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Liberal California mayors are backing this ballot measure that could lock up repeat retail thieves
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Grambling State men’s basketball won its first NCAA tournament game in program history on Wednesday, when the No. 16-seeded Tigers defeated fellow No. 16 seed Montana State 88-81 in overtime in the First Four.
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Elon Musk’s X names new head of safety, more than a year after former safety leader’s exit
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Empowering Minds, Building Futures: Communities In Schools of Houston Champions Mental Health Awareness Month
In an unwavering commitment to the well-being of students across the Greater Houston area, Communities In Schools of Houston (CIS) proudly joins hands with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month in May. With a theme resonating "Take the Moment," CIS embarks on a mission to raise consciousness and foster resilience within the community.
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Pelosi will stay around to lead House Democrats through the next election -- and perhaps beyond
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will stay until at least after the midterm elections, extending her nearly 20-year run as the House's top Democrat after she turns 82 and, perhaps, beyond.
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A mother shielding her son, a 26-year-old attending a music festival and 2 brothers are among the Americans killed in Israel
A mother who shielded her son from gunfire, a “pro-peace” academic, young people who attended a musical festival and two brothers are among at least 30 Americans who have been killed in the warfare between Israel and Hamas, family members and officials say.
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Bryson Tiller Announces His 2024 North America Outing ‘The Bryson Tiller Tour’
Today marks a pivotal moment in the world of contemporary R&B and Hip-Hop as Grammy-nominated artist Bryson Tiller announces the upcoming release of his eagerly awaited album, aptly titled Bryson Tiller, along with his upcoming North America tour featuring 30 performances this spring and summer. Scheduled to drop on April 5 via Trapsoul/RCA Records, this album is set to define the next chapter of Tiller’s illustrious career. In a move that’s sure to excite fans across the globe, Tiller has also released the album’s first single, “Calypso,” and revealed the album’s cover art, with pre-orders now officially open HERE.
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Republicans are speeding toward confirmation -- even without a nominee
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Why Biden is making more progress on economic than social issues
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Judge to consider if Trump can throw out Georgia election subversion case on First Amendment grounds
For the first time since a judge ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to oversee the Georgia 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump, the focus will return to the details of the sprawling case.
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Portraits of the Las Vegas Shooting Victims
One was a nurse who died protecting his wife. Another devoted her life to teaching children with special needs. They were people from different walks of life who had gathered Sunday night to enjoy a country music festival in the glimmering heart of the Las Vegas Strip.
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Guns Kill Nearly 1,300 US Children Each Year, Study Says
Rambunctious third-graders filled a classroom in Seattle on a crisp autumn day. One of the students dropped his backpack, and horror ensued.
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Distracted Driving: Urging Companies to Crack Down
In 2004, David Teater of Spring Lake, Michigan, lost his 12-year-old son, the youngest of three boys, to a distracted driver. Afterward, he knew there were a few different ways he could get involved to raise awareness about this deadly problem.
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Breonna Taylor investigations are far from over as demands for transparency mount
Kentucky's top law enforcement officer says he presented all the evidence in the Breonna Taylor case to a grand jury, but many investigative avenues remain open.
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Here's how senators say they'll vote on CIA director nominee Haspel
Gina Haspel appeared before senators of the Senate Intelligence Committee last week to make her case as to why she should be the next CIA director to replace Mike Pompeo, who became secretary of state, and she continued her effort to lobby senators this week.
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World Sickle Cell Day is June 19th … Thanks to a Transplant, a North Carolina Student is Winning his Sickle Cell Anemia Battle
World Sickle Cell Day, which is June 19th, was created by the United Nations as a day to raise awareness of sickle cell at national and international levels. In creating this day of awareness the United Nations has recognized sickle cell disease as, “one of the world’s foremost genetic diseases.” The Brown family of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, knows all too well the challenges of this painful and debilitating disease. Their son, Kelvin Jr., has been battling sickle cell disease since he was diagnosed as an infant.
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Murrow's words from 1954 apply to the Trump age: 'We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty'
Reading President Trump's racist tweets and hearing him claim that some Democrats "hate" America and watching him say they can leave if they don't like it here, Edward R. Murrow comes to mind.
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Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, longtime consort to Queen Elizabeth II, dies
The most famous family on earth is mourning the loss of its patriarch.
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As the world begins its vaccination push, delayed rollouts draw criticism and concern
Political leaders are promising that mass vaccination campaigns will see life return to normal, as a more contagious variant of the coronavirus spreads across dozens of countries, adding urgency to the race to end the pandemic.
