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Urban South Brewery's Fourth Year Anniversary Celebration

Urban South Brewery Houston is gearing up for a jubilant affair as they prepare to mark their fourth year in the brewing scene. From Friday, April 5 through Sunday, April 7, the HTX Taproom will be abuzz with festivities starting at 11 AM each day, promising a weekend filled with live music, delectable food, engaging activities, and a bustling vendor market.

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Kamala Harris found her voice on abortion rights in the year after Dobbs. Now she’s making it central to her 2024 message

Vice President Kamala Harris was fed up. At a March event in Des Moines, Iowa, Harris listened to a shy nursing student recount the harrowing story of a pregnant patient seeking an abortion. The patient’s sudden health complications required the early end of their pregnancy in a state where Republican legislators once tried to prevent doctors from performing an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected.

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FBI raids Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's office, seizes Stormy Daniels documents, bank records

The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer and confidant of President Donald Trump, Cohen's attorney confirmed to CNN Monday.

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Acosta resigns amid furor over Epstein plea deal

President Donald Trump announced Friday that Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has resigned, a move that comes after furor over a plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein.

White House turns to young people for help convincing their peers to get vaccinated

Braxton Simpson made a joyous announcement to her 264 YouTube subscribers this spring. "Fully vaccinated!" Simpson said, drawing out the final word as she bounced with glee.

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'This is the year to get it done': Democrats move on expanding background checks

Democrats are reintroducing legislation to expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, the first congressional move on significant gun control since Democrats won the White House and the majority in both chambers of Congress.

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Grand jury declines to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman whose accusations led to the murder of Emmett Till

A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the White woman who accused 14-year-old Emmett Till of making advances toward her nearly 70 years ago, allegations that led to the Black teen's brutal death.

3 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings

The January 6 select committee's latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump's attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.

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Biden and Putin speak at a critical moment for Ukraine

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are speaking over a secure video call on Tuesday in what is expected to be a highly consequential meeting for the two leaders amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

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Harris to announce new private sector investments in Northern Triangle

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday will announce a new slate of commitments from the private sector to invest in the Northern Triangle, senior White House officials say, marking the administration's latest attempt to address the root causes of migration from the region by promoting economic opportunity.

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Biden ramps up the pressure on AMLO as border surge inflames a longstanding political problem

President Joe Biden is ramping up the pressure on his Mexican counterpart to help with the untenable situation at the US southern border that’s left officials scrambling to respond to an unprecedented migrant surge and exacerbated one of the president’s longstanding political problems.

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NAACP Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Icon, Writer and Comedian Dick Gregory

The NAACP mourns the death of comedic legend and civil rights icon Dick Gregory, who passed away today at age 84. Gregory broke down the barriers of segregation in American comedy and entertainment, and consistently lent his celebrity status to the ongoing fight for civil rights.

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Michael Jackson Episode Pulled After Backlash Over White Actor

After an uproar over the portrayal of Michael Jackson in a British TV production, Sky Arts announced it would not broadcast the episode featuring Joseph Fiennes as the late superstar.

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Mariah Carey Confirms New Beau

Mariah Carey may have had her heart broken after her engagement to billionaire James Packer ended, but she shook that off and now has a vision of love for her backup dancer Bryan Tanaka.

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Biden to Split Time Between Delaware, Pennsylvania Universities

Former Vice President Joe Biden will split his post-White House time between a foreign policy institute at the University of Pennsylvania and a domestic policy institute at the University of Delaware, the two universities announced on Tuesday.

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Historic Oscar Victories For ESPN, Netflix And Amazon

Two streaming services and one television network went home with Oscar statuettes on Sunday night.

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American Girl’s “Girl of the Year” for 2017 is African-American Doll Gabriela McBride

Dollmaker American Girl named its “Girl of the Year” Friday, revealing a new African-American doll named Gabriela McBride. She’s the first Girl of the Year doll since 2011 who wasn’t white. American Girl, a Mattel-owned company, sells the popular — but expensive, at $115 a pop — 18-inch dolls that aim to teach young girls about different historical eras and perspectives. The dolls also come with books, outfits, and accessories to personalize each one.

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HBO Just Announced Miniseries About Trump’s Rise To The White House

Sigh. As a large majority of the country is still trying to shake the nightmare of the Trump administration, which consistently proves that real life is scarier than fiction, HBO has decided to jump in the ring and make us relive the 2016 election all over again.

Florida marks dark day in political history when a black man was lynched after friend tried to vote

As Florida prepares for Election Day, it is remembering a dark day in its political history.

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MUSIC MONDAY: “I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Celebrating Black Country Artists (LISTEN)

Last year, Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” renewed to debate over what is and isn’t country music. For all its beauty, honesty and diversity, American country music has the reputation and claim as “white people music.”