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Texas Spring Cypress Chapter of The Links, Inc.'s MasKerade Ball
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Friday, September 25, 2015, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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The YMCA Children’s Academy at Avenue Welcomes Families To New State-of-The-Art Facility in Near Northside
The YMCA of Greater Houston in partnership with Avenue, has announced the opening of the YMCA Children’s Academy at Avenue, a new early childhood education facility at Avenue Center in the Near Northside. This site will assist in creating equity and access to key education programs and address the shortage of early childhood education capacity in this community.
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Here's who made Fortune's Most Powerful Women in Business list for 2022
The competition to be listed among Fortune's Most Powerful Women has gotten a little stiffer this year. In recognition of just how global business has become, Fortune decided to merge its domestic and international lists of top corporate women leaders.
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Janelle Monae opens up about her sexual orientation
Singer and actress Janelle Monae sheds light on her sexual orientation in a new interview. "Being a black queer woman in America ... someone who has been in relationships with both men and women -- I consider myself to be a free-** motherf**ker," she said in a Rolling Stone cover story published online Thursday.
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Songs of Freedom Jazz Series at UH
NEW VENUE: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CULLEN PERFORMANCE HALL Parking is available for $5 in the Welcome Center Garage at the intersection of University Drive and Calhoun Road with the main entrance located on Calhoun Road.
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Lone Star Flight Museum Jet Setter’s Ball
Jet Setters BallRaisesNearly$650,000 for Lone Star Flight Museum’s Exhibits and STEM Education Programs and Celebrates the Golden Age of Air Travel
The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM)was electrified with glowing lights and great dance music while guests dressed in fabulous creative cocktail attire, celebrated the museum’s successes and big plans for 2023. The annual fundraising event was attended by generous Houston donors and supporters who contributed to raising nearly $650,000 to support STEM-related programs and the museum’s educational mission and exhibits. The event was underwritten by the James C. & Teresa K. Day Foundation.
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DNC accuses pro-RFK Jr. super PAC of campaign finance violations
The Democratic National Committee has accused the super PAC backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign of committing additional campaign finance violations on Monday, a further escalation of Democrats’ efforts to diminish Kennedy’s independent White House bid.
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In a Nutshell, Human Error (and peanut butter) Caused Alabama Jailbreak
Authorities in Alabama have finally put the lid on an unusual jailbreak. A dozen inmates at the Walker County Jail in Jasper made a run for it on Sunday night. Most were quickly caught.
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Illinois Democratic congressman being challenged on left by political newcomer
A solid blue district in Illinois is facing an identity crisis as Democrats could purge one of their own with a political newcomer on Tuesday. Progressive liberal Marie Newman is challenging Rep. Dan Lipinski, a blue-dog, anti-abortion Democrat who has represented Illinois' 3rd District for more than a decade.
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Kandi Burruss On Phaedra Parks: ‘We Can Never Talk Again’
Can anyone really blame her for not wanting to have anything to do with someone who spread such vicious rumors about them?
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Long Time Radio/TV Personality Brent Hatley Launches Twitch TV Channel
Long time radio-TV personality and producer Brent Hatley (SiriusXM, iHeartRadio, Cox Media Group, Beasley Broadcasting, Sun Broadcast Group) launches his channel at 3 PM Eastern/12 PM Pacific today. The Brent Hatley Show will air Monday through Friday from 3 PM Eastern/12 PM Pacific to 6 PM Eastern/3 PM Pacific.
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HomeGoods to Open Store In Houston On November 3rd
National Retailer Offers Inspiring Home Décor at Great Values.
HomeGoods, the leading off-price home décor store, will open an approximately 20,516 square-foot store in Houston (West University) on Sunday, November 3rd at 8:00 a.m. The new store is located in the Weslayan Plaza at 5540 Weslayan Street. This will be the 17th HomeGoods in the Houston market.
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Listeria and salmonella found in ice cream manufacturing facilities after recalls, FDA reports
After a series of recalls, an investigation into safety issues at US ice cream makers forced one manufacturer to cease operations and resulted in three voluntary recalls, the US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
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Justin Bieber offers an update on his facial paralysis
Justin Bieber has shared a faith-filled update about a rare medical condition that has resulted in one side of his face being paralyzed.
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Third Annual Black Entrepreneurs Week Spotlights Black Entrepreneurs and Community Empowerment Efforts
Equiliberty joins forces with Chase and an array of partners to uplift local Black-owned businesses and community capital initiatives.
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Republicans Continue to Work On Health Care. They Can't Afford Not To
With a new week before them, Republican leaders continue the hunt for the 216 votes they need to repeal and replace Obamacare, a kind of Groundhog Day exercise that has consumed the early days of Donald Trump's presidency, the GOP's agenda and irritated some who fear the process has gone off the rails.
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Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great
Study: Lion danger can foster mixed-species herds in Africa's Serengeti
Meals are typically family affairs for zebras, gazelles, cape buffalo and other grazing species in the African Serengeti, but in one of the first studies of its kind, ecologists have found grazing species can be more willing to share meals in areas frequented by lions.
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Habitat and species loss leaves just 3% of world's land ecosystems intact, study suggests
Just under 3% of the world's land remains ecologically intact, with undisturbed habitat and minimal loss of its original animal species, a new study suggests.
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Will Trump receive a get out of jail free card
The federal indictment of Donald Trump – the first federal indictment of a former president in U.S. history – poses the question. Trump’s enraged reaction – calling it the “greatest witch hunt of all time” and denouncing special counsel Jack Smith, a career prosecutor, as a “deranged lunatic” – makes the question unavoidable. Obviously, Trump deserves a fair trial, his guilt or innocence determined by a jury of his peers. But every candidate for president should be asked if they would pardon Donald Trump if they were president. As Gerald Ford proved when pardoning Richard Nixon, a presidential pardon can be issued before a trial, or even before formal charges are brought, so the question needn’t wait on the trial.
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Latino Victory Project Calls on Democrats to Reject Trump's Demand for Border Wall Funding in Appropriations Bill
Latino Victory Fund called on Democrats in Congress to reject President Trump’s demand for $5 billion in funds for the border wall. Cristóbal J. Alex, Latino Victory Fund president, issued the following statement:
