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Trump's anti-socialist rhetoric doesn't match HHS's price-control plans

President Donald Trump recently promised that America "will never be a socialist country." Let's hope!

Stafford High School Names 2019 Valedictorian, Salutatorian

In less than four months, Paul Phung and Hira Ahmed will be two of the 54,369 undergraduate students at Texas A&M University in College Station.

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Fort Bend County Judge KP George Kicks Off 4th Countywide Listening Tour in Pct. 2 at Willowridge High School

Fort Bend County Judge KP George is excited to announce that he will be hosting the forth in a series of county-wide meetings dubbed the Listening Tour to engage Fort Bend County residents in constructive dialogue about Fort Bend County services and hear their concerns.

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GM to Add Second Shift and More Than 400 Hourly Jobs at Bowling Green (Ky.) Assembly Plant

Since 2011, GM has invested more than $900 million in Bowling Green

General Motors is adding a second shift and more than 400 hourly jobs at its Bowling Green (Kentucky) Assembly plant to support production of the Next Generation Corvette, which will be revealed on July 18, 2019.

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Bingo de Mayo – Margarita Bingo

Lake Charles Symphony to host fundraiser May 5

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Lake Charles Symphony for their inaugural Bingo de Mayo fundraiser on Sunday, May 5, at the Cash and Carry Building, 801 Enterprise, from 3 – 5 p.m.

New Orleans Jazz Fest is turning 50. And it's only getting better with age

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opens Thursday, marking its 50th year of delivering chart-topping headliners, rock 'n' roll legends and global rhythm-makers, all bathed in the sights, sounds and flavors that have made Louisiana a shining star of American culture.

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Samsung's $1,300 Galaxy 5G phone is now available for preorder

The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G finally has a launch date. The company announced the much-anticipated device is now available for preorder from Verizon and will hit stores on May 16.

Joe Biden's biggest immediate weakness might surprise you

Joe Biden is (finally) running for president. And while he is a clear top-tier candidate, he's got issues to deal with from his age (he's 76) to his centrist approach to policy. But it's possible that none of those things are the biggest immediate problem facing the early days of his campaign

One of Biden's first congressional endorsements came from Delaware's Chris Coons

Delaware Democrat Chris Coons has fewer friends at work than he used to.

Here's why 8 Democratic presidential hopefuls think women of color should vote for them

Democratic presidential hopefuls flocked to Houston on Wednesday to speak at She the People, a presidential forum for women of color "about us, for us and by us."

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An NFL star gave his teammates Amazon stock. There's a better gift

Are you looking for the perfect Mother's Day or birthday present? What about stocks?

Bill Cosby is fighting a $6.7 million lawyer bill

Bill Cosby is challenging an arbitration decision that mandated he pay nearly $7 million in fees to a law firm that represented him for nine months in 2015 and 2016, documents show.

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Pentagon clears acting defense secretary of favoring Boeing

The Department of Defense's Inspector General announced Thursday that it has cleared acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan of allegations he violated ethics agreements by promoting the interests of his former employer, Boeing.

Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson struggle to insult each other

Scarlett Johansson says Chris Hemsworth is ugly and he suggests she's not so smart.

Cyclone Kenneth: Thousands of people evacuated in Mozambique ahead of major storm

Thousands of people were being evacuated to shelters Thursday as powerful Tropical Cyclone Kenneth bore down on northern Mozambique.

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Suspect arrested after camera catches man touching women at Barnes & Noble

Deputies have arrested a man who they say was caught on camera earlier this month inappropriately touching women at the Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble.

Man killed in barn collapse

A barn collapse in Bethany left a man dead, according to state police.

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A 5-year-old boy was found in a shallow grave. A look into his short life reveals a series of injustices

In his five short years, Andrew "AJ" Freund endured more trauma than any child should. A home that reeked of feces and urine. Frequent visits from police officers and child welfare workers. A family life so unstable that he bounced from one caretaker to another.

Chipotle shares fall after revelation of new health-related subpoena

Chipotle hasn't put its past health problems behind it. The company revealed in an SEC filing on Thursday that it received a new subpoena from US federal prosecutors on April 18 requesting information related to illnesses traced back to restaurants in Simi Valley, California; Sterling, Virginia; Boston and Los Angeles. Information regarding those restaurants was covered in previous subpoenas, the company said, but added that the recent request also called for information about an additional restaurant in Powell, Ohio. Customers got sick after eating at a Chipotle restaurant in Powell in July 2018.

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Why the Vladivostok summit is a coup for Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin can be forgiven for appearing slightly weary at the banquet he hosted Thursday for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: The venue in the far eastern city of Vladivostok is seven time zones ahead of Moscow.

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