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  • LeVar Burton's App at the End of the Rainbow

    (The Root) — For a generation of children raised between 1983 and 2009, story time often meant a book brought to life by Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton. The PBS program combined field trips to educational destinations with Burton’s read-aloud recommendations, selected to further the show’s primary goal: to instill in children positive attitudes toward reading.…

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  • Obama on Republican 'Upside-Down Economics'

    (The Root) — In a speech Friday about the tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year, President Obama made the case that they should lapse for Americans making $250,000 or more annually and be extended for the other 98 percent of Americans. Referring to the group of middle-class citizens…

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  • Swimmer Ryan Lochte Wears Paul Wall Grill

    Swimmer Ryan Lochte wears Paul Wall grill: He showed it off during one of London 2012’s more bizarre moments. The Texas rapper-designer said, “Of course, I was excited he won anyway, but when I saw him wearing our product. Of course we felt a strong connection for Houston, for Texas, but also for the grills…

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  • Man Shot While Handcuffed: FBI Investigating

    Police say 21-year-old Chavis Carter shot himself in the head while handcuffed in the back of a police car in Jonesboro, Ark. His family members think it’s impossible that he pulled the trigger on himself, and believe the officers were responsible and are trying to cover it up. On Thursday the FBI announced that it…

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  • Obama's Day, Aug. 3: Anti-Tax Hike Talk

    THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. The President will then meet with senior advisors. These meetings in the Oval Office are closed press. Later, the President will deliver remarks…

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  • Hill Harper to Join Obama's Cancer Panel

    (The Root) — Actor Hill Harper, who plays Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on CBS’ CSI: NY and who chronicles his real-life diagnosis with thyroid cancer and his journey to health in the 2011 New York Times best-seller The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place, will be appointed to the president’s Cancer Panel, the White House…

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  • Congrats Pour in on Twitter for Douglas

    Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas beat out the competition to win gold in the women’s all-around competition at the 2012 London Olympics on Tuesday. Celebrities and other prominent figures hurried to Twitter to voice their excitement and congratulations. Here’s what some of them had to say. 

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  • Gabby Douglas Wins All-Around Gold

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  • White House Highlights Beverly Scott

    A little-known part of President Barack Obama’s Winning the Future initiative is the Champions of Change program. Through it, the White House highlights a particular sector each week and honors its “champions” — from educators to entrepreneurs to community leaders — for the work they do to strengthen their communities. This week the honoree is…

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  • Cops Say Handcuffed 21-Year-Old Shot Himself

    The two police officers who were on the scene when a 21-year-old man was shot in the head and killed while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car Saturday night in Jonesboro, Ark., have been placed on administrative leave, and police are investigating what exactly led to Chavis Carter’s death. But Jonesboro Police Department…

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