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Trump, GOP leaders pull health care bill in humiliating loss

​Shreveport Aquarium Construction Unearthing Shreveports Past (Video)

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GOP health bill on the brink hours from House showdown vote

​Major raids conducted after London attack; 7 arrested

​Most young Americans don't see Trump as a legitimate leader

New Study: African Americans who exercise may be less likely to develop high blood pressure

Those who reported getting the ideal amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity were about 24 percent less likely to develop hypertension.
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​African-Americans at Highest Risk for Alzheimer’s

One of the noted scientists whose accomplishments are being celebrated during Black History Month, African-American physician Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller was among the pioneering researchers who worked with Dr. Alois Alzheimer on the disease later named after Dr. Alzheimer... MORE

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:


1. TRUMP TAKES AIM AT CLIMATE CHANGE
The U.S. president will sign an executive order that will suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen measures that were part of Obama's plan to curb global warming.

2. TRUMP HAS TRADEMARKS IN JORDAN
To keep them active — including a controversial one for a casino with gambling illegal in the kingdom — he would need to reapply for them during his four-year term, raising potential ethical concerns, AP learns.

3. RED BULL HEIR AVOIDING PROSECUTORS
Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya went back to enjoying a jet-set life within weeks after he was accused of killing a Thai police officer in a hit-and-run nearly five years ago, AP finds.

4. VIOLENT CLASHES RATTLE PARIS
Three police officers have been injured and 35 protesters arrested as an Asian community expresses outrage at the police killing of a Chinese man in his home.

5. INSPECTORS VISITED OAKLAND BUILDING BEFORE DEADLY BLAZE
Officials found it lacked fire extinguishers, smoke detectors in each apartment and a working fire sprinkler system, among other violations... MORE

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​​Jesse Williams: ‘Just Because We’re Magic, Does Not Mean We’re Not Real’
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​Shreveport HIV/AIDS Call to Action: 
Half of black, quarter of Latino gay men projected to be diagnosed within their lifetime. Heterosexuals not immune.
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​​The Beatings Paradigm: A carryover from our slavery past? Is there a correlation between planta-tion coding, and black parenting and discipline?
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Community Mourns the Loss of Radio Personality ‘Cat Daddy'
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Hillary Clinton: The Secretary Wears Nada​
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REVIEW: Shreveport's Ology Jazz Sextet
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   REVIEW: "United Shades        of America" with With.
​   Kamau Bell
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​REVIEW: Larry Wilmore's Set on the White House Correspondent's Dinner

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​​National Museum of African American Music to open on Lower Broadway
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​TAMIR RICE: Settlement of $6 Million, No Culpability
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​Maryland’s Largest Historically Black College Named a National    
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​NOBEL PRIZE AWARDED TO ARTHUR LEWIS

​Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Arthur Lewis from the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. He was the first Black recipient in a category other than peace.
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