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Houston Sailor serves in South Pacific aboard USS Ronald Reagan
Seaman Natalie Herrera, from Houston, stands the fantail lookout watch aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
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Father Dies Saving 5-Year-Old Son
A family is mourning the loss of a Houston father today. The father died trying to save his 5-year-old son while swimming in San Luis Pass.
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5 Things for Wednesday, July 5: North Korea, G20, Voter Rolls, Reddit, UK Baby
Welcome back! We're sure you're bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and ready for the rest of the week. Here's what you need to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Houston Pride 2016
2016 marks 38 years of the Houston LGBT Pride Celebration®, the OFFICIAL Pride of Houston. It was held in DOWNTOWN HOUSTON with the Honorary Grand Marshal, Imran Yusuf was presented, along with a rainbow flag honoring the Orlando victims. Houston Style Magazine was on hand to capture so fun moments!
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Beyond the Rhetoric: When the Obama White House attacked the NBCC -Part 2
Yes, it was quite a victory for business organizations. We stopped the Cap and Trade Bill dead in it tracks. This would be the start of a pro-business movement knocking down the majority of President Obama’s Environmental and Regulatory Platforms. His view of an economic agenda for the Black middle class was expanding welfare and Medicaid – even free phones. Ours was to solidify our economic infrastructure and, therefore, create growth in business development and attractive jobs.
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Wells Fargo Names David Miree Lead Region President for Texas
Veteran business, community leader assumes responsibility for more than 10,000 team members, 664 branches and 1,213 ATMs across Texas
Wells Fargo & Company has named David Miree to the newly-created role of lead region president for Regional Banking’s Texas Region. Miree will report to Eastern Regional Banking Executive, Michelle Lee, and will be based in Houston.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Calls For Diplomacy, Not Confrontation With Qatar
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “The situation unfolding in the Gulf requires the United States to call upon all nations in the region to demonstrate restraint and rely on diplomacy in resolving their disputes with the State of Qatar.”
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True Beauty During Critical Times of Your Life
Without questioning, going through a serious illness, you learn to know what true beauty really is, as well as true love. Who's truly there, at this most critical time of your life.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Denounces Trump Administration Intrusion Into Voters’ Personal Data
Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “I absolutely oppose the Trump Administration’s efforts to obtain voters’ personal data under the guise of investigating voter fraud.”
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Council Member Dave Martin's District E Newsletter - July 2017
As we head further into summer, my City Council colleagues and I continue to fight for district projects in the City of Houston's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Since being sworn into office, I continue to see, year after year, the amount of tax dollars for CIP projects allocated inequitably across the 11 council districts. This year's proposed plan, which was given to city council members late last week, shows a total of 7% of all CIP dollars going towards District E, doubling the amount of CIP dollars we received last year. Last year District E only received 3% of the total CIP dollars distributed among Council Districts.
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Chris Christie's Sunbathing Pics Clinch It: He's Stopped Caring
On Friday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered beaches across the Garden State closed -- a reaction to the ongoing budget impasse in the state's legislature.
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White House Pays Women 80 Cents for Every Dollar Paid to Men
Women working in the White House earn an average salary of 80 cents for every dollar paid to their male colleagues, a CNN analysis found.
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Women working in the White House earn an average salary of 80 cents for every dollar paid to their male colleagues, a CNN analysis found.
Published on July 3, 2017
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Trump, Putin and The Meeting That Could Shape the World
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been circling one another, intrigued yet at a distance, ever since the former real estate tycoon launched his convention-busting White House bid.
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Porsche Reveals Most Powerful 911 Ever
Porsche has just unveiled the fastest and most powerful version of its iconic 911 sports car.
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Trump Punches CNN In a Juvenile Tweet
President Trump is wrestling with challenges both at home and abroad -- but on Twitter he's wrestling with CNN.
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Five Astros Named to American League All-Star Team
Altuve, Correa, Springer elected as starters while Keuchel and McCullers Jr. get in via player vote
Major League Baseball announced tonight that second baseman Jose Altuve, shortstop Carlos Correa, outfielder George Springer, left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel and right-handed pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. have been named to the 2017 American League All-Star Team. Altuve, Correa and Springer were elected to start the game via the fan vote at second base, shortstop and in the outfield, respectively. Keuchel and McCullers Jr. were named to the game via a combination of the Player Ballot and Major League Baseball’s Office of the Commissioner.
