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U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings Dies At Age 68

National |
U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore, a committee chairman known for his devotion to Baltimore and civil rights and for blunt and passionate speechmaking, died of longstanding health problems early Thursday morning, his office said. He was 68 years old. The Democrat, a key figure in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump as... Read More.
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Simone Biles Sets Record At World Gymnastics Championship

National, Sports |
Simone Biles won a record 21 medals at the world gymnastics championship on Tuesday as the United States team retained its women’s team all-around title. It was Biles’ 15th career gold and broke a tie with Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina for the most medals overall by a woman at the world championships. She’s now two... Read More.

Legendary Actress Diahann Carroll Dies at 84

Entertainment, National |
Diahann Carroll, the captivating singer and actress who came from the Bronx to win a Tony Award, receive an Oscar nomination and make television history with her turns on Julia and Dynasty, died Friday. She was 84. Carroll died at her home in Los Angeles after a long bout with cancer, her daughter, producer-journalist Suzanne... Read More.
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Amber Guyger Convicted of Murdering Botham Jean

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The same jury that convicted a white Dallas police officer in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor returns to court Wednesday to consider her sentence.  Guyger faces a sentencing of five years to life in prison. Amber Guyger, who said she mistook the man’s apartment for her own, which was directly below, was... Read More.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Annouces Impeachment Probe Into President Trump

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Washington plunged into an impeachment crisis on Wednesday, as House Democrats opened an investigation into President Donald Trump's campaign season dealings with Ukraine. Trump repeatedly prodded Ukraine’s president to look into Democratic rival Joe Biden, according to a rough transcript released by the White House. “Whatever you can do with the attorney general would... Read More.
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Biden Gets Black Caucas Endorsement

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A consistent but uneasy front-runner in Democrats’ 2020 presidential primary scramble, Joe Biden is flexing his muscle with new endorsements from three congressmen: two former chairmen of the Congressional Black Caucus and a former Florida governor. The moves from Reps. G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri and Charlie Crist of Florida underscore... Read More.

Abortions In US Falls To Lowest Since 1973

Health, National |
The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became legal nationwide in 1973, according to new figures released Wednesday. The report from the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, counted 862,000 abortions in the U.S. in 2017. That’s down from... Read More.