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US troops restricted to American base in Niger
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Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced to life in prison for murders of her 2 children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife
Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after her conviction earlier this year in the murders of two of her children and for conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife.
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Underground Sounds returns to the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
Buffalo Bayou Partnership hosts the second annual music series in this unique venue
Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is pleased to announce the return of Underground Sounds, a music performance series in the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern. Four Houston-based music ensembles will perform works composed or arranged especially for the Cistern and its extraordinary natural acoustics.
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Barrett-Jackson to Bring The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions to Louisiana for Inaugural New Orleans Auction, September 28-30
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is shifting into high gear for its inaugural New Orleans Auction, September 28-30, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Barrett-Jackson will usher in its premiere automotive lifestyle event to Louisiana for the first time with a broad range of original muscle cars, customs, modern supercars and collectible late model vehicles. The event will also include dozens of interactive exhibitor displays, Thrill Rides with Dodge and Toyota, celebrities, live music and more, all while being broadcast on live television.
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Future of STEM Scholars Initiative Announces 2023
Leading HBCU scholarship program to provide 132 incoming college freshmen $40,000 awards
Representatives of The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) today welcomed 132 new scholarship recipients from 26 states across the nation. The students will begin school at 26 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) this Fall and will major in more than a dozen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. They join nearly 300 current FOSSI scholarship recipients.
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Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen Launches Innovative New Restaurant, Olio & Farina in Tomball
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Comerica Bank Promotes Brandon Jones to Senior Vice President, External Affairs
Comerica Bank has promoted Brandon Jones, Vice President of External Affairs, to Senior Vice President, External Affairs, reporting to Executive Vice President of Corporate Responsibility Wendy Bridges.
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Tupperware shares are up 165% this week as meme stock mania takes hold
The meme traders are back. Shares of Tupperware (TUP) have exploded by about 165% this week and more than 300% over the last month for no discernible reason.
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Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham want a new agency to regulate tech
Two US senators are calling for the creation of a new federal agency to regulate tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta, in the latest push by members of Congress to clamp down on Big Tech.
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‘The Beanie Bubble’ nostalgically looks back at the ‘Babies’ boom that went bust
Movies and TV have enjoyed a fertile run of rise-and-fall business stories, from Theranos to WeWork to Chippendales. Add to that list “The Beanie Bubble,” a nostalgia-infused look back at the plush-toy craze that swept America, turned collectors into “investors” and abruptly went as flat as a doll with the stuffing knocked out of it.
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Travis Scott releases new album ‘Utopia,’ but not how he originally planned
Travis Scott has released his new album, “Utopia.” Scott had originally planned to perform new songs from the album during a concert at the Pyramids of Giza, but that was canceled on July 26 over “complex production issues.” The show is still being rescheduled but so far no date has been announced.
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Mysterious meat allergy passed by ticks may affect hundreds of thousands in US, CDC estimates
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Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of NBA legend LeBron James, had gone into cardiac arrest during basketball practice. The incoming freshman for the University of Southern California’s basketball team was hospitalized Monday, his family had said.
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Blood pressure is best lowered by 2 exercises, study finds
When it comes to lowering blood pressure, studies have typically shown that aerobic or cardio exercises are best.
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Wall squats are one of the best exercises for lowering blood pressure, a new study has found. Mandatory Credit: LeoPatrizi/E+/Getty Images
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As alcohol-related deaths rise in the US, women are increasingly at risk, study shows
Men are nearly three times more likely than women to die from alcohol use in the United States, but a new report shows that gap has narrowed as the risk for women has grown, especially in recent years.
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Students and administrator recall the day Ethan Crumbley shot up their Michigan school
A 17-year-old girl testified Friday she “just prayed” and covered her head during Ethan Crumbley’s mass shooting at Michigan’s Oxford High School, which left four students dead and seven others wounded in 2021.
