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Introducing the Chat GPTaco
Velvet Taco Breaks Taco Barriers and Uses AI to Create the Ultimate Taco
Velvet Taco introduces the newest installment of the brand’s Weekly Taco Feature (WTF), the Chat GPTaco. This is among the first AI generated menu items for a fast casual restaurant, sparking innovation and unique flavor combinations using Chat GPT and Chef Venecia Willis’ creative input. Velvet Taco first brought their diverse, globally inspired tacos to the city of Dallas in 2011. Since then, the brand has continued to break taco barriers with their scratch made tacos and added over 40 locations across the U.S. with plans to continue growing through the foreseeable future.
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Brain stimulation device enables new understanding of OCD
A team of researchers surgically implanted brain stimulators in patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to not only treat their disabling symptoms but also – for the first time – to simultaneously record and wirelessly stream brain signals. All five patients, whose OCD symptoms were severe and resistant to conventional therapy, have enjoyed significant improvement. In addition, the novel recordings have helped explain the relationship between brain activity and OCD symptoms. Their findings were recently published in Nature Medicine.
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HBCU All-Stars Partners with Reveal Suits to Offer Players the Full All-Star Experience
Reveal Suits to Provide Complimentary Suits for the Selected 24 HBCU All-Star Game Players
The HBCU All-Star Game, taking place on April 3rd during NCAA Final Four weekend in New Orleans at the UNO Lakefront Arena and broadcasting live on CBS at 4pm ET, is proud to partner with Reveal Suits to provide the 24 selected players with complimentary suits, giving them the All-Star treatment and experience. In addition to NCAA Conferences, Colleges and Universities, Reveal Suits also partners with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the NFL Alumni Association.
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Madonna in Malawi to Advocate for Youth Education and Healthcare
Celebrates Serving 10,000 Students and Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Paediatric Hospital
Madonna is currently visiting Malawi, where she has worked since 2006 with her charitable organization, Raising Malawi. The musician and philanthropist is marking the first anniversary of the Mercy James Centre for Paediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, an ambitious project undertaken by Raising Malawi to improve specialized paediatric healthcare in Malawi. Located on the campus of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) - the largest referral hospital in the country - the Mercy James Centre includes Malawi's first paediatric intensive care unit, three operating theatres dedicated to surgery in children, a day clinic, and 50-bed ward.
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McCain announces new Farm of the Future Africa at 'critical moment' for the global food system
McCain's second Farms of the Future site will focus on innovation in agriculture to help the business more effectively tackle the impacts of climate change
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JOE BIDEN 15 DEC 21|Susan Walsh/AP **This image is for use with this specific article only** President Joe Biden, pictured here, in Washington, on Dec. 6 suggested Mark Meadows was "worthy" of being
New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell to take over the nation's largest police department.
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3 dead, 2 seriously injured in vehicle crash involving Indiana State University football players
Three Indiana State University students died and two were seriously injured after their vehicle ran into a tree in western Indiana early Sunday, according to the school and local law enforcement.
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Augusta University student killed while jogging at UGA is honored as suspect’s immigration status fuels debate
While mourners prepare for a vigil honoring a beloved student found dead on the University of Georgia campus, her suspected killer’s immigration status has renewed debate over immigration policies.
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South Carolina lawmaker sues Instagram after son died by suicide
About two weeks after his oldest son’s funeral, South Carolina state house Rep. Brandon Guffey says he received a private Instagram message with a laughing emoji.
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Artists Respond to Conditions in Harris County Jail and Mass Incarceration in the US
NOVEMBER 4TH - NOVEMBER 30TH
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS NOV. 4, 2023, 2:00 PM HOUSTON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE 4807 CAROLINE STREET, HOUSTON, TX
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Houston Texans Announce First Ever Mexican College Football Showcase
Today, the Houston Texans and NFL Mexico, in partnership with Tec de Monterrey and NRG Park, announced the creation of the inaugural Mexican College Football Showcase, which will be held on Friday, Sept. 8 at NRG Stadium.
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Margot Kidder, 'Superman' actress, dead at 69
Margot Kidder, who found fame as Lois Lane in the 1978 film "Superman," died Sunday at her home in Montana, her manager confirmed to CNN. She was 69 years old.
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Published on September 18, 2020
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Officer Who Shot Philando Castile Found Not guilty
Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year, was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter Friday.
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It's Trump vs. Xi in the China trade war -- and it's personal
Neither Donald Trump nor Xi Jinping can afford to blink. A personal duel between two rival presidents could ensure that the escalating trade war across the Pacific may last longer than anyone expected.
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Published on February 4, 2021
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NASA's Women Space Pioneers to Star in New Lego Set
Five women scientists will receive the rare honor of being immortalized as inch-tall plastic figures with claws for hands.
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White House Gears Up for Prolonged Russia Fight
Donald Trump and his senior White House aides are preparing for what they expect to be a prolonged and trying fight over whether the President, his campaign or his ring of associates had inappropriate contacts with Russian operatives during the 2016 election.
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Customs and Border Protection seizes shipment of fentanyl hidden in pill bottles
US Customs and Border Protection has seized a shipment of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl hidden in pill bottles that was strong enough to potentially provide lethal doses to tens of thousands of people, the agency said.
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Mayor Turner and Houston City Council Approves Additional $5 Million SBERP Infusion
Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Council approved $5 million in additional funding for the City’s Small Business Economic Relief Program (SBERP), which was created to provide grant assistance to small businesses and chambers of commerce that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
