2016 GOP presidential campaigns are calling for debate overhauls, with demands including no lighting rounds, equal time, graphics approval and even a “67 degree room temperature." NBC News’ Hallie Jackson, the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson and th ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2015 at 10:05PM
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On Saturday, President Obama gave an unprecedented speech focused exclusively on the social plight of Black women and girls at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual weekend of events. This speech represents a moment of triumph for inters ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2015 at 7:28PM
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Your World/National News
Day 1
November, 2015
Three earthquakes had Phoenix shaking. ..
Sunday, November 01, 2015 had Phoenix residents shaking when three earthquakes interrupted residents within a 45 radius of Black Cannon City Arizona. Fi ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2015 at 7:31AM
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THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS
BASEBALL FANS!
November 02, 2015
New York, NY
Wreeeeek...! That's the crowds cheering on Sunday, November 01, 2015 in New York as the Kansas City Royals had a landslide winning the champs in the World Series Games o ...
Posted Monday, November 2nd 2015 at 6:38AM
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The earliest certain observance of a feast in honor of all the saints is an early fourth-century commemoration of "all the martyrs." In the early seventh century, after successive waves of invaders plundered the catacombs, Pope Boniface IV gath ...
Posted Sunday, November 1st 2015 at 4:42PM
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“Father, thank You for Your Word which is truth that sets me free. I repent today for any words that have brought destruction into my life or the lives of those around me. I ask that You uproot every negative seed and help me to always choose wo ...
Posted Sunday, November 1st 2015 at 4:02PM
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BASEBALL FANS!
Friday night's game...
October 30, 2015
METS didn't want another loss! Game three the had Mets make that change! So they had the winning vices come along! Mets didn't want to be 3 and 0, so they did what they had to do-- they ...
Posted Saturday, October 31st 2015 at 10:17AM
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Remember caramel apples and marshmallow cereal treats? Before the tainted candy scares of the 1980s, many households handed out wholesome homemade sweets to trick-or-treaters. But food companies were quick to take advantage of parental jitters, churn ...
Posted Friday, October 30th 2015 at 10:34PM
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Texas Southern University took a major step to unify national, state and local law enforcement agencies to help secure and protect its campus. The TSU police department hosted a round table discussion to look at procedures, personnel and protocol wh ...
Posted Friday, October 30th 2015 at 1:20PM
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Everybody knows the secular holiday of Halloween. But not everybody knows it derives from a holy day, All Saints' Day on Nov. 1, which is followed by All Souls' day on Nov. 2.
The root word of Halloween - ''hallow'' - means ''holy.'' The suffix "e ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2015 at 11:24AM
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When Mariska Hargitay first played Detective (now Sergeant) Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in September 1999, Bill Clinton was president. Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace was in theaters. J.K. Rowling had just publis ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2015 at 9:53AM
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Your quick and dirty primer to contemporary African art.
One artist works with defunct weapons, transforming obsolete AK-47s and soldiers' boots into elaborate thrones and evocative masks. Another uses local textiles to explore the slippery groun ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2015 at 9:35AM
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Did you know that only 22 states require their public schools teach sexual education?
So where do teens turn when they aren't getting the information they want and need from their schools (or often parents)? For many, it's their local bookstore or ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2015 at 9:27AM
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A growing belly calls for a new wardrobe, and that can be a financial hassle for expectant moms.
So one company is offering a unique perk as part of its employee benefits package: Serious spending money for maternity clothes.
You get the "Hau ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2015 at 9:15AM
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Many Americans, especially children, eagerly await the arrival of Halloween this Saturday. I understand and respect that some of my readers choose not to participate in the tradition of the day. If that is you, I appreciate your convictions. However, ...
Posted Thursday, October 29th 2015 at 9:08AM
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