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Houston Celebrates Africa with a Series of Events in Observance of Africa Day 2021
The City of Houston will mark its 4th annual Houston Africa Day celebration on May 27 by hosting the African Union Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Ambassador Hilda Suka-Mafudze, and 13 Ambassadors from African nations to Houston.
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Houston ISD Board of Education names Millard House as lone finalist for superintendent
After a lengthy process of gathering stakeholder input, a nationwide search that included a diverse pool of applicants, and a comprehensive interview process, the HISD Board of Education has announced Millard House as the lone finalist for superintendent of the Houston Independent School District
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Legal Challenges Likely Ahead For Strict New Texas Abortion Law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a so-called "heartbeat ban" abortion bill -- barring most abortions at the onset of a fetal heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks into pregnancy and before many people know they are pregnant.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner Proposes 18 % Pay Raise for the Houston Firefighters
This Mayor Sylvester Turner today proposed increasing the salaries of Houston firefighters by 18 percent over three years. The pay increase would begin July 1, 2021, with firefighters receiving a six percent raise every year for three years.
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The Right to Choose: Whose Rights Are Really Being Protected?
Having the freedom to choose is one of the undeniable rights that every natural born American has. Because we are all created equally with the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, we all know what it means to be free. However, when one American's right to choose negatively effects another American's inalienable right, who is really in the right and who is wrong? That is the big question when it comes to the new executive order from the office of Gov. Greg Abbott issued this past week.
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H-E-B Celebration Zone at Discovery Green® unveiled during Gala on the Green
Families can reserve the space to host outdoor celebrations such as birthday parties, graduations, baby showers or any of life’s special events.
Discovery Green, the 12-acre park in the center of downtown Houston, unveiled its newest attraction for visitors during the virtual Gala on the Green: The H-E-B Celebration Zone.
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Mayor Turner Appoints New Director in the Mayor's Office of Education
Mayor Turner announced Wednesday the appointment of Olivera Jankovska as new Director of the Mayor's Office of Education.
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Val Demings plans to run for Senate against Rubio, sources say
Florida Rep. Val Demings plans to run for US Senate against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, two sources familiar with the plan told CNN Tuesday.
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Why Biden is not diving into Middle East peace brokering
Another tragic Middle East conflict is offering fresh insight into Joe Biden's sometimes ruthless calculations about the purpose of his presidency and his view of America's global role.
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US task force lowers recommended age to start colorectal cancer screening to 45
The US Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday lowered the recommended age to start screening for colon and rectal cancers from 50 to 45.
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South Carolina deputies involved in Jamal Sutherland's death have been fired, sheriff says
The two deputies involved in the in-custody death of Jamal Sutherland have been fired, Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano said a statement tweeted by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.
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Bank of America will raise its minimum wage to $25 by 2025
Bank of America said Tuesday that it will raise the hourly minimum wage of its US employees to $25 by 2025.
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Most states require parental consent for Covid-19 shots for ages 12 to 15, but not all. Here's the list.
Nearly all states require some form of parental or guardian consent for vaccine providers to administer Covid-19 shots to people ages 12 to 15, a CNN analysis finds. But there are a few exceptions.
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Nearly all states require some form of parental or guardian consent for vaccine providers to administer Covid-19 shots to people ages 12 to 15, a …
Published on May 18, 2021
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Negotiators say they're not adhering to a deadline for policing bill as Floyd anniversary looms
A bipartisan and bicameral group of congressional negotiators met again Tuesday as they try to craft a compromise bill overhauling the nation's policing laws, with one week left until the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death.
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Ethiopian soldiers armed with guns and grenades raid hospital featured in CNN report
Ethiopian soldiers armed with machine guns, sniper rifles and grenades raided a hospital in Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region earlier this week in retribution, doctors say, for a CNN investigation that revealed Ethiopian and Eritrean troops were blocking humanitarian aid to patients there.
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Law professor says businesses can ask for residents to show vaccine card
A COVID-19 conundrum after the latest guidance from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention allowing those vaccinated to go mask less in a number indoor and outdoor situations.
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5 ways to repair a friendship (or leave it behind if toxic)
When a friendship hits a stumbling block, how do you know whether to work on the relationship or let it go?
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Why the United Nations is stuck on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The deadly ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the kind of challenge you might think the United Nations could address. After all, it played a major role in establishing Israel as a state more than 70 years ago, what Palestinians refer to as the Nakba or "catastrophe." But it's not doing much on this one.
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Flooding leads to rescues in Louisiana and Texas, with more rain on the way
Water rescues were underway Tuesday morning in Louisiana's capital region after torrential rain that started a day earlier caused dangerous flash flooding in parts of that state and southeastern Texas.
