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Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for nearly 50 years. Will that matter?

In a biting dissent two years ago, when the Supreme Court overturned a ruling from 1979, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote that the decision "can only cause one to wonder which cases the court will overrule next."

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HMAAC Opens April Frazier’s Frame of Reference Installation

The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) is delighted to present April Frazier’s Frame of Reference Installation, December 3, 2021 through March 5, 2022.

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Bidens hire Robert B. Downing to be the new White House chief usher

Robert B. Downing has been named as the new chief usher of the White House, according to a White House source.

Appeals court judges skeptical of Trump's arguments for blocking release of his January 6 documents

The DC US Circuit Court of Appeals cast major doubt on former President Trump's arguments that the court should block the release of his presidential documents for Congress' January 6 investigation.

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Kiss those juicy post-holiday clearance sales goodbye

If you're the kind of shopper who holds out for the bigger and better year-end deals after Christmas, you could be out of luck this season. Come January, those ridiculously-deep clearance sales might be much harder to find.

The youngest Astroworld victim's family declined Travis Scott's offer to pay for their 9-year-old's funeral

Rapper Travis Scott said he would pay the funeral costs of the people who died in a crowd crush at his Astroworld Festival in Houston -- but the youngest victim's family says it's declining his offer.

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Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot testifies Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Prince Andrew flew aboard Epstein's private plane

Jeffrey Epstein's former pilot testified in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial Tuesday that a who's who of powerful men, including former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, flew aboard Epstein's private plane.

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El Chapo's wife sentenced on federal drug trafficking charges

The wife of Mexican drug boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced today to three years in prison and four years of supervised release, along with a forfeiture of $1.5 million, in connection with drug trafficking and money laundering charges related to her husband's narcotics empire.

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Multiple victims in shooting at Michigan high school; suspect is in custody

A suspected shooter is in custody after Oakland County, Michigan, police responded to an "active shooter" at Oxford High School, where police say "there are multiple victims."

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Macy's Calls On Customers to Deliver 500,000 Letters in One Week to Push Goal to $2 Million for Annual Believe Campaign Benefitting Make-A-Wish®

Sunday, Nov. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 4, Macy’s will double its donation to Make-A-Wish, donating $2 for every letter sent to Santa online or dropped off at Macy’s stores

Macy’s will celebrate National Believe Week by doubling its donation to Make-A-Wish as part of Macy’s annual Believe letter-writing campaign. From the start of Believe campaign through its final day on Dec. 24, for every letter sent to Santa online at macys.com/believe or dropped off in Macy’s stores, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million. During National Believe Week, from Sunday, Nov. 28 through Saturday, Dec. 4, Macy’s has pledged $2 for each letter collected (taking the existing $1 million campaign goal to $2 million) to help children fighting critical illnesses’ life-changing wishes come true.

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Meet the new CEO of Twitter

Parag Agrawal isn't a household name, but he could soon become one as he takes the lead at one of the world's most influential social media companies.

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Remembering Legendary Jazz Trumpeter, Burgess Gardner

Legendary Trumpet Virtuoso Burgess Gardner, a composer and former educator, passed away peacefully on Saturday November 20, 2021 at the age of 85. Burgess was a longtime Chicagoan and retired principal in the Chicago Public school system.

Family: Woman dropped off at hospital after night outbrain dead

An aspiring architect who was mysteriously dropped off at a hospital in west Los Angeles after a night out with her friend is now brain dead, according to family members.

Twitter confirma que el CEO Jack Dorsey deja su cargo, con efecto inmediato

El CEO de Twitter, Jack Dorsey, dejará su cargo pero seguirá siendo miembro del consejo de administración de la plataforma de medios sociales, según ha anunciado la compañía este lunes en un comunicado.

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US intelligence community 'struggled' to brief Trump, CIA study says

The US intelligence community "struggled" to brief President-elect Donald Trump in 2016, achieving "only limited success" in educating and developing a relationship with the incoming president, according to a newly released unclassified history of the transition period published by the CIA's in-house academic center.

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Biden says new Omicron variant is 'cause for concern, not a cause for panic'

President Joe Biden on Monday said the new Omicron coronavirus variant is "a cause for concern, not a cause for panic," as federal health officials brace for the first cases of the new variant to be detected in the US.

Congress wants to kill the 'backdoor Roth IRA.' Here's what it means for you

Tax-free savings in retirement are great to have at your disposal. But provisions in the Build Back Better bill would limit some of the ways to accrue them in the future -- at least for high-income savers. The provisions are included in the version of the bill that recently passed the House, and is set to go to the Senate for consideration in December.

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Group: Proposed tiger sanctuary 'misleading'

A request to build a tiger sanctuary near the Strip will be brought to the table this week, but an animal rights group said using the term "sanctuary" is misleading.

Their first Thanksgiving was spent with neighbors they just met. Here's how it happened

With another Thanksgiving crossed off the calendar, our stomachs are full, our fridges are stocked with leftovers and one couple from Colombia is reflecting on their first year celebrating the American holiday.

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' overloaded ticket sites. That's good news for theaters

Tickets for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" overloaded ticket sites Monday. That's great news for the box office.