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Exclusive: White House again changes phone policy amid heightened paranoia

After Omarosa Manigault Newman revealed last month that she secretly taped White House chief of staff John Kelly as he fired her in the Situation Room, a change was made to the West Wing's phone policy.

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Sessions to immigration judges: Immigrants' attorneys like 'water seeping' around law

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a new group of immigration judges Monday that it is their job to "restore the rule of law" to the immigration system over the contrary efforts of the lawyers who represent immigrants.

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Man fatally shot by police officer mourned from Texas to St. Lucia

Botham Shem Jean, 26, was fatally shot by a police officer in his Dallas apartment.

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Hurricane Florence upgraded, on track to hit East Coast as major storm this week

Grocery stores are restocking shelves with water and bread, and supply stores are selling a lot of plywood and generators Monday as East Coast communities prepare for Hurricane Florence to strike hard later this week.

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John Legend's EGOT win makes history

John Legend made history twice over the weekend. The singer-actor won an Emmy at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, along with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for producing the best variety special winner, "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert."

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Dallas police officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed neighbor

A Dallas police officer who fatally shot a man in his apartment after mistaking it for her own was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge, the Texas Rangers said

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Miss America 2019 is Nia Franklin

The new Miss America is Nia Franklin. Representing New York, Franklin was crowned the 92nd Miss America at Sunday's event in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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“Housegirl” by Michael Donkor

You’re up for this. This next thing is going to be a challenge, but you’re ready. You’ve studied it as much as you can and you’ve thought it through, you’re bringing your best talents and your keenest observation skills, and you got this. You can do it. Still, as in the new book “Housegirl” by Michael Donkor, it won’t be easy.

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Actress Cree Davis Portrays Icon Janet Jackson In Bet's "The Bobby Brown Story"

Actress and triple threat Cree Davis will portray Janet Jackson in BET's highly-anticipated two-night television movie event "The Bobby Brown Story" that premiered September 4 and 5.

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Hoping Christmas Comes Early: Houston Faces New England in the Season Opener

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” I sing loudly as I write this article. Yes, I know those are lyrics to a Christmas song and we are in the month of September, but what better song is appropriate for what’s about to take place this weekend. Football is back!

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Yes, the Texas Senate Race Is for Real

It's September 4. Labor Day was Monday. We are now officially in the final sprint of the 2018 midterm campaigns, and we are still talking about the Texas Senate race.

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Ayanna Pressley, a Democratic Rising Star, Is the Latest to Take Down a House Incumbent

Ayanna Pressley became the latest primary challenger to upset a sitting Democratic member of Congress on Tuesday, defeating Massachusetts Rep. Mike Capuano in the Boston-area district once represented by John F. Kennedy.

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Kaepernick May Finally See Justice in Collusion Grievance

Colin Kaepernick may yet get his day in court. Kaepernick is the talented former NFL quarterback who in 2016 began a protest against police brutality and institutionalized racial discrimination by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. Other players joined the protests.

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Suicide Prevention Starts With You

“The faster you move, the less pain you endure,” is something seventeen-year-old Ashley Jadine Duncan posted on social media. Looking deeper into that statement and one can see the truth behind it. In today’s society everyone is moving so fast and in so many directions not only do you endure less pain but also you don’t feel, touch, hear or see it either.

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Nearly 1 in 5 with supposed drug-resistant high blood pressure aren't taking meds

For about one in five people with what appears to be hard-to-treat, or resistant, high blood pressure, they simply aren’t taking prescribed medications, new research suggests.

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Celebrity Mixologist Bottles A Taste of Hollywood in Houston

“The Cocktail Chroniclez of Sipping Like the Starz”

“I got my own Signature Sipz” is what everyone is going to be saying after a while. At least, those were the words of actor Tony Rock who couldn’t wait to kick start his birthday party with his “Rock” bottles in hand. After receiving a major shout out and feature from Xscape singer and Housewives of Atlanta Reality Star Kandi Burruss in 2016, Celebrity Mixologist and President of Signature Sipz Hope Foster is branding all of the top entertainers in the industry with their own crafted beverage.

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Announces Henry Childs, II as National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency

Policy Advisor to the White House becomes the 17th National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that Henry Childs, II will be the new National Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). Mr. Childs will be the 17th National Director of the agency.

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NAACP Mourns Passing of Jazz Great Randy Weston

The nation’s foremost civil rights organization mourns the passing of jazz great Randy Weston, a modern-griot and powerful unifier of African culture in the Diaspora.

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Woodward's revelations raise disturbing questions about Trump

Bob Woodward's charges that top national security staff find themselves compelled to protect the world from President Donald Trump should, in any normal time, precipitate an almost unprecedented national emergency.

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Kavanaugh: 'No one is above the law'

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh declared Wednesday that "no one is above the law in our Constitution," including the executive branch, as the second day of his confirmation hearing began. But he declined to say whether a president should be forced to respond to a subpoena.