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Dr. Yasmin Davidds Celebrates Programs Merger with $100,000 in Available Scholarships
On the heels of the merger of the Latina Global Executive Leadership Program and the Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Program (MWELP), Dr. Yasmin Davidds, the founder of both programs, is proud to announce $100,000 in available scholarships for qualified MWELP candidates who are self-funding.
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Rothko Chapel to Host 34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
The theme of the service is “care for creation”
On Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., the Rothko Chapel will host the 34th Annual Houston Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. In advance of the Chapel’s scheduled 2019 Symposium, “Toward a Better Future: Transforming the Climate Crisis,” the theme of this service will be “care for creation.” Leaders and members of nine different faith communities from across the city will come together to share prayers, readings, chants, and reflections on the theme “care for creation.” This year’s service will include Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and Zoroastrian traditions. A reception follows the program. This event is free and open to all, no registration required. The Rothko Chapel is located at 3900 Yupon at Sul Ross, 77006.
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An aggrieved Trump digs in after pipe bomb scares
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Khashoggi killing was premeditated, Saudi attorney general says
The killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate was premeditated, the country's attorney general said Thursday, in what marks a further significant shift in the Saudi version of events.
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Trump wants to change how Medicare pays for certain drugs
President Donald Trump will outline a plan Thursday to revamp how Medicare pays for certain pricey drugs -- a step that comes as Republicans seek to bolster their standing with voters on health care in the days before the midterm elections.
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'I ain't scared': California Democrat Maxine Waters responds to being target of suspicious packages
Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California says she won't be intimidated even though she was the intended recipient of two suspicious packages intercepted Wednesday.
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Judicial complaints against Brett Kavanaugh may not go far
In the two weeks since Chief Justice John Roberts referred a series of misconduct complaints against Justice Brett Kavanaugh to a Denver-based appeals court, many experts on judicial discipline have predicted the complaints will never be resolved.
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'French Spiderman' climbs 230-meter London skyscraper
A daredevil climber known as the "French Spiderman" has scaled a London skyscraper with his bare hands. Stunned office workers took pictures as Alain Robert climbed the 230-meter Salesforce Tower in the UK capital's financial district, occasionally waving to crowds as he ascended.
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Who got what, when: A timeline of when the bombs were found
A number of similar crude explosive devices have been sent since Monday to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, other top political figures and CNN's New York offices.
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Girl gets custom wheelchair 'costume' for Halloween
A young girl from Derry is set to have a magical Halloween. Riley Marquis, 5, is in a wheelchair, and her family sometimes has trouble putting a costume together for her.
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'Act of terror': Bombs sent to CNN, Clintons, Obamas, Holder
Authorities have intercepted bombs intended for former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and several other top political figures were targeted in what authorities are investigating as a connected series of incidents.
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2 middle school girls waited in a bathroom and planned to cut up their classmates, police say
Two girls at a middle school in central Florida were waiting in a bathroom, planning to overpower at least 15 smaller students, kill them with knives and drink their blood, authorities said Wednesday.
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The migrant caravan could be weeks away from the US border
US President Donald Trump has pointed to a massive caravan of migrants trekking north through Mexico as a major issue in the upcoming midterm elections.
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What we know about the suspicious packages sent to top Democrats, Trump critics and CNN
With every intercepted pipe bomb and suspicious package, fear spread from New York to Washington, Florida, Delaware and California. The devices stashed in manila envelopes and mailed nationwide targeted top Democrats, critics of President Donald Trump and CNN.
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A Category 5 hurricane wiped an entire Hawaiian island off the map
The island, located about 550 miles northwest of Honolulu, is part of a chain of small island groups in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. When the chain was swept by powerful storm surges from Hurricane Walaka earlier this month, East Island was submerged.
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Authorities find 2 packages intended for Biden as manhunt ensues
Authorities have now found two packages addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden that are similar in appearance and contain potential explosive devices that resemble the others sent earlier this week to prominent critics of President Donald Trump and CNN, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
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Donald Trump lies. And he is doing a lot more of it lately.
President Donald Trump has always had a very casual relationship with the truth. From his roots as a self-promoting businessman in New York City to his late-in-life political career, he's showed a penchant for prevarication, to purposely misleading for his business or political benefit.
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'Act of terror': Suspicious devices sent to CNN, Clintons, Obamas, Cuomo, Holder
Authorities have intercepted suspicious devices intended for former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and the Florida office of Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was evacuated Wednesday after a suspicious package was mailed there.
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Utah man charged for sending toxic letters to Trump, other admin officials
Federal authorities secured an indictment on Thursday against a man accused of sending threatening letters to top US officials, including a ricin-related threat to President Donald Trump.
