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Real Madrid and Brazil star Vinícius Jr. reduced to tears; speaks about racist abuse received

Brazilian superstar Vinícius Jr. broke down in tears in an emotional media conference on Monday while speaking about his experience with racist abuse while playing for Real Madrid in Spain.

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Houston Man Receives 55-Year Prison Sentence for Fatal Shooting Outside Gulf Freeway Club

In a landmark verdict, a 28-year-old man, Luis Alejandro Valencia, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for the brutal murder of Erik Villeda, a beloved husband and father of two. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, expressing gratitude towards the jury's decision, emphasized the necessity of justice in holding Valencia accountable for his egregious actions.

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Statement From the Houston Texans

The Houston Texans released the following statements:

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Unsuccessful IVF/multiple health issues; US couple fnds unexpected happiness in Spain

After a number of failed IVF rounds, health issues and the death of their beloved dog, US couple Jason Luban and Selena Medlen were in need of a change of scenery.

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US allowed a Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass at UN - what does that mean for war?

Following several failed attempts over five months of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, the United Nations Security Council on Monday finally passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. The United States, which had been the only remaining hurdle to such a call, decided not to strike down the resolution.

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Mountain View, Hawaii: Big Island man arrested for 'heinous' abuse of 2-year-old girl

A Big Island man is facing several counts of child abuse after investigators say he physically abused and starved his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter.

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Shohei Ohtani says he never participated in any sports gambling and accuses interpreter of ‘stealing money’

Faced with growing attention over a theft and gambling scandal, baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani on Monday adamantly denied betting on any sport or paying a bookie and placed the blame for the improprieties squarely on his former interpreter who the twice MVP alleged was stealing money from his account.

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is target of investigation carried out by Homeland Security team that specializes in human trafficking, source says

Homes belonging to Sean “Diddy” Combs were searched by authorities Monday because he is a target of a federal investigation carried out by a Department of Homeland Security team that handles human trafficking crimes, according to a senior federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger says he got a pacemaker fitted last week

Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that he underwent surgery last week to get a pacemaker fitted and is “doing great.”

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NFL owners vote to ban ‘hip-drop tackle.’ Not everyone is happy about the decision

NFL owners officially voted to ban the ‘hip-drop tackle’ from the sport on Monday, after an annual league meeting in Florida.

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NFL owners vote to ban ‘hip-drop tackle’ - everyone not happy about decision

NFL owners officially voted to ban the ‘hip-drop tackle’ from the sport on Monday, after an annual league meeting in Florida.

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Julian Assange staves off extradition to US for now, UK court rules

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has fended off the threat of immediate extradition to the United States after the High Court in London asked the US to provide more assurances.

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Prisoner Review Board member resigns after paroled offender accused of killing 11-year-old boy, stabbing the child’s mother

The Illinois governor announced the resignation of a member of the state’s prisoner review board on Monday, 10 days after a man who was released on parole was charged with attacking a former girlfriend and killing her 11-year-old son.

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News Release: GRAMMY® Award-Winning Multi-Platinum Artist Maxwell Announces Shows in Houston (Oct. 18) and Dallas (Oct. 20)

Today, three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum artist Maxwell announced The Serenade 2024 North American Tour. Maxwell will be joined by special guest two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning R&B powerhouse Jazmine Sullivan and rising singer-songwriter October London. The Serenade 2024 North American Tour will make a stop at Toyota Center in Houston, TX, on October 18, and at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX, on October 20, 2024.

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Trump bond lowered to $175 million as he appeals civil fraud judgment in New York

A New York appeals court has given Donald Trump 10 more days to post his bond as he appeals the civil fraud judgment against him and cut the amount necessary to $175 million

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How to talk to kids about a cancer diagnosis, according to experts

In the time Catherine, Princess of Wales, spent away from the public before revealing her cancer diagnosis, one of her biggest priorities was finding the right way to tell her children, she said.

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Netanyahu’s decision to cancel Rafah meetings causes rupture with Biden

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision Monday to scrap a planned delegation to Washington — a trip President Joe Biden personally requested a week ago, hoping to offer a constructive approach — amounts to a low point in the ever-deepening rift between the two men.

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Documented Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for 2020 Murder

A member of one of Houston’s most infamous street gangs, the 52 Hoover Crips, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting a neighbor in 2020, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

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Doctors challenging mifepristone face scrutiny over their limited experience with abortion drug

The blockbuster case at the Supreme Court that could make it harder for millions of Americans to access the abortion pill mifepristone has turned almost entirely on 11 anti-abortion doctors and advocates who say their work has been upended by patients experiencing complications from the drug.

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Advocates condemn Texas anti-immigrant law SB4 as legal battles continue

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, March 19 that Texas law SB4—which would allow law enforcement agents to arrest and jail migrants—could go into effect pending litigation on its constitutionality. Just hours later, the Fifth Circuit restored a hold on the law. These decisions come a day after the Supreme Court blocked the law from going into effect while emergency appeals played out. SB4, which closely mirrors Arizona’s discriminatory “show me your papers” law, criminalizes entry and re-entry, and deputizes state police to arrest people they suspect are undocumented.