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Lauryn Hill is seen leaving court after the judge postpones her sentencing and gave her two weeks to pay back taxes April 22, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. Hill pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in June 2012 for failure to pay federal taxes on USD 1.8 million earned from 2005-2007. She faces a maximum one-year jail sentence for each of the three accounts. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)

Lauryn Hill takes on her critics in Tumblr post

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - On the heels of tax evasion reports becoming public, Lauryn HIll took to her personal Tumblr page to publish her thoughts on the matter...
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First lady Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Michelle Obama's credit data leaked online

Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is the latest public figure to have her credit report and other personal information leaked online by a website posting private data on celebrities and government officials...
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Job applicants line up to meet potential employers at a job fair on June 11, 2012 in New York City. Some 400 arrived early for the event held by National Career Fairs, and up to 1,000 people were expected by the end of the day. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, lowest in 4 years

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers increased hiring in February, adding 236,000 jobs and pushing the unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January...
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Firefighters pay their respects at a memorial for shooting victims near Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dec. 15, 2012 in Newtown, Conn. (Jason DeCrow/AP Photo)

Michelle Obama writes open letter to Sandy Hook victims

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama wrote an open letter entitled "Holding You in Our Hearts" to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting...
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Nelson Mandela (File Photo)

South African president says Mandela improving

Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela was seriously ill but has steadily improved over the last few days after being diagnosed with a lung infection...
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Which budget cuts are killing our communities?

Trymaine Lee, NBC News
NBC NEWS - For cities and rural towns across the country, as well as nonprofits like Baltimore Reads, officials are struggling to maintain programs offered to low- and moderate-income residents...
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Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Today is the first full session of the RNC after the start was delayed due to Tropical Storm Isaac. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Sununu blames Obama win on gov't 'dependents'

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama won the 2012 election because of voters who are dependent on government programs, according to New Hampshire governor and Mitt Romney campaign surrogate John H. Sununu..
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Jassiel Aguila uses an arch welder to merge two pipes together as he continues his education as a pipefitter

Cincinnati company to pay $325,000 to black workers in settlement

Tonya Garcia, Madame Noire Business
The company reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, putting an end to the race-discrimination case.
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Romney - Mother Jones scoop

Who are the ’47 percent’ non-income taxpayers?

Who are the '47 percent' non-income taxpayers?
SLIDESHOW - Who are these dependent Americans who Romney and his conservative brethren believe are sponging off the 'productive class?'...
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Romney: Half of Americans 'dependent,' entitled

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - According to Mitt Romney, nearly half of Americans are dependent on government and believe they are entitled to government-provided food, health care and housing, and they will support President Barack Obama, 'no matter what'
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