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Boyce Family Values

Nothing brings more excitement to people than the news of a couple having a baby. Between all the congratulations, gifts, and advice the couple stands in the middle of it all in complete fear with questions swirling in their head. Are they ready for a baby? Do they have everything they need? Will they do a good job? Their shoulders are heavy because molding and shaping the life of another human being is a huge responsibility.

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New national holiday sets off scramble to shut down governments nationwide Friday

States across the country are scrambling to close their government offices Friday after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a US federal holiday.

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House votes to repeal Iraq War authorization

The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 legal authorization for the war in Iraq, marking what the bill's backers hope is a first step to curbing the President's expansive war powers enacted after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Abrams signals openness to Manchin's voting legislation proposals

Stacey Abrams on Thursday praised West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's proposed changes to voting rights legislation, a notable statement of support from someone who is widely seen as a leader among progressives on the issue.

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Here's what the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling means for you

The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. The Supreme Court's dismissal Thursday of the latest Republican-led challenge to the landmark health reform law, widely known as Obamacare, leaves in place the existing system.

Boy faces multiple reconstructive surgeries after dog attack

A mid-Michigan boy is now continuing his recovery at home after days in the hospital following an attack from a dog.

Former Army nurse in WWII turns 100

A mid-Michigan family is celebrating a milestone birthday 100 years young.

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Euro 2020: Denmark and Belgium pause match as minute's applause held for Christian Eriksen

Belgian and Danish players halted their Euro 2020 match on Thursday to observe a minute's applause in an emotional mark of respect for Denmark's Christian Eriksen.

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Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a national holiday as many federal workers to have Friday off

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

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Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's charismatic first president, is dead at 97

Former Zambian President and independence leader Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97.

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Teacher under fire after 11-hour meeting for alleged use of racial slurs in class

The Harrisonville School District’s Board of Education adjourned early Tuesday morning after an 11-hour hearing.

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Bruce Springsteen and The Killers drop new song 'Dustland'

Talk about a collaboration. The Killers and Bruce Springsteen have joined forces on a new track called "Dustland." It is a remake of The Killers' 2008 song "A Dustland Fairytale," written as a tribute to the lead singer's parents.

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Multiple bear sightings in town; one possibly injured

Police and the Pennsylvania Game Commission are on the lookout for one bear, possibly two, spotted in Perkasie, Bucks County.

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Biden cancels $500 million in student debt for victims of for-profit school fraud

The Department of Education is canceling $500 million in student loan debt for 18,000 former ITT Tech students defrauded by the now defunct for-profit college, another step the Biden administration is taking to address a backlog of more than 100,000 forgiveness claims left over from the Trump administration.

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'In the Heights' reignites long-standing conversations about colorism in the Latinx community

Franceli Chapman knows what Washington Heights looks like. The uptown Manhattan neighborhood where Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "In the Heights" takes place is where Chapman, an Afro-Latina actress with roots in the Dominican Republic, played on street corners as a child and where she hung out on rooftops as a teenager.

Peace group plans soccer field build in Georgia with refugee children

HWPL, a peace NGO registered with the United Nations, will partner with F.R.E.E. (Friends of Refugees providing Education and Empowerment), a nonprofit organization serving the Refugee Community of Clarkston, to build a soccer field.

Uber and Lyft drivers call for federal intervention in their gig worker labor fight

It's been more than a year since San Francisco Uber driver Lucas Chamberlain was knocked unconscious by a would-be customer who attacked him during an argument over whether or not the patron was old enough to ride solo.

Sleep in Heavenly Peace volunteers build 100 beds for children in need

For Buford resident Mike Beverly, the issue of children not having a bed to sleep on is a personal one.

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Education Department says Title IX protections apply to LGBTQ students

The Education Department on Wednesday issued guidance that Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, a reversal of the Trump administration's stance that gay and transgender students are not protected by the law.

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For Afghan women, the US rhetoric of liberation has fallen short

I first landed in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, in the middle of the sweltering summer of 2002. It had taken four airplanes and more than 17 hours of flying, mostly over barren, rugged land, before the city encircled by mountains revealed itself.