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13-Year Old Entrepreneur Turns Education About African Heritage into an Arts & Crafts Business
Thinking about starting a business as a youth these days reaches farther into the creative realm than a lemonade stand or mowing lawns. Children today are discovering ways to educate and make a difference in how the story is told and sold.
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5 migrant children found alone along US-Mexico border, including an 11-month old
Five unaccompanied migrant children, ranging from as young as 11 months to 7 years old, were encountered along the Texas-Mexico border Sunday, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
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Europe threatens to break up Big Tech if it doesn't play by new rules
Officials across Europe on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would give regulators sweeping new powers to take on US tech giants, threatening huge fines and raising the prospect of breakups or bans for repeat offenders.
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Netflix is not in deep trouble. It's becoming a media company
Netflix has had a terrible 2022. In April, it said it lost subscribers for the first time since 2011. Its stock has tumbled more than 60% so far this year.
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When will the heat wave end? Relief arrives for some. For others, the danger has just begun
A deadly heat wave will worsen in parts of the South today, but relief from the most extreme, record-breaking temperatures arrives in Texas and is on the horizon elsewhere.
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NBA Legend Dwyane Wade Appointed Director of Culture and Vibes for the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa
Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Celebrates the Rich History of Jazz and Wine with Big-Name Artists, Intimate Settings, and Diverse and Local Businesses showcased in Newly Established Wine Garden
Dwyane Wade, three-time NBA champion and Finals MVP, has been appointed as the first-ever DIrector of Culture and Vibes for the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa, held July 28-30, at the Silverado Resort. In this role, Wade serves as a cultural connector between the festival, artists and the community.
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23 Harmony Public Schools campuses named to 'Best High Schools in America' list
Harmony was the most awarded public charter school in Texas
U.S. News & World Report has named 23 Harmony Public Schools campuses to its prestigious list of Best High Schools in America.
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Naked Wines Launches Opportunity Fund for Latinos in Wine
The new grant program will help support this underrepresented community via $80,000 in grants
Naked Wines, the largest 100% direct-to-consumer winery in America, today announced the Montoya Opportunity Fund to help empower the next generation of Latino winemaking talent. Driven by winemaker Macario Montoya, the grant program is a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in an industry where Latino professionals are vastly underrepresented. In California, Latinos make up only 1% of wine producers in the state and this fund is an effort to grow this number. The program, which is being overseen by Naked Wines with Montoya serving as lead advisor, is open for applications September 15 through October 31, 2023.
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Harmony Public Schools becomes first charter school ever to win Award of Excellence for Financial Management
Harmony also won its second Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations. The school is still the only charter to win that award, as well.
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Rockets Summer League Finish Gives New Life To A Rebuilding Franchise
The Houston Rockets fell short of accomplishing their goal on Monday of winning the NBA Summer League Championship, losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 99-78 and finishing with a 5-1 record.
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Baby makes his way into the world born in Utah parking lot
One-week-old Finnean made his way into the world in the middle of the parking lot at Browning Park in Ogden.
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Poor Bank Earnings This Quarter: Uncovering the Reasons Behind the Slump
JPMorgan Chase kicked off earnings season Friday with a big miss. But that’s because of some strange accounting.
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Applebee’s® in Texas Offer Margaritas for a Buck – “DollaRitas” – for the Month of July
Applebee’s Restaurants in Austin, Dallas, Houston and East Texas Set for Month-Long Promotion with a
As the saying goes: Everything is Bigger in Texas; yet in July, the price of a margarita at participating Applebee’s in The Lone Star State is about to get smaller in a big way.
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GOP Sen. Roy Blunt: There's 'no reason' to spend much time working with Democrats on health care
Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, the vice chair of the Senate Republican Conference, said Thursday that Senate Republicans had "no reason" to spend a lot time working with Democrats on health care because they shut themselves out of the process.
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Super Bowl LI Will Be the First We Can Watch in Virtual Reality
This may be the 51st Super Bowl, but it's the first to be broadcast in virtual reality.
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Circus Circus Las Vegas Makes a Splash with Expanded Pool Offerings
Set to become the coolest place to chill out when temperatures heat up, Circus Circus Las Vegas has unveiled plans to develop a new pool experience for its hotel guests, scheduled to open just in time for summer.
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U.K. May Join U.S. Airline Electronics Ban
Prime Minister Theresa May is privy to the same information and intelligence as U.S. officials, a Downing Street source told CNN. She has discussed security several times with U.S. officials over the past few weeks, the source said.
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Kronos: Conn. shift work approaches pre-pandemic level
The number of total employee shifts worked in Connecticut in the first week of September was nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.
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NFIB: Sales Tax Holidays Critical to Local Businesses
NFIB State Director Annie Spilman says this year's sales tax holiday on back-to-school supplies and clothes comes at a critical time for Texas's small businesses.
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Texas State Representative Jessica González Endorses Joe Biden
Today, Texas State Representative Jessica González released the following statement endorsing Joe Biden for the President of the United States:
