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How Did Vikings End Up in My Family Tree?
Tracing Your Roots: A black reader wonders about a DNA test that turned up Orcadian roots.
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What Was the Double V Campaign?
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: A paper's call for blacks to support the WWII effort had a twist.
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Old-School Tips for Better Finances
Mixing Dad's advice with sound financial planning can help us regain stability.
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My Man Wants Me to Drop My Male Bestie
Ask Demetria: A suddenly insecure boyfriend may mean that something's changed in your relationship.
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UPDATE: Nike Will Give Vick Free Stuff, That's About It
Two years after dropping Vick in the wake of prison time, Nike welcomes the star quarterback back into the fold, kind of...
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VIDEO: Newark Mayor Cory Booker Puts Conan O'Brien on 'No Fly' List
Newark mayor defends his city with a bit of humor after O'Brien's Newark jab on the 'Tonight Show'...
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Shocking? Dementia Rate Higher Among NFL Players
A recent study has shown a high rate of dementia among men who were paid to engage in violent collisions on a weekly basis...
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Tsunami Levels Villages in Samoan Islands
"I thought it was the end of the world," said Salamo Laumoli, director of health services at a medical center in Pago Pago...
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World's Poorest Receiving More HIV Treatment
Falling prices and increased testing have led to a marked rise in the number of people in the poorest parts of the world receiving treatment for HIV...
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A Touch of Magic: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith to Host Nobel Concert
The Hollywood power duo are slated to host the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo, Norway...
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The First Lady Says: I'm Ready to Knuckle Up for '16 Games in Chicago
First Lady Michelle Obama is ready to go to the mattresses to land Chicago the 2016 Olympics bid...
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Nigerian UN Peacekeeper Killed in Darfur
Kemal Saiki, the chief of communications of Unamid, said on Tuesday that two other soldiers were wounded in the attack which occurred a day earlier...
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USC Running Back Hurt in Weight Room Accident
Running back Stafon Johnson was preparing to bench press when the weight came crashing down on his throat...
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Three Charged with Murder in Death of Derrion Albert
Albert was beaten to death after being swept into a melee while walking home from school...
