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Trump, Putin High-stakes Showdown at G20 Ends After Over 2 Hours

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's high-stakes meeting at the G20 summit here in Germany has ended, lasting four times its planned length.

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NFL Shop at Super Bowl LI Presented By Visa Elevates the Houston Retail Experience with Concerts, Signing, Food Demos, Exclusive Product and More

NFL SHOP at Super Bowl presented by Visa, opens Saturday, January 28 at George R. Brown Convention Center, and serves as the ultimate fan destination in the Greater Houston area. The 35,000-square foot NFL SHOP is free to the public and does not require a ticket for NFL Experience to enter.

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5 things for May 22: Trump & Justice Dept., North Korea, Sweden, Texas shooting

Travel to Budapest and take a ride on a railway run by children. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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5 things for May 16: North Korea, immigration, Tom Wolfe

Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim calendar, has begun. Here's an etiquette guide for non-Muslims. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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5 things for April 23: Nashville shooting, North Korea, Kate Middleton

Earth Day is over, but there are some super simple things you can do every day to show our planet some love. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door

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5 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Gem & Jewel Aficionados

According to the National Retail Federation, among the estimated $19.6 billion Valentine's Day consumer spending last year alone (courtesy of more than half of United States adults celebrating the occasion), $4.7 billion of that is earmarked specifically for the jewelry category. It’s clear that our collective adoration for adornments is serving the retail channel well, with this year’s holiday sales expected to impress just the same. With this in mind, but with so many stores from which to shop, below are a few noteworthy options in the space that are worthy of your sweetheart-driven spending spree.

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Trump Hails South Korea's Golfers in Speech -- So Who Are the Best?

Amid talk of missiles and nuclear tests, US President Donald Trump found time to praise the skill of South Korea's female golfers during a speech in Seoul, Wednesday.

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A 'cozy night,' Roasting Chicken and a Royal Proposal

Meghan Markle barely let Prince Harry finish proposing. It was a "cozy night" earlier this month at the couple's Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace and the pair were roasting a chicken, the American actor said. Or trying to roast a chicken, Harry said, correcting her.

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Los Angeles City Council president resigns after audio leaked of her racist remarks

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez has resigned after making racist remarks about a fellow council member and his Black child.

One question Trump keeps asking: When will the January 6 hearings end?

A growing chorus of voices is urging Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to drop a murder charge against a bodega clerk who fatally stabbed a man who had gone behind the counter and pushed him.

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Celebrate Soulfully at Disneyland

Enjoy new homage to Black culture

Disneyland is on its game and Celebrate Soulfully is the OG amusement park’s new tribute to Black culture. It’s a welcoming series of events designed to highlight African diaspora heritage on multiple levels. Come to Disneyland for the immersion into all things African, stay for the fun and rides. You’ll treasure both experiences forever.

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New safe sleep guidelines for babies stress no co-sleeping, crib decorations or inclined products

Co-sleeping under any circumstances is not safe for infant sleep, the American Academy of Pediatrics stressed Tuesday in the first update to its safe sleep guidelines for babies since 2016.

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Halloween "Grosstopia"

Children’s Museum of Houston transforms into the goopiest and slimiest Halloween hub for safe trick-or-treating daily! Oct. 12 to 30

Something icky comes to the Children’s Museum of Houston! A myriad of ooey, gooey and slimy has maneuvered its way into the Museum for three weeks of Halloween! Come partake in spine-tingling experiments, spirit-lifting activities and slime-filled fun during “Halloween Grosstopia.” Meander your way through the Museum in search of goblins, goodies and goo!

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The US just capped off another banner year of job growth. Now it’s at a turning point

The US economy added 216,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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3 sets of twins and 2 brothers make history for the University at Buffalo’s medical school

Imagine your acceptance into medical school came with an automatic study partner you’ve known since birth, who lives with you – and who looks a lot like you. That’s reality for this group of future doctors.

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Why a terminally ill young woman has changed her mind about living

To face each day, Claire Wineland undergoes hours of breathing treatments. It's a reality of living with cystic fibrosis she's come to accept.

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They had abortions late in their pregnancies. These are their stories

Strangers have called them monsters, trolled them on social media and said their living children should be taken away. Their darkest moments are judged and politicized by figures who know nothing about them. They feel like involuntary pawns in an ugly, vicious game they didn't ask to play.

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Wear red and green to experience Purkinje effect during total solar eclipse

Over two centuries ago, physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně noticed that red flowers looked bright carmine during sunny days but appeared to change to a deep muted hue come nighttime.

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Cuba is making Big Progress

We just completed our fifth trip to Havana, Cuba. Each time we go we learn increasingly about this unique culture. The best thing I see in Cuba is the void of race consciousness. We, America, are obsessed with it. Cubans come in all shades – just like the United States but it is clear one’s race means nothing. They value the content of one’s character. Yes, just like Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech.

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Man Dragged Off Plane: 4 Key Questions On United's $800 Mistake

By now, the video of a United passenger being dragged off a flight at Chicago's O'Hare airport has made it around the world and undoubtedly inundated your news feeds. There are a million things to unpack about the incident: The appropriate use of force, the rights of passengers, the PR fallout and ultimately the state of air travel that allowed for such a thing to happen.