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Did Janet Jackson’s Marriage Troubles Stem From Cultural Differences?

Could cultural differences be behind the couple's sudden split?

Folks are still dealing with the shocking news of the separation of Janet Jackson and her Muslim billionaire husband Wissam Al Mana just three months after the birth of their first child, a boy.

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Mother charged in death of 5-year-old son who fell from 17th-floor apartment window

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of her son two months ago.

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Jussie Smollett's career awaits outcome of his case

When Jussie Smollett released his debut album "Sum of My Music" last year, he was riding high.

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'Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul' finds dark satire in a disgraced megachurch

Adapted from a film short into a movie, "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul" exhibits the strain of the magnification process -- as premises go, feeling a little light in terms of the collection plate. The central performances, however, make this dark satire awkwardly watchable, with Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall as the disgraced pastor and his wife desperately plotting a comeback.

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Black History Month books for Kids

You know your history. You know about slavery and Jim Crow and Harriet Tubman and Malcolm X. You know about all those things, and more. So now make sure your child knows, too, by bringing home these great Black History Month books for kids...

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'Horrifying': DCF called on couple after daughter's birthmarks mistaken for bruises

A Westlake couple was forced to fear having their child taken away from the state after their baby's birthmarks were mistaken for bruises.

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‘I’m so sorry I couldn’t save you’: Ryan Mallett’s girlfriend pens emotional Facebook tribute

The girlfriend of former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett, who died last week in an apparent drowning off a Florida beach, said she tried hard to save him.

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Skin Patch May Be the Future of Flu Vaccines, Study Suggests

The future of flu vaccines just might come in a tiny, prickly patch. A phase 1 clinical trial, the results of which were published in the medical journal Lancet on Tuesday, has deemed the dissolvable microneedle flu patch to be "well tolerated" and safe for possible use.

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Bill Ackman, taking a page from his Wall Street playbook, backs rebel candidates to join Harvard’s board

Billionaire Bill Ackman is stepping up his campaign to overhaul Harvard University by throwing his considerable influence behind a slate of four outsider candidates vying to join the university’s board of overseers.

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Barron Trump to attend St. Andrew's Episcopal School

Barron Trump is moving to Washington

He will attend St. Andrew's Episcopal School

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Bill Cosby's 'Little Bill' Books Targeted for Censorship, Library Group Says

Embattled comedian Bill Cosby's award-winning children's books series has landed on the American Library Association's list of top 10 books targeted for removal from school libraries.

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Governor Abbott Names Chair And Appoints Six To Texas Board Of Occupational Therapy Examiners

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Blanca Cardenas and Karen Gardner and reappointed DeLana Honaker, Ph.D. to the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023. Additionally, the Governor reappointed Stephanie Johnston, O.T.D., Sally Harris King, and Pamela Nelon for terms set to expire February 1, 2021. The Governor named Johnston presiding officer of the board. The board licenses and regulates occupational therapy services in the state of Texas.

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Murkowski challenger wrote in support of 'ex-gay' organization and posts on evils of 'addictive' witchcraft and 'Twilight'

Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an "ex-gay" Christian organization that promoted discredited "conversion therapy" and said that homosexuality was caused by "sexual molestation during childhood."

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NASA Wants You — To Find A Missing Planet

Want to work for NASA from the comforts of your couch? The space agency is looking to fulfill an amateur astronomer's dream — credit for the discovery of a new planet.

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Lamar Odom gets emotional watching 'Khloe & Lamar'

Lamar Odom let the world in on his reminiscing Wednesday.

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Author Jacqueline Woodson Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress

Author Jacqueline Woodson, whose professional accolades include a National Book Award (Brown Girl Dreaming), four Newbery Honors (Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers and Show Way) and a stint as the Young People’s Poet Laureate, has been named the sixth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, for 2018–2019. Her appointment will become official at an inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, January 9 at the Library of Congress, presided over by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

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The Milk Man Delivers Again

Houston Texan J.J. Watt named to NFL 2010 All-Decade Team

Houston Texans fans finally have a reason to smile again. After being disgruntled and disappointed over the DeAndre Hopkins trade to Arizona, they learned on Monday that three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, J.J. Watt was named to the NFL 2010 All-Decade Team.

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Black Family-Owned Construction Firm Awarded 7 Multi-Million Contracts Including JFK Airport

Meet Darrell K. Choates, Sr., his father, his son, and his grandson (that’s 4 generations), the owners of Choates G Contracting LLC, a Black-owned construction firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company has recently scored — not one or two — but seven new multi-million dollar contracts including a $30 million construction project at JFK Airport’s Terminal 1 in New York City and a $25 million construction project in Ghana.

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The first official joint portrait of Prince William and Kate has been unveiled

The first official joint portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been revealed to the public at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.

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Jimmy Kimmel Takes On New Health Care Bill, Says Sen. Cassidy Lied 'right to my face'

Jimmy Kimmel didn't pull any punches when it came to the Senate's new health care bill and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, saying that Cassidy lied "right to my face."