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Trial of Accused Leaker Reality Winner Set for October

Among the possible evidence in the government's case against former federal contractor Reality Winner is a notebook with information handwritten in Farsi, prosecutors said in court Tuesday.

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3 Chicago Officers Indicted in Laquan McDonald's Shooting Death

Three current or former Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on state felony charges of conspiracy in the investigation of the 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

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5 Things for Wednesday, June 28: Senate Health Bill, Cyberattacks, Laquan McDonald

Hunting for a spot to vacation? A new island just appeared off North Carolina. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Today on News One Now: GOP Health Care Bill Is A 'Hateful Promise' To Repeal And Replace Obamacare; How Dems Can Win 2018: Remember Black Voters

This morning on News One Now, host and managing editor Roland Martin interviewed Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Democratic strategist Joel Payne about the most recent news from the Congressional Budget Office regarding the catastrophic senate health care bill. If the current proposed bill were to pass, 22 million people would lose their insurance in the next decade – 15 million of which would be those covered by Medicaid. The bill would lower federal deficits by $321 billion dollars, but premiums and deductibles would go up significantly.

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Ferdinand! New Trailer

20th Century Fox has released a new trailer and poster for FERDINAND! Inspired by the beloved book "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, FERDINAND tells the story of a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.

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African American Civil War Museum Announces the "Museum Passport to Freedom Festival: Back to School"

Innovative, interactive program designed to engage students, educators

The African American Civil War Museum announces its second Museum Passport to Freedom Festival welcoming students back to school on August 19, 2017 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

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Broadway Veteran Among Cast in 2017 Houston Shakespeare Festival

UH-Produced Event is at Miller Outdoor Theatre July 28-Aug. 6

A Broadway star is among the cast of talented actors who will take center stage at the Miller Outdoor Theatre this year for the 43rd season of the Houston Shakespeare Festival (HSF).

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Video Games Live Returns to Houston Symphony with New Concert Featuring Music and Video from Popular Video Games

The highly successful Video Games Live multimedia concert experience will return to the Houston Symphony for the fifth time at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, at Jones Hall. A brand-new show from years past, the entertaining spectacle will be led by guest conductor Emmanuel Fratianni.

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Houston Bicycle Museum Announces Full July Calendar For Cycling's Pinnacle Month

Summer 2017 at the Houston Bicycle Museum kicks off with the celebration of “The Bicycle – the Subculture, Camraderie, and Lifestyle

July at the Houston Bicycle Museum will be our most ambitious month in two and a half years of operation. The month will be full of events and begins Friday, June 30, 8pm-11pm with a Sneak Preview of the Museum's first annual juried art exhibit: “The Bicycle – the Subculture, Camraderie, and Lifestyle” A call was sent out to Houston's art community for submissions in a wide variety of mediums and the only guideline was that bicycle-themed entries were preferred.

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Alec Baldwin Will Return to 'SNL' as Donald Trump

Alec Baldwin is about to make your television great again. The 59-year-old actor said that he will be bringing back his famous Donald Trump impersonation to "Saturday Night Live" this fall.

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'Black Lives Matter' Cases: What Ended Up Happening After Controversial Police Killings

Once again, a police officer has been acquitted after killing a black man -- but the officer's employer is shelling out millions of dollars to the family.

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5 Things for Tuesday, June 27: Syria, Health Bill, Travel Ban, Kislyak, Hail

Millennials use public libraries the most, a new report says. Who knew? Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Philando Castile's Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement with City of St. Anthony

The family of Philando Castile, who was shot and killed last year by a St. Anthony, Minnesota police officer, has reached a $3 million settlement with the city, according to a statement from the city and lawyers for the family.

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27-Year Old Black Entrepreneur Raises $7.2 Million in Just 3 Days

Atlanta-based Patientory, the company behind an advanced healthcare app, has raised $7.2 million in a very successful online Blockchain token sale (not via Kickstarter, as previously reported). The block-chain startup, founded by CEO and Black entrepreneur, 27-year-old Chrissa McFarlane, enables the connecting of digital medical records without compromising privacy.

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10 Year-Old Bishop Curry is Creating Device to Prevent Infants From Dying In Hot Cars

After Bishop Curry heard his neighbor’s 6-month-old infant died from being in an overheated car, he decided to create a life-saving device to prevent incidents like this from reoccurring ― as any responsible 10-year-old would. “It kind of came in my head,” Bishop told HuffPost of his device, the Oasis.

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Senate GOP Health Bill Would Slash Medicaid. Here's How.

Republicans have wanted to repeal Obamacare for years -- but they've wanted to overhaul Medicaid for far longer.

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Guess Who Uses Public Libraries the Most? Millennials

A public library may conjure up an image of a place where a septuagenarian is scouring for books on tape or a harried mom is trying to calm her kids by reading "Where The Wild Things Are."

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'Trumpcare' Would Send Her to Mexico for Birth Control

All Ariana and Kevin Gonzalez want is birth control. As far as health care needs go, that's pretty simple. But the California couple says that if the Republican alternative to Obamacare becomes law, they'll be driving over the border to Mexico to get it.

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At Pride Celebrations, Protesters Chant 'No Justice, No Pride'

At Pride celebrations across the United States on Sunday, a protest movement that aims to draw attention to the struggles of marginalized people within the LGBTQ community made itself heard.

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Wildfires: Traffic Collision Sparks California Blaze

A fire sparked by a traffic collision in California's Placerita Canyon is the latest blaze to hit the West amid a deadly heatwave.