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No Cozy Reunion
James Harden and Jeff Green use big offensive nights to defeat former team in Game 1
If there was any heart felt feelings towards the organization that drafted Rockets All-Star guard James Harden and NBA veteran forward Jeff Green you could not tell once they took the floor in their first-round matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2020 NBA Playoffs in Orlando. The Rockets defeated the Thunder 123-108 to take the first game of the best-of-seven series.
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Comerica Bank Partners With Minority Depository Institutions
Locally, Unity National Bank Will Now Have The Ability To Provide Low Cost Funds Within The Houston Communities Severly Impacted By The COVID-19 Pandemic
Comerica Bank announced this week that it is. moving $10 million in deposits to Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) within its five-state footprint, as well as building a mutual mentoring relationship with these institutions. MDIs assist minority and under-served communities and foster economic viability in these communities.
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'I have not lost my voice': Giffords relates personal recovery to American resilience in powerful DNC speech
Gabby Giffords, the former congresswoman from Arizona who was shot and wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, urged Americans to summon resilience and strength in a powerful speech on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.
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The riskiest thing about the Post Office freak-out
There is some hazard in the increasingly frantic argument Democrats are making that President Donald Trump is tearing down American democracy and the entire American experiment is at risk.
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Astros Lose Power Hitting DH Yordan Alvarez for the Rest of the Season
The Houston Astros were dealt a real big blow to their chances of a repeat run to the World Series. On Wednesday, Houston was given the news that reigning 2019 American League Rookie of the Year Yordan Alvarez is out for the remainder of the season with a partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee.
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Yordan Alvarez /Photo by Houston Astros
Published on August 19, 2020
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Karen Arrington on Miss Black USA, Writing, and the NAACP Image Award for Literary Excellence
Karen Arrington is an award-winning author, women’s empowerment expert, global philanthropist, and winner of an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Karen’s coaching, mentoring, and philanthropic work spans over 100,000 hours of service — including her position as a Goodwill Ambassador to Sierra Leone, her work as the co-founder of the first Diabetes Awareness Day in West Africa, and her role as the founder of The Miss Black USA Pageant.
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What to watch on the third night of the Democratic convention
The two history-making figures who are linked together by Joe Biden are set to headline Wednesday's Democratic National Convention lineup.
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Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of August 17
The Houston Health Department and United Memorial Medical Center announce an additional free COVID-19 testing site this week.
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Grieving daughter reminds America it didn't have to be this way
Nothing felt more real, more searing, on the first night of the surreal 2020 Democratic National Convention than the words of a grieving daughter, Kristin Urquiza, laying the blame for her father's death from coronavirus at the feet of President Donald Trump.
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6 takeaways from the DNC's first night
Michelle Obama closed the first night of an unprecedented Democratic convention with a powerful, direct-to-camera excoriation of Donald Trump's presidency that could reverberate through the rest of the 2020 campaign.
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What to watch on the second night of the Democratic convention
Democrats will gather for the second night of their virtual convention on Tuesday to make the case that Joe Biden is the best person, in this time of national upheaval, to lead the way forward.
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Trump celebrates women's rights -- and attacks Michelle Obama
At an event aimed at highlighting the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote, President Donald Trump disparaged the country's most admired woman, Michelle Obama as "over her head" after she delivered a scathing, direct-to-camera speech criticizing him at the Democratic National Convention Monday.
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Jill Biden to make case for her husband in highly personal terms in DNC speech
Jill Biden is expected to speak in personal and optimistic terms as she makes the case for her husband, Joe Biden, as president on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, a source familiar with her remarks tells CNN.
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Former opponents and Democratic activists to officially nominate Biden in revamped roll call vote
The revamped Democratic convention will alter yet another tradition on Tuesday when the roll call vote to formally nominate Joe Biden will be held with people from all 57 states and territories appearing over video.
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Fans or no fans? Where some NFL teams stand
The National Football League will kick off its season September 10 with fans in the stands, according to an announcement Monday.
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The Kansas City Chiefs, who won Super Bowl LIV, will host the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium with only 22% capacity, the Chiefs said./Credit: Jason …
Published on August 18, 2020
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'He doesn't care if we live or die': How Belarusians shed decades of fear to rattle a strongman's iron grip
Gathered just outside the barbed wire fence, a group of protesters young and old raised their voices in song. Accompanied by a guitar, they sang, "Leave, leave peacefully, this is the will of Belarusians," to the guards at Detention Center No. 1.
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UNC Chapel Hill chancellor blames off-campus activities for surge in Covid-19 cases
Off-campus activities caused a surge in Covid-19 cases among students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, despite precautions the school took to limit the virus' spread, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said.
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Here are the prominent Republicans backing Biden
A number of prominent Republicans have endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid, handing the former vice president potentially useful support as he looks to win over dissatisfied members of the party.
