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H-E-B Holiday Meal Distribution
Drive-Thru Event part of H-E-B Feast of Sharing celebration December 3rd at Delmar Stadium
H-E-B will celebrate the holiday season by distributing 5,000 holiday meals as part of its annual H-E-B Feast of Sharing celebration.
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Senate Democrats restart talks to try to help DACA recipients during lame-duck session
Senate Democrats are racing against the clock to try to strike an agreement with Republicans to provide a pathway to citizenship for recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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Susana Lujano, left, a Dreamer from Mexico who lives in Houston, joins other activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals …
Published on November 22, 2022
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Brandy is back as Cinderella in new 'Descendants' movie for Disney+
Twenty-five years after she first played the role of Cinderella, Brandy is stepping into her glass slippers again.
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Biden granddaughter gets married, offering youthful spin for president turning 80
President Joe Biden is turning 80 this weekend, but the big bash at the White House is for an entirely different and more youthful occasion. Naomi Biden, Biden's oldest granddaughter, married Peter Neal on the White House South Lawn on Saturday.
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Children's health leaders call for emergency response as respiratory viruses continue to spread across the US
Seasonal flu activity is "elevated across the country," with "high" or "very high" respiratory virus activity in more than half of US states, according to an update published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Texas state legislative maps
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a challenge to Texas state legislative maps that critics say intentionally dilute minority voting power and result in an illegal racial gerrymander.
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a challenge to Texas state legislative maps. Mandatory Credit: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
Published on November 21, 2022
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Thanksgiving travelers could run into weather trouble on both coasts
It is four days until Thanksgiving and if you're like me, you've got your lists: Your grocery list, your Thanksgiving to-do list, your list of football games and World Cup matches to watch, and the list of 8 things you are NOT going to say around the Thanksgiving table. If you are one of the 54 million people set to travel for Thanksgiving this week, you will need a list of to-dos for travel as well.
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Utah woman starts nonprofit to prevent food waste
It’s estimated Americans will throw out more than 200 million pounds of perfectly good turkey meat this year, most of it after Thanksgiving. Statistics like that prompted a Utah business executive to leave her career a few years ago and start a new one: rescuing food. Dana Williamson founded the nonprofit Waste Less Solutions, which tries to be the connection between restaurants and other entities with extra food…and community organizations that need it.
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Marijuana smoke harms lungs in tobacco smokers, study finds
Smoking weed while being a tobacco smoker may increase damage to the respiratory system, a new study found.
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Lung damage was greater in those who smoke marijuana and tobacco compared with tobacco-only smokers, a preliminary study found. Mandatory Credit: Adobe Stock
Published on November 18, 2022
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Adderall users struggle amid ongoing medication shortage
When the US Food and Drug Administration confirmed a shortage of the drug Adderall last month, many people who rely on the medication weren't surprised: They've been struggling to fill their prescriptions for months.
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More adolescent e-cigarette users report vaping within five minutes of waking up, new study finds
Although the prevalence of e-cigarette use among teens has declined in recent years, those who do vape are starting younger and they're using e-cigarettes more intensely, a new study suggests.
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Although the prevalence of e-cigarette use among teens has declined in recent years, those who do vape are starting younger and they're using e-cigarettes more …
Published on November 18, 2022
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Brittney Griner has been transferred to a penal colony in western Russia, her lawyers say
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been transferred to a penal colony in Yavas, in the western Russian region of Mordovia, her lawyers said Thursday, ending days of speculation over her whereabouts.
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Here's What Happened to the Writer Who Wore Lizzo's Dress to the 2022 Out100 Party
Watch out for the big grrrls!!! Lizzo made one poet and essayist’s night when she sent her one of her red carpet dresses to wear to last night’s Out100 event.
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Writer Aurelle Marie is one of the most important queer voices in the literary world, and last night, she got to celebrate with other LGBTQ+ …
Published on November 18, 2022
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Crime Stoppers of Houston Slams One Out of the Park at their Annual Gala – Over $1,355,000 Raised for Crime Solving and Prevention Programs
A Historic Evening ‘On the Field’ Honors Houston Leaders, Remembers Crime Victims and Calls for Community to Unite to Fight Crime
Crime Stoppers of Houston’s ‘Leading the Way to a Safer Houston’ Annual Gala, chaired by Sheridan and John Eddie Williams, was held on November 13, 2022 on the field at Minute Maid Park and raised a record-setting over $1,355,000 for crime prevention programs and critically-needed victim services.
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Meet the Cast of Mary Poppins
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is thrilled to introduce the practically perfect cast of Disney’s and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins.
