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2017 Wealth-Building Conference At Sea Featuring Media Maven Karen Civil
SpreadLove™ Sets Sail With One Of Hip-Hop’s MVPs
Today, SpreadLove™ announced its inaugural event aimed at educating and informing participants about various streams of revenue that can be derived from: franchise ownership; real estate investing; stocks, mutual funds, and annuities; multi-level marketing; and entrepreneurship.
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Oil, Arms, Tech: Trump And Saudi Prince Have A Lot To Discuss
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will have lunch at the White House in the highest level meeting yet between Saudi Arabia and the new U.S. president.
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School Apologizes After Fifth-graders Asked to Make 'slave auction' Posters
A New Jersey schools superintendent has apologized for a "culturally insensitive" assignment in which fifth-graders learning about Colonial America were asked to create posters advertising slave auctions.
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Trump Hasn't Made America Great For Small Stocks Yet
It looks like investors aren't so sure that President Donald Trump's pledge to "Make America Great Again" will really help the companies that do most of their business in the United States.
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Young Rising Star Shahadi Wright Joseph Chats With Houston Style
Shahadi Wright Joseph an 11-year-old Broadway singer, dancer and actress is the next child star to watch!
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High School Teen Earns Eagle Scout Rank in Boy Scouts
More than learning how to tie a square knot, start a fire by rubbing sticks together, or the strength of working as a team, boys in scouts learn how to grow from a boy to a man. Through the help and guidance of amazing scout leaders who serve as mentors, boys learn the essentials life that will last them far beyond their youthful years.
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Trump's First Big Sale: Rallying Republicans On Health Care
President Donald Trump is going all-in on the House plan to replace Obamacare, deploying the full power of his office to become the face of controversial legislation that is stirring a conservative revolt.
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Tony Award-Winning Actress Phylicia Rashad Joins Houston Symphony for New Semi-Staged Version of Beethoven's Fidelio
The Houston Symphony announced today that Tony Award winner and three-time Emmy Award nominee Phylicia Rashad will join the cast of its new semi-staged, concert version of Beethoven’s Fidelio, the composer’s only opera, March 31 and April 2.
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5 Things for Wednesday, March 8, 2017: Women's Day, Health Care, CIA Leaks
Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Gun Sales Are Stuck In A Trump Slump
Federal background checks, which do not precisely track gun sales but serve as the best available proxy, have fallen significantly each of the three months since Election Day.
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New Orleans Can Remove Confederate Monuments, Appeals Court Rules
New Orleans can remove three Confederate monuments that are displayed in prominent locations, a US federal court ruled on Monday.
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Federal court affirms that New Orleans can remove Confederate monuments. including Robert E. Lee statue.
Published on March 7, 2017
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5 Things for Tuesday, March 7, 2017: Health Care, Immigration, North Korea
Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door
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Trump's Travel Ban And Refugees: What Happened And What's Next
Take Two of President Donald Trump's travel ban could once again bring refugee resettlement in the United States grinding to a halt.
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Rental Properties Can Make Good Investments, but They Come with Risk
Maybe your financial house is in order. Your debt is manageable or paid off. You have an emergency fund and now you're looking for ways to grow your wealth. Or, perhaps you're planning ahead by learning about different investments options. Have you considered becoming a landlord?
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Beyond the Rhetoric: Is the Democratic National Committee Evaporating?
There was a time when it seemed that the Democratic National Committee seemed to be invincible. It was the early 1990’s and this new comer from Arkansas, William Jefferson Clinton, was the right guy at the right time. He named a guy who came out of nowhere named Ron Brown to head the DNC. That was unheard of at the time. A Black man running an entire political party. It wasn’t long before everyone knew he had a calling. He led the DNC admirably. He got Bill Clinton elected and then the spell was cast. We had a new breed of national politics.
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Jay Z Launches Arrive To Invest In Startups
The rapper-entrepreneur is an investor in Uber, among other startups, but now he's formalizing his investor efforts: Roc Nation, Carter's entertainment firm, is launching a new business arm called Arrive.
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Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris Is The Proud Owner Of A Basketball Team
Tameka “Tiny” Harris is venturing into new territory with her latest business endeavor. On Thursday, the singer announced that she is the now the owner of the Atlanta Heirs, a gender-mixed basketball team.
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Winners Announced at the 2016 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Champion Bar-B-Que Contest
Barbecue connoisseurs from around the globe flocked to Houston March 2 – 4, 2017, to show off their creative cooking skills at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest.
