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Drake visits 11-year-old heart transplant patient after she posts ‘Kiki Challenge’ video
One young Drake fan’s birthday wish came true on Monday after a video she posted gained popularity.
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Ken Jeong on the success of 'Crazy Rich Asians': 'The fans have spoken'
Ken Jeong is still pinching himself over the success of "Crazy Rich Asians."
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Uber finally hires a chief financial officer as it preps for IPO
Uber finally hired a chief financial officer to help it go public in 2019.
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Beyond the Rhetoric: Aretha Franklin – Perhaps the Greatest Singer Ever
The first time I learned that there was a singer by the name of Aretha Franklin it was uneventful. My high school sweetheart, Brenda, showed me the Columbia album cover with this 16-year-old girl they claimed to be “The Next Nancy Wilson”. Big deal! Did we really need another Nancy Wilson when the one we have was just beginning her long career?
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Stories of Survival Tour Launches in Houston as part of Hurricane Harvey Peoples’ Tribunal
Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Houston - one of the nation’s largest petrochemical complexes - is still being felt today. To elevate the stories of those directly impacted and amplify community driven solutions to climate fueled disasters, a collaborative of organizations is launching the Stories of Survival Tour one year after the storm made landfall, August 25th, 2018 at NuWaters Co-op (2320 Elgin Street in the 3rd Ward) from 6pm - 10pm. The evening will include solar powered film screenings, a free community dinner, participatory storytelling, and music by the Houston-based international music collective Free Radicals.
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Warren pitches new anti-corruption plan, calls Trump administration 'stinkiest example' of old problem
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled a series of new planks Tuesday in her wider plan to stem corporate influence on government and root out corruption in Washington.
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'Champions' star Josie Totah comes out as transgender
Former Disney star J.J. Totah has come out as transgender. In an essay published by Time magazine Monday, the 17-year-old shared her news and announced her new name.
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Pennsylvania priest now faces criminal charges, district attorney's office says
A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania is facing criminal charges, the Lehigh County district attorney's office said.
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State Attorney General Josh Shapiro called on church leaders to support the report's recommendations "so that survivors have the opportunity to obtain justice." He also …
Published on August 21, 2018
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Can the Republican Party survive Donald Trump?
Mike Murphy has long been on the "A" list of the Republican consulting world, having served as a lead adviser to Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush, among many others. Since the rise of President Donald Trump, he has emerged as a leading voice within the party against Trump.
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EPA rolls back Obama-era coal pollution rules as Trump heads to West Virginia
As his Environmental Protection Agency delivers its latest blow to environmental regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions, President Donald Trump is heading into the heart of coal country to deliver the good news.
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Despite Trump's efforts to cut regulation, coal has declined further on his watch. Trump won the state in 2016 with 68% of the vote and …
Published on August 21, 2018
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Mystery shooter is firing at luxury Upper East Side apartment building
Residents of a luxury high-rise building on the Upper East Side are living in fear after a mystery shooter fired bullets into apartment windows twice in the last week.
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Woman stabbed, violently beaten by man she met online
A Clinton woman was forced to play dead to escape her attacker after being viciously stabbed and beaten by a man she met online.
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Rose McGowan facing backlash for urging 'be gentle' with Argento
Rose McGowan has been one of the most ferocious critics of those accused of sexual assault.
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Tesla wouldn't be as private as Elon Musk wants
Even if Elon Musk takes Tesla private, its finances might stay public. The SEC can still require a company to report its results, even if it doesn't have publicly traded stock.
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Catholics in the pews, unleash your anger
Bishop John McCarthy of Austin will be laid to rest Friday. A larger-than-life, gregarious Irishman, McCarthy led the Catholic Diocese of Austin from 1986 until 2001, and was a priest for more than 60 years.
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Judge tells Manafort jury to keep deliberating after it asks about impact of not reaching verdict on one count
The judge in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort urged the jury Tuesday to keep deliberating after it asked what happens if it can't reach consensus on one of 18 counts.
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JOB FAIR: Hiring 200 Veterans, and 400 people overall
The Michael Berry Show and the Redneck Country Club are hosting a JOB FAIR on August 22nd and August 23rd, sponsored by Gallery Furniture’s Jim McInvale, at 11110 W. Airport, Stafford, TX.
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'The Hills' are returning to MTV
Apparently, the rest will no longer be unwritten. During Monday's MTV Video Music Awards, the network announced "The Hills" will be returning to MTV in 2019 with a slightly new name: "The Hills: New Beginnings."
