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TSU Receives Grant from the Baker Hughes Foundation
Texas Southern University has been selected as one of four Historically Black Colleges and Universities to receive a $125,000 grant from the Baker Hughes Foundation for the 2021-22 academic year. The grants, totaling $800,000, are part of the Foundation’s long-running mission to promote education and opportunity in the communities where Baker Hughes employees live and work. The funds will help provide financial support for a wide variety of scholarships, technological infrastructure, career readiness and curriculum development programs.
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As Climate Change Intensifies Migration Pressures, Biden Administration Must Use TPS to Provide Stability
Humanitarian emergency on the southern border underscores urgency for TPS designations for countries in crisis
CNN’s Rachel Ramirez highlights the impact of climate destabilization on the border crisis, as environmental disasters, economic and political instability, and civil unrest drive many from their homes in hopes of survival. Haiti’s recent presidential assassination, 7.2 magnitude earthquake that killed thousands, and subsequent hurricanes have driven more than 40,000 Haitians to flee their homes in order to save their lives and their families. With the effects of climate change intensifying exponentially, the pressures to migrate for survival will intensify with inaction.
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Tony Award-winning Musical HADESTOWN On Sale Friday - Broadway at the Hobby Center
HADESTOWN Public On Sale Friday, October 1, 2021 at 10am
HADESTOWN, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, makes Houston debut as part of the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center 2021-22 Season. HADESTOWN will play the Hobby Center January 4-9, 2022. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, October 1 at 10 AM.
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Governor Abbott Appoints Six to Texas Energy Reliability Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brad Jones, Nate Murphy, George Presses, Edward Stones, Jon Taylor, and Melissa Trevino to the Texas Energy Reliability Council for terms at the pleasure of the Governor. The Texas Energy Reliability Council was established to ensure that the energy and electric industries in this state meet high priority human needs and address critical infrastructure concerns, and enhance coordination and communication in the energy and electric industries in this state.
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WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis, report says
More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an independent commission said on Tuesday.
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Dutch police arrest and release former far-right party member amid reports of possible plan to attack Prime Minister
Police in the Netherlands have arrested and released a former member of a far-right political party after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's security detail suspected him of behaving suspiciously, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Hague.
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Police chief resigns as 'inexcusable surge of violent crime' grips Louisiana city
The city is seeing a violent spike in crime, a troubling trend that experts say is largely due to socioeconomic issues exacerbated by the pandemic and one that led the police chief to resign from his position last month.
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People near and far are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in Gabby Petito's memory
While the FBI is adjusting its sails in the search for Gabby Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, people across the country are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in North Port, Florida, in an effort to honor Petito's life.
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Here's everything Amazon announced at its big product event — including a $999 robot
Amazon is continuing its quest to cover our homes and bodies with Amazon devices.
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Oregon approves the nation's first new congressional map
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the state's redistricting bills Monday, hours before a deadline that would've taken the process out of the legislature's hands and making Oregon the first state with a new congressional map after the 2020 Census.
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New York's governor signs executive order to address potential health care worker shortages as vaccine mandate begins
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to address potential health care worker shortages as the state's health care vaccine mandate went into effect overnight Monday into Tuesday.
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'A really stressful situation': The people stranded by Britain's fuel crisis
As well as dropping people off at nightclubs, train stations and shopping centers, David Lawrie's taxi drivers are relied upon to transport disabled passengers, and drive children to school. But as fuel stations across the UK run dry, those drivers are having to make difficult decisions about who does and doesn't get to travel.
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Milley says he personally informed senior Trump officials of call with Chinese counterpart
Top US General Mark Milley offered a full-throated defense of his behavior during the last days of the Trump administration, including a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, as he and other senior military officials appeared before lawmakers on Tuesday for a hearing about the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Rivers that build peace: Rafting with ex-combatants in Colombia
The water is cold and shouting echoes across the river. As the boat approaches the rapids, a roar goes up to hold still, before a shout of "PADDLE" and the six rafters dig into the tumbling waters in an impressively synchronized display.
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Rockets PG Kevin Porter Jr. Opens Up About Life Saving Trade To Houston
“This organization saved my life, potentially,” said Porter about the Houston Rockets. “I just love being here, and I want to be here for a while. I needed a new scenery and they picked me up when I was down.”
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South Texas College of Law Houston to Honor Three Exceptional Alumni at 2021 Alumni Association Annual Luncheon
South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will honor three exceptional graduates Sept. 28 at its 2021 Alumni Association Annual Luncheon at Hotel ZaZa-Houston Museum District.
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Derek Pershing ’13 — a shareholder at Wilson Cribbs + Goren and an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law Houston — is the …
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The Honorable Kyle Carter ’00 — judge of the 125th District Court in Harris County — is the 2021 recipient of South Texas College of …
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Mary-Olga Lovett ’93 — senior vice president of Greenberg Traurig LLP and a member of South Texas College of Law Houston’s board of directors — …
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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson joins HISD to induct 75 students into inaugural G-Unity Business Lab
Houston Independent School District, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Mayor Sylvester Turner, and Horizon United Group joined together today to induct 75 students from Kashmere, Wheatley, and Worthing high schools into a program that will teach them the business skills that define successful entrepreneurship.
