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'It's a terrible situation': Inside a government bureaucrat's pressure-filled decision to delay the transition

As the only obstacle between President-elect Joe Biden and the formal start of the presidential transition, General Services Administrator Emily Murphy is struggling with the weight of the presidential election being dropped on her shoulders, feeling like she's been put in a no-win situation, according to people who have spoken to her recently.

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'Hotlanta' is even more sweltering in these neighborhoods due to a racist 20th-century policy

On a warm September afternoon, Mona Scott sat on the front porch while her home baked like an oven. As she ran a frozen water bottle across her forehead and arms, Scott told CNN her air conditioning broke 10 days earlier and had not yet been fixed.

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5 things to know for August 17: Primaries, Covid, Hearing aids, Water cuts, Ukraine

High inflation and rising interest rates are fueling fears that a recession could be around the corner. But Warren Buffett -- one of the savviest investors of all time -- is still betting on America's economy. While Buffett has reduced stakes in companies like Kroger and General Motors, market watchers say his willingness to keep buying elsewhere signals his ongoing confidence in where the economy and the financial markets are headed.

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Biden's trademark political traits tested by war in Ukraine

When President Joe Biden labeled Russia's actions in Ukraine "genocide" this week, the response by his team looked much different than when he declared, also unplanned, that Vladimir Putin shouldn't be in power.

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What Ketanji Brown Jackson might be grilled about in her Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has already appeared before the Senate three times in confirmation proceedings for prior roles. But several days of hearings for her Supreme Court nomination this week will be the highest-profile -- and likely most contentious -- grilling that Jackson has faced from lawmakers.

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Poetry is experiencing a new golden age, with young writers of color taking the lead

There was a time, not too long ago, when many people could only name one, maybe two, poets -- often a long-dead White man named William Shakespeare, Robert Frost or Walt Whitman.

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Donald Trump surrenders in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year

Donald Trump surrendered Thursday at the Fulton County jail on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results, the fourth time this year the former president has faced criminal charges.

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Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch has grudge against federal agencies - holds their fate in his hands

Anne Gorsuch, a former chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, cut a flamboyant, defiant figure in early 1980s Washington as she slashed air and water quality regulations.

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Biden campaign puts reproductive rights front and center as it plans to tie Trump to abortion bans

The Biden campaign will hit the airwaves in battleground states with its first abortion-focused ad of the year, featuring stark, emotional testimony from a woman personally affected by a state abortion ban who lays the blame directly on former President Donald Trump.

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Rice student startups take top prizes at the 2024 Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition

Two student startups from Rice University won cash prizes for their energy companies at the Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition at CERAWeek March 20 — an annual event to showcase energy ventures driving efficiency and advancements toward the energy transition through fields such as renewables, hydrogen solutions and carbon storage.

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Equitbit Development Corp. ICO Launch Party and Private Sale

Event in Washington, D.C. to Highlight Upcoming Initial Coin Offering

Equibit Development Corporation, creator of the Equibit blockchain and blockchain applications for the global securities industry, said it will celebrate the pending launch of its initial coin offering at The Loft at 600 F in Washington, DC on Jan. 31.

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Higher Concentrations of Streetlights Do Not Guarantee Safety

Higher concentrations of streetlights do not guarantee fewer nonviolent crimes in Houston neighborhoods, according to a new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

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'Snowfall' Wades Into Early Days of Crack Cocaine

The dirty business of drugs is a crowded neighborhood on television these days. Yet "Snowfall" carves out its own turf, delivering a potent cocktail garnished with elements of "The Wire," "Traffic" and "Narcos," as the early days of crack cocaine unfold from multiple perspectives.

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Childhood Share "Cameo" Video

Today they release the lo-fi-styled video for "Cameo". Combining a Seventies, soul-inspired performance shot by Ashley Rommelrath, with a narrative following an enigmatic degenerate figure amidst his meandering urban expedition, captured by director Katia Ganfield.

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BBC Reveals Its Highest Paid Stars And a Major Gender Gap

The BBC revealed the salaries of its entertainment stars and top journalists on Wednesday.

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‘Black Panther,’ ‘Black Lightning,’ ‘Luke Cage’ Highlight Rise of Black Superheroes

Diversity is on the uptick in comics-inspired TV and film. When “Luke Cage” exec producer Cheo Hodari Coker declared at his show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel last year, “The world is ready for a bulletproof black man,” the crowd erupted in cheers. So did the internet. “Right before I said it, I knew what I was feeling,” Coker later told Variety. “I had said variations of it during the day. It was coming from an emotional place, but I didn’t think it was going to reverberate the way that it did. But I’m glad that it did.”

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Ronald McDonald House Houston Announces New CEO

Brigadier General Rick Noriega to lead non-profit during time of expansion

Ronald McDonald House Houston today announced that its board of directors has appointed Brigadier General Rick Noriega as CEO, effective July 10, 2017. Noriega joins Ronald McDonald House Houston in the midst of an aggressive $22.5 million capital campaign to further serve families of critically ill children in the Texas Medical Center.

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Smith & Wollensky Standing Tall in Highland Village

Smith & Wollensky located at 4007 Westheimer exemplifies what a writer from the New York Times wrote “The steakhouse to end all arguments.” Their service is impeccable, the restaurant is elegant, but not stuffy, the staff is friendly and attentive to the needs of all customers. Moreover, the food, especially the dry-aged steak, exceeded my expectations in every way.

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Phoenix Police Charge Man in 9 Slayings

Phoenix police have arrested a suspect in a series of seemingly random street shootings that gripped the city for more than a year, authorities said Monday.

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These are the 100-Day Accomplishments Trump Is Touting

Trump's 100th day comes Saturday

He is touting accomplishments ahead of the marker