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With Congress stalled, a second round of stimulus checks won't be coming anytime soon
While there's bipartisan support for a second round of direct payments, negotiators have walked away from talks without a deal, and most lawmakers have now returned to their home states.
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Food bank doles out tons of food as Texans, like many Americans, fight to feed themselves
American food insecurity is an under-told story amid the coronavirus pandemic, but as more people find themselves unemployed or underemployed, it's a reality with which too many are grappling.
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VA awards over $19.6M in grants to end Veteran homelessness in Texas
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Friday it awarded more than $19.6M under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF) to 15 non-profit organizations in the state of Texas. A list of grantees is available at www.va.gov/homeless/ssvf.asp.
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TV Host Michelle Harris Has Tips on Creating a Relaxing Home Spa Day
Michelle Harris TV host of Alive and Well TV has tips on creating a spa day at home – how to create an oasis of relaxation and self-care in your own home.
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AboutThatCar.com: 2020 Hyundai Ioniq HEV
The Hyundai Ioniq is a car of the future. That’s because it comes in three electrified versions: hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all electric. We had the hybrid.
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Bindi Irwin announces her pregnancy, five months after her wedding
Bindi Irwin, the 22-year-old daughter of the late conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin, has announced she is expecting her first child.
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Bindi Irwin announced that she and husband Chandler Powell are expecting their first child together./Credit: John Wolfsohn/Getty Images
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New Data Show Housing Affordable for Low-Wage Workers Is Located Far From Job Centers in U.S. 15 Largest Metro Areas
A new report from the Center for American Progress with data analysis of the top 15 U.S. metropolitan areas that have seen above-average job growth between the Great Recession up until the start of the coronavirus pandemic finds a spatial mismatch between affordable housing and low-wage jobs in all of those areas.
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Tea, milk and other drinks to help you sleep (and some that will hurt)
We know to avoid coffee and chocolate before bedtime since both contain caffeine and can keep you awake at night. But what to replace those delicious options with?
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Fact check: Interrupted by shooting, Trump continues to spin false narrative around mail-in voting and coronavirus
President Donald Trump turned his Monday news conference into a dishonesty spree, blitzing reporters with rapid-fire false claims on a variety of his favorite topics -- the coronavirus pandemic, mail-in voting, China, Democrats generally and President Barack Obama in particular.
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Stress is Rampant in Our Country: Practical Steps that Can Help Us Survive and Thrive in Any Crisis
Most of us can handle a crisis or two, but now our country is facing four simultaneous crises: Covid-19 that impacts our physical health, an economic recession that impacts our financial security, racial upheaval that impacts our social fabric, and mental health trauma that impacts our emotional well-being. The result of this? Depression, anxiety and stress are up an astounding 800% ̶ and it’s still rising!
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Diversity leaders to Corporate America: Black employees' lives depend on your willingness to change
Racial unrest in the United States motivated many of you to issue heartfelt messages, statements of solidarity and/or conduct employee town halls and listening sessions with Black and Brown employees. You expressed your commitment to ensuring racism-free work environments, frequently calling for a renewed focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Seattle police chief announces her retirement after city council votes to cut the police budget by nearly $4 million
Police Chief Carmen Best announced her retirement Monday night, shortly after the Seattle's City Council voted to cut nearly $4 million from the police department's budget.
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Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer duet part of new LGBTQ+ voting campaign
With the help of a Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer duet, a progressive Democratic PAC has released a get out the vote video for LGBTQ+ rights.
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Postmarks come under scrutiny as states prepare for mail-in voting
States are bracing for controversy as they work to ensure that Postal Service postmarks and other tracking will back efforts to prove mail-in votes are sent on time. They're seeking to avoid lawsuits and other issues about unclear markings that have dogged some primaries and could mar ballot counts come Election Day.
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Appeals court rehearing request to dismiss Michael Flynn's case
A federal appeals court on Tuesday is considering whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn should have his case dismissed immediately because he shouldn't have been interviewed by the FBI in the early days of the Trump administration and thus should never have pleaded guilty to lying, according to the Justice Department's reasoning.
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Kroger to Partner to Provide Groceries to Vulnerable Houstonians Affected by Burned Down Jim’s Grocery Store
Kroger has launched a partnership with City of Houston, the Houston Food Bank and Metro to deliver groceries directly to Houstonians in need.
Hundreds of local families in need, housebound seniors and Houstonians with disabilities will receive free groceries from Kroger this week as part of their effort to support the community affected by the recent loss of Jim’s Super Grocery Store to a fire in the South Union area of Houston.
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What the college football mess reveals about Trump's leadership
More pillars are fast crumbling in President Donald Trump's frantic and lie-strewn attempt to convince Americans the nation is back to normal before the election, with chaos already afflicting the return to school and a rite of fall -- college football -- on the brink.
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Google Maps is back on the Apple Watch
Google Maps will soon return to the Apple Watch after suddenly disappearing three years ago.
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Democrats' convention speaker list includes Obamas, Clintons and Bidens
The Democratic National Convention Committee on Tuesday announced its speaker line-up for next week's convention, unveiling a list that includes both Barack and Michelle Obama, Jill Biden and a host of women Joe Biden has considered as his running mate.
