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AboutThatCar.com: 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer
When you think of Mitsubishi, it’s a question of is the glass half full or is it half empty. It just might be tilting toward the former now that Renault Nissan has purchased a controlling interest in the Japanese automaker. But until the combination is ready to execute the new business plan, Mitsubishi must solider on with its current products. And they’re not bad.
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Search Continues for Missing Plane in Ohio
Another day of combing Lake Erie turned up empty Tuesday in a search for a small plane authorities believe crashed after taking off from a Cleveland airport.
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Republicans to Leave Town Without Health Care Deal
No deal on legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare is expected before lawmakers head home for a two-week break, putting a cap for now on the on-again, off-again talks that have divided the Republican party.
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United Airlines Shows How to Make a PR Crisis a Total Disaster
Last month, United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz was named U.S. Communicator of the Year by the magazine PRWeek.
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Here's How You Use Government Data Without Even Realizing It
Imagine moving to a new city: How will you know which schools to choose, appliances to purchase, or what the morning commute will be? Government data plays a role in all of those answers.
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Kal Penn's Old Audition Scripts Highlight Hollywood Typecasting
Kal Penn spends his days at the fictional White House on ABC's "Designated Survivor." But the actor took to Twitter on Tuesday to remember the days when his acting career's survival meant auditioning for a number of offensive roles.
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White House: Trump Paid $38 Million in Income Tax in 2005
President Donald Trump paid $38 million in taxes on income of more than $150 million in 2005, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.
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AboutThatCar.com: 2017 Kia Soul Turbo
The Kia Soul has survived in a niche where many have failed. It is a square box yet stylish, sassy and it had a little bit of sex appeal. What’s more, this year’s edition was beefed up with added power.
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“Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring” by Enigma Alberti & Tony Cliff
You’ve seen a lot of things you weren’t supposed to see. Some might call you “snoopy.” Others might say you’re “nosy,” but you understand that keeping your eyes open, finding information, and knowing what you’re not supposed to know can sometimes be a good thing. And in the new book “Spy on History: Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring” by Enigma Alberti & Tony Cliff, sleuthing and snooping can change history.
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'Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes Too,' DREAMer's Post Goes Viral
As someone who's often spoken out for the so-called "dreamers," Belen Sisa is used to the ugly epithets that's hurled her way. But that still didn't prepare her for the bile that followed when she posted a photo of her holding up her tax returns and a message for President Trump.
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Detroit-Hamtramck to be GM’s First Assembly Plant 100 Percent Devoted to Electric Vehicles
$2.2 billion investment will support 2,200 good-paying manufacturing jobs
General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) vision of an all-electric future is coming into clearer focus and gaining momentum with a $2.2 billion investment at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. GM’s first all-electric truck will be a pickup with production scheduled to begin in late 2021. This will be followed soon after by the Cruise Origin, a shared, electric, self-driving vehicle unveiled by Cruise in San Francisco last week. Detroit-Hamtramck will be GM’s first fully-dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to take another census case
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene and allow it to wrap up the 2020 census by blocking a lower court opinion requiring the count to continue until the end of October.
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BlackRock is soaring as investors plow money into ETFs
BlackRock, the owner of the wildly popular iShares family of exchange-traded funds and the world's largest asset manager, has gotten even bigger during the Covid-19 pandemic. BlackRock said Tuesday that it now has $7.8 trillion in assets under management, a 12% increase from last year.
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Texas African American Leaders Endorse Democratic Judicial Candidates
Justice is On the Ballot as African American Democrats Call for Fair Courts
Prominent African American leaders from Texas' two largest counties today announce their endorsement of Democrats running for statewide courts, and also emphasize the need to vote down ballot in regional and local court races. Democrats have fielded a full slate of statewide judicial candidates for the first time in more than a decade.
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Women: Transform A Dismal Year Into A Happier Personal Journey
COVID-19 has played havoc with many people’s careers, but it may have been especially detrimental to women.
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US Women's National Team stars on equal pay: To win that fight is bigger than World Cup victory
When you have the chance to sign two star soccer players from the US Women's National Team, who happen to be winners of the 2019 Women's World Cup in France, the decision would seem to be a no-brainer.
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'The Way I See It' filters the Obama presidency through Pete Souza's lens
Pete Souza became an unlikely political figure, stepping out from his behind-the-scenes role as official White House photographer and into the spotlight with Instagram posts jabbing President Trump, which became the book "Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents." That provides the foundation for a documentary, "The Way I See It," which offers an insider's view of Barack Obama presidency through Souza's unerring lens.
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The HBCU Community Must Stand With Billionaire Philanthropist Robert Smith
I have admired Black billionaire Robert Smith since I first discovered him years ago, long before he transformed the lives of an entire graduating class from Morehouse College, the only all male historically Black college. I thought highly of Smith when he contributed to Carnegie Hall and Cornell University. I even thought of traveling to Dallas or anywhere that I might meet him to share ideas about investing in HBCUs. I was so proud when the wealthiest Black man in America retired the debt of so many promising young men. The act established Smith as a preeminent thought leader of our time.
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Pompeo's wife emailed State Department staff for help with personal Christmas cards, source says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's wife asked State Department staff to help send personal family Christmas cards, according to an email exchange obtained by the State Department Office of Inspector General as part of an investigation into potential misuse of taxpayer resources, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
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Senate Democrats seek answers on US citizenship policy affecting children of same-sex couples born abroad
Senate Democrats are seeking answers from the State Department after a number of cases in which the children of same-sex US parents born abroad did not have their birthright citizenship recognized.
