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Grizzlies MLK Jr. Celebration Event Coverage

Grizzlies MLK Jr. Celebration Event Coverage
ESPN Analyst Jalen Rose will be honored at this year's events, celebrating his 13-year NBA career (1994-2007), most notably spent with the Indiana Pacers alongside Reggie Miller, where he reached three consecutive Eastern Conference Finals …
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Pastors Say Va. GOP Loyalty Pledge Creates 'Burden Of Fear' For Black Voters
Parson is an evangelist for Trump, and he's also a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against members of the Virginia State Board of Elections over a new rule that requires GOP primary voters to sign a pledge. Two other plaintiffs — Leon Benjamin …
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Harpers Ferry man dies in motorcycle crash near Sharpsburg
SHARPSBURG — A Harpers Ferry, W.Va., man died after the motorcycle he was riding struck a stone wall Sunday night on Canal Road near Sharpsburg, the Washington County Sheriff's Office said. Zackie S. Philyaw, 55, was riding a Harley-Davidson south …
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Safety Investigators Say They Can't Find El Faro's Data Recorder

Safety Investigators Say They Can't Find El Faro's Data Recorder
The National Transportation Safety Board has completed its search of the wreckage of the El Faro, without finding the ship's voyage data recorder. The 790-foot container ship with 33 crew members aboard sank off the Bahamas on Oct. 1 during Hurricane …
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Hillary Clinton Says Allies Should 'Prioritize' Fighting ISIS Over Assad
In other words, first, prioritize fighting ISIS by getting Russia, the French, other American allies and Middle Eastern nations on board — and then turn to a political resolution as it relates to Assad. That could be a much longer-term diplomatic …
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Wreckage Thought To Be Missing El Faro Cargo Ship Found

Wreckage Thought To Be Missing El Faro Cargo Ship Found
A search team believes it has located the wreckage from the El Faro cargo ship that disappeared last month during Hurricane Joaquin, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The discovery was made Saturday afternoon at a depth of about …
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A workshop for people to learn and create, $7M digital library Do Space is …

A workshop for people to learn and create, M digital library Do Space is …
That mission is apparent from Monday's message on the new video sign board outside the building — “5 Days to See How Technology Is for Everyone” — to the rows of computer work stations, rooms for teenagers and little kids, and a 3-D printing workshop.
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It's Not Just VW: A Robust Market For Reprogramming Vehicles
CARB EO legal means it's been approved by the California Air Resources Board, because it doesn't jack up emissions. Very few … Nate Cardozo, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says how the tuner takes control, technically, matters.
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In Houston's Gifted Program, Critics Say Blacks And Latinos Are Overlooked
Discrimination does exist whether intentional or unintentional," she told the school board in May of this year. Ford found that both Hispanic and black students are underrepresented in gifted programs and that black students are missing out the most …
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Has Harvard Quashed Virtual-Classroom Naysayers?

Has Harvard Quashed Virtual-Classroom Naysayers?
"You could see all your classmates on a big board. You essentially had people sitting next to you and in front of you and behind you." Still, Williams says neither Harvard nor anybody else can replace the real thing: "For me, the preference is always …
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Economy Takes Center Stage In Fourth GOP Debate
And the idea that it's a good idea for Putin to be in Syria, let ISIS take out Assad and then Putin will take out ISIS, that's like a board game. That's like Monopoly or something. That's not how the real world works." 10:22 p.m. National security is …
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Strip club owner, lawyer stomp out of Hall County Board meeting; 'This is the …

Strip club owner, lawyer stomp out of Hall County Board meeting; 'This is the …
Shane Harrington, a strip club owner, left, and Vince Valentino, an attorney hired to represent Hall County, at a Hall County Board meeting in November about zoning regulations for adult-oriented businesses. Harrington wore a camera on his hat that was …
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Google, Facebook and others 'falling short' on digital privacy
"Even companies in the lead are falling short. Across the board, companies need to improve their commitments to, and disclosures of, policies and practices that affect users' freedom of expression and privacy." Google led the Internet category, with an …
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Recommended Dose: October's Best Dance Tracks

Recommended Dose: October's Best Dance Tracks
As befits a young, insatiable musical mind, the output of Morgan Neiman as Ducky escapes any easy attempts at categorization besides "electronic." She's got wise-beyond-her-years, electro-pop songs; she's got a series of what she calls "Rave Toolz …
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New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal
The Almond Board of California sent NPR its response Wednesday morning: "Almond growers have reduced by 33 percent the amount of water they use per pound of almonds grown in the past 20 years," writes Carissa Sauer, communications manager for …
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In Search Of A Ghost Boat And The 243 On Board
Last summer one of the boats taking migrants across the Mediterranean disappeared. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Eric Reidy of the online journal Medium about the investigation into what happened. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Hundreds of thousands of people …
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5 on ballot for 4 Rochester school board seats

5 on ballot for 4 Rochester school board seats
The four Democrats who advanced from September's Rochester school board primary face just one third-party contender in Tuesday's general election. Incumbents Mary Adams, Malik Evans and Willa Powell and newcomer Liz Hallmark prevailed in the …
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Bath-area school board votes for a new Morse High School
BATH, Maine — The Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors on Monday unanimously supported rebuilding Morse High School at a different site. The decision reflects a show-of-hands vote at a public forum Oct. 7, which indicated overwhelming support for …
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Thanksgiving Weekend Trends
As Americans recover from their turkey dinners and shopping excursions, NRF is busy digesting its own “turkey dinner,” our annual Thanksgiving Weekend Survey. When it comes to how consumers want to and end up shopping over the Thanksgiving …
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Cooking With Disabilities: An Exercise In Creative Problem Solving

Cooking With Disabilities: An Exercise In Creative Problem Solving
He can still chop and cut, thanks to a pivot knife: It's a knife that's permanently attached to the cutting board by the tip; this keeps it in the proper position, while small spikes on the cutting board skewer food into place without needing an extra …
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Episode 655: Pay Patients, Save Money
We shop around when we get a plane ticket or buy a couch. But we spend thousands of dollars on health care without comparing prices. Today on the show: What happens if we pay patients when they choose the cheaper option? Find us: Twitter/ Facebook/ …
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King Of Beers: SABMiller Agrees In Principle To Merger With Budweiser Brewer
"With its roots in South Africa and its current headquarters in London, SABMiller's board unanimously rejected an offer Wednesday that values the company at 42.15 British pounds ($ 64.34). The board had already rejected two recent AB InBev purchase bids …
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Illinois Gaming Board to seek ruling on fantasy sports sites

Illinois Gaming Board to seek ruling on fantasy sports sites
CHICAGO | The Illinois Gaming Board plans to seek a legal opinion on whether daily fantasy sports websites like those ordered shut down in Nevada violate state law. Spokesman Gene O'Shea said Friday the board believes sites like DraftKings and FanDuel …
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Inside The Crackdown To Stop Migrants, Before They Reach U.S. Border
NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Sonia Nazario — author of Enrique's Journey and board member of the group Kind — about her New York Times story on Mexico's campaign to keep Central American migrants from the U.S. border. KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:.
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CDA board mulling hiring, firing changes
Consolidated Dispatch Agency board members are considering changing how the agency hires and fires its director. Currently, it only takes one of the CDA's three board members to fire its director, but all three must agree to hire the position. Leon …
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