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Campus Chronicles - April 3, 2024

Students from the Gifted and Talented program at Sutton Elementary School within HISD recently took part in their campus GT Expo. The event highlighted their various interests and talents, with a particular focus on projects created using upcycled materials. The school extends its gratitude to Ms. Hughes, the GT Coordinator, for her exemplary leadership in organizing the event.

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Preparations made should bird flu make way to Utah dairy cattle

The day after it was reported that a person in Texas became infected with bird flu from dairy cattle, the state of Utah is preparing for any and all possibilities that could come west. Utah is used to similar situations, most recently, losing millions of birds two years ago during a deadly avian flu outbreak.

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Judge schedules Newsmax case over 2020 election lies for September trial

A judge has scheduled a major defamation case against right-wing cable channel Newsmax to go to trial in late September, putting the battle over 2020 election lies front-and-center at the peak of the 2024 campaign.

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US restaurants and chefs that are 2024 James Beard Award finalists

A New Orleans restaurant featuring a modern Senegalese tasting menu and an Ethiopia-born chef who studied psychology before turning to a culinary career are among the restaurants and chefs named as finalists for the coveted James Beard Awards.

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Not just clouds but new weather threat for eclipse viewers to worry about

The highly anticipated total solar eclipse is fast-approaching, but a new wrinkle has appeared in the forecast for Monday’s event.

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Egg prices rise again; outbreak of bird flu could make things worse

Egg prices have now been steadily rising for months, and your omelette could become even more expensive as poultry farms around the country deal with an outbreak of bird flu.

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‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court

An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state legislators may have gone “too far” when they passed a controversial immigration law last year.

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One of world’s earliest known books expected to fetch more than $2.6m at auction

One of the earliest books in existence is expected to fetch upwards of $2.6m when it goes up for auction later this year.

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Anthony Blinken - another problem with his Boeing plane - went by car

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the latest person dealing with problems with a Boeing jet.

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Basketball teams ordered to replay final 0.3 seconds of controversial quarter final - losing side refuses

An Irish basketball team says it won’t replay the final 0.3 seconds of a playoff quarterfinal after it ended in controversial fashion, despite being instructed to do so by Basketball Ireland.

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University of Texas at Austin cuts DEI staff; complies with state law

The University of Texas at Austin is eliminating an unknown number of diversity, equity and inclusion staff positions and closing its department focused on access and belonging on campus, university President Jay Hartzell said in a letter addressed to the campus community and sent to CNN on Tuesday.

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Texas immigration controversy rekindles fight over Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law

The legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law could eventually give the Supreme Court a chance to revisit a historic ruling that largely struck down Arizona’s “show me your papers” law and reaffirmed the federal government’s “broad, undoubted power” over immigration.

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Israeli attack kills aid workers - consistent with multiple precision strikes, analysis shows

A deadly Israeli attack that killed seven aid workers from the non-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza on Monday appears to have consisted of multiple precision strikes, a CNN analysis of aftermath videos and images found.

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New interview: Travis Kelce - ‘the happiest I’ve ever been’

With three Super Bowl wins, a superstar girlfriend and an upcoming music festival, Travis Kelce is feeling pretty good.

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Europe opens competition probes covering Chinese solar panel makers over subsidies

The European Union has launched investigations into two groups of companies that include Chinese solar panel makers in the latest salvo against what it suspects is unfair competition from China’s vast manufacturing sector.

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Bob Iger prevails in Disney’s boardroom showdown; battle leaves him unscathed

The battle for the future of Disney is about to reach its epic conclusion.

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Severe storms/tornadoes leave path of destruction from Georgia to Illinois

Homes and businesses were damaged, several people were injured and tens of thousands remained in the dark Wednesday after a powerful storm system spawned tornadoes and damaging storms from the South to the Ohio Valley, and blizzard conditions and snow in the Great Lakes.

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Amid record audiences/surging ticket prices, Caitlin Clark brings ‘more visibility’ to women’s basketball

At the start of her college basketball career, right in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, Caitlin Clark grew accustomed to playing at empty venues.

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Congressman Al Green Hosts Appreciation Ceremony Honoring Kroger Employees for their Exemplary Courage During the Lethal COVID Pandemic

On Tuesday, April 2, 2024, Congressman Al Green hosted a special Certificate of Congressional Recognition ceremony for the courageous leadership team and employees of Kroger store #740. Congressman Al Green welcomes the opportunity to salute unsung COVID-19 front-line champions. For information on how to have your front-line champions recognized, call (713) 383-9234 and ask for Rachael Rodriguez or Crystal Webster.