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5 Things for Wednesday, July 26: Russia Sanctions, Health Care, NFL and Brain Disease
President Donald Trump said Apple's going to build three new plants right here in the US. Apple says, well, hold on a minute. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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NAACP Statement on the Senate Procedural Vote to Strip Healthcare from Millions of Americans
In reaction to the Senate’s procedural vote to debate amendments on the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) and repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA), Board Chairman Leon Russell and interim president and CEO Derrick Johnson of the NAACP have issued the following statement.
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2017 Houston Texans Single-Game Tickets On Sale Thursday, July 27
Single-game tickets for the Houston Texans 2017 home games will go on sale Thursday, July 27, at 10 a.m. CT, the team announced today.
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Fifth Ward Documentary Film Festival to Premiere at the DeLuxe Theater Aug. 4-6
The DeLuxe Theater and Texas Southern University will host the premiere of The Fifth Ward Documentary Film Festival. The event will be held August 4 through August 6, 2017 at the DeLuxe Theater on Lyons Avenue and I-59. The festival will screen three documentaries – I Am Not Your Negro, Porgy & Me, Mickey Leland: Citizen of the World – and discussions with documentary principals following selected screenings.
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San Antonio Driver Says He Didn't Know Immigrants Were in Truck
Crowded inside of the boiling tractor-trailer, they took turns taking breaths from a hole in the semi. Some fainted. Others banged on the wall to get the driver's attention but he kept going, one man who survived the journey told federal authorities.
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5 Things for Tuesday, July 25: Afghanistan, Health Care, Jeff Sessions
Planet of the apes is fiction, but the island of the apes is not. Check it out, then find out what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Houston-Area Finalists Announced for H-E-B Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best Contest
25 top culinary creators from Texas head to Austin finals, compete for $70,000 in prizes
Out of nearly 600 entries, eight local food artisans have been named finalists in the fourth annual H-E-B Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best search for new and innovative products. The Quest for Texas Best is a signature program for H-E-B’s Primo Picks brand, which labels best-in-store products, all unique, delicious, and new. Since its inception in 2014, the Quest for Texas Best competition has yielded more than 200 new products on H-E-B store shelves across the state.
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African-American Businesses Need to See Clearly
Staying focused on profitability helps the community
I was invited to do a presentation on marketing strategy to a group of African-American entrepreneurs last month. As customary, each person was asked to stand and introduce themselves and describe their business. As they did so, I was struck by their stories:
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PHEN Expands National Educational Outreach with Its 2017 Prostate Health Symposiums
With twelve symposiums in nine states completed from April through June, and another 13 scheduled through November, the Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) is taking its educational efforts to greater heights. The Fifth Annual Symposia is a series of partnerships between churches and PHEN throughout the country. “The symposiums are a cornerstone of our efforts to increase knowledge and awareness for black men who have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates of all men in the United States,” says Thomas A. Farrington, PHEN president and founder.
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Meet the Mother and Two Daughters Who Own 13 McDonald’s Franchises
Patricia Williams and her daughters, Nicole Enearu and Kerri Harper-Howie, have built an empire of McDonald’s franchises in the Los Angeles, California area. Combined, they employ more than 700 people in the community and generate annual revenues of almost $50 million.
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12-Year Old Entrepreneur Convinces Ten NFL Players to Invest $810K into Her Lemonade Business
Mikaila Ulmer was only 4-years old when she started branding her Bee Sweet Lemonade. Now she is 12-years old and has just convinced ten NFL players to invest $810K in her lemonade business, now called Me & the Bees Lemonade.
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“Girls Trip” Debuts with $30.4 Million at Box Office, Best Live-Action Comedy Opening of 2017
According to Deadline.com, Universal’s Girls Trip has earned director Malcolm D. Lee not only his second A+ CinemaScore following 2013’s The Best Man Holiday, but also the best opening of his career at the domestic B.O. with $30.4M, beating Holiday‘s $30.1M.
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How Tax Reform Could Change Your 401(k) Tax Break
Republicans in Congress are gearing up to fight for lower tax rates. But how do you pay for those cuts? One possible solution on the table: Taxing you on your retirement savings up front.
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Bernie Sanders to Address NAACP National Convention
Sen. Bernie Sanders will address the Republican agenda, specifically GOP plans for health care, in a speech at the NAACP national convention in Baltimore on Monday.
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Jordan Spieth: 'Tiger Woods made winning look easy ... it's not'
He bemoaned Tiger Woods for making winning look easy, labeling his countryman's exploits "almost unfair." And after Sunday's rollercoaster final day at the British Open, newly-crowned champion Jordan Spieth knows just how hard it can be to win a major golf tournament.
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Rare Case of 9-year-old in HIV Remission for Years -- Without Drugs
A 9-year-old South African child diagnosed with HIV when he was 1 month old has been in HIV remission for 8½ years -- without regular treatment.
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Linkin Park: 'Our hearts are broken'
Linkin Park paid tribute to their late lead singer Chester Bennington on social media Monday with a touching letter penned to the late singer.
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Jimmy Kimmel Re-enters Health Care Debate with Update On Infant Son
Jimmy Kimmel tweeted an update and adorable photo of his baby son on Friday, more than two months after opening up about his newborn's health on his late-night talk show. In doing so he also re-entered the health care debate.
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Houston Tuskegee University Alumni Association Freshmen Reception
Photography by Vicky Pink - Some of the incoming freshmen class of Tuskegee University had …
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Girl Power! Area Girls Treated to a #YearofJoy Wonder Woman-Themed Bowling Party Sponsored By Bowlmor Houston and Yellow Cab
In a celebration of girl power, some 30 area girls from underserved communities of Houston will be treated to a #YearOfJoy Wonder Woman Bowling Party from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Bowlmor Houston, 925 Bunker Hill Road (77042).
