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Bobby Brown: His 2018 Prerogative

After breaking the Internet this year with the success of “Bobby Brown Story” on BET, the ‘King of the Stage” has returned to reclaim his throne. Bobby Brown is back and larger than life after sharing ‘HIStory’ with the world. The biopic picked up where its predecessor “The New Edition Story” left off, taking us on a wild, yet entertaining roller coaster ride into the stellar rise, near demise, and redemption of the founding member of the R&B super group New Edition.

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Creed II Hits the Mark as Jordan Climbs Back Into the Ring

Two things still ring true in America; we love an underdog and a damn good comeback story, items that helped propel the original Rocky into cinematic history. Based on a familiar tale of rags-to-riches mixed with redemption, it’s the film that almost wasn’t, after Hollywood initially balked at the idea of a (then) unknown Sylvester Stallone in the title role.

Why Beto O'Rourke Should Run for President in 2020

On Monday in El Paso, Beto O'Rourke acknowledged the obvious: He's considering running for president in 2020.

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Hope Must Drive Turnout in Mississippi Race

Now Mississippi must decide - between the future or the past, between coming together or dividing even more. The special election for the U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday is reportedly a very close race. Much will depend on who turns out to vote.

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Statement of Derrick Johnson on Postponement of Vote on Thomas Farr

The NAACP is encouraged by the Senate’s decision today to postpone the vote on Thomas Farr’s nomination to the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Senate does not have the votes to confirm Farr, and it hopefully it will never will.

Trump administration gives states a roadmap for weakening Obamacare

The Trump administration is laying out for states how they can use their sweeping new powers to overhaul -- and likely undermine -- Obamacare.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement Following Today’s Guilty Plea by the President’s Former Personal Attorney

Jackson Lee – “Today’s plea by Mr. Cohen represents yet another milestone in the Special Counsel’s investigation, which the president has dismissed as a witch hunt. For a witch hunt, the Special Counsel’s investigation has found many witches. To date, the Special Counsel’s investigation has returned indictments and secured convictions or guilty pleas from over three dozen individuals, including the President’s first national security advisor, his campaign chairman, his deputy campaign chairman, his personal attorney, a former foreign policy advisor and dozens of associates of the Kremlin.”

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HPD Officers to Serve Community by Collecting Food Donations

From Thursday, November 29 through Sunday, December 2, more than two dozen Houston police officers will serve the community by collecting food and monetary donations at 14 Fiesta Mart stores in the city as part of the annual HPD Comida/Food Drive, designed to feed thousands of those in need this holiday season.

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Coping with pet loss during the holidays

It’s never easy to say goodbye to our heart’s companion. How could it be? If we have loved well, then undoubtedly we will need to grieve well.

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The smoke around Donald Trump and Russia is choking his presidency

NO COLLUSION, Donald Trump will tell you -- or, really, anyone -- if you ask about the ongoing special counsel investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and the possibility that members of the Trump orbit colluded with the Russians to help him win.

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Rudy Giuliani: There is 'no contradiction' between Cohen and Trump responses to Mueller

Rudy Giuliani said Thursday the latest revelations on Michael Cohen misleading Congress about his business dealings with Russia during the 2016 campaign on behalf of the Trump Organization have "no contradiction" to what President Donald Trump has already said to special counsel Robert Mueller's team.

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Hurricane Harvey temporary housing program extended until August 2019

A recent extension to the temporary housing program provided by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may provide Hurricane Harvey survivors a manufactured housing unit, travel-trailer or direct-lease apartment until Aug. 25, 2019. The program was originally set to end Feb. 25, 2019.

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The Heritage Society’s 55th Annual Candlelight Tour

Saturday, December 8 from 5:00−9:00 p.m.

This holiday season, visit The Heritage Society in Sam Houston Park, where we are pleased to invite you to join us as we relaunch one of Houston’s most keenly anticipated holiday traditions, our famous Candlelight Tour

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British lawmaker reveals he is HIV-positive

A British lawmaker revealed in Parliament on Thursday that he is HIV-positive. Lloyd Russell-Moyle, a member of Parliament for the opposition Labour Party, is believed to be the only sitting lawmaker in the House of Commons to have disclosed that he has the virus.

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'Mowgli' adds new, darker chapter to 'Jungle Book' saga

"Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle" fell victim to a larger predator -- namely, Disney's big-budget reboot of "The Jungle Book." Yet if you admire Rudyard Kipling's source material in its various forms, this darker, more distinctly British take directed by Andy Serkis --the acting world's King of Motion Capture -- is an intriguingly complementary movie, well worth the time.

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Dog found reunited with owner after five years

With help from a microchip, a dog found in Laveen was reunited with her owner after five years Friday. Philip Fecteau, an animal care technician with Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, had given up all hope years ago after posting flyers and to social media that his black Labrador, Chanel, was lost.

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New Jersey man charged with killing his brother and his entire family, then setting their mansion on fire

A New Jersey man repeatedly shot his brother, stabbed his brother's wife and two young children, then set their mansion on fire in a familial quadruple homicide, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said Thursday.

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Jim Jordan no longer running for top GOP Judiciary slot

Rep. Jim Jordan is no longer seeking to be President Donald Trump's chief defender on the House Judiciary Committee next year.

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Trump touts new US BMW factory. But that's not happening

BMW is considering building a second plant in the United States. President Donald Trump is heralding that as proof his trade policies are creating American manufacturing jobs, but BMW says its plans date back years and remain uncertain.

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Both sides agree he drove into a crowd. His intent is the issue as the Charlottesville trial opens

Attorneys for both the prosecution and defense agree that James Alex Fields Jr. drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters last year at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesvile, Virginia. Heather Heyer, 32, was killed in the incident.