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February 19, 2015
Water is wet. The sky is blue. Beyoncé is imperfect. All of these are fundamental truths, but somehow one just became…
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February 19, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jerome Kersey, the versatile small forward who helped the Portland Trail Blazers reach two NBA Finals…
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February 18, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Lester Holt’s first report card as NBC’s choice to fill in for suspended anchor Brian Williams…
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February 18, 2015
CHICAGO (AP) — Republican presidential prospect Jeb Bush plans to note he is different from his former president brother George…
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February 18, 2015
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation into racially-motivated violence on public transport on Wednesday after a…
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February 18, 2015
I swear this is not a Kardashian story. Well, not really. Allow me to explain. On Friday afternoon, famous-for-having-a phatty…
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February 17, 2015
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 20 people on a music group’s packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were…
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February 17, 2015
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge in South Texas has temporarily blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, giving…
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February 16, 2015
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Defending champion Venus Williams beat an opponent half her age on Monday, winning 6-1,…
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February 16, 2015
The following list has been updated from this story’s original post in February 20, 2012. America has had 44 presidents,…
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February 15, 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three black women released movies in 2014, more than ever before in a single year. And…
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February 14, 2015
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Dubai Tennis Championships because of the lingering…
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February 13, 2015
MADISON, Alabama (AP) — The Indian government is “extremely disturbed” by the treatment of a 57-year-old man from that country…
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February 13, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake was featured on Beyonce’s surprise album — and now he’s taking a page from her…
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February 13, 2015
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — Police are urging parents in South Florida to check the online accounts of their children…
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February 10, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — Gabrielle Union says she learned an important lesson after the death of Whitney Houston. “It just…
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February 10, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — From the very first sentence, Oprah Winfrey loved what became her latest book club pick. “I…
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February 9, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ views of President Barack Obama have improved slightly in the past two months, and opinions are…
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February 8, 2015
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Every step used to be a miracle for Adam Taliaferro. Now the onetime Penn State defensive…
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February 8, 2015
Dean Smith, the Hall of Fame innovator who won two national championships at North Carolina along with an Olympic gold…