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Michigan’s Historic Grand Hotel Unveils New Cupola Suites, Opens for 133rd Season on May 3

Grand Hotel will open its doors for the 133rd season on Friday, May 3. The 2019 season opening is highlighted by the completion of the multi-year Cupola Suites project which will add four new suites with spectacular views and beautiful design. Grand Hotel also kicks off the summer vacation season with a variety of special packages, themed weekends and unique experiences.

Testosterone For Women, Estrogen For Men? Wrong Levels Bring Problems

You don’t normally think of women needing testosterone and men needing estrogen. But when those levels drop for women and men, respectively, or are way out of balance, a wide range of symptoms may be suffered.

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Teacher, Mentor, & Life Coach Crystal Tolbert Releases Powerful New Book “From the Eyes of a Prophet: Scribe Your Way into Destiny”

When it comes to people energized by the divine spark to transform lives in very diverse ways, it would be difficult to think of someone who has opened her arms and heart to the world trying to be a help and inspiration than speaker, teacher, and prophetic life coach Crystal Tolbert.

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New RTR Vehicles F-150 RTR Now Available to Purchase

fter a successful decade of developing and producing the Ford Mustang RTR—as well as RTR’s line of aftermarket parts that compliment Mustang owners who want to stand out from the crowd—the new Ford F-150 RTR becomes RTR’s second publicly available vehicle model outfitted with RTR’s signature modern-aggressive design and enhanced performance that is available to consumers from RTR Vehicles.

IRAs Come With Strings Attached; Are There Safer Retirement Alternatives?

Most people planning for retirement probably would prefer some predictability as they plot out their post-work futures, but financial professionals say the reality they face is that uncertainty surrounds the stock market, tax rates and the future of Social Security.

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Homestead Act of 1862 – Closest Thing to Reparations, Part III (FINAL)

As we stated in the previous two parts, American descendants of the vicious American Holocaust known better as Slavery gathered immense portions of land. The great Booker T. Washington would encourage freed slaves to work the land that they owned and invest profits from it and build an economic infrastructure to help empower ourselves after slavery. It appears that too few listened to his advice or admonition. Most freed slaves and their descendants who received these precious acres of land by way of the Homestead Act of 1862 and through means of inheritance were destined to lose the land.

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Governor Abbott Announces Expansion of Allstate Facility

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Allstate Insurance Company will be expanding headcount in their facility in Irving, Texas. Founded in 1931, Allstate is one of the largest insurance providers in the United States. The expansion creates 1,300 jobs and $11 million in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $2,600,000 has been extended to Allstate Insurance Company.

Donald Glover launches new Adidas line in honor of the worn and dirty shoe

Looks like Donald Glover has more creative projects up his sleeve beyond Coachella and "Guava Island."

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Cardi B rejects plea deal in strip club case

Rapper Cardi B showed up to court in New York on Friday and rejected a plea deal regarding her involvement in a strip club brawl that took place last year.

Will Smith joins Jaden Smith on stage at Coachella

Now this is a story all about how Coachella got flipped-turned upside down.

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Oprah Winfrey will not spend money on avocados

Oprah Winfrey's avocado toast is not like yours.

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Time to wake America up from its student debt nightmare

Higher education has always offered opportunities to learn and earn a better quality of life. But in the 21st Century, higher education has also become synonymous with ever deepening debt. More than 44 million consumers of varying ages and occupations struggle with $1.5 trillion in student debt.

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Midtown Houston’s ‘Lounge on the Lawn’ Event Invites Community to Family-Friendly Entertainment at Midtown Park

Midtown Houston residents, Houstonians and visitors to the Bayou City can spend an entire day taking in the green beauty of Midtown Park at the upcoming Lounge on the Lawn event. Everyone is invited to celebrate with the community on Saturday, April 27 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. as planned activities centered on appreciation of pets and local cuisine as well as arts and culture enable guests to explore different aspects of Midtown.

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Michelle Williams and her husband, musician Phil Elverum, have split

Michelle Williams and her husband, indie musician Phil Elverum, have split after less than a year of marriage.

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Luke Perry's final 'Riverdale' scenes air this week

"Riverdale" is biding a final farewell to Luke Perry. Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa tweeted Sunday that the CW series would be airing the last scenes Perry filmed this week.

Sri Lanka - We can't rest

Eight hundred people were either killed or injured by a terrorist group last weekend in Sri Lanka. A holy weekend and place of worship became a grisly, heinous massive murder scene.

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'Game of Thrones' Episode 2 recap: Let's all sit by the fire before we die

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones."

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The memoir Prince was working on before he died is coming out this fall

Just weeks before he died in 2016, Prince struck a deal to write a book about his life.

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Jussie Smollett's brother defends him in new essay

Jussie Smollett's older brother, Jojo Smollett, is supporting him in a new essay published by BET over the weekend.

Early Voting for the May 4, 2019 Joint Election Begins Monday

Early Voting for the May 4, 2019 Joint Election starts Monday, April 22 and ends on Tuesday, April 30. During that period, Harris County voters may vote at any of the 25 Early Voting locations designated throughout the county. Polls will be open from 7 am to 7 pm, except for Sunday, April 28, when polls are open from 1 pm to 6 pm. Ballot by mail applicants must submit their applications by April 23.

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