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Get Fit Thursdays at Urban South - HTX

Challenge and reward yourself at Urban South - HTX this new year! Every Thursday, the Sawyer Yards brewery is hosting a free run club and yoga event. Guests can work up a sweat and then celebrate with a cold beer of their choice.

The Heritage Society Starts the New Year with An Evening of Heritage on January 9

Special guest speakers include Susan Garrett Baker & Secretary James A. Baker and Jim McGrath

Houston, December 17: On Sunday, January 9, join “A Conversation with James A. Baker III & Susan Garrett Baker with Jim McGrath” at The Heritage Society’s “An Evening of Heritage” event. This grand event starts at 3 p.m. and will be followed by a Sunday supper and music by Jerry Atwood.

Raising Cane’s is Getting Ready to Ring in the New Year at Its Newest Houston Location

Fastest-growing chicken finger concept to celebrate opening on Jan. 7 and commitment to Make-A-Wish

Raising Cane’s is kicking off 2022 by bringing more of its ONE LOVE® – quality chicken finger meals – to the greater Houston area!

Texas’ Covid Crisis Grows More Dire, Texas Now Leads the Nation in Child COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Where’s Governor Abbott?

The Covid-19 crisis in Texas continues to grow more and more dire, with no signs of leadership or action shown by Governor Greg Abbott to stop it.

Young Shreveport rapper using platform to bring attention to senseless violence

An 11-year-old is using his rap skills to speak out about the violence overtaking over Shreveport. Ray Da Yungin is using his growing platform to reach the masses. The rapper is using music to show other young people the impact of violence. He calls himself a kid influencer and he's determined to use his voice for good. He says the violence here in Shreveport is just hitting too close to home and after losing two friends tragically he put all his hurt into his music.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams to big banks: We need you back in the office

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is not pleased with the shift back to remote work by Wall Street banks and other major employers in the Big Apple.

Texas Border Protection Officers find undeclared, endangered ‘new world’ spider monkeys

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at the Progreso International Bridge made “an unusual discovery” this past week when they found four undeclared spider monkeys concealed inside a duffle bag.

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Tristan Thompson apologizes to Khloé Kardashian after fathering another child

Tristan Thompson has revealed he is the father of a newborn son and has apologized to Khloé Kardashian. The Sacramento Kings basketball player posted a note on his Instagram stories Monday stating that a paternity test has proven he fathered a child in December with fitness model Maralee Nichols.

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Marvel's 'Morbius' release date pushed by Sony again

"Morbius," starring Jared Leto, has been pushed back by Sony from Jan. 28 to April 1, the studio announced. Leto plays Michael Morbius, a scientist who attempts to cure his rare blood disease by using bat DNA, but instead turns into a vampire.

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French TV star Igor Bogdanoff dies of Covid, days after twin brother

French TV star Igor Bogdanoff has died of Covid-19, six days after his twin brother Grichka died due to the same disease, the brothers' lawyer confirmed to CNN Tuesday.

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Biden will make 'brief remarks' Tuesday on rapid spread of the Omicron variant

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will make brief remarks addressing the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the US and the steps his administration is taking to address it, according to the White House.

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Hackers breached Florida health care system, potentially exposing data on 1.3 million people

Hackers breached the computer networks of a southeast Florida health care system in October and may have accessed sensitive personal and financial information on over 1.3 million people, the health care system announced this week.

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Illinois lawmaker Bobby Rush's retirement marks 2 dozen Democrats leaving the House

Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois told the Chicago Sun-Times in an interview published Monday that he won't run for a 16th term in the US House of Representatives, the 24th House Democrat to announce plans of leaving the chamber at the end the term.

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Here's what a subpoena is -- and what happens if you ignore one

Subpoenas have been at the center of some of the highest profile inquiries in Washington and beyond -- including the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot and the New York attorney general's office's efforts to compel testimony from members of the Trump family.

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Melania Trump to auction white hat and other items for $250,000 minimum bid

Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French first family, the Macrons, to the White House in 2018.

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Biden set to meet with Covid-19 team and deliver remarks

President Joe Biden will receive a briefing from his Covid-19 response team and deliver remarks on the Omicron variant Tuesday afternoon, as the US reached more than 100,000 hospitalizations due to to the illness for the first time in four months.

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Albany DA declines to prosecute former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on forcible touching charge

The Albany district attorney will not prosecute former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a misdemeanor sex crime charge of forcible touching after reviewing the evidence in the case despite finding the complainant "cooperative" and "credible."

Biden's infrastructure czar urges governors to appoint their own infrastructure implementation coordinators

President Joe Biden's infrastructure czar Mitch Landrieu sent letters to all the nation's governors on Tuesday urging them to appoint their own infrastructure implementation coordinators to smooth the rollout of the $1.2 trillion law.

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Update to CDC's Covid-19 isolation guidance is imminent, source says

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance on the recommended isolation period imminently, according to a source familiar with the plan.

The best new hotels to book in 2022

Though 2021 was not exactly the year of jet-setting travel that we'd hoped for, we have our fingers crossed for 2022.

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