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Lawmakers unveil $78 billion deal to expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks

A bipartisan group of lawmakers released a roughly $78 billion tax package Tuesday that would enhance the child tax credit and restore several business tax breaks, as well as boost funding for affordable housing and disaster relief. However, the deal faces many hurdles to passage.

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Crews battling massive Texas wildfires get a crucial opportunity to contain flames in calmer weather Monday

Firefighters racing to wrangle the largest blaze in Texas history could get their best chance in days to contain the flames in the wake of a cold front Monday. Hot air and raging winds have fueled the infernos in recent days, reducing entire neighborhoods to rubble and inflicting harrowing injuries upon ranchers’ livestock.

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Florida: Six-week abortion ban soon becomes law; voters consider constitutional amendment this fall

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for the state’s six-week abortion ban to take effect, while allowing Floridians to decide in the fall whether to enshrine abortion protections in the state’s constitution.

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Rob Reiner Reveals the Passion of Shock and Awe

Rob Reiner may have entered show business as an industry legacy, following in the footsteps of his famous father, legendary comedic writer and performer, Carl Reiner. But he quickly paved his own path with an artistic and social point of view all his own. After paying his dues with bit parts and writing gigs on various television series throughout the 1960s, Reiner got his big break in 1972, when Norman Lear cast him as Michael ‘Meathead’ Stivic, the outspoken, liberal, counterculture son-in-law of Archie Bunker on the now culturally iconic television series, All In The Family.

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‘I slept with my half-sibling’: Woman’s horror story reflects loosely regulated US fertility industry

Victoria Hill never quite understood how she could be so different from her father – in looks and in temperament. The 39-year-old licensed clinical social worker from suburban Connecticut used to joke that perhaps she was the mailman’s child.

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ighteen-Year-Old Visionary Artist d4vd of Houston, TX, Announces Live Shows

Today, 18-year-old visionary artist d4vd, of Houston, TX, announces his summer headline My House is Not a Home Tour, where he will be playing his largest venues to date, including a stop at Emo's in Austin, TX, on Tuesday, June 18, and South Side Music Hall in Dallas, TX, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The singer-songwriter announces the tour fresh off the heels of an electrifying surprise set in his hometown of Houston at White Oak Music Hall on Monday night – which sold out minutes upon announcement.

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Family claims Georgia hospital euthanized father through overdose

Paul Lowe was 93, but the husband and grandfather was still living independently and making plans for the future. He often left notes for his wife to read around the house.

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First OTC birth control pill in the US now available in some stores

For the first time, women in the US can walk into a store and buy a supply of birth control pills right off the shelf, without the need for a prescription or health insurance.

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Caitlin Clark/Iowa head back to women’s national title game; faces South Carolina

Caitlin Clark’s final game in an Iowa uniform will be with a national championship on the line. And it’s going to come against a team potentially on the verge of a dynasty.

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Bushes' Spokesman: George H.W., Barbara 'both on the upswing'

Former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush are "both on the upswing," Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath said Thursday, adding, "they may not be out of the woods yet, but we can see the edge of the forest."

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The Fraudulent 'voter fraud' Commission

There's a branch in philosophy called epistemology that deals with the theory of knowledge. How do we know what we know? How do we know what is true? What is believable? And what are the criteria we use to tell whether something is true or not? Considering his constant refrain of "fake news," maybe President Donald Trump should enroll in such a course.

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An Unchecked Presidency Is a Danger to the Republic

On Saturday, Oct. 20, 1973, President Richard Nixon fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox because he refused to back down from his pursuit of the Watergate tapes. Nearly a half century later, President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey because of, in the president’s own words, “this Russia thing with Trump and Russia.” And Wednesday, the president complained about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from the Russia investigation; Mr. Trump said he “would have picked someone else” to run the Department of Justice has he known that was coming.

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These Charts Show How the Trump Economy Is Really Doing

Three months ago, CNNMoney examined six barometers of the economy to gauge how America was doing under President Trump. It's time to take another look under the hood.

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FOIA’d Evanston Library Emails Confirm Contempt for Community Concerns as nearly 100 rally again for Evanston’s only Black Librarian

“The library’s attempt to silence Lesley suggests that the library director is afraid of words,” Lesley Williams's attorney states as Library seeks termination over critical Facebook post; community members call on Mayor Hagerty to intervene

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KOCH Industries CEO Charles Koch to Address Creating a New Generation of Entrepreneurship at the 22nd Annual Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit

Shark Tank open casting call and annual elevator pitch competition highlight nation’s largest annual gathering of African American business owners, in Houston, May 17–20

The black enterprise 2017 Entrepreneurs Summit, Where Innovation Meets Funding, hosted by Nationwide convenes on Wednesday, May 17 through Saturday, May 20, at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Houston, Texas, with a powerhouse lineup of some of the nation’s most accomplished and celebrated entrepreneurs and motivational speakers.

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Death by Tax Cuts: The Republican Health Care Plan

Donald Trump hosted a celebration in the White House Rose Garden for House Republicans after they passed their party's health care plan by the thinnest of margins. They were celebrating what Trump called a "win," without any thought about consequences.

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Armed Prisoners Who Killed 2 Officers Are Still On the Run In Georgia

A bus carrying prisoners was making its way through central Georgia when two inmates stormed the driver's compartment. They overpowered and disarmed two corrections officers, fatally shot them, and vanished.

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24-Year Old Black Man Killed While Running Away From NYPD Police Officer — Death Without Due Process Prompts Family to File Lawsuit

On Sunday, September 18, 2016, 24 year-old Kadeem Trotter was fatally shot. Immediately, multiple conflicting reports surfaced on local television news and across the internet, claims of a shooting involving an off-duty cop and an armed man in a thwarted robbery attempt outside a Dunkin’ Donuts in Jamaica, Queens. Kadeem’s family wasn’t officially notified until days after published reports were already permeating the Internet and newswire.

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Vice President Mike Pence Gives Stern Warning to North Korea

US Vice President Mike Pence doubled down on the US commitment to Asia Pacific with a stern warning for North Korea, which he called the "most dangerous and urgent threat" to the region.

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Trump Triggers Surge in Arab Demand for U.S. Investor Visas

Wealthy Arabs are rushing to sign up for a U.S. program offering investors green cards for cash as they try to beat a crackdown on immigration by President Trump.