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Tiger Woods names Aaron Beverly as recipient of Charlie Sifford exemption to play PGA Tour event
Tiger Woods has named Aaron Beverly as the recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption which will grant him entry to the 2022 Genesis Invitational.
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Reports: Trump told Mar-a-Lago member about calls with foreign leaders
Mar-a-Lago member and Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt said then-President Donald Trump told him about his private calls with the leaders of Ukraine and Iraq, according to reports published Sunday about private recordings of Pratt, a key prosecution witness in Trump’s classified documents case.
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‘Winning Time’ ups its game (a little) as it turns to the Lakers-Celtics rivalry
Dramatizations tend to take liberties with the facts, but the issues surrounding 2022’s debut season of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” were as much about its leering tone as fudging the details. The second season doesn’t fix those problems – in ways, it adds to them – but it does sharpen its focus by pivoting to the Lakers-Celtics rivalry that defined the NBA during the 1980s.
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Fred G. Taylor Election Watch Party
Photography by Vicky Pink - Fred G. Taylor was all smiles at his campaign night …
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Dick Gregory Provided Comic Relief During Trying Struggle For Civil Rights
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “Dick Gregory was a friend to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a man of courage, who often placed the equality of African Americans ahead of his own professional career.”
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Houston Community College Trustee Convicted of Bribery
A trustee of the Houston Community College System board has been convicted of bribery related to his tenure on the board. Chris Oliver will be sentenced Aug. 28 for bribery of a public official concerning programs receiving federal funds, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas Abe Martinez’s office announced Monday once the case was unsealed.
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Sen. Rand Paul Plans to Force Vote On $110 Billion Saudi Arms Deal
Sen. Rand Paul intends to force a vote in the Senate on the $110 billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia that President Donald Trump announced during his visit there, to a Paul aide told CNN.
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Funeral Under Way for ex-NFL Player Aaron Hernandez
A funeral is under way for ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was convicted of murder in 2015 and who killed himself in his prison cell last week.
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Aaron Hernandez’s Death Officially Ruled Suicide, 3 Notes Found In Cell
DA concludes investigation into Hernandez's death.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Welcomes Resignation of HHS Secretary Tom Price
Jackson Lee: “The ouster of HHS Secretary should be the first in a series of high-level departures from an Administration fraught with gross conflicts of interest and blatant abuses of taxpayer dollars.”
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Luis Vuitton Names Virgil Abloh as Its Menwear Artstic Director
Virgil Abloh, the founder of Off-White and longtime creative director for Kanye West has been named artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, one of the most powerful fashion brands in the world. After working at an architectural firm for two years, Abloh began his fashion career working at Fendi under Silvia Fendi.
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‘Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History’ is an ode to heroism
While lessons on Martin Luther King Jr. and Jackie Robinson are being taught in schools across the country, self-proclaimed “comedy rock star” Kevin Hart has taken a lesson of his own to Netflix to celebrate the less acknowledged minds and hearts that have brought pride and power to the African-American community for the better part of the last 300 years.
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Governor Abbott Attends Groundbreaking Ceremony At Charles Schwab's New Westlake Campus
Governor Greg Abbott today attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Charles Schwab's new 70-acre campus in Westlake, Texas. The new campus is expected to create 1,200 jobs and is set to open in 2019. In his remarks during the ceremony, Governor Abbott expressed his gratitude for Charles Schwab's continued investment in Texas.
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Texas Latino Leader Castro Uses His Platform to Build Case for a 2020 White House Bid
Julian Castro is using the sudden national spotlight on Texas to carve out a role as a fierce White House critic and a leading voice on Hispanic issues as he builds a case for a potential 2020 president run.
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Kentucky sheriff, family tests positive for COVID-19
Grayson County Sheriff Norman Chaffins announced on Facebook Sunday that he and his family have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Stepfather of Missing Houston Girl, 4, 'Person of Interest' in Her Disappearance
As desperate searchers combed the landscape Tuesday in a wooded area of a Northeast Houston neighborhood where a man told investigators his 4-year-old stepdaughter was abducted last Friday by three men in a pickup truck, police revealed he's now a "person of interest" in her disappearance.
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Strahan Returns to Houston to Show Harvey Recovery Efforts
Michael Strahan returned to Houston with his Good Morning America fam to show the recovery efforts in the city since Hurricane Harvey. Strahan is partnering with Rebuilding Together Houston to help them with their goal of restoring 1,000 damaged homes hit hard by Hurricane Harvey.
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Officer goes above and beyond to help 97-year-old woman with power during ice storms
An Enid police officer is being praised for his efforts to help a 97-year-old woman who was without power during the recent ice storms.
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Flashbang explodes in Alabama deputy’s hand during drug raid
A Mobile County Sheriff’s Office deputy suffered severe injuries to his hand when a flashbang grenade went off while he was still holding it.
