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Taco Bell employee shot, killed by customer attempting to buy food with counterfeit money
A fast food employee was shot and killed in South Los Angeles on the job. The incident unfolded just before 11 p.m. Saturday night at the Taco Bell on Avalon and Century Boulevards, when an employee denied the suspect who attempted to purchase food at the drive-thru with counterfeit currency.
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Driver hospitalized in turnpike shooting: Troubling trend is an “epidemic’ says criminologist
The search is on for the gunman who opened fire on the Florida Turnpike over the weekend which sent one man to the hospital. The shooting is part of a troubling trend we have been seeing on South Florida roads.
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‘Very dangerous’: Colorado escapee Elias Buck on the run after allegedly shooting New Mexico officer
A manhunt is underway in the Four Corners area for a 22-year-old Durango resident who authorities believe shot and injured a Farmington, New Mexico, police officer during a traffic stop Friday night.
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Rockets Alperen Sengun out another week due to right ankle sprain
I missed the team. I missed playing basketball. I missed being on the court. I am sad; I’m upset because I cannot fight with the team on the court right now.
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Sidney Poitier as a teacher who must win over his students in a still from the 1967 film "To Sir, with Love." Columbia TriStar/Moviepix/Getty Images
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Sidney Poitier with Rod Steiger on the set of "In the Heat of the Night," directed by Norman Jewison. United Artists/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty Images
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Sidney Poitier, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood's first Black movie star, dies at 94
Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood's first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94.
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To sir, with love: Entertainers and activists pay tribute to Sidney Poitier
"Beautiful," "brilliant," "grace" and "elegance" are just a few of the words used by those who paid tribute Friday to the late Sidney Poitier, one of the greatest actors of the past century.
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Actor Sidney Poitier, who died Thursday at the age of 94, blazed trails as a Black actor who rose to fame during a time when …
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HISD hiring 500 students and alumni as elementary tutors to address learning loss
In response to the unique challenges presented by COVID-19, Houston Independent School District has partnered with iEducate to hire 500 HISD students and alumni for spring semester tutoring positions at elementary schools throughout HISD. HISD students ages 15 and up and alumni currently in college are invited for this paid opportunity – no experience required and all majors welcome!
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Tips to Help You Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions
Katia Designs shares tips on how to improve your resolution success rate
Every time a new year rolls around, there are millions of people who make resolutions, or set new goals they want to meet. The problem with this is that within weeks, many of them have already given up on those goals. Coming up with a resolution is one thing, but ensuring that it plays out is completely another. The good news is that there are things that you can do to help improve your success rate and keep you focused on achieving those new goals.
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NAMI Greater Houston to Spotlight Mental Illness and Honor Greater Houston Heroes
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Greater Houston, the region's oldest grassroots, mental health organization dedicated to serving those affected by mental illnesses will host its inaugural “Heroes and Hope Across Greater Houston” virtual gala on Friday, January 14, 2022, at 6:30 pm.
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The Real On Real Estate with Your Unyielding REALtor - the Key to Getting the Keys
As we approach 2022, many of us are making those resolutions. One of the many resolutions is the goal of home ownership. As a woman of faith, my faith plays an integral part of all decisions that I make personally and professionally. Galatians 6:9 states, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Having the confidence in the promises of the God that are outlined in His word is a primary and foundational source in decision making.
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The Station Museum of Contemporary Art Present Clark V> Fox: Subversion and Spectacle
The Station Museum of Contemporary Art is proud to present Clark V. Fox: Subversion and Spectacle, an expansive survey exhibition of the work of Native American artist Clark V. Fox, opening on Saturday, February 5, 2022, through June 26, 2022.
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The January 6 Riot and Donald Trump Loom Over Joe Biden's Presidency a Year Later
Two weeks before becoming president, Joe Biden watched the January 6 attack on television from his home in Delaware, horrified as the unspeakable images of the insurrection unfolded and aghast at the sitting President's unwillingness to condemn it.
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It Is Time for Congress to Act to Defend Free Elections
Jan. 6, 2022 marks one year since the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, incited by a president voted out of office by the vast majority of the American people. What is now clear is that Donald Trump and his tong of zealous aides and complicitous right-wing legislators were deadly serious about overturning the results of that vote and keeping Trump in office. They failed but have since launched a systematic campaign in states across the country to make it possible to succeed the next time.
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It’s Getting Nasty: How Sickness Is Spreading Across Houston
Today, a simple cough can clear a room. With the rise of positive COVID cases, Houston streets are getting nasty. People have become less concerned about wearing masks and social distancing. Many Houstonians have a false sense of security that the COVID vaccine is the ultimate protection against the coronavirus. Although the vaccine does provide protection against getting the virus, it does not mean a vaccinated individual can’t get COVID. The vaccine can lessen the severity of symptoms. People must continue practicing safety precautions, especially in a population where there are so many unvaccinated individuals.
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Fourteen recommended reads about January 6 and 'what will likely come next'
I spent the morning of January 6, 2021 on the phone with one of my sources at Fox -- a true conservative who hated what Donald Trump had done to the channel and the Republican party. We lamented Fox's support for Trump's election lie and why so many people wanted to believe a fairytale. We wondered if Trump would fade into the background now that he had lost to Joe Biden. So much for that.
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Republicans wasted no time dragging Big Tech into the culture wars in 2022
Almost exactly one year after the Capitol insurrection that led to former President Donald Trump being suspended from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, Big Tech was again in the political crosshairs this week for cracking down on an account from another Republican.
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The single most important -- and powerful -- line from Joe Biden's 1/6 speech
"You can't love your country only when you win." That's President Joe Biden during a speech he gave Thursday morning to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the US Capitol riot. It's not only a memorable line -- it's likely to be the one that gets repeated the most today and in the days to come -- but also a hugely important one if we hope to fully come to grips with what happened last January 6 and everything that lead to that moment.
