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City of Houston Invites Public to the 2018 Extreme Weather Ready Expo, Shell Oil Company Signs-on as New Title Sponsor
As hurricane season gets underway June 1, the public is invited to the 2018 Extreme Weather Ready Expo.
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Chrissy Teigen's live tweets during 'Jesus Christ Superstar' were a miracle
Oh Lord, was there anything better than Chrissy Teigen tweeting during "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert"?
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Trump Focuses On Taxes In Red Meat Speech Before Conservatives
President Donald Trump delivered a red meat political speech touching immigration, the economy and cultural issues to The Heritage Foundation in Washington on Tuesday evening.
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Michael Jackson's music dropped by radio stations in New Zealand, Canada following HBO documentary
Radio stations in New Zealand and Canada have dropped Michael Jackson from their playlists, following new accusations of abuse by the late pop star in the documentary "Leaving Neverland."
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Five Month Old Beauty Brand, I'mat Dream, Partners with Walmart to Offer Wide Range of Cruelty-Free Beauty Products
New beauty brand, I’mat Dream, is proud to announce its partnership with Walmart just 5 months after its launch in July. The brand, which is known for providing cruelty-free goat milk products for the skin, hair, and body at affordable prices, has seen a significant increase in demand for its products.
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Collaborative health initiative to help Houstonians prevent, better manage chronic diseases
City Council approves $1M to partner with TSU to develop Center of Transformative Health
On Wednesday, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council approved $1 million over three years to fund establishment of the Texas Southern University’s Center of Transformative Health. The mission of the center is to use evidence-based practices to reconstruct, strengthen and enhance the conditions that promote health. We achieve this by building community capacity to ensure equitable health outcomes for all through research, engagement and education.
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Black Father and Son Offer Online Summer Camp to Teach Financial Literacy and Investing For the Third Year
Financial Literacy and Investing Summer Camps for Youth
Junior Wallstreeters, Inc. a non-profit, is excited to provide an online youth summer camp. The camp is great for preventing learning loss and offers a fun environment for students to learn financial and investing concepts.
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Illinois lawmakers pass a bill banning police from deceiving juvenile suspects during interrogations
Police in Illinois could soon be banned from lying to juvenile suspects during questioning.
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Beyoncé is loving being 40, she tells fans in inspiring letter
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter wants the world to know she is embracing chapter 40, revealing her new age has brought a sense of freedom.
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Superintendent F. Mike Miles Announces Additional Cabinet Appointments
Two national leaders in their fields join the HISD Leadership Team
Superintendent Mike Miles has filled two critical roles on the HISD Leadership Team. These hires – Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Communications Officer – will bring national expertise to Houston and accelerate the pace of change and improvement as Houston ISD advances toward Destination 2035.
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Laila Ali Joins OWN's Daytime Emmy-Winning 'Home Made Simple' As Host of Season Seven
Healthy Lifestyle Expert, Author and Cooking Enthusiast Joins Popular DIY Show Which Expands to Hour-Long Format
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Procter & Gamble announced today that Laila Ali, undefeated four-time boxing world champion, cookbook author, lifestyle brand creator, inspirational speaker and youngest daughter of Muhammad Ali, will join Daytime Emmy award-winning DIY series “Home Made Simple” as the new host for season seven.
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Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo flies to Italy after testing positive for coronavirus
Cristiano Ronaldo is returning to Turin, Italy, aboard a private air ambulance, after testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday.
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Spirited Holiday Tale Reveals Why Santa Is Never Seen
Soon, bells will be ringing and children will be singing, and they'll be plotting their plans for staying up late and catching Santa Claus as he eats the cookies off the plate. But as long as their eyes are open, no Santa will they see. How can this possibly be? Kids would like to know before the snow!
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Diamond Miner's Shares Crash as Tanzania Seizes Exports
Shares in a London-listed mining firm fell as much as 24% on Monday after officials in Tanzania prevented it from exporting diamonds from the east African country.
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What happens when fiction turns to reality and threatens to control your life?
One girl threads her way on a journey of self-discovery in Rainie York’s ‘Quantum Leap’
A girl’s written fiction becomes reality and turns her life upside down. Trapped in an escalating mess of her own making, will she ever see a way out? Debuting author Rainie York invites readers to find the answer as they delve within the pages of “Quantum Leap” (published by Xlibris).
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Award-Winning Writer’s Book a Unique Approach to Fun-Learning
Local Houston author Eva K. Pickens brings a fresh approach to fun-learning through a creative new book titled, Write/Right Your Own Story, which allows readers to participate in the production of their own personal masterpiece. The book is loaded throughout with interactive, fun and exploratory prompts that invites you to write, draw, reflect and engage with family, friends and even strangers if you choose to.
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Renowned Architect of Historic Projects Leaves Profound Legacy Which Had Houston Connection
The renowned architect, Phillip (Phil) Freelon, who was the lead designer of the Smithsonian National African American Museum of History & Culture in Washington D.C., died last week. Freelon had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Poet, Journalist, TV Personality, Author Kevin Powell named PVAMU’s new Writer-in-Residence
Prairie View A&M University announced today the appointment of the highly-regarded poet, journalist, TV personality and author Kevin Powell to serve as its second writer-in-residence of the Toni Morrison Writing Program.
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Children's Book Author Releases New Titles in Grow With Stem Series
Educator and Author LaTanya Brooks’ new titles MARISOL: A LITTLE GIRL WITH A BIG DREAM and ADAM BAUM: THE AUTISTIC ENGINEER are both brilliantly written to inspire children’s interest in STEM. For a full list of where to find these titles, visit the Grow with STEM website, http://www.growwithstem.com.
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‘I slept with my half-sibling’: Woman’s horror story reflects loosely regulated US fertility industry
Victoria Hill never quite understood how she could be so different from her father – in looks and in temperament. The 39-year-old licensed clinical social worker from suburban Connecticut used to joke that perhaps she was the mailman’s child.

