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Pope meets with leaders of US Catholic Church 'lacerated' by abuse scandal
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Melania Trump to Address Bullying in Surprise Trip to Michigan
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Family of suicide bombers attacks 3 churches in Indonesia, killing 12, police say
A husband and wife used their four children in a string of deadly suicide attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya that left 12 people dead, according to the country's ranking police official.
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Trump throws ZTE curveball as big week for US-China trade begins
With his pledge to save a major Chinese company from crippling US sanctions, President Donald Trump has delivered yet another twist in the trade clash with Beijing.
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Black History Month Literary Weekend returns to New Orleans
Twenty-time bestselling author Brian W. Smith leads all-star lineup
Twenty-time national bestselling author and New Orleans native Brian W. Smith is set to return to New Orleans for the 4th Annual Black History Month Literary Weekend Feb. 28-29 for two days of workshops, booksignings, and music.
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Dr. Grenita Lathan: Not Compromising to Give Children the Best
Three weeks in and Dr. Grenita Lathan is still smiling. The North Carolina native was recently appointed as Houston ISD Interim Superintendent of the largest school district in Texas and the seventh largest school district in the country with more than 210,000 students and close to 300 schools.
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Featured Artist of The Month: Rising Jazz Aficionado, Houston's Own, Eddie Moore, Creates a Resurgence of Modern-Day Jazz
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Bishop T.D. Jakes, Kenneth Chenault and Tommie Smith Among XCEL Award Honorees
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Dozens dead as wildfires near Athens force people to flee into the sea
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Delta, United and American face showdown with China over Taiwan
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Crimson Cup Welcomes Wholly Grounds Coffee House in Cartersville, Georgia
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Donald Trump's strange, startling weekend on Twitter
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47 State Attorneys General Tell Secretary DeVos to Follow the Law: Forgive Federal Student Loans Held by Disabled Veterans
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Trump pushed to close El Paso border, told admin officials to resume family separations and agents not to admit migrants
President Donald Trump has been pushing to reinstate broader family separation policies and sought to close the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, as his conflict with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen reached a boiling point.
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A father, a charismatic leader, an entrepreneur. These are the Americans killed in the Kenya helicopter crash
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UNC chancellor forced to leave job in 2 weeks after approving removal of the remains of 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue
A day after the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor announced her resignation and approved the removal of the remains of "Silent Sam," a Confederate monument, the school's board asked her to leave weeks earlier than she'd planned.
