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Female shooter at YouTube headquarters is identified
A woman who injured three people during a shooting at YouTube headquarters in Northern California has been identified as Nasim Najafi Aghdam.
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5 things for April 4: YouTube, tariffs, midterms, oil spill, Martin Luther King Jr.
It's a somber morning in California, and a somber day around the country: Today is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Here are some ways you can honor him today, along with everything else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Nasim Najafi Aghdam The woman who shot three people at YouTube headquarters in Northern California has been identified as Nasim Aghdam, two law enforcement sources …
Published on April 4, 2018
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Who is Martin Luther King Jr. to us, 50 years later?
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 50 years ago on April 4, 1968, setting off a period of mourning, reflection and anger that gripped America. He was in Memphis to rally support for striking sanitation workers, who were protesting unsafe working conditions, and while on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel (now the site of the National Civil Rights Museum), he was shot once and fatally by James Earl Ray, from the bathroom of a nearby boarding house.
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Masters 2018: Firefighter Matt Parziale to tackle Augusta
He qualified for the Masters, but firefighter Matt Parziale was more concerned about getting back for work the next day. After winning last year's US Mid-Amateur tournament to book his slot at Augusta, Parziale became stuck in traffic and missed his early flight back to Boston.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela reveals South Africa's uncomfortable truths
In 2010, when Alice Walker was in South Africa to deliver the annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture, I was invited to interview the great American writer. It was Walker's first visit to the country, and for reasons I could not fathom at the time, the director of the Steve Biko Foundation presented me with a list of subjects that were off-limits. Top of the list was Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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California lawmakers seek change in police lethal force standard
California lawmakers proposed a dramatic change Tuesday in the standard under which police officers can use deadly force, in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark.
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Dems go to court to remove Green Party from Montana ballot
- The Montana Democratic Party and three of its supporters filed suit late Monday to remove the Montana Green Party from the 2018 ballot, saying some signatures on petitions used to qualify the party are not valid.
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HOUSTON, TX - MARCH 30: James Harden #13 and Gerald Green #14 of the Houston Rockets celebrate a win against the Phoenix Suns on March …
Published on April 3, 2018
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The kiss of death in Trump's Cabinet is disagreeing with the boss
Let's take this moment to pause and take stock of the jetsam that has been jettisoned from President Donald Trump's Cabinet and compare it with what hasn't.
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2 Florida Republicans call for Trump's EPA chief to resign
Two House Republicans called Tuesday for the ouster of Scott Pruitt, the embattled administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with one of those lawmakers saying Pruitt's "corruption scandals are an embarrassment" and his "conduct is grossly disrespectful to American taxpayers."
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Democrats in Congress want answers on Pruitt
Democrats in Congress want answers on Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt and are requesting information on at least three issues they're criticizing his handling of at the same time the White House says it's "looking into" Pruitt's housing decisions.
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Aggravated murder charges filed in deaths of Eureka teens
Criminal charges were filed Tuesday against a Eureka man accused of kidnapping a young Eureka couple, murdering them and throwing their bodies down a mineshaft.
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Rockets Week In Review: Week 25
More wins, more milestones, and one buzzer beater for the ages capped off another week of Houston Rockets basketball.
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Astros Baseball Returns to Minute Maid Park for Home Opener on Monday, April 2
Opening Homestand to feature unveiling of 2017 World Championship Pennant, World Championship Ring Ceremony and special giveaways during Championship Weekend
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Leads “No More Bloodshed Movement” Town Hall
Jackson Lee: I am also concerned to know about the extent to which de-escalation policies are employed, or ignored, by law enforcement in Houston.
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Actor Bill Murray Brings His Charm in a Live Performance of Music and Literature at Jones Hall
The Houston Symphony welcomes award-winning actor and comedian Bill Murray to Jones Hall for a must-see live performance, New Worlds: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends, at 7:30 p.m. April 16, 2018, featuring music and literature.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Demands that the Congress Act to Protect DREAMERS and Ignore the President’s Shameful and Offensive Tweets
Jackson Lee: “Dreamers are in this position through no fault of their own, and their hardship and suffering has been exacerbated by the President’s unilateral and reckless decision to rescind DACA. There is overwhelming bicameral, bipartisan support in Congress for a DACA fix. We need to get the job done.”
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The Ensemble Theatre Kicks off Search for Artistic Associate Under BOLD Theatre Women’s Leadership Grant
The Ensemble Theatre kicks off its search for the artistic associate who will work with Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris through the BOLD Theatre Women’s Leadership grant.
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed when he stepped from his second-floor hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, to speak to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) colleagues standing in the parking lot below. An assassin’s bullet ended the life of the 39-year-old activist who had helped advance the cause of African-American rights more in 14 years than it had progressed in the previous 350 years.
