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Harvey Weinstein Has Been Fired. So What's Next?

Until Sunday evening, Harvey Weinstein thought he might hang on to his position at The Weinstein Company.

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New Historical Fiction Adventure Book For Black Children is Now Available to Download For Free

In anticipation of the fourth book from the Demarcus Jones series, CJK Publishing is offering their first audio book, Demarcus Jones and the Solar Calendar, to the public for free.

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Why 'Blade Runner' Is More Relevant Today Than It Was 35 Years Ago

Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" opened in June of 1982 starring arguably the biggest actor in the world at the time, Harrison Ford. While it was positioned to be a blockbuster, the film faded after a few weeks with minimal box office gross and mixed reviews.

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How Hollywood Has Reacted to Weinstein Allegations

More than a day after The New York Times published a blistering report detailing numerous accusations of sexual harassment against prolific film producer Harvey Weinstein, none of the movie mogul's frequent A-list collaborators have spoken publicly about the news story that has rattled Hollywood.

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Nelly Arrested After Allegations of Rape, Released With No Charges

Cornell Haynes Jr., better known as the rapper Nelly, was taken into custody Saturday in Washington state after a woman told police he raped her.

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Facebook and Google Need to Own Their Role in Spreading Misinformation -- And Fix It

Every day we learn more about the scale and effectiveness of Russian influence operations during the 2016 US election. The implications for our political process are ominous, but the problem runs much deeper. For years hostile foreign governments, terrorist groups, and armies of internet trolls have manipulated public discussion, both in the United States and around the world.

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Donald Trump Just Used Mike Pence for a PR Stunt

On Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence was in Las Vegas honoring the victims of the largest mass shooting in modern American history. Less than 24 hours later, he was in Indiana walking out of the Indianapolis Colts game against the San Francisco 49ers after several of the players failed to stand during the National Anthem.

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Catalonia Faces Uncertainty Amid Independence Standoff

Spain faces a week of deep political uncertainty as the secessionist leader of Catalonia considered whether to make a unilateral declaration of independence, against the backdrop of a bitter standoff with the central government in Madrid.

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What's Missing From Our 'evil' Debate

The day after the massacre in Las Vegas, President Donald Trump used the word "evil" three times during a brief speech at the White House.

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Jason Aldean Returns to Vegas to Visit Shooting Victims

Country music star Jason Aldean returned to Las Vegas a week after a deadly mass shooting to visit with some of the victims.

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Corker: Trump Setting US 'on the path to World War III'

Sen. Bob Corker, who engaged in a public feud with President Donald Trump over the weekend, said Trump is setting the country "on the path to World War III."

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Dove Apologizes for Ad: We 'missed the mark' Representing Black Women

Dove apologized this weekend for a social media post that the company says "missed the mark" representing black women. The offending ad was a 3-second GIF hawking Dove body wash that was posted Friday to the brand's Facebook page. It was taken down Saturday.

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5 Things for October 9: DACA, Donald Trump, Harvey Weinstein

It's Columbus Day (or, in some places, Indigenous Peoples Day). Donald Trump's presidential proclamation for the day is a lot different than Barack Obama's.

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“Lightning Men” by Thomas Mullen

It struck in a second. If you’d have blinked, you would have missed the flash but you’d’ve known it was there by the rumble that followed. There’s nothing like the power and beauty of a summer thunderstorm to put respect into you – except, as in the new novel “Lightning Men” by Thomas Mullen, maybe the crack of a gun.

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Netflix Orders Black Superhero Family Drama ‘Raising Dion,’ from Michael B. Jordan and MACRO

A black superhero family drama from Michael B. Jordan and Charles D. King’s MACRO is coming to Netflix. The streaming giant has greenlit Raising Dion for a 10-episode, straight-to-series order. It is based on Dennis Liu‘s viral short film of the same name, which revolves around a black mother who discovers her young son has multiple and constantly changing abilities.

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Food Network Star and Local Celebrities Join 'Zest in the West' for An Exciting Culinary Feast

West Houston Restaurants Making a Comeback After Hurricane Harvey

The Houston West Chamber of Commerce and Food & Vine Time Productions welcome an impressive line-up of celebrity judges for Decade of Decadence at the 10th annual Zest in the West food and wine event, taking place Wednesday, October 18, 2017, from 7 – 10 p.m. at Château Crystale. The is the 10th year the event is being presented by Kroger.

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It is Dangerous For Trump to Undermine Iran Nuclear Deal Which Threatens to Destabilize the World

Jackson Lee: “It is reckless and wrong-minded for the White House to stoke the flames of global instability by arbitrarily walking away from the Iran Nuclear Deal.”

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Local Lingerie Boutique Wins Industry Award and Immediately Switches Gears to Help Women Affected by Harvey

Locally owned and operated lingerie boutique Top Drawer Lingerie recently received a Best of Intima Award from industry publication Intima Magazine. The annual award honors the best independent lingerie, swimwear, and loungewear retailers in North America and arrived just before Hurricane Harvey devastated the store’s hometown of Houston.

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Houston Symphony Returns to Jones Hall for Mozart's Jupiter Symphony

The Houston Symphony is expected to return to Jones Hall. Oct. 20, 21 and 22 with Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, a program featuring Viennese masterpieces by Haydn, Mozart and Schubert.

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Clinique invites you to take it all off.. for a good cause!

Starting TODAY, October 6th, 2017, Clinique is challenging America to take it all off during the month of October. No, not your clothes.. Your makeup! And we’re inviting you to help us make this challenge a huge success.

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