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Republicans wage uphill battle to win over black voters

CHARLOTTE N.C. (Reuters) – After losing the 2012 presidential election, Republicans vowed to expand their appeal beyond their shrinking base of white males. But as they concede, winning over black voters is likely to be a long and difficult task.

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This Week On The TC Gadgets Podcast: Misfit, Android Wear, And Samsung Earnings

gadgets140711 After taking a week off for the holidays (sorry about that), we’re back to chat up the latest news in the Gadgets world. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much.
That said, Samsung had some disappointing earnings, and Misfit forged a partnership with Beddit to get into the platform space. Plus, we simply can’t help ourselves from talking about smart watches, including the latest… Read More

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Canada

Edmonton school board drops abstinence-based sex ed after complaint

Dawsons

The Edmonton Public School Board has said it will tell teachers not to use an anti-abortion centre to teach part of its sexual education curriculum, after a McNally high school student filed a human rights complaint over what she was taught.

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World

U.S. pilots, other labor unions split on Ex-Im Bank reforms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On issues ranging from minimum wage to workplace rights, labor unions often speak with one voice, but the fight within Congress over reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank has created a tricky split between airline pilots and manufacturing unions.



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World

Obama, corporate giants announce plan to boost suppliers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is enlisting several major U.S. and multinational companies to draw attention to an initiative aimed at helping small businesses expand and hire workers.

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LeBron’s decision: What it means for other NBA stars

Chris Bosh

The entire NBA and most of the known universe was waiting for LeBron James to make the first move, and now that he’s decided to return to Cleveland, don’t be surprised if the free-agent dominoes begin to fall across the league.