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Between the Christmas lights and the echoes of Auld Lang Syne, there s a celebration of culture.Dancers at the Coyaba Theater in Washington, D.C., are rehearsing for a performance in honor of Kwanzaa.Kwanzaais a seven-day celebration created in the 1960s during the civil rights movement and focuses on cultivating and appreciating the lives of African Americans, their past and pre
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MILWAUKEE 鈥?A Milwaukee man was charged with recklessly endangering safety after police say he opened fire at officers following a police chase on Nov. 28.A criminal complaint released Friday states that Nathanial J. Lewek fired one round at a police officer, who then returned fire. Lewek later told officers that the gun fired when he tried to toss it to the o
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