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5 Things for Thursday, May 11: Comey, North Korea, Betsy DeVos
"Peanuts" is going Canadian. Maybe our neighbors to the north can help Charlie Brown finally grab that football. Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Patti LuPone Shades Madonna, Calls Her A 'Movie Killer'
The venerable actress had some harsh words for the material girl during her Tuesday night appearance on "Watch What Happens Live."
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Porsha Williams Breaks Silence On 'RHOA' Drama
Those are (were) the pet names bestowed upon "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast members and formerly close friends Porsha Williams and Phaedra Parks.
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Prepared Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Bethune-Cookman University’s 2017 Spring Commencement
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos delivered her first commencement address as Secretary to Bethune-Cookman University’s class of 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Secretary was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa by B-CU president Dr. Edison O. Jackson.
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Texas Is Proposing a Bill That Could Keep Transgender Students Out of High School Sports
Texas is proposing a bill that could keep transgender students out of high school sports.
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Late Night Hosts Respond To Trump's Firing Of FBI Chief James Comey
Late night comedy hosts found themselves surprised by the news that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday.
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It’s Time to Stop Jailing People Accused of Misdemeanor Crimes Simply Because They Are Poor
Justice delayed is justice denied. For too long, that’s been the case in Harris County, where people languish behind bars for weeks and months awaiting trial for minor, nonviolent misdemeanors because they cannot afford bail. Enough is enough. The time has come for Harris County to leave its wealth-based bail system in the past, take a seat at the settlement table, and fully commit to forward-thinking bail reform.
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Trump’s Termination of FBI Director James Comey Raises Great Constitutional Concerns
Jackson Lee: “The President’s impetuous act is further evidence that the President has abandoned constitutional norms and abused his power in a desperate attempt to derail the investigation into Russian collusion with Trump Campaign officials.”
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Rep. Thierry Selected to Serve on Steering Committee for Texas Maternal Mortality as Her Bill Passes Unanimously Out of Public Health Committee
House Bill 2403 will direct the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force to investigate the causes of why African American women die at three times the rate as other women during or shortly after childbirth. Authored by Representative Thierry (D-Houston), the bill was passed unanimously out of the House Committee on Public Health and has the endorsement of health organizations including the American Heart Association, March of Dimes, Texas Pediatric Society, the Afiya Center, and the Texas Medical Association.
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Cornyn: Bipartisan Russia Investigation Will Continue
‘It’s absolutely essential, that we have a new FBI Director that shares the confidence, not only of the President but of Congress and the American people.’
Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) appeared on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom to discuss former FBI Director James Comey and the ongoing bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation on Russia. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s appearance are below.
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Trump Weighs Rhetoric And Reality In Afghanistan Troop Decision
Trump's official national security team is lining up behind sending more troops to Afghanistan
The primary opposition to the proposal has come from Steve Bannon
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Quickly Catch Up On The Comey Firing
The President has fired the FBI director. Here's everything you need to know about this Washington bombshell. (You can also get "5 Things You Need to Know Today" delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)
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Microsoft Quickly Fixes 'Crazy Bad' Windows Bug
Late Monday, the company issued a fix for a bug in its anti-virus scanner that could be manipulated to remotely control Windows computers.
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Spirit Airlines Cancels Flight, Passenger Brawl Breaks Out
Screams and commotion took over Fort Lauderdale's airport Monday as travelers clashed with Spirit Airlines employees and police.
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Snapchat Must Prove Its Users Aren't Disappearing
Shares of Snap surged 44% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange and hit a high of $29.44 -- 73% above their offering price of $17 -- on their second day.
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Republicans Feel Heat for Excluding Women From Health Care Group
Senate Republican leaders continue to face criticism for appointing 13 men to a working group on health care and not including a single woman in the negotiations.
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Spirit Airlines Cancels Flight, Passenger Brawl Breaks Out
People frustrated by flight cancellations were detained in Florida
Spirit blames its pilots for the disruption
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Facebook's Global Fight Against Fake News
Within minutes of Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French election, a top European official singled out the key loser: fake news.
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Trump's Tweets On The Sally Yates Hearing Not Entirely Accurate.
Between 6:41 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. ET Monday night, President Donald Trump sent four tweets focused on the Senate subcommittee hearing on Russia's meddling into the 2016 election that featured testimony from former acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
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Houston to Host Ultimate Event for Minecraft Super Fans
Minefaire Makes Houston Debut May 20-21
Think Comic-Con – but for Minecraft fans! Minefaire, the Ultimate Minecraft Fan Experience, makes its Houston debut May 20-21, 2017 at NRG Center. Super fans of one of the most popular video games ever will arrive in costume to join gaming tournaments, learn from the world’s top Minecraft experts, meet and greet their favorite Minecraft YouTube stars and enjoy 150,000 square feet of hands-on attractions with their families.
