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Sudan, South Sudan Strike Oil Compromise
Officials in Sudan and South Sudan have ended a conflict that has been looming over the two countries since the beginning of the year. In an agreement that the Associated Press reports will last for three and a half years, the neighboring countries will work together to sell oil. A disagreement over oil sharing prompted…
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Barack Obama Celebrates Birthday With Golf
On Saturday, President Barack Obama rang in his 51st birthday with a round of golf with friends at Andrews Air Force Base. The game was a precursor to a Camp David trip, during which the commander in chief will relax with his family — but not for long, according to the Washington Post. He returns…
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Swimmer Cullen Jones Snags Silver in 50-Meter
North Carolina native Cullen Jones was sure he’d won the 50-meter freestyle competition on Friday but realized when he rose from the water that he’d garnered second place. Still, according to Charlotte news station WCNC, the silver is his first individual medal and will offer plenty of inspiration for next time. “I thought I was…
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Serena Williams' Olympic Gold Victory Dance
Serena Williams claimed a new victory at the 2012 Olympic Games on Saturday, winning a gold medal in singles. After defeating Maria Sharapova, Williams, according to USA Today, delivered a victory dance, known as the crip walk. In what can only be termed complete domination, Williams served three aces in the opening game, broke Maria…
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Kidnapper Ann Pettway Sentenced to 12 Years
Earlier this year, Ann Pettway pleaded guilty to kidnapping Carlina White from a Harlem Hospital crib in 1987. After taking the 19-day-old baby, Pettway raised the child in Connecticut as her own daughter, named Nejdra Nance. On Monday Pettway, CBS News reports, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for her crime. Pettway pleaded guilty…
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President's White Mom Had Black Ancestry?
Given the ethnic background of his parents — a Kenyan father and a white mother from Kansas — it would have seemed that President Barack Obama was not a descendant of American slavery. But genealogists from Ancestry.com have dug a bit deeper, according to the New York Times, and may have found proof that the family…
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Aurora Suspect Charged With 24 Murder Counts
On Monday, suspect James Egan Holmes was charged with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder for a mass shooting during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo., earlier this month, according to the Associated Press. In a packed Denver-area courtroom Monday, Holmes, 24, sat silently and did not react as he…
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Gallup Poll: Job Creation Is Top Concern
The nation is 99 days away from Election Day, and the issue most importance to voters now is job creation. According to a new USA Today–Gallup poll, Americans say that increasing employment opportunities should be a “top priority” for President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. “Americans assign much less importance to increasing taxes on…
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Black Nuptials Banned at Miss. Church
Despite sending out invitations and setting a date, a black couple in Mississippi say that they were denied the opportunity to have their wedding at a local church because of their race. Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson told local NBC news station WLBT that pastor Stan Weatherford of First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs told them…
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The Root's Healthy Cities: New York
(The Root) — If you belong to any sort of subculture, New York City undoubtedly has a community to fit your needs. And as Americans refocus on living healthier, the Big Apple often sits at the forefront, experimenting with raw-food restaurants and food-specific laws geared to reducing obesity — like the controversial municipal ban on…
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