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Sikh truckers reach settlement in faith discrimination case

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By Brian Melley Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The trucker with the long white beard and turban faced a dilemma over work he desperately needed...

Food Safety and Holiday Preparation

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By Samuetta Hill Drew This is the time of year we dust off “mamma’s and grand mamma’s” famous family recipes because food during the holidays...

I would have never believed

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By Dr. Jesse Lewis, Sr.  It is almost impossible to believe that Donald Trump won the Presidency. Here is a man who criticized women and...

Trump’s America: Where do we go from here?

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By Kathryn Sesser-Dorné Eight years ago I waited in Grant Park with then-Senator Barack Obama as election results poured in. It was an amazing night for...

This is my story. This is my song.

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By Tijuana J. Williams Singing hymns is part of who I am. I grew up in a Methodist church and still love many of the...

People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu

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THIS WEEKEND!    TODAY GEAR UP BIRMINGHAM, 6 p.m. at the Birmingham Board of Education. THE WHITE HELMETS, 7 p.m. at Aleppo with a screening at 8 p.m....

Classifieds: November 17, 2016

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Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in Castile death

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By Kyle Potter and Amy Forliti ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of...

Small retailers strategize with hope of successful holidays

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By Joyce M. Rosenberg Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Small and independent retailers are strategizing to try to make the most of an uncertain holiday...

PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dies of cancer

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By David Bauder Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS' "NewsHour" with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice...