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I'm Creole. Why Do I Have South Asian DNA?
Tracing Your Roots: Several reasons could explain a questioner's surprising genetic testing results.
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School a Beacon of Hope in Nigeria
At a university in Yola, graduates offer a glimpse of a promising future in a strife-torn region.
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A Birmingham Prom 50 Years in the Making
Class of '63 finally gets a ball that was denied to those who participated in the Children's March.
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Intimate Look at the Williams Sisters
Director explains how Venus and Serena doc explores the way their enigmatic dad shaped their lives.
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Obama Gives First Black Senator Congressional Gold
President Obama honored Edward Brooke, the first African American to be elected to the Senate by popular vote...
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Chiefs' Johnson Uses Gay Slurs, Is Totally Sorry For It
Kansas City Chief Larry Johnson has been asked to stay away from the team while they and the NFL investigate Johnson's remarks...
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Up to 20 Present for Homecoming Gang Rape
As many as twenty people watched or participated in the 2 1/2 hour gang rape of a teen at Richmond High School in California...
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Listen Up! Toxic Chinese Drywall Creates Housing Risk
Toxic Chinese drywall has created a housing disaster across country, particularly in the Gulf Coast region...
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Bomb Attack Kills 8 US Troops in Afghanistan
This marks the deadliest month in the eight years of the Afghan War...
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Clippers Rookie Griffin Breaks Kneecap
Blake Griffin suffered the injury during the team's last preseason game
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Reid Says Public Option Will Be Included in Bill
Along with the public option provision is states' right to opt out...
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Pass the Rock, Barack: NOW Prez Questions Obama's All-Male Pick-Up Games
NOW President Terry O'Neill finds President Obama's all-male pick-up basketball games "troubling"...
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We Ain't Kin Folk: US Bans Kenyan Official
The US has banned a senior Kenyan official for "obstructing efforts to rid the government of corruption..."
