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Who you should root for in the NFL playoffs. Here's our handy guide.
Football lovers, welcome to the holiest time of the season: The NFL playoffs. Over the next few weeks, the postseason teams will slowly be whittled down to two, culminating in that most sacred of events on February 3: The big, long Super Bowl commercial with a football game squeezed in between.
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Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords to help introduce gun background check legislation
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords will return to Capitol Hill this week to help Democrats, who now control the House, introduce a bill requiring background checks on private transactions related to gun sales.
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Wall Street launches new stock exchange, taking direct aim at NYSE and Nasdaq
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are hearing some footsteps behind them today.
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Executive Producer Dream Hampton Talks “Surviving R. Kelly”
For Dream Hampton, who served as executive producer of the much-talked about “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary, the explosive revelations in the film were just the tip of the iceberg.
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There are fewer gig jobs than you think. Economists walk back study that showed huge increase
It was one of the most striking findings of 2016: The share of workers in "alternative" work arrangements, such as Uber drivers and other independent contractors, had risen dramatically over the previous decade.
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Sears could be running out of time
Time is running out for Sears. The bankrupt retailer could be forced to start the process of shutting down as soon as Tuesday if it doesn't accept the only bid to save it.
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Saudi teenager who fled her family allowed to stay in Thailand for now
A Saudi teenager who flew to Thailand to escape her family in Kuwait will be allowed to stay in the country for now, Thai officials said Monday.
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What you'll see less of at CES this year: Chinese vendors
In another sign of the strains between the American and Chinese business worlds, the countries' technology cold war has boiled over to America's largest tech trade show.
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World Bank president's resignation opens up possible challenge to Trump from developing countries
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim abruptly resigned nearly three years ahead of schedule on Monday, setting up an opening for President Donald Trump to fill -- and a potential clash with other countries over the long-standing practice of the US making the appointment.
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Golden Globes honor 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' 'Green Book' in a night of surprises
It was supposed to be "A Star is Born's" night. Instead, top honors went to another popular movie about the unlikely rise of a powerhouse singer.
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Suspect arrested in case of father who was killed while camping with daughters
Prosecutors say a 35-year-old father who was fatally shot while camping with his daughters in June was killed by the same man who opened fire on a number of unsuspecting campers and motorists in the past few years.
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'The Bachelor,' Golden Globes and the blurring of reality from 'reality'
"The Bachelor" returns on Monday, meaning countless tweets and recaps will be devoted to its dramatically structured quest for love.
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Kroger and Microsoft partner up to take on Amazon
Kroger is tapping Microsoft to help create grocery stores of the future, and keep up with Amazon and Walmart.
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Congrats on the new baby. Would you like a DNA screening test?
Every baby born in the United States is given a routine blood test to screen for dozens of inherited medical conditions. Now, the U.S. National Institutes of Health is exploring whether to use DNA sequencing to screen newborn babies for additional genetic abnormalities and disorders. Such DNA testing would likely complement, but not replace, the current routine blood tests.
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Tim Cook has a really big iPhone problem
Apple has been fighting gravity for years, and it's starting to lose the battle.
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Twelve African American Men Achieve Highest Rank in Boy Scouting
Since 1910, the Boy Scouts of America have operated at a level of achieving nothing less than their best to honor God, serve their country, and obey the Scout Law. In doing so millions of young men have grown to be “physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.”
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Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price shakes hands with Sheriff Marian Brown after swearing her in as sheriff.
Published on January 4, 2019
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Judge Sharon Burney Swearing In
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Commissioner Adrian Garcia
Published on January 4, 2019
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“Blended” by Sharon M. Draper
One plus one is two. It’s simple: all you have to do is add or count, easy-peasy, a trick you probably learned shortly after you could talk. One plus one is two but as you grow up, you’ll notice that math can get funny and, in the case of the new book “Blended” by Sharon M. Draper, one plus one might suddenly become more.
