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Jose Altuve Named Hickok Belt® Award Winner for July 2017
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has been named the Hickok Belt® Award winner for the month of July 2017. Voting was conducted by a select panel of members of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). The voters selected Altuve for his torrid hitting throughout the month. In July, he batted .485 with four home runs, 21 RBI and a .727 slugging percentage.
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Cleveland Browns Players Kneel, Huddle During National Anthem
Colin Kaepernick still is without an NFL team, but that hasn't discouraged players for following his controversial lead and opting not to stand during the national anthem.
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Yes, Donald Trump Really Did Look Into the Sky During the Solar Eclipse
There's literally only one rule with eclipses: Don't look at the sun during them. Which brings me to the President of the United States: And, again: And, because three times is a charm:
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'Whitney' Exposes Rifts in Houston's Tragic Life
The oddly punctuated title has multiple meanings in "Whitney. Can I Be Me," a documentary about the late singing star Whitney Houston, a woman torn among various factions and constituencies in a charmed, tormented and too-brief life.
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Liberty University Alumni Return Degrees in Protest
More than 200 Liberty University alumni have signed on to a Facebook group proposing they return their degrees in protest of University President Jerry Falwell Jr.'s unwavering support of President Donald Trump.
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Measuring Stick: Houston Texans vs New England Patriots
The Houston Texans will take on Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots in their second preseason game. It will be a good test for the Texans as the Patriots have set the bar for excellence in the National Football League. Hopefully, some of that will rub off on Houston as they get a chance to witness first-hand how a champion prepares for the season.
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Blacks and Whites See Racism In the United States Very, Very Differently
How you see race in the United States can depend a lot on your own background. President Donald Trump's various responses to clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville this weekend drew widespread condemnation, but also brought decades-old questions to the surface of American political and moral discourse.
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Donald Trump's Presidency Is Headed to A Very Dark Place
Donald Trump's insistence Tuesday that "both sides" were responsible for the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, has turned what was a fumbling presidency into what now appears to be one on the verge of total collapse.
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Twenty Five Memorable Premier League Moments
As the English Premier League prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, we look at some of the most dazzling moments in a competition which entertains millions around the world.
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After Charlottesville, Push for Real Reform
Racism, exposed once more in the terror visited on Charlottesville, Va., still scars America. Hundreds of neo-Nazis, white supremacists, klansmen and other fervid racists gathered — some armed with assault rifles, wearing camouflage. They marched with lit torches, yelling Nazi slogans, looking for trouble. They provoked the violence, terrorized a city, and took the life of Heather Heyer and injured many more. In the reaction to those horrors, character is revealed.
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'Bachelor in Paradise' Plays Coy with Controversy
First, the obvious: The tantalizing whiff of controversy drew media to a season premiere of "Bachelor in Paradise" that many outlets (including this one) would have otherwise ignored. Nobody expected a "60 Minutes"-type expose, but once ABC and Warner Bros. opted to forge ahead with the show, they had a certain duty not to whitewash what nearly derailed it, and to clarify what happened -- or didn't.
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True Crime TV: The Devil's In the Details
With true crime TV, the devil is in the details -- specifically, the ones that we didn't remember, or even with high-profile cases, perhaps never knew.
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A Donald Trump-endorsed Candidate Just Might Lose in Alabama Today
By just after 8 a.m. ET Tuesday, President Trump had already tweeted his support for Sen. Luther Strange's candidacy in Alabama twice. "Big day in Alabama. Vote for Luther Strange, he will be great!," said Trump in one tweet. Strange, appointed by then Gov. Robert Bentley (R) to replace now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, faces a serious fight today in the form of Roy Moore, a controversial ex-chief justice of the state's highest court, and Rep. Mo Brooks.
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Donald Trump Retweeted An Alt-right Conspiracy Theorist. Here's Why.
On Monday night, just hours after he had, finally, condemned in harsh terms the neo-Nazis and white supremacists involved in violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, President Donald Trump took to Twitter. And he retweeted this from a man named Jack Posobiec:
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Frederick Clay, Wrongfully Convicted of Murder, Wins Freedom Back after Nearly Four Decades in Prison
A Boston man who has maintained his innocence through nearly four decades behind bars was granted his freedom after Suffolk, MA prosecutors admitted his 1981 murder conviction was tainted by discredited witness identification and police tactics. “To quote Sam Cooke, ‘it’s been a long time coming,’ ” Frederick Clay said after walking out of the Suffolk Superior courtroom yesterday. “It’s been 38 years for something I didn’t do. I’m overwhelmed and sort of nervous.”
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Texas Bowl Gridiron Legends Class of 2017 Announced
The Texas Bowl Committee has selected the 2017 Class of Gridiron Legends, the Bowl announced today. The honorees will be introduced at the 2017 AdvoCare Texas Kickoff game on September 2 and will be inducted to the Gridiron Legends at a special pregame ceremony during the Texas Bowl game at NRG Stadium on December 27.
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Houston Iconic Fashion Week Charity Show Red Carpet with Devi Brown & Claire Sulmers
Houston Style Magazine reporters Destany Rainey and Natasha Ero was on the red carpet at the Houston Iconic Fashion Week Charity Show at Saks Fifth’s 51 Fifteen. The event put on by Gaelle Inc., a penetrating fashion brand, was in association with the launch of Houston Iconic Fashion Week (HIFW) hosted by celebrity stylist and creative director to Beyonce’, Ty Hunter. The HIFW Charity Fashion Show previewed the spring 2018 collections of 6 amazing and diverse designers, including Laurence Basse from Season 15 of Project Runway.
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Houston Iconic Fashion Week Charity Show Red Carpet with Devi Brown & Claire Sulmers
Houston Style Magazine reporters Destany Rainey and Natasha Ero was on the red carpet at the Houston Iconic Fashion Week Charity Show at Saks Fifth’s 51 Fifteen. The event put on by Gaelle Inc., a penetrating fashion brand, was in association with the launch of Houston Iconic Fashion Week (HIFW) hosted by celebrity stylist and creative director to Beyonce’, Ty Hunter. The HIFW Charity Fashion Show previewed the spring 2018 collections of 6 amazing and diverse designers, including Laurence Basse from Season 15 of Project Runway.
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Natchez, Mississippi: History and Heritage On Every Corner
Nestled along the banks of the curvy Mississippi River and situated high on The Bluff is a piece of preserved United States history that tells a story for generations to come. Natchez, first settled by the French in 1719 – 1729 makes it the oldest city to be established along the Mississippi River! Once considered the second wealthiest city in the U.S. (behind NYC) in the 1800s, Natchez was a retreat for many well-known millionaires. There is no doubt that the history of Mississippi is the history of America.
