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Feature Film to Reveal Untold Story of Stepin Fetchit and Hollywood's First Black Movie Star, Lincoln Perry

Stepin Fetchit, known as the laziest man in the world, grew from a widely famous character on the big screen of the 1930s to a modern day slur akin to Uncle Tom.

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Google Is Hiring 10,000 People to Clean Up YouTube

Google is going on a hiring spree to try to stamp out offensive videos and comments on YouTube.

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White House: Jerusalem Embassy Move a 'recognition of reality'

President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday and direct the State Department to begin the process to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, senior administration officials said.

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South Korea Doubts North Korea's Ability to Launch Nuclear ICBM

South Korea believes there is "no concrete evidence" that North Korea has mastered the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile, the country's foreign minister has told CNN.

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Trump's Jerusalem Decision Promises Upheaval

President Donald Trump's fragile political standing among American voters may be about to cause dangerous reverberations in the Middle East.

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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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Theresa May Assassination Plot Suspect in Court

A man who allegedly plotted to assassinate British Prime Minister Theresa May appeared in court Wednesday charged with terrorism offenses.

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5 Things for December 6: Jerusalem, Olympics, John Conyers, Roy Moore, Wildfires

Is a home-repair job hanging over your head? Just wait. In the future, houses might just fix themselves. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Staying Off the Naughty (Spending) List: Ways to Manage Your Finances and Avoid Post-Holiday Blues

The holidays are filled with temptation to overspend. Financial expert Eric Tyson offers advice on how to manage your holiday spending.

The holidays are upon us, bringing all those personal and family images and sensations we cherish. But for many of us, there are a few not-so-joyous holiday sights (overflowing boxes and bags from our purchases) and sounds (email notifications of our latest orders and purchases online and the ca-ching! of retail cash registers marking our escalating debt). These negatives can easily outweigh all that we love about the holiday season.

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President Trump Should Not Attend Grand Opening of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

In a statement released today, the NAACP criticized President Trump’s proposed visit to this weekend’s opening of the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi.

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Adrian Garcia Announces Candidacy for Harris County Commissioner

Former Sheriff says there is “A Better Way”; Releases Internal Poll Showing a Six-Point Lead

Former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia announced his candidacy for Harris County Commissioner, Precinct Two, citing his experience in bringing people together around smart government, transparency, and delivering results for taxpayers.

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NAACP Announces Open Voting for 49th NAACP Image Awards

Voting open to public for the first time in Image Awards history

For the first time in its award show history, voting for the 49th NAACP Image Awards will be open to the public. Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite nominees in 36 different categories across film, television, and music.For the first time in its award show history, voting for the 49th NAACP Image Awards will be open to the public. Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite nominees in 36 different categories across film, television, and music.

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"Congress: Continue CHIP and save Texas children" says Houston Mayor

In an essay published by TribTalk a publication of the Texas Tribune, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner today recalls the death of a Houston teen in a plea for the continuation of the children's health program.

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Ruth Simmons Officially Named the 8th President of Prairie View A&M University

The Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System unanimously voted Monday to name Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, a nationally recognized leader in higher education, as the 8th president of Prairie View A&M University. Simmons will assume the presidency of Texas’ second oldest public institution becoming the first woman to lead the university in its 140-year history.

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Sing for Hope Reception & World AIDS Day Luncheon 2017

Earlier this year, AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc. and Avenue 360 Health & Wellness formed a strategic alliance. Both organizations play a vital role in ending new infections while supporting those who are HIV positive by offering comprehensive care. By combining the human side of HIV care and the medical side of HIV care, the whole person is served. For the first time, these two organizations were the benefiting agencies for the annual World AIDS Day Luncheon and the underwriter event, a Sing for Hope tribute.

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Spanish Court Withdraws Arrest Warrant for Ousted Catalan Leader

The Spanish supreme court has withdrawn a European arrest warrant for the ousted president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont.

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Tax Cuts Could Make It Harder to Fight the Next Recession

The Republican tax plan could squander some of Congress's precious recession-fighting bullets on a healthy economy.

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Donald Trump's I-am-the-law Defense On the Russia Investigation

The President is the law, according to Donald Trump's personal attorney, John Dowd.

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Billy Bush to Trump: 'Enough's enough'

During a Monday night appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Billy Bush again verified the authenticity of the "Access Hollywood" tape featuring President Trump's crude comments about women.

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Steelers LB Ryan Shazier Suffers Back Injury

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier was hospitalized after suffering a back injury during the first quarter of Monday's 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, multiple team sources told NFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala.