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September 5, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama calls President Donald Trump's decision to phase out the so-called DACA program "cruel"…
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September 5, 2017
Kevin Willmott, a professor of film and media studies at Kansas University, teaches class while wearing a bulletproof vest in…
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September 5, 2017
An Atlanta police officer has been put on leave after being accused of running over a man that he allegedly…
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September 5, 2017
On Friday, the Alabama Supreme Court temporarily paused a murder trial involving a white police officer killing a black man...
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September 5, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — Meghan Markle says she and Prince Harry are "two people who are really happy and in…
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September 5, 2017
During an interview on This Morning with Phillip and Holly, Prince Michael Jackson admitted that he has none of his…
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September 5, 2017
Hurricane Harvey began with raging winds, but its legacy will be water. Seemingly endless, relentlessly insidious water — a staggering…
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September 5, 2017
PHOENIX (AP) — Nationwide protests are expected Tuesday as young immigrants fight to keep Obama-era protections President Donald Trump vows…
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September 4, 2017
Labor Day has some competition from Queen Bey...
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September 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, a son of the segregated South who was named after leaders of the Confederacy,…
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September 4, 2017
#BlackBoyJoy Apparel is the name of a new clothing brand that seeks to highlight the black male experience in a…
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September 4, 2017
CLEVELAND (AP) — Members of unions representing Cleveland police officers and paramedics have said they won’t hold a large U.S.…
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September 4, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama offered his successor accolades and advice in a…
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September 3, 2017
It doesn’t take much to get some people to turn on their friends but most would not go to the…
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September 3, 2017
By all accounts, including the video footage, the head nurse at University of Utah Hospital’s burn unit was calm and…
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September 3, 2017
A video of a woman shouting vulgar, racist abuse at a group of Muslims has gone viral. The video shows…
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September 3, 2017
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the NRG Stadium in Houston to meet victims of Hurricane Harvey. Cameras…
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September 3, 2017
During Cardi B’s set at the Budweiser Made In America festival, the rapper shared that she is just about ready…
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September 2, 2017
On Wednesday, Kenya Moore took to Instagram to clap back against the haters. “It never ceases to amaze me the…
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September 2, 2017
On Thursday, Tyler Perry donated $1 million toward the relief effort in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane…