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Rockets Guard John Wall Ruled Out For The Remainder Of The Season With Injury
Bad news has plagued the Houston Rockets this season and on Monday they were hit by the injury bug once again as veteran point guard John Wall will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 NBA season with a right hamstring strain. Rockets General Manager Rafael Stone made the announcement after an MRI that was performed by Dr. Steve Flores of Memorial Hermann revealed the injury
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A Texas hospital system will require employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine and could fire them if they don't comply
A hospital system in Houston is requiring all of its employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19, making it one of the first major hospital systems in the US to mandate vaccination among employees and move to fire them if they don't comply.
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Published on April 26, 2021
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Two die and more than 100 test positive in coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India
There has been a major coronavirus outbreak among US diplomatic staff in India with two locally employed staff dying and more than 100 people testing positive in recent weeks as the country struggles to cope with a dramatic surge of the deadly disease, two sources familiar with the situation told CNN.
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How to update your medical record so it includes your Covid-19 vaccination
Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 and receiving a vaccination card has become a rite of passage for many Americans who have endured the pandemic for the last year.
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Armed men stormed her school in a kidnapping raid. Then she found her family in her captors' hideout
Habiba Iliyasu, 15, was asleep in her school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria when a group of armed men burst in and ordered her and her schoolmates out of bed.
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SRO seizes drugs, pellet gun, real ammunition from car outside school
A school resource officer in Frederick County uncovered drugs, a pellet gun and real ammunition while investigating a man who was found asleep in a car on campus, the sheriff's office said.
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Liz Cheney on charging Trump: 'That's a decision that the Justice Department is going to have to make'
Rep. Liz Cheney, a top House Republican who voted to impeach Donald Trump earlier this year, said Monday that it should be up to the Justice Department on whether to charge the former president for anything related to his actions on January 6.
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Biden will announce new CDC mask guidance Tuesday, sources say
President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for wearing masks outdoors, three people familiar with the expected announcement said.
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Published on April 24, 2021
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Rockets Face Tough Western Conference Foe Without Key Players In The Lineup
"We're very, very banged up going into (Saturday's) game," Coach Silas said in his postgame press conference after the 109-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. "I'm not sure what it's going to look like at this point.”
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Published on April 24, 2021
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Published on April 24, 2021
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Astros Reliever Has His Coffee Break Interrupted By Major League Debut
“It was wild, Emanuel said of how things transpired before he was inserted into the game. “I had just sat down and opened up a coffee. All of a sudden they were like, ‘Hey, you better start loosening up. I was like…here we go.”
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Rockets Tad Brown Announces Transition from Role as CEO Following End of 2020-21 Season
Houston Rockets Chief Executive Officer Thaddeus “Tad” Brown today announced he will transition from his role at the end of the season. Brown originally joined the Rockets as their Vice President of Corporate Development for the 2002-03 season and was named CEO in October of 2006.
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Published on April 24, 2021
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Garcia Gets Revenge On His Former Team As The Astros Win In Extra Innings
“It was super fun,” said Garcia, who is working his way back into game shape as he had to sit out games due to being placed in health and safety protocol by MLB. “It was the first time I had a walk-off, so it was a great experience for me, just the trust the manager had in me in that spot and the coaches and teammates, as well.”
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Mayor Turner’s Statement On ExxonMobil’s Carbon Capture and Storage Project
This week, ExxonMobil announced a $100 billion Carbon Capture and Storage project.
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BLACK LOVE Returns For 5th Season: Friday, May 14 • 9PM
This Season Celebrates Prominent Couples in the Black Community -- Keith David and Wife Dionne, Chance and Tabitha Brown, Ja- son Bolden and Adair Curtis, Kenny Lattimore and Faith Jenkins, Ledisi and
Oprah Winfrey Network announced this week the fifth season of its popular and ground-breaking four-time NAACP nominated docu-se- ries “Black Love” will premiere on Friday, May 14 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. “Black Love” makes its return to Friday nights where it will join OWN’s dating series “Ready to Love.” During its previous run on Fridays, the series which celebrates love stories from the Black community, was ranked #1 in its time slot across all cable with African American W25-54.
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The Ion Launches Aerospace Innovation Accelerator To Empower BIPOC Entrepreneurs
With Partners NASA and DivInc, The Ion Is Creating New Pathways For Houston’s Economic Resilience and Expanding Access to Careers in Aerospace
The Ion, Houston’s new innovation hub, today an- nounced the launch of its Aerospace Innovation Accelerator for Minority Business Enterprises (AIA for MBEs). The AIA for MBEs develops Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) owned busi- nesses tackling aerospace-related challenges.
