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DACA State of Play: Time Is Running Short
There are currently two more weeks to finish everything that lawmakers want to do by the end of the year, and it's bringing a dose of reality to talks to resolve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals stalemate in Congress. Here's where things stand at the end of another week.
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Trump Has Repeatedly Politicized Military Service and Sacrifice
President Donald Trump, though often acting as a champion of the military, has at times politicized the sacrifice of those who paid a terrible price in the nation's wars in a way that few of his predecessors would have countenanced.
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The Caffeine 'detox': How and Why to Cut Back On Your Daily Fix
Are you one of those people who can't get your day started without a cup of coffee?
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The Heartfelt Holiday: Nine Ways to Show Your Employees You Care This Holiday Season
Leaders, the holidays are a great time to infuse a little "WOW" into your employees' lives and strengthen your company's culture. Deb Boelkes shares some festive ways to thank your team for all their hard work and inspire them for the year ahead.
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Open Invitation for a Conversation
To all who have expressed outrage, disgust, anxiety, empathy, or bewilderment at how this crisis in social justice can be our reality in 2020, I ask you to take some time and call a friend, colleague, a mixed race relative-someone who is Black or looks Black-and have a real conversation with them.
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The long, winding path to Bill Cosby's guilty verdict
Bill Cosby was done being quiet. The TV icon did not testify in his criminal trial in a Norristown, Pennsylvania courthouse, and he sat silently through more than two weeks of emotional testimony from witnesses and fierce cross-examination from his attorneys.
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Trump's North Korean gamble ends with 'special bond' with Kim
Nearly five hours of unprecedented and surreal talks between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un culminated on Tuesday with fulsome declarations of a new friendship but just vague pledges of nuclear disarmament.
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Former Trump operative Roger Stone met with Russian who wanted $2M for Clinton dirt
Conservative political provocateur Roger Stone met in May 2016 with a Russian who offered damaging information about Hillary Clinton in exchange for $2 million, Stone and former Trump campaign communications official Michael Caputo told CNN on Sunday.
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Manafort trial features Karaoke machines and ponds in the Hamptons
Adding to their portrait of Paul Manafort's wealth, prosecutors on Thursday walked jurors through the hundreds of thousands of dollars the former Trump campaign chairman spent on a karaoke machine, landscaping, home improvement and what a landscaper described as one of the biggest ponds in the Hamptons.
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Lights All Night Announces Lineup Feat. Skrillex, Bassnectar, Virtual Self, Louis the Child & More // Tickets On Sale This Thursday For 10th Annual NYE Weekend Music Festival
Lights All Night, one of the longest running end-of-the-year parties in Dallas and across the country, is excited to officially announce the music lineup for the 10th annual music festival returning to Dallas Market Hall near downtown Dallas, Texas on Friday and Saturday, December 27 and 28 of New Year’s Eve weekend. Two-day GA tickets, as well as various VIP packages are on sale this Thursday, August 22 at www.lightsallnight.com.
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Critics question whether Trump visit to El Paso and Dayton is helping the healing
President Donald Trump is traveling Wednesday to the scenes of back-to-back mass shootings that stunned the nation and left at least 31 people dead, but his appearances in Ohio and Texas aren't being well received by all local officials -- some of whom say it would be best if the commander in chief avoided their grief-stricken cities.
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'Game of Thrones' Episode 2 recap: Let's all sit by the fire before we die
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones."
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AboutThatCar.com: 2019 Volvo XC40
It has taken eight years and $12 billion and some good old fashioned Scandinavian patience. But Volvo has finally righted the ship and is ready to reassert itself in the premium luxury market. What’s more, those big bucks don’t include the additional billions spent to build assembly plants in China and South Carolina.
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Trump Greets the Union With An Open Hand And a Clenched Fist
As Donald Trump reeled off his debut State of the Union address, it felt like the tumult and anger and chaos of the last few years never happened.
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Lodi, California is redefining Wine Country
Defined as a sophisticated agriculture and culinary scene, Lodi adds to the year-round appeal of a vibrant community within the Wine Country. With a visit to Lodi, CA you will expand your horizons among the dozens of unique things to do in this small city.
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Jury deliberating on sentence for former police officer convicted of killing Atatiana Jefferson
A jury began deliberations Monday on a sentence for the former Texas police officer who was convicted of manslaughter last week for shooting Atatiana Jefferson in her own home in 2019.
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'Trans kids are normal kids,' Family heads to court after Missouri rejects son's name change
A local boy just celebrated his eighth birthday, and his family says the State of Missouri is denying him the only present he wanted.
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Biden says he's now convinced Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, but leaves door open for diplomacy
President Joe Biden on Friday said he is now convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the decision to invade Ukraine, but emphasized that room for diplomacy remains.
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Red flag: Consumers are using Buy Now, Pay Later to cover everyday expenses
Buy Now, Pay Later installment plans have become popular among consumers seeking to spread out the cost of big-ticket purchases. But now, rising prices have some cash-strapped shoppers reaching for these alternative payment methods for everyday purchases, such as their daily coffee, gas station fill-up or grocery run, as well.
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South Carolina lawmaker sues Instagram after son died by suicide
About two weeks after his oldest son’s funeral, South Carolina state house Rep. Brandon Guffey says he received a private Instagram message with a laughing emoji.
