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Aung San Suu Kyi: The Rise and Fall of Asia's Mandela
For years she was the epitome of the peaceful protester, steadfast in her devotion to democracy in her homeland of Myanmar through non-violent means.
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Far-right Party Wins Seats in German Parliament for First Time in Decades
The co-founder of the first far-right party to win seats in Germany's parliament in almost 60 years has declared that it is ready to "take back our country and our people."
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UH College of Medicine Selects Inaugural Class
First Cohort of 30 Medical Students Starts July 20, Construction on New Medical School Building Underway
Maya Fontenot was gifted with a natural aptitude for science and math, but her passion for medicine and activism started as a child in southwest Houston. Though she grew up middle class, Fontenot recalls frequent visits to the county hospital with aunts and uncles who struggled with poverty… and their health. Those eye-opening and alarming experiences gave her a glimpse into the challenges “a poor person seeking medical care” can face.
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New Pence book deems VP a 'shadow president'
The first major book focusing on Vice President Mike Pence during his time in the executive branch is set to be released Tuesday.
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Macron faces deepening crisis over aide accused of beating May Day protester
French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a growing crisis as prosecutors confirmed they were investigating a senior aide who was filmed beating up a May Day protester while wearing police insignia.
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GE is shrinking itself even further
The quickly shrinking General Electric is on the verge of getting much smaller. Cash-strapped GE revealed plans on Tuesday to spin off its health care business and sell its stake in oil and gas company Baker Hughes. GE plans to use the proceeds to pay down a mountain of debt accumulated from years of poorly timed deals.
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Immigrant ordered deported after Justice Department replaces judge
Judge Steven Morley has overseen the immigration case of Reynaldo Castro-Tum for years. But last month when Castro-Tum was officially ordered deported, it wasn't Morley at the bench.
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New Study Takes an Unprecedented Look at Being Black in Corporate America Despite billions spent on diversity and inclusion, new research from the Center for Talent Innovation finds that black profes
Corporate America needs to awaken to the challenges faced by black professionals, according to a new study published today by nonprofit think tank the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI).
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Jaylon McKenzie, 8th grade football phenom already counting college offers, shot and killed at Illinois party
Jaylon McKenzie had plans of going to the NFL. The 14-year-old from Belleville, Illinois, was an eighth-grader who already had college offers from University of Missouri and University of Illinois. He was featured in the Future Issue of Sports Illustrated in November 2018 along with five other teen sports stars. He wanted to be a pro star in California, playing for either the Los Angeles Rams or Chargers.
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Takeaways from 2020 Democrats' second quarter fundraising reports
Just five candidates accounted for roughly three-quarters of all the money raised in the second quarter of this year by Democratic presidential contenders -- as a crowded field broke into two distinct categories: the haves and the have-nots.
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What to know about Apple's big software event
Apple is teasing the future of its software, and it is dark. At its annual World Wide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, Monday, Apple is announcing new features and designs for the operating systems that run on iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches and Apple TVs.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden's complicated position on abortion had seemed to have evolved this year
Former Vice President Joe Biden's complicated position on abortion had seemed to have evolved this year when the American Civil Liberties Union posted video of him telling a woman at a May presidential campaign event that the Hyde Amendment had to go.
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How Mike Pence tried (and failed) to explain away another Trump fabrication
Vice President Mike Pence is pretty familiar by now with cleaning up messes created by President Donald Trump's tendency to say things that have zero factual basis. And yet he doesn't appear to be getting any better at it.
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Sears returns to court with its future in the balance
Lawyers for Sears and its creditors are due back in court Wednesday for a hearing that could decide the iconic retailer's fate.
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What you should know about Florida's vote recount
The Florida secretary of state announced Saturday afternoon that the razor-thin races for governor, senator and agriculture commissioner will be reviewed in a series of recounts which were triggered because the margins in all three contests are under .5%.
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GM job cuts: This is what transforming a century-old company looks like
Mary Barra is on a mission to ensure General Motors doesn't get left behind in the evolving auto industry that it helped pioneer.
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Kevin-Prince Boateng to Barcelona: Five of the strangest January transfers
Kevin-Prince Boateng signing for Barcelona in the January transfer window caught many people by surprise.
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Jessica Alba Wants More Women Leaders at The Honest Company
Jessica Alba is trying to solve a problem many business owners face: getting more women into leadership positions at her company.
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Donald Trump weighs in on Liz Cheney's expected ouster by endorsing Stefanik and talking to McCarthy
Former President Donald Trump is weighing in on the fight to replace Rep. Liz Cheney in the House Republican Party's leadership, blasting Cheney, endorsing her possible replacement and staying in touch with Republicans on Capitol Hill as the effort gets underway.
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Senate Democrats approve $3.5 trillion budget resolution in key step toward passing major economic package without GOP votes
Senate Democrats approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution early Wednesday morning, setting the stage in the weeks and months to come for the party to craft and attempt to pass a sweeping economic package expanding the social safety net that President Joe Biden has made a signature agenda item without the threat of a filibuster from Republicans who oppose it.
