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Let's Go Streaking: The Houston Texans host the Buffalo Bills looking to extend their winning streak

In the movie Major League II, a story about the Cleveland Indians starting their second season after overcoming adversity and winning a playoff game. The manager Lou Brown is giving his team a pre-game speech the day after they have finally won a game ending a long losing streak. He stands in the middle of the clubhouse and bellows out very loudly.

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Houston ISD School Board Turns Around On Decision to Remove Dr. Grenita Lathan

It seems Dr. Grenita Lathan will stay on as Houston ISD interim superintendent after all. Last week, the board of trustees made a shocking move to release Dr. Grenita Lathan of her duties as the district’s interim superintendent that she has held since April of this year.

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Salvation Army Houston deploys disaster relief teams to Florida in wake of Hurricane Michael

As Hurricane Michael makes landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful and destructive storm, The Salvation Army has placed all disaster relief resources across the state of Florida and in neighboring states on standby, including mobile feeding kitchens, trained personnel, and supplies. Disaster response teams and units from Texas are headed to Florida to support the anticipated relief efforts. Locally, The Salvation Army of Greater Houston is deploying teams from Pasadena and Conroe to assist in disaster relief.

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Hopdoddy Opens Its Newest Location in CityCentre

Burger enthusiasts rejoice! Hopdoddy Burger Bar has opened its newest location in CityCentre, one of Houston’s premiere destinations for food, shopping, and entertainment.

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The Stars at Night: Texans Defeat the Cowboys In Overtime of the “Battle for Texas”

Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good song. I sing loud and off key all the time. And when I can’t sing, I hum off key just to keep the melody in my head. Some will tell you that music can calm the savage beast. Well on Sunday night in Houston, Texas, there was a song that caused all Texans in attendance to sing very loud and definitely not on the right note or key. “The stars at night, are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas,” blared through the speakers at NRG park and the sold-out crowd could not have been happier.

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Cardi B on what sparked that Nicki Minaj fight

We now know what exactly sparked Cardi B going after Nicki Minaj at a New York Fashion Week party.

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Hurricane Michael, nearing landfall, could be Florida Panhandle's 'worst storm ... in a century'

A terrifyingly powerful Category 4 Hurricane Michael was poised to become the strongest hurricane to hit the Florida Panhandle in recorded history Wednesday, its rapid strengthening catching some by surprise and leaving anxious officials telling those who didn't evacuate: It's time to hunker down.

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Trump addresses police chiefs in Florida

President Donald Trump addressed the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Convention in Orlando Monday afternoon, voicing support for "stop and frisk" policies and touting the success of his Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh.

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The fight for transgender healthcare at work

Transgender people often require a great deal of medical care. Mental health counseling, hormone therapy, speech language therapy, mastectomy, facial feminization, sperm retrieval or egg freezing — just to name a few — can cost thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Michael, now a Category 1 hurricane, expected to strengthen

Michael, now a Category 1 hurricane slashing Cuba, is forecast to be a "dangerous major hurricane" when it smacks the US Gulf Coast on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.

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Good Competition: Astros defeat the Indians behind a dominant pitching performance from Gerrit Cole

If you grew up in a house with siblings who played sports, you are very familiar with the competition. Back in 1982, former NBA player Reggie Miller came home from a high school game excited and elated about the 39 points he scored in his basketball game. Now for any other family that would have been great, but not for a family that contained future NCAA champion in women’s basketball, Cheryl Miller.

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Astros Fever: Verlander sets the tone as the Astros defeat the Indians in Game 1 of the 2018 ALDS

“Well, I started to feel a little sick a couple of days ago when they announced that the game would start at 1 pm today. So, When I woke up this morning, I just couldn’t make it to school. I mean (a dramatic cough), you know (another dramatic cough), I didn’t think it was a good idea to spread what I had to other kids,” said the 10-year old who shall remain nameless to protect his identity. Well, that and if I tell on him I will have to tell on the large number of adults and other children who I guess mysteriously caught the same bug going around Houston and surrounding areas this time of year.

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Police probe possible mob hit

Police in the Bronx were investigating a possible mob hit late Thursday.

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Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke found guilty of second-degree murder in Laquan McDonald killing

Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

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French police probe Interpol president Meng Hongwei's disappearance

The Chinese president of Interpol, the international police agency, has vanished. Meng Hongwei was not on French soil when he was last seen, according a senior French law enforcement official, who declined to say whether he was in China.

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“You Are a Mogul” by Tiffany Pham

You’ve been thinking about it for weeks. That idea you’ve got in your head won’t let you go. It’s too intriguing: it solves a problem, helps people, and it could be a money-maker. So what next? In the new book “You Are a Mogul” by Tiffany Pham,you’ll see how to elevate yourself from see-opportunity to C-suite in your own business.

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8 Houston Journalists Honored through Media Honor Roll 2018 from Harris County Department of Education

Eight Houston journalists are being honored by Harris County Department of Education for their fair and balanced reporting about public schools. As 2018 Media Honor Roll awardees, the journalists are specifically nominated for supporting education service programs within HCDE.

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NFL and American Cancer Society Continue Decade-Long Fight Against Cancer with Crucial Catch

NFL players including Kirk Cousins, Russell Wilson and Eli Harold talk about cancer's impact on their lives through new social media campaign

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Turning Fear Into Faith: Life After Breast Cancer

Fear and faith are not supposed to coexist. Faith is supposed to conquer all fears. When real life happens faith can waver. Faith can be questioned. Faith can even disappear. Just as easily as faith did all the things above, faith can also comfort. Faith can bring peace. Faith can come back. Shawntell L. McWilliams knows the fear and the faith journey. Six years ago she was forced to face fear and her faith was tested. In the end, her greatest fears were turned into her strongest faith.

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The New NAFTA Gets a Few Things Right, and Falls Short Elsewhere

Donald Trump announced a new NAFTA draft treaty -- renamed for showtime as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.