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Man killed in barn collapse
A barn collapse in Bethany left a man dead, according to state police.
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Trump Plunges U.S. Deeper Into Forgotten Wars
While Washington is consumed with reactions to the Mueller Report and the potential impeachment of Donald Trump, America is descending deeper into largely forgotten wars. In the last month, the president has decided to sustain our involvement in the most unconscionable humanitarian crisis in the world in Yemen and fueled even more violence in the civil war in Libya.
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Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore says critics are 'pulling a Kavanaugh against me'
Federal Reserve pick Stephen Moore, facing criticism over his past writing about women and gender equality, is claiming that his opponents are "pulling a Kavanaugh against me."
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Iran, Venezuela, Libya: Inside the 'high wire act' facing oil markets
Washington's crackdown on Iran is just the latest global flashpoint rippling through increasingly tight oil markets.
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Lovell’s Food for Thought – Implicit Bias, Silent Racism and its Impact on Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, an area in need of research
The compound impact of Implicit Bias, Silent Racism and Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome on the overall health of this nation. Like never removing the rotten apples at the bottom of the barrel and wondering why new ones are spoiled. Think about implicit bias and/or systemic/institutional racism as those apples at the bottom of the barrel.
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Inaugural Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival to be Held at Louisiana State Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 11
Sponsorships and VIP packages are now available for this new, family-friendly festival with live music, food vendors, cooking demos, and more in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The Eddie E. Hughes Foundation and Budweiser will present the Inaugural Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday, May 11.
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Misty Blue Media CEO Joins Houston West Chamber Board of Directors
Misty Starks, president and CEO of Misty Blue Media and 3B Resources Group Public Relations, has been elected to the Houston West Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
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Governor Abbott Announces Expansion of Allstate Facility
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Allstate Insurance Company will be expanding headcount in their facility in Irving, Texas. Founded in 1931, Allstate is one of the largest insurance providers in the United States. The expansion creates 1,300 jobs and $11 million in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $2,600,000 has been extended to Allstate Insurance Company.
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Donald Glover launches new Adidas line in honor of the worn and dirty shoe
Looks like Donald Glover has more creative projects up his sleeve beyond Coachella and "Guava Island."
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Michelle Williams and her husband, musician Phil Elverum, have split
Michelle Williams and her husband, indie musician Phil Elverum, have split after less than a year of marriage.
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Aldine ISD Students Bring Design Smarts to METRO
HIGH TECH MEETS HIGH SCHOOL IN BUS SHELTER COMPETITION
Students from the Aldine Independent School District will show off their innovative bus shelter designs to METRO as they compete for top honors in the bus shelter design project. The contest is intended to enhance the district's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Program. METRO welcomed the idea and assisted the instructors and students.
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Saving sloths in Costa Rica
It's pretty surprising to see a 27-year-old jump into her mother's arms and insist on being held like a baby.
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Trump’s 2020 Budget Is a Recipe for Disaster for Black Businesses
Small black-owned businesses, among the nation’s most rapidly growing firms in recent years, could be hindered by President Trump’s budget cuts, entrepreneur advocates say.
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LeBron James “I Promise” School Showing Early Signs of Success
This week, reporter Erica L. Green wrote an encouraging feature in the New York Times about the “I Promise” public school NBA superstar LeBron James opened last year through the LeBron James Family Foundation in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.
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Why Carl's Jr. Is Testing Out a CBD Burger
Carl's Jr. is testing out a cannabis burger to stay at the forefront of the CBD trend.
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Paris firefighters race to save Notre Dame from ongoing fire
Parisians raised their voices in song Monday night outside Notre Dame Cathedral as firefighters battled a massive blaze threatening one of France's most revered attractions.
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Texas legislators considering making abortion potentially punishable by death
Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow a woman who undergoes an abortion procedure to possibly be charged with capital murder -- a crime punishable by death in Texas.
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The anti-Facebook: Inside Pinterest's slow and quiet rise
For most of its early history, the digital scrapbooking service had grown unimaginably fast. Millions flocked to it in 2011 and 2012, despite minimal coverage in the tech press. Pinterest grew so quickly that its small team of engineers raced to keep the site up and running, fixing outages on street corners, at coffee shops and, in at least one case, on a paddle boat.
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Scientists just captured a record 17-foot-long python in Florida
The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. But even by python standards, this one was colossal.
