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Activists in Times Square, dressed in orange prison jumpsuits, participate in a nationwide 'Day of Action to Close Guantanamo & End Indefinite Detention' on April 11, 2013 in New York City. Organizers claimed rallies were held in 19 states to demand the close of the facility which currently houses prisoners detained in the war on terrorism. Numerous prisoners at Guantanamo are currently participating in a hunger strike in an attempt to bring an end to their detention at the facility within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Obama vows again to close prison at Guantanamo Bay

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's going to try again to close down the prison for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
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First lady Michelle Obama

First lady inspires triceps surgeries

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - Michelle Obama's toned triceps have spurred an almost 4,400 percent increase in upper arm plastic surgery according to a report released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) on Monday...
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George Zimmerman (C), defendant in the killing of Trayvon Martin, stands in Seminole circuit court with his attorney Mark O'Mara (R) for a pre-trial hearing April 30, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Lawyers on both sides of the Trayvon Martin murder trial are jockeying for position as the trail is expected to start June 10. The defense seeks to add witnesses, but declines to identify them as the prosecution accuses them of grandstanding. (Photo by Joe Burbank - Pool/Getty Images)

Zimmerman waives 'Stand Your Ground' defense

By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News
NBC NEWS - Prosecutors want to know whether George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, plans to seek immunity under Florida’s 'stand your ground' self-defense law...
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Tennis icon Martina Navratilova (Courtesy: TODAY)

Martina Navratilova: Collins coming out 'is going to save lives'

Scott Stump, TODAY News
TODAY News - With NBA veteran Jason Collins becoming the first athlete in a major team sport to come out as gay, legendary tennis player and activist Martina Navratilova believes it will not only further gay rights but also save lives...
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Nelson Mandela (Courtesy: Nightly News)

1st Mandela pics since hospitalization

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VIDEO - The first pictures of Nelson Mandela since his discharge from the hospital after being treated for pneumonia have just been broadcast on South African television...
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Michelle and Barack Obama (Courtesy TODAY)

Obama sports bangs at annual dinner

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - At the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner President Barack Obama poked some fun at himself, saying he borrowed an idea from Michelle and then showed a picture of himself with bangs.
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(Photo courtesy of NBC Philadelphia)

Police investigate racist bullying at Catholic school

David Chang, NBC Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia - A local mother says she was in disbelief when she found out what happened to her son, an eighth grade student at Northeast Regional Catholic School in Philadelphia...
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President Barack Obama (R) listens as Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx speaks after announcing him as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation at the White House April 29, 2013 in Washington, DC. Foxx is the first Democrat elected as the Mayor of Charlotte in over 22 years and would be replacing outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Anthony Foxx: 'No such thing as a Democratic or Republican road'

Julie Pace, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Monday tapped rising Democratic politician Anthony Foxx to lead the Department of Transportation, an agency at the center of Washington's fiscal fights...
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theGrio and CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley
VIDEO - There were several data points for investors to digest last week. The economy grew by 2.5 percent during the first quarter, much slower than expected. Existing home sales fell .6 percent in March...
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Everett Dutschke stands in the street near his home in Tupelo, Miss., and waits for the FBI to arrive and search his home. Dutschke, charged with making and possessing ricin as part of the investigation into poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others was expected to appear in court Monday April 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Thomas Wells, File)

Hearing held in case of poisoned letters mailed to Obama

Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man charged with making a deadly poison sent to President Barack Obama and others was ordered held without bond until a hearing later this week when prosecutors are expected to describe what evidence they have against him...
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