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Fade to Black Arts Festival Partners with The Ensemble Theatre to Announce Full-Length Play Submission Call for August 2024
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Claudia Jordan Returns to the Iconic Briefcases on "Deal or No Deal Island
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Discover Your Purpose in Retirement: Fort Bend County Libraries' Senior Series Empowers Older Adults
Fort Bend County Libraries' University Branch Library is proud to present "I'm Retired & I Need a Purpose!" - a dynamic program as part of the Senior Series tailored for older adults and their families. Taking place on Friday, February 16, from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon, this enlightening event will unfold in Meeting Room 1 of the library, nestled at 14010 University Blvd in Sugar Land, conveniently located on the UH campus.
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A federal hate crime probe is underway after 3 people were killed in a racist rampage in Jacksonville, officials say. Here’s what we know
A federal hate crime investigation is underway after a White gunman with a swastika-emblazoned assault rifle killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, authorities said.
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Graham: It's 'Stunning' Comey Never Told Congress About Fake Email
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Texas House Backs Bill to Improve Texas Nursing Homes
Bipartisan effort seeks to avoid potential nursing home crisis
Members of the Texas House of Representatives took a huge step Thursday toward addressing years of nursing home underfunding, passing House Bill 2766.
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Xi Alpha Omega's Party with a Purpose to Support Students with Backpacks and School Supplies
The One Million Backpacks Committee, chaired by Ava Logans Clark, of the Xi Alpha Omega (XAO) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Incorporated has been hard at work collecting backpacks and filling them with school supplies to help children in our communities to be successful in school.
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Teacher's aide accused of giving special needs student a 'wedgie' in front of his classmates
A special needs teacher's aide at Mount Vernon Elementary School is accused of giving a male student a "wedgie" in front of a classroom of his peers last month.
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Teens Head to Walt Disney World for Disney Dreamers Academy
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Demands Congressional Hearings into the Response and Recovery Efforts Following Reports that 2,975 American Lives were lost in the months after Hurricane Maria and the
Jackson Lee: “There must be major sustained efforts to help the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and my neighbors dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. We must continue this endeavor with the solemnity today’s revised death toll demands and the purpose and bipartisanship the moment requires and that the American people expect.”
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Sellers dialed back deals for Amazon Prime Day, but shoppers still showed up
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated® Elects Dr. Stacie N.C. Grant as International President
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated elected Dr. Stacie N.C. Grant as its 26th International President and Chief Executive Officer during the organization's biennial international convention in Philadelphia.
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Unwrap Flavorful Delight: Firehouse Subs Offers Exclusive Deal on New Chicken Parmesan Meatball Sub
Firehouse Subs Rewards Members are in for a treat as today marks the final opportunity to relish a mouthwatering 50% off their order on the app or online after 6 pm at participating U.S. restaurants. For those yet to savor the delectable Chicken Parmesan Meatball Sub, this irresistible offer is your ticket to culinary bliss.
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Comedian and activist Eddie Izzard is planning to stand for UK parliament
Comedian and activist Eddie Izzard has announced on social media that she is hoping to stand as a member of parliament at the UK’s next general election.
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American passenger bites flight attendant - plane returns to Tokyo
An American airline passenger allegedly bit a female cabin crew member mid-flight on Tuesday, forcing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Seattle to return to Tokyo, an airline spokesperson said.
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An unprecedented UFO report and other moments from 2023 that rivaled science fiction
This year held some truly out-there moments in the world of science and space travel.
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Pelosi will stay around to lead House Democrats through the next election -- and perhaps beyond
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will stay until at least after the midterm elections, extending her nearly 20-year run as the House's top Democrat after she turns 82 and, perhaps, beyond.
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Largest study of brains of athletes younger than 30 finds early signs of CTE even in amateur players
A new study from Boston University’s CTE Center has discovered more than 60 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, in athletes who were under the age of 30 at the time of their death. This is the largest study to look at the neurodegenerative disease in young people.
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Florida rejects social studies textbooks
taking a knee and other content of 'concern'
Florida rejected nearly 35% of social studies textbooks submitted by publishers for approval, including those that referenced social justice and "other information that was not aligned with Florida Law," the state's Department of Education announced Tuesday.
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Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker during protests last …
Published on July 13, 2021
