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Montgomery County Choral Society Prepares for Spectacular Season

Part placement events scheduled through Aug. 6

– The Montgomery County Choral Society will be holding member singing/vocal placements at the First Methodist Conroe Choir Room 4308 W. Davis St. Conroe, TX 77304.

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United Health Foundation, UH Expand Obesity and Diabetes Program to Houston’s East End After Success in Third Ward

Midway through a three-year, $2 million grant from the United Health Foundation, University of Houston’s Project TOUCH (Treating Obesity in Underserved Communities) has impressive numbers to report. Based on its success in Houston’s Third Ward, the effort for preventing and treating obesity, Type 2 diabetes and other ailments will move into Houston’s East End in the fall.

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Louisiana HIV Patients file Federal Personal Injury Cases Against Gilead Over Key HIV Drug

Legal actions filed by two patients with HIV from Louisiana targets Gilead over its promotion of HIV/AIDS medication that causes permanent damage to the kidneys and bones AND over Gilead’s suppression of a safer version of the drug with far less toxicity in order to maximize profits and extend the sales of the initial drug, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (“TDF”).

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Michelle Obama Launches New Voter Registration Campaign #WhenWeAllVote

Former first lady, Michelle Obama, is teaming up with several celebrities to launch a new voter registration initiative ahead of this year’s midterm elections. The new nonprofit, “When We All Vote,” is a nonpartisan organization with the goal to get more voters registered.

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Beto O’Rourke Sets New Fundraising Records

El Paso Democrat Beto O’Rourke, the underdog challenger to Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, recently burnished his grass-roots credentials by completing a tour of all 254 counties in Texas.

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'Orange is the New Black' still confined by prison-riot plot

Along with "House of Cards," "Orange is the New Black" helped put Netflix on the map as an original programming destination. The show enters its sixth season, however, looking like a fashion that's faded out of style, one that hasn't cleared the prison walls but which, in TV terms, has pretty clearly jumped the shark.

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President Trump to Campaign for Barletta in Wilkes-Barre Twp.

President Donald Trump is set to visit our area next week.

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Iran shoots back at Trump: 'Color us unimpressed'

Iran has shot back at US President Donald Trump, dismissing his all-caps Twitter warning that the country would suffer consequences if it continued to threaten the US, saying it was unimpressed by the late-night tweet.

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Florida man could avoid charges in fatal shooting because of 'stand your ground' law

Florida's "stand your ground" law could save a man from prosecution after he fatally shot another man following a heated argument over a parking space at a convenience store.

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North Texas Food Bank and Crossroads Community Services Expand Partnership

Crossroads to move into NTFB’s Pollock Campus in 2019

North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) announced today that Crossroads Community Services has been selected to operate its Pollock Campus on Cockrell Hill Road starting in 2019. The new space offers an additional 45,000 sq. ft. for Crossroads operations, allowing the organization to better serve more people facing food insecurity in Dallas County. This comes as NTFB is in the final stages of planning the move of their volunteer and distribution operations to their new Perot Family Campus in Plano.

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That's not snow! Colorado residents shovel hail after thunderstorm

Folks in Southern Colorado could be seen shoveling, yes shoveling, hail off their property Monday. The region was slammed with hail, heavy rain and flooding over the weekend and into Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

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The first video showed an officer restraining a child. The second one told a more complicated story.

A police department in Georgia says it is investigating the circumstances that led an officer to forcefully restrain a young boy.

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To crack Trump's voter base, Democrats must focus on opportunity, not outrage

The first polling reactions to last week's summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, should extinguish the last doubts, if any remained, that outrage over Trump's behavior is likely to ever dislodge a meaningful portion of his core supporters.

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Evacuations ordered in Sweden as fires rage as far north as Arctic Circle

Nearly 100 people were forced to leave their homes overnight in Sweden, emergency officials said Thursday, as dozens of forest fires rage across the country as far north as the Arctic Circle.

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5 things for July 24: Trump, North Korea, Greece fires, 'stand your ground,' climate

How long will the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii keep spewing out lava? Geologists say this eruption could last for years. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Official Dates Announced For The 2019 ESSENCE Festival®: July 4-7, 2019

ESSENCE, the number one content, commerce and technology company aimed at Black women, today announced July 4-7, 2019 as the official dates for its franchise event, the ESSENCE Festival®. 2019 will mark the ESSENCE Festival's 25th anniversary, with a 4-day celebration set to take place in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Geologists say the Hawaii volcano eruption could last for months, or even years

Geologists monitoring the eruption of the Kilauea volcano say it could continue to spout lava for a long time.

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Crestview man charged after shooting at Florida nightspot

A Crestview man wanted in connection with a shooting at a Crestview nightspot is in custody after being located outside his girlfriend’s home Saturday by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

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Suspect identified in fatal deputy involved shooting near Casino Del Sol

Pima County Sheriff deputies were involved in a vehicle pursuit that went into the parking lot of the Casino Del Sol on West Valencia Road just after 10 p.m. Saturday night.

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The father of two Parkland school shooting survivors is shot and killed during a robbery

A shooting in February scarred Elama Ali. Another this month took her father's life. When an armed teen burst into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, moving through the school and mowing down students and teachers, Elama took cover.