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Armed man takes hostages at Beirut bank demanding return of frozen funds
An armed man is holding employees and customers hostage at a bank on Beirut's bustling Hamra street Thursday demanding his frozen funds be released, according to a security source and Lebanon's state-owned National News Agency.
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Weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level since September
Around 204,000 people applied for first-time unemployment benefits last week, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Danielle Keys Bess gets Official Endorsement from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for State Representative District 147
US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has officially endorsed Danielle Keys Bess for Texas State Representative in District 147.
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Starbucks is reopening in Shanghai
Starbucks is reopening in Shanghai, a sign of hope as the city slowly emerges from its strict Covid restrictions.
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DOE Announces Breakthrough in Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology
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Dow jumps more than 600 points after four-day losing streak
-Stocks surged Wednesday morning as investors celebrated a drop in crude oil prices.
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Amazon posted a crypto job. Bitcoin surged 14%
Amazon listed a job opening for a digital currency and blockchain product lead, sending cryptocurrencies soaring Monday.
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Now you can speak to ChatGPT — and it will talk back
You can now speak aloud to ChatGPT and hear the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot talk back.
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HCC students win top national prize at Intel AI competition
A three-student team from Houston Community College Southwest has won the top national prize at the 2023 Intel AI Global Impact Festival competition.
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Chevrolet Bolt EV Battery Production Resumes
General Motors today outlined a comprehensive action plan to ensure that customers can safely and confidently drive, charge, and park the Chevy Bolt EV and EUV. The action plan includes both hardware and software remedies, some of which are in place with immediate effect.
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Students at Benbrook Elementary in Houston ISD, a CASE for Kids afterschool program hard-hit by Harvey, trick-or-treat and visit stations at the Children’s Museum of …
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Gifts for Him
The holiday countdown has begun and for some, it can be quite difficult to find the perfect gift for him without breaking the bank. To make your holiday shopping for the men in your life, we have put together some of our favorites that we will be sure he will love!
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Team West Releases Video Questioning Why Cornyn Is Using Racial Stereotypes
The Royce West for United States Senate Campaign on Wednesday afternoon publicly released a video asking John Cornyn what he really intended to say about Royce West when his campaign staff called him, 'Restful Royce," and questioning why the incumbent senator's campaign is using words that play in to longtime racial stereotypes that African Americans are lazy.
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Patti Labelle Is Back With A New Jazz Album & Dessert Cookbook
The legendary Patti Labelle is stepping into the world of Jazz with her new album Bel Hommage.
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South Texas Mosque Raises Over $817K In A Day After Fire
Members of a south Texas mosque are urging people not to rush to judgment after a weekend fire.
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Devastating Ida kills at least 1, leaves more than 1 million without power and many awaiting rescue from flooded homes
Hurricane Ida has left catastrophic damage across southeastern Louisiana, killing at least one person, leaving much of the New Orleans area without power, stopping cell phone service and sending rescuers scrambling Monday to untold numbers of flooded homes where people were anxiously asking for help.
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Guess Who Uses Public Libraries the Most? Millennials
A public library may conjure up an image of a place where a septuagenarian is scouring for books on tape or a harried mom is trying to calm her kids by reading "Where The Wild Things Are."
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Biden to visit New Hampshire harbor to highlight investments in nation's ports and waterways
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit a harbor in New Hampshire on Tuesday to highlight how billions of dollars from the bipartisan infrastructure law are being spent on rebuilding the nation's ports and waterways, a White House spokesperson tells CNN.
