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Homicides dropped by over 10% in America’s biggest cities in 2023
After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly across the board in 2023 – even as the public’s concerns about crime remained at its highest in over two decades.
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Why 'all eyes' will be on the Virginia suburbs this fall
Reassured by the results of California's gubernatorial recall election last week, Democrats now face tougher electoral tests this fall that will measure whether they can defend their most important political advance of the Donald Trump era.
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Gov. Abbott: “I'm keeping a list of lawmake rs who oppose me during special session.” So is Texas Right to Life
Gov. Abbott: “I'm keeping a list of lawmakers who oppose me during special session.” So is Texas Right to Life, and the games have already started even before the opening bell
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After Trumpcare Debacle, President Must Reach Out to Democrats
The decision of House Republicans to torpedo the American Health Care Act (AHCA), their own leadership's plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a stunning defeat for President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan.
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Stockholm Truck Attack Leaves Two Dead and Many Injured
At least two people were killed when a truck was driven into pedestrians on the busiest street in the center of Stockholm, the Swedish Security Service said.
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Over The Edge: Reliving Houston's Dance With The 2020 Royal Rumble
Minute Maid Park hosted the WWE Royal Rumble for the first time ever on January 26, 2020.
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SCOTUS Nomination Is An Insult to All Ginsburg Stood For
Upon the untimely death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Donald Trump promised to name "a woman" to fill her seat, as if the sum of Ginsburg's identity was her gender. In fact, the woman that Trump has nominated -- Amy Coney Barrett -- is an insult to all that Ginsburg stood for.
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Bad Blood
Benches clear as Astros and Dodgers faced each other in Houston for the first time since 2017
Ever been out somewhere and notice a fixture that causes you to reminisce about the past? It could be a park that you and a significant other use to go to just to talk. Or that one restaurant that you used to go to as a kid that just took you back to your younger days? Now not all memories will be pleasant. Some of those places could take you back to some tumultuous times in your life and cause some real emotions to stir up.
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Obama issues first 2020 endorsements: 'Our country's future hangs on this election'
Former President Barack Obama on Monday issued his first wave of 2020 down-ballot endorsements and backed more than 100 Democratic candidates with the goal of helping Democrats keep control of the House of Representatives, win a majority of the Senate and win at the state level ahead of redistricting.
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Joe Biden will no longer travel to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination
Joe Biden will no longer accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, officials said Wednesday, in the latest and strongest sign that the Democratic National Convention will be almost entirely virtual due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Attorney for Sacramento shooting victim: 'Why didn't you try to help him?'
An attorney for the family of Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old black man shot and killed by Sacramento Police, said police showed no "humanity" toward Clark after he had been shot.
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Egypt elections: Polls open as Sisi faces little contest
Polls have opened in Egypt's presidential election on Monday, starting three days of voting across the country.
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Amid natural disaster, what can leaders do to help?
New paper examines examples of good leadership before, during and after Hurricane Harvey
When faced with natural or unnatural disaster, leaders can take action by building teamwork skills, fostering open communication, supporting affected team members, and leading by example, according to a new article from psychologists at Rice University.
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Brett Kavanaugh just took a MAJOR step toward the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh took a major step forward on the Senate floor Friday morning, as 51 senators voted to end debate in the chamber and move toward a vote on final confirmation on Saturday.
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Mario Batali Steps Away From Business, TV Show Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Celebrity chef Mario Batali is stepping away from his restaurant business and ABC television show amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Is your pharmacist under a 'gag rule' about drug prices?
Independent pharmacist Ira Katz has been serving the eclectic community of Little Five Points in Atlanta for 37 years. But it wasn't until Georgia passed a law last year banning "gag rules" that Katz could legally tell his patients they might save big bucks on their prescriptions if they paid cash or used a lower-priced generic.
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Where in the world is Mark Zuckerberg? Frustrated Facebook execs are asking
Frustration is brewing at top levels inside Facebook over what has become a pattern during the controversies that have bedeviled the company recently: The public silence of co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Material Witnesses Detained for Months Without Due Process
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the law firm of Gibbs & Bruns LLP recently filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 150 people detained as potential witnesses for federal prosecutions at La Salle County Regional Detention Center near Laredo. None of the people detained have had a hearing or opportunity to contest the legality of their detention.
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DONALD TRUMP'S ALL-CAPS IRAN TWEET IS A BIG DEAL
First, an admission: I have no idea why President Donald Trump tweeted the following at 11:24 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday night:
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Donald Trump sent the worst tweet of his presidency this morning
President Donald Trump has sent a lot of bad tweets. He's tweeted things that aren't true. He's tweeted personal attacks about everyone from Hillary Clinton to Mika Brzezinski and back. He's called North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un "Little Rocket Man." But a tweet he sent Monday morning -- just hours before sitting down with Russian President Vladimir Putin -- has to be the worst.
