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Back to School Smells Like Teen Sweating
Summer is winding down with season ending vacations and a few more days to relax which must mean that school will start soon. While Americans are brainwashed into thinking that the last week of August is the official start of fall (pumpkin spiced lattes go on sale) the thermometer says it’s not.
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Tennis Great Zina Garrison and Commissioner Ellis Encourage Youth at Street Olympics Final Event to Keep Late Commissioner Lee’s Tradition Alive
Tennis great Zina Garrison joined Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis on Friday, Aug. 2 to offer words of encouragement to about 2,500 Houston-area youth who competed for medals at the 33rd annual Harris County Street Olympics Final Event at NRG Arena.
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N.C. A&T Hosts 27th Summer Transportation Institute
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has completed its 27th Summer High School Transportation Institute (STI).
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The Dayton shooter's family requests privacy as they mourn the loss of 2 children and 'process the horror'
Mourning the loss of a mass-shooting victim and the gunman himself -- their daughter and their son -- the Betts family is "shocked and devastated by the events of Sunday morning" in Dayton, Ohio, they said in a statement.
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A community targeted: This time it wasn't a viral video or a racist tweet. It was something far more terrifying
Miles beyond the Walmart's walls and days after the gunman pulled the trigger, the massacre that ended 22 lives here has jolted communities that were already on edge.
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Ivan Flores and his son Derek, 4, pose Tuesday near the site of the Walmart shooting in El Paso.
Published on August 7, 2019
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Tucker Carlson wrongly tells his viewers the country's white supremacy problem 'is a hoax'
A version of this article first appeared in the "Reliable Sources" newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
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Chicago mayor slams Ivanka Trump for 'misleading' tweets about the city's recent gun violence
Chicago's Democratic mayor is pushing back against Ivanka Trump's "misleading" tweets about recent gun violence in the city, assailing President Donald Trump's daughter for getting several facts wrong.
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Gold climbs to six-year high and bond yields collapse as fears of a global slowdown mount
Frazzled investors are rushing to buy gold and government bonds as fears of a global recession, sparked by a trade war, grow more real.
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Woman to donate kidney to colleague
Bryan Lee knew one day he would need a new kidney, but he didn't know that day would come so soon.
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Critics question whether Trump visit to El Paso and Dayton is helping the healing
President Donald Trump is traveling Wednesday to the scenes of back-to-back mass shootings that stunned the nation and left at least 31 people dead, but his appearances in Ohio and Texas aren't being well received by all local officials -- some of whom say it would be best if the commander in chief avoided their grief-stricken cities.
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Critics were quick to point out that Trump signed a bill at the beginning of his presidency reversing a regulation under President Barack Obama that …
Published on August 7, 2019
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Can more money prevent mass murder? Authorities look to more monitoring after shootings
Federal authorities would not have known earlier this summer that William Patrick Williams had threatened to "shoot up" a Lubbock, Texas, hotel where he was staying and had amassed weapons, ammunition and tactical gear were it not for Williams' grandmother.
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Trump undercuts plea for unity with return to political attacks
President Donald Trump called for unity during a prepared White House address in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend, but ahead of his trip to visit the communities impacted by gun violence, the consoler-in-chief was back to wedging a partisan divide on Twitter and in front of cameras.
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Milo Ventimiglia says he was told he's too old to play 'Batman'
Usually it's women Hollywood rejects for being too old. Forget to Botox and you're playing someone's grandmother.
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Man says he blacked out, molesting 2 boys under the age of 10
An Independence man has been charged with entering a stranger's home and molesting two boys under the age of 10 on Sunday.
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Greinke Wins Astros Debut 11-6 Over the Rockies
RHP Zack Greinke made his Astros’ debut in front of the largest crowd in attendance for a game this year (43,243) at Minute Maid Park and gave the fans a sample size of what they can expect heading towards the end of the season and into the playoffs. Although Greinke allowed five earned runs, three coming off of a homerun in the top of the sixth inning, he pitched a very efficient game.
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Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's Boston-area mansion was just listed for a cool $39,500,000
Tom Brady's $40 million Boston mansion was listed for sale Tuesday morning, fueling rumors that the six-time Super Bowl champion is leaving New England -- and maybe football, too.
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US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman resigns
US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman has submitted his resignation letter to President Donald Trump and plans to move back home to Utah, according to a source familiar with his thinking.
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US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman has submitted his resignation letter to President Donald Trump and plans to move back home to Utah, according to …
Published on August 6, 2019
