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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas' hospitalization for an unspecified "infection" has been longer than predicted, prompting further questions about his health as a new COVID-19 variant is surging around the globe.
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Exclusive: Widow of D.C. police officer Jeff Smith, who died by suicide, says battling rioters on Jan. 6 "changed him"
The widow of an officer who died by suicide after responding to the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol is urgent Congress to cross laws recognizing the trauma suffered by… The post Exclusive: Widow of D.C. police officer Jeff Smith, who died by suicide, says battling rioters on Jan. 6 'changed him
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Jackson heading for likely confirmation despite GOP darts - L.A. Focus News
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to
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Le'Host Partners with Walmart to Launch First Franchise Model in Vegas
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Emanuel Fair lost more than eight years of his life—which he spent in lockup without a single conviction. Fair is now suing everyone involved with his imprisonment. 
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COVID-19: Millions Of Children Worldwide Missing Out On Education - St. Lucia Times News
Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worlwide from a full return to the classroom, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). And as 23 countries have yet to fully re-open
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Megan Thee Stallion Has A Docuseries In The Works | The Michigan Chronicle
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Dems slam Republican ‘race-baiting’ CRT assails against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Storms leave behind damage in East Texas
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Police seek help to find Piarco teenager
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Doing Good – These Young Sisters’ 911 Call Saved Man’s Life - The New York Beacon
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University Of North Texas Receives Grant Of Over $120K To Digitize The Black Academy Archive
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Zenetta Drew masters the Business of Success
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AccuWeather Forecasters Warn Storm-Weary South May Face New Tornado Outbreak - The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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Jackson pushes back at GOP critics, defends judicial record - L.A. Focus News
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson forcefully defended her record as a judge Tuesday, pushing back against Republican assertions that she was soft on crime and declaring she would rule as an 'independent jurist' if confirmed as the
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Mending the Great Ife brand, By Wole Olaoye
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Houstonians witness historic Jackson confirmation hearing - DefenderNetwork.com
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Opinion: The racist, sexist mudslinging at Ketanji Brown Jackson is disgraceful
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