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New Yorkers Start Debate On Free Tuition

New York's ambitious tuition-free plan was debated for more than six hours Tuesday at the state legislature's first public hearing on the matter.

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Trump's HHS Pick: Right to Medicaid May Not Be Guaranteed Under Block Grants

President Trump's health secretary pick acknowledged Tuesday that Medicaid may cease to be an entitlement for the nation's low-income residents if Republicans turn it into a block grant, sending a fixed amount of funding to each state.

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Trump Believes Millions Voted Illegally, WH Says -- But Provides No Proof

President Donald Trump believes millions of votes were cast illegally in last year's election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said on Tuesday, but he wouldn't provide any concrete evidence for the claim, which has long been debunked.

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Trump Has EPA On Notice

President Donald Trump's administration has ordered ordered a freeze on some Environmental Protection Agency grants and contracts to states, as the department braces for more dramatic changes going forward.

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Academic Behind Voter Fraud Research Said Trump Misinterpreted His Data

One of the academics who produced data suspected of being behind the White House's assertion that millions of illegal votes were cast in 2016 says the Trump administration and other academics are misinterpreting his research.

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Trump Says He'll Send in Feds If Chicago Doesn't Fix 'horrible carnage going on'

President Donald Trump, for the first time since taking office, has tweeted about violence in Chicago, saying: "I will send in the Feds" if they don't fix the "horrible 'carnage'" going on.

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President Donald Trump's Thin Skin

President Donald Trump's refusal to let sleeping dogs lie now threatens to harm his presidency.

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Trump to Direct Federal Resources Toward Building a Border Wall on Wednesday

President Donald Trump will take executive action Wednesday directing federal resources toward building a border wall, a White House official confirmed to CNN.

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The Many Challenges Facing Trump's Wall

President Donald Trump is following through with one of the first pledges he made a year and a half ago when he announced his long-shot bid for the White House -- directing federal resources toward building a wall along the southern border.

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5 Things for Wednesday, January 25, 2017: Border wall, Israel, Oscars

Good Wednesday morning. There's actually quite a few pieces of good news today. So keep reading. Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Syd Premieres New Song "Body," The Internet Announces "The Internet Presents the Internet Tour"

Syd's Solo Album Fin Out February 3rd, 2017

THE INTERNET's frontwoman and producer Syd has released a new song from her forthcoming solo album, entitled Fin, which will come out on Columbia Records on February 3rd, 2017. The song, called "Body," premiered today as Zane Lowe's World Record on Beats 1; it can be heard HERE.

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Houston Symphony Announces Addition of Onstage Seating for Sold-Out Yo-Yo Ma Performance

The Houston Symphony announced today the addition of onstage seating for the sold-out, one-night-only concert featuring superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Led by Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the program includes Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, a masterpiece written during the time the composer spent in America, and Gershwin’s jazz-influenced An American in Paris.

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Simply the Best: Jeff Bagwell Finally In the Hall of Fame

As we patiently awaited the arrival of one of Houston’s iconic sports legends. You could hear all of the positive compliments being thrown around the room. Things like hard worker, dedicated, clubhouse leader, etc. I even overheard one story of where a first base umpire got a call wrong and he said, “That’s ok. We all make mistakes.”

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Houston Entrepreneurs Organization, Jim McVaugh, McVaugh Custom Homes is Texas’ Only Residential Builder to Win the Industry’s Highest Honor, a Gold Award.

The Royal Oaks Courtyard Villa’s serve as Houston's premiere modern, guard-gated, luxury single-family development. The Courtyard Villas is Texas’ first ever fully LEED certified community and is a combination of the latest and greatest in modern home building. Located just 6.5 miles from the Galleria, this community offers the ultimate in luxury and affordability.

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Police: Florida Deputy Tried to Kill Elderly Woman, Frame It as Suicide

A 79-year-old woman's interaction with a longtime Sarasota, Florida, deputy sheriff began with a simple call for help.

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Mattis Goes Where Trump Won't: US-NATO bond 'unshakeable'

Newly confirmed Defense Secretary James Mattis sent a strong signal of support to NATO on Monday, reaching out to three critical alliance partners and saying the US had an "'unshakeable commitment to NATO."

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Stephen Colbert to Host the 2017 Emmy Awards

Stephen Colbert can add another gig to his resume. The host of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," will helm the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 17.

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#OscarsLessWhite? Diversity Comes to Academy Awards

Is it time for a new hashtag? This year's Oscar nominations have thrust the conversation about diversity back into the limelight, but this time in a more positive context.

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Where Trump Support and Obamacare Use Soar Together

Deep in the Sandhills of rural Nebraska, where a two-lane highway curves between prairies and grass-covered dunes, there is a county full of surprises.

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Trump Labor Pick: 52% of Country is Dependent on Government, 'votes benefits to themselves'

In a 2011 speech to a conservative think tank, Donald Trump's choice to head the Labor Department, fast-food CEO Andrew Puzder, said the electoral balance in the country was tilted because a large segment of the population would always "vote benefits to themselves."