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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says league lost 'hundreds of millions of dollars' due to China fallout, touches on Brittney Griner situation

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admitted the league had lost "hundreds of millions of dollars" in revenue following a controversial fallout with China in October 2019.

Study finds billions of quantum entangled electrons in 'strange metal'

Physicists provide direct evidence of entanglement's role in quantum criticality

In a new study, U.S. and Austrian physicists have observed quantum entanglement among "billions of billions" of flowing electrons in a quantum critical material.

UNCF 30th Anniversary Gala

Photography by Vicky Pink - The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Houston chapter celebrated 30 …

Street Olympics Officials Kick Off Summer Games

Children from Precinct One’s youth programs joined Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Street Olympics officials and sponsors on June 7 for the official kick-off of the 31st annual Summer Games and the celebrated lighting of the Olympic flame.

Local Football Community Takes a Stand With DePelchin Against Child Abuse in Harris County

University of Houston football team players and Rice University football team players along with the Texas Bowl Executive Board will join DePelchin Children’s Center Tuesday morning in tying blue ribbons for the 5,812 victims of child abuse in Harris County in 2016.

Chicago schoolteacher sentenced to 50 years for sexual exploitation of a minor in Hancock County

A Chicago schoolteacher was sentenced in Federal Court Monday to 50 years for sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual exploitation of a child.

Low-Dose Aspirin Linked To Lower Breast Cancer Risk, Study Says

Among women who took a low-dose aspirin regularly, there was a 20% reduction in certain cancer risk

Low-dose aspirin is not recommended for everyone, however

Couple facing homicide charges in death of 12-year-old boy

Warning: the details of the story below are disturbing. An Annville couple is facing homicide charges after a 12-year-old boy was found dead in a Lebanon County home.

Harris County Leaders Vote Against District Attorney’s $20 Million Budget Request to Hire More Prosecutors

The Harris County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday against District Attorney Kim Ogg’s request for a $20 million budget increase to hire more prosecutors.

Commissioner Rodney Ellis Issues Statement on SB7

“Senate Bill 7 is a voter suppression bill, plain and simple. It pulls straight from the Jim Crow playbook, targeting communities of color to silence their voices.

TWC Announces $1.5 Million in Funding for Pilot Program to Support Foster Youth

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is seeking education partners for a pilot program to help increase the number of Texas foster youth who graduate from high school. TWC announced the availability of $1.5 million in funding for the Foster Youth Dropout Recovery and High School Completion pilot program that will help current and former 16- to 25-year-old foster youth earn a high school diploma or its equivalent, with the opportunity to gain workforce skills and a pathway to employment or postsecondary education.

Childbirth Is Killing Black Women In the US, And Here's Why

Women in the United States are more likely to die from childbirth- or pregnancy-related causes than other women in the developed world, and half of those deaths may be preventable, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC's pregnancy mortality surveillance system was implemented in 1986 to track maternal deaths.

Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Celebrates 30th Birthday and Raises $3.1 Million at Annual Memorial Hermann Circle of Life Gala

Memorial Hermann Foundation celebrated the 30th anniversary of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital at its annual Circle of Life Gala on Saturday, April 29. The festive birthday “CELEBRATION”-themed event was held at the Hilton Americas-Houston and chaired by Memorial Hermann System Board members Diane and Bill Campbell and Elizabeth and Will Galtney. With more than 1,600 guests in attendance including KHOU’s Len Cannon as emcee, the gala raised $3.1 million to benefit Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital’s specialty programs and services.

Study of Houston’s Third Ward Reveal Solutions for the Future

African Americans face many disparities as an ethnic group. As it relates to health, African Americans are at an above average risk than any other racial group to be diagnosed with Diabetes, kidney disease, asthma, sarcoidosis, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer. Census results indicate that African Americans are the second highest racial group behind Hispanics living with below average income. With a low income means that families don’t have access to better housing and other neighborhood amenities like grocery stores for good nutrition, schools for excellent education, and hospital for good healthcare.

Compelling Bestseller Helps Families Of Missing Children Cope With Unspeakable Grief

Four years ago, Marie White's youngest child was abducted, and in that instant, White's family became one of a frightening statistic.

Older Dads Have Geeky Sons, Study Says

If you think of yourself as a geeky boy, you may want to thank your old man, according to a study published Tuesday in Translational Psychiatry. The study surveyed 7,781 twins and found that being geeky was 57% inherited from the parents, particularly in male children with older fathers. The children were assessed at the age of 12 on their nonverbal intelligence, restrictive and repetitive behaviors, and social aloofness.

Most accidental shooting deaths among children involve guns left loaded and unlocked, study finds

Most children in the US who die from an accidental shooting are playing around with guns at home or mistaking them for toys, according to a new study. And the research suggests that over 90% of guns used in such shooting deaths were left unlocked and loaded.

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