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Francesca’s® Girls’ Night Out at The Rustic Post Oak
Francesca's® and 93Q Country hosted a fun girls' night out for select Fran Club members on June 14th at The Rustic Post Oak. Ladies rounded up their girl gang for an evening of live music and cocktails while browsing the jewelry and bag bar. Country music artist Marynn Taylor performed with opener Bo Bottoms. The event showcased Francesca's Urban Cowgirl collection, the brand's luxe collection. As a token of appreciation to Fran Club members, guests received a unique shopping experience that allowed for a fun and lighthearted way to shop the latest trends with their girlfriends, enjoy cocktails, and take pictures with Marynn Taylor.
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A smoke damaged Tiffany & Co. store on Fifth Avenue in New York on Thursday, June 29. Smoke that billowed outside Tiffany's New York flagship …
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Smoke pours out of Tiffany & Co. flagship 5th Ave. New York store two months after reopening
A fire near Tiffany & Co.’s newly renovated flagship store in New York City sent smoke pouring out of the building on Thursday.
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Deadline for airline 5G retrofits could add to travel woes this July 4 holiday
A looming deadline for airlines to retrofit their planes with updated technology could potentially disrupt some flights during one of the heaviest travel weekends of the year.
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Supreme Court revives case brought by postal worker seeking religious accommodations
The Supreme Court revived the case of a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who said the United States Postal Service violated federal law by failing to reasonably accommodate his inability to work on Sundays.
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Former US Postal Service employee Gerald Groff in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, on March 8. Mandatory Credit: Justin T. Gellerson/The New York Times/Redux
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France braces for more violence after 17-year-old shot dead by police
France is bracing for what could be a third night of violent protests following the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy that was captured on video.
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Father writes 'Daddies Bake Cakes Too!' for brave daughter who had brain surgery
Jeff Mejias Jr. always wanted to write a children's book. After all, he has four kids and A LOT of material from which to choose.
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President Joe Biden speaks about the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North …
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How the White House prepared for the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
The White House has been preparing for months for a potential Supreme Court ruling gutting affirmative action, even as President Joe Biden expressed optimism late last year that the court would uphold consideration of race in college admissions.
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Shein sent American influencers to China. Social media users are furious
A group of American fashion influencers and creators has received online backlash after they visited a model factory in China as part of a tour sponsored by Shein, an internet shopping giant, and posted glowing reviews.
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Kelly Clarkson says there’s no ‘beef’ between her and Carrie Underwood
While they both are “American Idol” winners with great voices, please don’t pit Kelly Clarkson against Carrie Underwood.
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Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other in unusually sharp language in affirmative action case
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices against each other, with the ideologically opposed jurists employing unusually sharp language attacking each other by name.
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Commissioner Ellis’ Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Bar Race-Based Admissions to Colleges
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis issued the following statement on the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions:
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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Statement on Supreme Court Ending the Use of Race in College Admissions
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision that effectively ends the use of race as a factor in university admissions. The court issued the decision in Students for Fair Admission, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, ruling that Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution.
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China unveils sweeping foreign policy law as Xi consolidates power — and aims to counter the US
China has unveiled a sweeping foreign relations law enshrining its right to impose “countermeasures” against actions that it deems a threat – in Beijing’s latest bid to bolster its position amid strained relations with the West.
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Eating this food may be a reason why some people live to 100
Beans, beans, the magical … longevity food?
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Climate event El Niño could hit the economy from food prices to clothing sales this year
Earlier this month, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed that the climate event known as El Niño has officially emerged for the first time in more than four years, and it’s expected to be strong this time around.
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In-car radar could save children from tragic hot car deaths
One hot June day in Louisiana, Tyler Cestia was supposed to drop his son off at a babysitter before continuing on to work. His two-year-old boy, Thomas, asked to ride in the “big boy seat,” the child safety seat his older brother usually rode in, the one right behind the driver’s seat. Once he was buckled in, it was nearly impossible to see him from the driver’s seat, and he didn’t make a sound.
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Several companies are working on technology that uses radio waves inside a vehicle to detect the presence of a living being inside a parked vehicle. …
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