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A drug company abandoned a treatment for  'bubble boy disease.' After a 5-year fight, this little girl is about to get it

Later this spring, a little girl in California who essentially has no immune system will receive a lifesaving treatment for "bubble boy disease" thanks to the persistence of a dogged group of parents, a pediatrician, a veteran newsman and a few episodes of "Grey's Anatomy."

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Voting and Civil Rights Organizations File Suit Over Florida’s Flawed Voter Registration Form

Omissions put thousands of Floridians with past criminal convictions at risk of criminal prosecution

The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP filed suit in federal court today against Florida’s secretary of state, charging that the state’s voter registration application violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). The civil rights organizations allege that the form’s lack of information about the voter eligibility requirements for Floridians with past convictions creates confusion, impedes the organizations’ voter registration activities, and puts people in danger of criminal penalties.

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Theatre Under the Stars 2023 Leading Ladies Luncheon to Honor Paula Harris with the Shirley Stein Outstanding Champion in the Arts and Education Award

The 2023 Leading Ladies Luncheon will be held on Friday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m. at Tony’s located at 3755 Richmond Avenue.

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Criminal Justice Advocates Marking 50th Anniversary of Houston’s First Mass Shooting

DA Ogg, Proponents to Honor Red Elementary School Shooting Survivors for Crime Victims Rights Week

District Attorney Kim Ogg will join victims rights advocates in commemorating the loss of life in Houston’s first mass shooting 50 years ago this month and paying homage to survivors of crime and their families.

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Jack Yates High School students set to receive $50,000 in donations & scholarships from Academy Sports + Outdoors

HISD’s Jack Yates High School students will be honored for the third consecutive year by Academy Sports + Outdoors thanks to their scholarship fund that will award seven college-bound seniors with scholarships and donations totaling $50,000. During the celebration, Jack Yates High School will also be awarded $10,000.

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Change the Pattern in Texas

Come see the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Texas May 3 - 7, 2023 in Houston

Join us in Houston, Texas to reimagine the fight to end HIV/AIDS • May 3rd - 7th

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Brian Walshe denied bail after prosecutor says he stood to gain $2.7 million in life insurance for the death of Ana Walshe

A Massachusetts father accused of killing and dismembering his wife was denied bail Thursday, almost five months after she disappeared.

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About 1 in 5 high school students have witnessed community violence, new CDC report says

About 1 in 5 high school students in the United States has seen violence first-hand among people who are not related, including homicides involving guns. That's according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which calls community violence "a significant public health concern."

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Your pollen allergies are overwhelming? This might be why

Pollen has exploded to eye-watering levels this spring in some parts of the country after warm weather pushed plants out of their winter slumber much earlier than normal.

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Karol G Announces “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO” Stadium Tour

Register for Ticketmaster Verified Fan Now Through Sunday 11:59pm ET at VerifiedFan.Ticketmaster.com/KarolG2023

Global superstar, Karol G, announces her awaited return to the stage with her “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO” stadium tour. The tour promises to further propel Karol’s superstardom, following her albums stellar accomplishments like making her the first female artist to reach #1 on Billboard Top 200 with a Spanish-language album. Produced by Live Nation, the six city tour will begin on Friday, August 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and makes stops across the U.S. in Pasadena, CA, Miami, FL, Houston & Dallas, TX, and East Rutherford, NJ.

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Ex-fugees Rapper Found Guilty in China Conspiracy

Ex-Fugees rapper Pras Michel found guilty in scheme to help China influence US government

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Barack Obama goes to work in first trailer for his new Netflix docuseries

What makes a good job ... good? That's the question former President Barack Obama is asking in his new Netflix docuseries, "Working: What We Do All Day."

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Houston Rockets Hire Ime Udoka As Their Next Head Coach

The Houston Rockets have hired former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka as their next head coach, making him the 15th head coach in franchise history, the team announced on Tuesday.

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Local Ice Cream Shop Seeks To Help Special Needs Youth Prepare For The Workforce With Career Readiness Fair on May 6th!

Local ice cream shop, Howdy Homemade Ice Cream has had a busy year contributing to the Houston and Katy areas with their HISD Under Armour uniform and cleat giveaway and their efforts with Katy ISD’s special needs Joy Prom, where the sponsored hair, makeup, and ice cream for attendees of the prom. On a day to day basis, Howdy Homemade Ice Cream, supports their staff with disabilities to develop social skills, independence, and ensure a confidence needed for them to succeed in the workforce. Eager to extend the same support to the community, Howdy Homemade Ice Cream is hosting a Career Readiness Fair on Saturday, May 6th at 11am at their Katy location.

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Post-Roe, abortion access has dropped in the US, but support has not, survey finds

The US Supreme Court decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion led to significant restrictions to abortion access, but hasn't affected public support, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

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Taylor Swift fans show support for fan killed by a drunken driver after Houston concert

Taylor Swift fans have rallied in support of a fellow fan who was killed early Saturday after leaving Swift's Houston concert.

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Trump lawyers rail against DOJ in letter, reveal foreign leader briefings may be among classified documents taken from White House

Two of Donald Trump's defense lawyers now believe that classified briefings of phone calls with foreign leaders were among "all manner of documents" in 15 boxes that Trump returned to the National Archives a year after he left the presidency, according to a new letter his lawyers sent to Congress.

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Adding exercise into treatment may reduce substance use, study shows

One key to fighting addiction may be exercise, according to a new study. Researchers undertook a review of the existing literature around physical activity and its relationship to substance use, and they found that regular exercise was associated with lowered use in about 75% of the studies investigating that question, according to the analysis.

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Clemency denied for death row inmate after unprecedented move by Oklahoma AG attending hearing on inmate's behalf

Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday denied clemency in the case of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate who has long insisted he is innocent of the 1997 murder for which he's scheduled to be executed next month.

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Grand Jury Takes No Action on Indictment of Houston Officer

A Harris County grand jury took no action Wednesday afternoon on potential charges against Houston police officer Shane Privette in the April 2022 fatal shooting of Jalen Randle, meaning the case will be presented to a new grand jury as soon as is practical.