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Why your favorite blockbuster probably won't win best picture at the Oscars
The Oscars have never been exactly predictable, but Hollywood's biggest night used to consistently reward crowdpleasers.
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Abby Lee Miller undergoes emergency surgery
Abby Lee Miller's doctor says the reality TV star has undergone surgery after she almost died.
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Biden to deliver remarks on newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund
President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to promote the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a White House official.
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Google abandons Berlin campus plans after local protests
Google has dropped plans to build a large campus in Berlin after months of fierce protests from locals. The tech giant had intended to open a 3,000-square-meter facility for start-ups in the Kreuzberg district of the German capital.
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Non-profit teams up with bakery to house and employ homeless women
A West Michigan non-profit is working to better the lives of homeless women.
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Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum Monthly Breakfast
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Houston School Districts Buck Trends In Hiring of Black Teachers
Houston Chronicle reports Houston ISD and a majority of Houston-area districts are bucking national trends when it comes to the hiring of African-American teachers. About 36.2 percent of teachers in Houston ISD are black, compared with about 7 percent nationwide and 10 percent in Texas.
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Uvalde Police Chief Unexpectedly Resigns Following Clearance of Officers in Robb Elementary School Massacre
Less than a week after the Uvalde City Council received an investigative report clearing local police officers of wrongdoing in the 2022 Robb Elementary School massacre, the Texas city’s police chief abruptly announced Tuesday he is quitting.
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Black-Owned Construction Firm Awarded Contract to Replace Contaminated Water Lines in Flint, Michigan
W.T. Stevens Construction, a Black-owned construction firm with about 25 employees, has been awarded a multi-million dollar service contract to replace more than 18,000 lead corroded pipes across the city of Flint, Michigan.
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Linda Oubré Selected as President of Whittier College in California
The board of trustees of Whittier College in California, has chosen Linda Oubré as the educational institution’s fifteenth president. When she takes office on July 1, Dr. Oubré will be the first African American and the first person of color to serve as president of Whittier College.
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Child dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at a Texas splash pad
A child in North Texas died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a city splash pad, officials announced on Monday.
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Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Supports Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts with $805,000 Donation
Company Donates 20 Percent of Restaurant Sales to Houston Food Bank and Encourages Houston Restaurant Week Participation
Texas-based Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DFRG) donated $805,000 to the Houston Food Bank to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. From Thursday, August 31 through Monday, September 4, 20 percent of sales at all 53 Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House, Del Frisco’s Grille and Sullivan’s Steakhouse restaurants nationwide was collected and donated in support of the Houston community.
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Would You Want Your Daughter to Date A Man Like You?
Today, I read one of the best written articles I’ve read all year in the Washington Post. It was about ex NFL player Larry Johnson and his struggles since retiring from football. The main thing I got from the article was something he said when he was talking about his daughter. I’m paraphrasing but it went, “When I found out I was having a daughter I knew God had a sense of humor. With all the bad things I’ve done to women he gave me a daughter in hopes that I raise her to never want to date a man like me.”
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Fish, Grits and Politiks 2016
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'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' teaser trailer is here and...wow
Marvel has released a new look at the next chapter of "Black Panther" and it's powerful.
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Steve Pemberton Special HonoreeTexas Women Empowerment Foundation International Leadership Awards
We got a chance to catch up with Steve Pemberton and he shared his insight on what it takes to have the million dollar mindset
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4 Children Die When Pesticide, Water Mix Creates Toxic Gas
Four children died after someone at their home sprayed water on a previously applied pesticide, causing a reaction that produced toxic phosphine gas, officials in Amarillo, Texas, said.
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McCarthy set to send the House home without a debt limit deal
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears set to send members home after votes on Thursday, signaling that debt negotiations with the White House will continue as the risk of a first-ever default grows.
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Shocking Revelation: DOJ Report Exposes Startling Delays in Preventing Uvalde School Massacre
Critical failures in leadership among specific law enforcement officers who rushed to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde are blamed by the Justice Department, in a new 575-page report being made public nearly 20 months after the massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
