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Chris Hollins Breaks $1.1 Million in Mayoral Campaign Fundraising with Extraordinary Number of Individual Contributions
“The Hollins for Mayor campaign received 2,408 individual contributions from nearly 1,700 individual donors"
Today, the Hollins for Mayor campaign released information about a record-breaking fundraising period, which concluded June 30. Driven in part by grassroots email and text-banking efforts, Hollins’s campaign announced a total amount raised of over $1.1 million in less than five months since Hollins announced his candidacy.
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A man was charged in the rape of a 10-year-old who traveled to Indiana for an abortion
A Columbus man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old Ohio girl who then had to travel to Indiana seeking an abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to court proceedings CNN obtained through affiliate WBNS.
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Gershon Fuentes, 27, was arrested on July 12, according to Columbus police and court documents. Mandatory Credit: Franklin County Sheriff
Published on July 14, 2022
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Disney's new cruise ship setting sail on maiden voyage
Disney's newest cruise ship is setting sail on its maiden voyage Thursday from Port Canaveral, Florida, to the Bahamas.
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Fort Bend County Announces Change to COVID-19 Community Impact Level
Local Data Shows an Increase in Active Cases and Hospitalization
In response to the number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations across the Houston region, The Fort Bend County Department of Health and Human Services (FBCHHS) raised the Community Impact Level to High, while stressing the importance that residents remain vigilant and stay up to date on their vaccine and boosters while following the guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Famed Woman, Thou Art Loosed! Returns "Home" to Atlanta for Grand Finale Sept. 22-24
Conference with Eponymous Play and Movie Concludes After 25 Years
Global Christian leader, entrepreneur and film producer, Bishop T.D. Jakes will return to Atlanta, the home city for many years of the fan-favorite international gathering, for the conclusion of the Women, Thou Art Loosed! The Grand Finale conference at the Georgia World Congress Center Sept. 22 - Sept. 24, and will host thousands of women from around the world.
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During African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month 10-Year-Old Texas Boy Makes Appeal for More Blood Stem Cell and Marrow Donors
MJ Dixon is battling leukemia and has been searching for a match for the past year
July is African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month, and Be The Match is working to raise awareness of a health disparity on the national blood stem cell and marrow registry that affects Black and African American patients in need of life-saving cell therapies. Patients battling blood cancers such as leukemia or blood diseases like sickle cell disease are most likely to find a matching donor in someone who shares their heritage or ethnicity. The odds of finding a match are dependent on a patient's ethnicity, with Black and African American patients least likely to find a matching donor. Black patients find matching donors 29% of the time compared to a 79% chance for white patients.
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Texas Game Wardens Wrap up Another Busy July Fourth Weekend of Statewide Enforcement
As Texans hit the waterways across the state to recognize July Fourth, Texas Game Wardens were out in force to ensure everyone stayed safe on the water.
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Commissioner Rodney Ellis Announces Gun Buyback Event in Partnership with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis will host a July 30 Gun Buyback event in partnership with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. The details will be announced at a news conference on Monday, July 18.
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George Ask Residents To Comply With ERCOT’s Conservation Appeal
With the summer heatwave that has engulfed the state showing no signs of letting up, today, Fort Bend County Judge KP George and County Officials asked residents to heed the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) conservation appeal urging area residents to consider their neighbors and the well-being of others when making the decision to conserve electricity.
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A pregnant woman got a ticket for driving in the HOV lane in Texas. She says her fetus was her passenger
Brandy Bottone was driving in the HOV lane meant for at least two people per vehicle in Dallas, Texas, two weeks ago when she was pulled over by police. The officer noted there didn't seem to be anyone else in the car, but Bottone had a retort -- she was 34 weeks pregnant.
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Chairman of Texas House Committee investigating Uvalde school shooting pushes for release of hallway surveillance video
The chairman of the Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting pushed to release hallway surveillance video that shows what police were doing as a gunman remained inside adjoining classrooms for about 77 minutes.
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How an increasingly popular supplement landed a man in the hospital
A British man's overdose on vitamin D is a cautionary tale for people who are considering adding supplements to their lives, according to a paper published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
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Fort Bend County Holds Summer Safety Preparedness Press Conference
Fort Bend County Judge KP George along with Fort Bend County Sheriff Eric Fagan, the Department of Health and Human Services, Emergency Medical Services, Department of Social Services, and Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will host a Summer Safety Preparedness Press Conference on Friday, July 8, at 12:30 p.m., at the Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Center, 307 Fort St., Richmond, TX 77469.
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William Friend, husband of 'One Tree Hill' star Bevin Prince, dead at 33
William Friend, the husband of "One Tree Hill" star Bevin Prince, died unexpectedly over the weekend, according to a statement Bisnow Media, a commercial real estate media company, for which he served as CEO. He was 33.
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Elon Musk reportedly had twins with a Neuralink executive
Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and world's richest man, welcomed twins last year with an executive at one of his other companies, Neuralink, Insider reported on Wednesday.
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Officer injured in Philadelphia July Fourth shooting says he found a bullet in his hat
One of the two police officers injured in a shooting during a July Fourth celebration in Philadelphia didn't realize he had been shot until he arrived at a hospital and found a bullet lodged in his hat, he told CNN.
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Highland Park gunman admitted to firing on parade crowd and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say
The gunman in Monday's massacre at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, admitted he carried out the attack, killing seven and wounding dozens of others, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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22 migrants who died in a hot semi-truck in San Antonio have been identified
Twenty-two migrants found dead in a sweltering semi-truck in San Antonio, or who died in the days after, have been named for the first time on Wednesday by the Bexar County medical examiner, now that most of the 53 migrants have been identified by authorities.
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What we know about the Highland Park shooting suspect
Hours after gunfire interrupted the Highland Park, Illinois, July Fourth parade, killing seven people and wounding dozens more, police apprehended the man they believe was responsible.

