyster in Sarasota earlier this month.
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Cornyn Statement on HUD Announcement of $50 Million in Federal Aid for Texas Disaster Relief
Supported Funding as Part of Recently-Passed Omnibus Appropriations Bill
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it would award the state of Texas $50,753,000 to support disaster recovery efforts:
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DMX, rapper and actor, dies at 50
DMX, a rapper known as much for his troubles as his music, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 50.
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Rapper XXXTentacion Foreshadowed His Own Death
XXXTentacion spoke on his death before he was killed Monday. The 20-year-old rapper, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was gunned down in an apparent robbery in Broward County, Florida, police said.
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Council Member Dave Martin's District E Newsletter - July 2017
As we head further into summer, my City Council colleagues and I continue to fight for district projects in the City of Houston's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Since being sworn into office, I continue to see, year after year, the amount of tax dollars for CIP projects allocated inequitably across the 11 council districts. This year's proposed plan, which was given to city council members late last week, shows a total of 7% of all CIP dollars going towards District E, doubling the amount of CIP dollars we received last year. Last year District E only received 3% of the total CIP dollars distributed among Council Districts.
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The Black Lives Matter Movement is the Enemy of African Americans
The first thing that I have to say is that I am an African American man living in the Minneapolis area. I have to state this now; otherwise I would probably be called a racist.
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Ari Lennox arrested in Amsterdam, cites racist treatment
American R&B singer Ari Lennox was arrested at Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Monday for disturbing public order, Dutch military police said after she had accused airline staff of racial discrimination.
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1 dead, 9 injured after what appears to be the 'result of a large crowd pushing' at a concert in Rochester, New York
A 33-year-old woman is dead and nine others are injured "as a result of a large crowd pushing" during a concert Sunday night in Rochester, New York, police said.
