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Obesity rates in the United States remain unacceptably high, and the epidemic persists in affecting Blacks and Hispanics disproportionately.

Obesity epidemic: 20 years from now

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(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NYC mayor clashes with 'stop-and-frisk' judge

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - As New York City’s landmark trial on stop-and-frisks nears a decision, the office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg sparks a new debate...
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Cash'an Clark, 9, is autistic. One of his fixations is the Charmin bear.  (TODAY)

Charmin bear charms autistic boy

A. Pawlowski, TODAY
TODAY - This is a story about a boy, a bear and bathroom tissue. When a giant corporation took time out to send a token of affection to a small admirer, it made a family’s day...
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'House of horrors' doc Gosnell lived in squalor

Vince Lattaznio and David Chang, NBC Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia - For nearly three years, Philadelphia Police crime scene investigator John Taggart has remained silent about what he saw after stepping inside Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s two homes and West Philadelphia clinic...
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Father, son to graduate Morehouse together

Blayne Alexander, NBC Atlanta
ATLANTA -- This weekend will be a busy one for Dorian Joyner, Sr. Sunday morning, he will watch his oldest son graduate from Morehouse College.
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(Photo courtesy of Chicago Department of Public Health)

New take on pregnancy prevention

NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - The Chicago Department of Public Health is taking a unique approach in its efforts to help reduce teenage pregnancy.
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Lauryn Hill performs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute concert honoring Aretha Franklin on November 5, 2011. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images for Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame)

Lauryn Hill's last show before prison?

Ida Siegal, NBC New York
NBC New York - Lauryn Hill may have performed her final concert before going to jail for tax evasion...
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Eric Holder

Eric Holder grilled by House committee

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder was due to testify before Congress on Wednesday as the Justice Department opens a criminal investigation of the federal tax collection agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
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Students from Fort Lauderdale's Western High School on their way to prom help rescue a family from an overturn vehicle. (Courtesy NBC Miami)

Students headed to prom help rescue crash victims

NBC Miami
NBC Miami - A group of 20 students headed to prom – along with their limousine driver – helped rescue five adults and two children, who were trapped in a van after they crashed on Interstate 595 Saturday.
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Pearl Gosnell, the wife of Kermit Gosnell

Gosnell's wife, former staff get sentencing date

NBC Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia - The wife of former Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell and some of his staff will finally learn how long they’ll spend behind bars for their role in the 'House of Horrors' later this month...
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Richard L. Madison (Courtesy NBC Chicago)

Prom limo driver charged with DUI

Emily Florez and Katy Smyser, NBC Chicago
NBC Chicago - Richard L. Madison, the limousine driver charged with driving under the influence after being stopped Saturday night while driving 24 high school students to their prom, has only one local traffic conviction on his driving record, NBC5 Investigates has found.
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