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Today, the US joined some 170 nations to sign the Paris Agreement - an historic step this Earth Day to protect the one planet we've got.
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President Obama (@POTUS) April 22, 2016Listening to Obama makes me want to be American for a day | Sonia Sodha trib.al/LIBJBBV
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The Guardian (@guardian) April 23, 2016****
Pres. Obama adding U.S. troops in Syria to keep up 'momentum' against ISIS. abcn.ws/1SEGlRj https://t.co/fcS12qfqvO
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ABC News (@ABC) April 25, 2016David Maraniss has the best summary of the nearly insurmountable hate Obama has had to overcome. https://t.co/FsiJVAXWhd
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Justin Miller (@justinjm1) April 24, 2016****
taxpayer cost of police killings
Walter Scott $6.5mil
Freddie Gray $6.4mil
Tamir Rice $6mil
Eric Garner $5.9mil
washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) April 25, 2016One lesson from the Tamir Rice settlement, to me, is that cops can literally do drive-by shootings on kids and not have to admit it’s wrong.
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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) April 25, 2016****
Senior editor on Bangladesh's first LGBT magazine hacked to death, media reports and officials say bbc.in/1qLQ5iV
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BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 25, 2016Uber reaches $100m settlement in fight with drivers over employment status trib.al/9UnfOcX
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Guardian US (@GuardianUS) April 22, 2016****
Meme shared by Bernie-loving friend on FB. Who’ll break it to her that the CA primary and WA caucus are… different? https://t.co/AcIPCQdbyK
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(@daveweigel) April 24, 2016The NBA will move its 2017 All-Star Game if North Carolina keeps its anti-LGBTQ law: vox.com/2016/4/21/1148…
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German Lopez (@germanrlopez) April 21, 2016****
"At the end of the day, you just hope that you’ve done God’s will." —Prince vntyfr.com/xmYs1UD https://t.co/SMs8qmy2ci
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VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) April 24, 2016Prince loved his blackness -- and yours: thebea.st/1SrCioW https://t.co/vcfVr7jUXn
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The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 24, 2016****
Erica Kennedy broke into writing because Prince FORCED in style magazine to hire a Black woman to interview him https://t.co/cWECiqQ22I
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The Revolution (@axolROSE) April 23, 2016I continue 2 not be okay w/ the sources of our creative inspiration dying. He showed me I could be whoever I damn well chose to be. #Prince
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shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 25, 2016****
That was the essential beauty of the album. She reached deep and pulled the BLACK from the roots of the earth. The cinematography, the makeup, the costume, the lyrics, the spoken word, the journey. BRAVO!
How diasporic is #LEMONADE? All that Orisha iconography is juxtaposed against Somali Black British poetry in a haunted American South
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andré carrington PhD (@prof_carrington) April 24, 2016Meet @laolusenbanjo, the Nigerian artist behind the body art in Beyoncé's #LEMONADE.
thefader.com/2016/04/24/mee… https://t.co/BCOsvpjzoS
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The FADER (@thefader) April 24, 2016****
Bless yourself
"I break chains all by myself,
won't let my freedom rot in hell" - Beyoncé
#freedom #kindrick #beyhive #lemonade
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BeyHive Daily (@BeyHiveMore) April 25, 2016THIS SONG AND VIDEO IS EXCELLENT!! #LEMONADE amp.twimg.com/v/a204a482-ceb…
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Ray (@_BluRay__) April 24, 2016****
SLAY, Serena Williams!
#NowPlaying Sorry by Beyoncé amp.twimg.com/v/701b77f3-350…
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It's Otto! (@juceguga) April 25, 2016****
Finally got a grip frm Bey's slayage & briefly wrote abt how #Lemonade honors black women ❤ huff.to/1rsEq9U https://t.co/3E51DNbJpI
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Lilly Workneh (@Lilly_Works) April 24, 2016Beyoncé's 'LEMONADE' Film Is Beautiful, Surprising, and Above All, for Black Women cmplx.it/3CMoM (me x @ComplexMusic)
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Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) April 24, 2016****
The mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner
This part broke my heart #LEMONADE 🐝🍋 https://t.co/iV1hhW3v5R
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Jack Qu'emi (@jackquemi) April 24, 2016Amandla.
Quvenzhané.
Blue Ivy.
Chloe.
Halle.
Chantelle.
Michaela.
Serena.
Zendaya.
Beyonce.
All this #blackgirlmagic.
#LEMONADE ✊
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CJ (@cjoyalways) April 24, 2016****
Pay close attention to the black women she spotlighted. Lemonade is deep. Don’t sleep on it
Her name's Leah Chase and she's also the person who inspired the story of Tiana from "The Princess and The Frog" twitter.com/DavidDTSS/stat…
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dwight k shruti (@dwightkshruti) April 25, 2016This woman fed every single Civil Rights activist to pass by NOLA in the 60s. https://t.co/W3dVwWKBOo
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David D. (@DavidDTSS) April 24, 2016****
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A great backgrounder on the heavy duty Afrofuturism involved: okayafrica.com/news/beyonce-l… #LEMONADE
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) April 24, 2016Beyoncé's Lemonade is #blackgirlmagic at its most potent trib.al/fnyQx20
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Guardian US (@GuardianUS) April 24, 2016****
YAAAAAAS. October, here we come! Beyoncé’s Freedom and Kendrick Lamar’s Alright goes right into the catalogue of black power songs
#BirthOfANation X Beyonce & Kendrick Lamar "Freedom" Mashup (1/2) #LEMONADE 🍋🐝🍋 https://t.co/1rnAJRis3u
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Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) April 24, 2016****
BAM
Beyonce put all of the young Black girls/women that have been attacked in the media in #Lemonade:
Quvenzhane
Amandla
Zendaya
Serena
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Sakita Holley (@MissSuccess) April 24, 2016"The most disrespected person in America is the black woman." -- Malcolm X #LEMONADE mic.com/articles/14164… https://t.co/n2YRUolXQp
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Jamilah King (@jamilahking) April 24, 2016****
BEYONCÉ IS EMPHASISING ON THE FACT THAT BLACK LIVES MATTER. BLACK CULTURE MATTERS. BLACK MUSIC MATTERS. BLACK PEOPLE MATTER!!
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Danny (@dannyyonce) April 24, 2016Beyoncé will most likely become the 1st artist to ever have their first 6 studio albums debut at #1 on Billboard 200 https://t.co/kQBGs4uEv9
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Music News & Facts (@musicnews_facts) April 25, 2016****
Her poems are just WHEW!
Meet Somali-British poet Warsan Shire featured on Beyoncé's #LEMONADE.
thefader.com/2016/04/23/war… https://t.co/gbqlvXxRzT
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The FADER (@thefader) April 24, 2016Get to know Beyonce #LEMONADE co-writer @WynterGordon blbrd.cm/DOpOtX https://t.co/PlYJaSXtsD
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(@billboard) April 24, 2016****
The bat is called hot sauce. THE BAT IS CALLED HOT SAUCE. #LEMONADE #slay https://t.co/29ex9MjKL3
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shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 24, 2016Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” can now be purchased on iTunes bzfd.it/1Sn37Ov https://t.co/c9RihwXlTT
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(@BuzzFeed) April 25, 2016****
WATCH: Springsteen honors Prince with moving rendition of ‘Purple Rain’ at Brooklyn concert ow.ly/4n1ySV https://t.co/2PeQfpX8Qk
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Raw Story (@RawStory) April 24, 2016My neighbor is honoring Prince by lighting his house purple. https://t.co/87aUZ6PsRz
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Jeff Scott Brown (@jeffscottbrown) April 24, 2016****
Fabulous tribute from @Lin_Manuel and @HamiltonMusical to #PrinceRIP tonight https://t.co/iH0AgkuCHf
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Zach Lipton (@zachlipton) April 22, 201625
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Mr Obama met with the leaders of Germany, the UK, France and Italy in Hannover on Monday
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36132526
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Early Bird Chat
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel test virtual reality glasses at the ifm electronics stand at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on April 25, 2016 in Hanover
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Today
The President meets with President Hollande of France, Prime Minister Renzi of Italy, Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom, and Chancellor Merkel of Germany, Hannover
7:10 PM EDT: Arrives Joint Base Andrews
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The Obama Diary 
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