Eye on America: Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington film illuminates historic WWII battalion

In Washington D.C., we visit the Library of Congress, where a hand-painted display weaves together the oldest African American family tree. And in Virginia, we speak with Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington about their film highlighting the African American women behind a groundbreaking unit in WWII. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.

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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now

The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Businesses are betting that tax cuts will be extended and the math will work out.
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How Washington plans to defend the dollar

Trade tariffs grab headlines but the less-visible fight around money matters deeply to the president
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Looted Leather and WWII Tires: How Doc Martens Came to Be

A German doctor’s need for better boots sparked innovation and a fashion phenomenon.
Inc. - 1d
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America has turned on its friends

Donald Trump’s abandonment of allies is real and will endure
Financial Times - 1d
Boston's historic 3-point performance continues -- for better or worse

Have the defending champs reached a point of diminishing returns?
ESPN - 1d
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A look back at New York City's historic Floyd Bennett Field

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The New York Times - 3d
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The New York Times - 4h
Tyler Herro scores 28 points as Heat beat Raptors 120-111 in overtime to snap 4-game skid

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The Guardian - 2d
Trump’s revolution will end badly — for himself, and for America

Unintended consequences will appear, problems will arise and sooner or later the whole project will come to a standstill.
The Hill - 1d
America's Russia policy is a failure of critical thinking and foresight

This persistent inability to appreciate the thinking exposed by another great power is especially striking given that Russia’s policies have not changed at all since the days of Ivan the Terrible ...
The Hill - 37m
A relocated Slamdance Film Festival launches its first edition in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Times - 2d
BBC undercover filming exposes Indian pharma firm fuelling opioid crisis

An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.
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BBC pulls Gaza film as it carries out checks over Hamas links

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China's EV maker XPeng eyes doubling global presence by year's end

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CBS News - 5h
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Los Angeles Times - 3d
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The Guardian - 1d
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MarketWatch - 21h
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