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Vladimir Putin bows to his most dangerous enemy
The kids are alright. Or so says Vladimir Putin, defender of Slavic values, crusher of political dissent and (it seems) indulgent fan of Russian rap music.
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Domestic violence: Get help and be a part of the change
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was arrested in late November on a domestic violence charge, just hours before he was to take the field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Why you should be skeptical of Tom Steyer 2020
Businessman and activist Tom Steyer has entered 2020 presidential race, after originally saying he wouldn't run.
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Beyond the Rhetoric: The Evolution of the National Black Chamber of Commerce – Part 4
When Kay and I were introduced to each other at the Detroit Metro Airport it was Spring which in Detroit is always beautiful and exhilarating after another hard winter. As she left the restaurant to go catch her flight to New York (for a sales conference for Colgate Palmolive), I watched her legs walk away from me.
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For the First Time, Miss USA, Miss America and Miss Teen USA Are All Black Women
For the first time, America's top beauty pageants -- Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America -- have crowned black women as their winners at the same time.
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Time to wake America up from its student debt nightmare
Higher education has always offered opportunities to learn and earn a better quality of life. But in the 21st Century, higher education has also become synonymous with ever deepening debt. More than 44 million consumers of varying ages and occupations struggle with $1.5 trillion in student debt.
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Trump's unfair crackdown on visa overstays
First, they came for the asylees and the refugees. Then they came for the children at the southern border. And now they are coming for the visa overstays. In a memorandum issued on April 22, President Donald Trump ordered the Department of State to work with governments with overstay rates of more than 10%, in an effort to dramatically reduce those numbers. Though Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been tasked with reporting back to the President in four months with recommendations, the memorandum indicates that one solution could be limiting or even suspending visas for people from countries with high overstay rates.
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Parents say daughter was bitten several times at Sunrise Preschools in Maricopa
Phoenix-area parents are demanding answers after they say a child bit their daughter eight times while at Sunrise Preschools in Maricopa.
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Pageant World Is More Than What’s Seen at Miss Ultimate Beauty of America
Misconceptions of beauty pageants are plentiful. Lots of beautiful women standing at a perfect angle with bountiful curls, precisely applied make-up, wearing the most intricate of materials awaiting the perfect score from someone who knows absolutely nothing about who they really are.
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He couldn't hack it as a drug-sniffing dog. Now he's conservation's best friend
Let's face it: All dogs like to smell poop. But this dog smells something else, too -- opportunity.
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Bentley Continental GT is classic style in a modern package
The Bentley Continental GT has a big, powerful V12 engine, but it's no Ferrari. It's also got a classic design with round headlights and a big chrome grill, but it is no Rolls-Royce. But that's OK. A car like this is about the proper balance of power, handling and comfort. And, of course, good looks.
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Diane Von Furstenberg: 'I've never met a woman who is not strong'
Call it the next chapter in the life of one of the most notable fashion designers on the planet. Diane Von Furstenberg says she is living her "third act" -- one, she says, that uses her voice much more than just fashion to empower women.
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Donald Trump Just Used Mike Pence for a PR Stunt
On Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence was in Las Vegas honoring the victims of the largest mass shooting in modern American history. Less than 24 hours later, he was in Indiana walking out of the Indianapolis Colts game against the San Francisco 49ers after several of the players failed to stand during the National Anthem.
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Starz POWER's Rotimi to Host 7th Annual Natural Hair & Health Expo with Celebrity Guests
Reloaded for 2018, the Visions Beauty Natural Hair and Health Expo (NHHE) kicks off its seventh annual beauty and wellness experience at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex on Saturday March 10, 2018 from 10am-6pm. The much anticipated annual one-day event welcomes over 100 national and local natural hair, cosmetics, fashion, health and fitness vendors, and more than 5,000 naturalistas from all over the southeast. Attendees will enjoy a full day of beauty, fashion and entertainment, including the crowning of Miss Natural Hair and Health Expo 2018.
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Coal CEO: Senate Tax Plan 'wipes us out'
Coal CEO Robert Murray warns that if the Senate version of tax reform is enacted by President Trump he'll be destroying thousands of coal mining jobs in the process.
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Lexus Releases Extended Version of Super Bowl Spot with Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther”
As announced earlier this month, Lexus will once again be participating in advertising's biggest day of the year with a commercial in Super Bowl LII on Sunday, Feb. 4. Today, the brand has released a 60-second extended digital version of the ad, which was created in partnership with Marvel Studios' highly anticipated film "Black Panther," opening in U.S. theaters Feb. 16. The spot, "Long Live the King," pairs the flagship luxury performance sedan 2018 Lexus LS 500 F SPORT with the Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman, and can be viewed here. A 30-second version of the ad will air during the third quarter of the Super Bowl.
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Four families separated at the US-Mexico border under Trump to be reunited this week
Four migrant families separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration will be reunited this week, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday, marking the first reunifications under President Joe Biden.
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'America is not a racist country'
“America is not a racist country.” This is quickly becoming a Republican mantra. Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, used it in his rebuttal to President Biden’s address to the Congress. Sen. Lindsey Graham, the Republican weather vane, echoed him, as did Republicans across the country. Scott went on to accuse Democrats of dividing the country by using race as a “political weapon.”
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New stimulus Obamacare subsidies start April 1
Extra premium subsidies approved as part of the recent stimulus bill will be available on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange starting on Thursday.
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Biden Could Face a Student Loan Mess If Trump Allows Pandemic Relief to Expire
Student loan borrowers haven't had to make payments since March -- but that piece of federal pandemic relief is set to expire on December 31, unless President Donald Trump or Congress act to extend it.
