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NAACP Houston Branch Condemns City Councilman – Greg Travis
Just because you can say something doesn’t mean you should. Houston City Councilman Greg Travis recently said something he shouldn’t have. Taking to his personal social media account on Facebook Travis posted a photo of former First Lady Michelle Obama with her legs uncrossed and a photo of Melania Trump with her legs crossed with the caption “Yep, just saying.”
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H-E-B Named Grocery Store Of Year 2020
Regional Grocery Takes Top Spot For Its’ COVID-19 Response
When it comes to grocery stores, Texans can agree that H-E-B is the best. Yes, they have a wide variety of food and other things. Yes, they make meal prep easy for cooks and non-cooks with their ready-made meals and cooking demos. But what keeps people coming back time and time again to shop at H-E-B is the way they treat customers and how that care follows to help communities.
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Start Of A New Era: Texans Hired Nick Caserio As Their New G.M.
The Houston Texans have started the full transition from the Bill O’ Brien era. Houston hired former New England Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio as their new general manager. He will join his former coworker of six years with the Patriots, Jack Easterby, who currently serves as executive vice president of football operations.
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America Leads the World in Violence
Gun violence spiked across the country in 2020, the most violent years in decades. 19,000 were killed in shootings, the highest death toll in 20 years (and that does not include gun suicides). Mass shootings -- defined as four or more shot in an incident -- also rose drastically to over 600.
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Chaos at the Capitol
Wednesday, January 6, 2021, will go down as one of the darkest days in American History. A sitting U.S. President incited people for months with lies about how the election was stole from him and was unfair igniting the angry in people to the point that they became craze. That craze became insanity. And they did the unthinkable with the permission of these words:
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Harris County Public Health Announces First Known Case of UK COVID-19
Individual Recovering in Isolation, Epidemiological Investigations are underway to identify,
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Federal law enforcement agencies push for arrests and charges after Wednesday's Capitol riot
The FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies are planning a push to make arrests and bring charges against those who led the insurrection at the US Capitol on Wednesday, federal law enforcement officials said.
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Facing criticism, US Capitol Police details response to violent mob, 14 suspects arrested and 50 officers injured
US Capitol Police, facing criticism over an apparent lack of preparedness to deal with Wednesday's violent mob on Capitol Hill, provided first details about the deadly incident that left lawmakers and staff fearful for their lives.
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Warnock wins Georgia runoff, CNN projects, as control of Senate comes down to Perdue-Ossoff race
The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be the first Black senator from Georgia, CNN projected early Wednesday, a repudiation of Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her adherence to President Donald Trump.
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Authorities on high alert as pro-Trump supporters flood DC to protest election
Hundreds of law enforcement officers have mobilized across Washington as thousands of supporters who refuse to accept President Donald Trump's election loss have flocked to the nation's capital to protest when Congress gathers Wednesday afternoon to put the final stamp on President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
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EU authorizes Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for its rollout next week
The European Union has authorized Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, the second coronavirus vaccine to be approved for use in the EU.
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For Stacey Abrams, revenge is a dish best served blue
Georgia's political landscape saw a major shift this election season -- and much of the credit goes to someone who wasn't on the ballot: Stacey Abrams.
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HOUSTON TEXANS YMCA CELEBRATES THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH WEEK OF CELEBRATIONS
HOUSTON – The Houston Texans YMCA is celebrating their 10-year anniversary with a week of celebrations to reflect on the success and contributions they have made to the Houston community throughout the last decade.
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TEXANS FIT ANNOUNCES NEW LOCATION IN MEYERLAND
HOUSTON – The Houston Texans today announced the opening of their third Texans Fit location in Meyerland. Opening Spring 2021, Houston will be able to train like the pros at the newest team-themed state-of-the-art fitness center in Meyerland Plaza in Houston, Texas; following the opening of the first two Texans Fit locations this past fall in Katy and Rosenberg.
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Published on January 4, 2021
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Three The Hardaway Mavericks Tim Hardaway Jr. has offensive outburst to defeat the Rockets.
The Houston Rockets game plan was to keep Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic in check and make the role players beat them. Neither was accomplished as the Mavericks got a triple double (33 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists) from Doncic and 30 points from reserve guard Tim Hardaway Jr. as Dallas beat Houston 113-100 in the “Battle of I-45” at the Toyota Center on Tuesday.
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CDC hopes to double the number of coronavirus samples checked for new mutations
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to more than double the number of coronavirus genomes sequenced to watch for new mutations in the US over the next two weeks, a top official said Sunday.
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WWII veteran gets surprise parade for 93rd birthday
A U.S. veteran who served in three wars was in for quite the birthday surprise last weekend.
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Slack welcomes workers back with a service outage
New year, same telecommuting headaches. Slack, a popular workplace communication platform, confirmed a service interruption for some users on Monday morning as many workers returned from the holiday break.
