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Hyundai Vehicles Named 2024 Best Cars for the Money By U.S. News & World Report

Three Hyundai products featured by U.S. News & World Report Awards announced during the Washington, D.C. Auto Show

Internal AstraZeneca safety report sheds light on neurological condition suffered by vaccine trial participant

CNN has obtained an internal safety report by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca that sheds light on the neurological condition suffered by one of the participants in its coronavirus vaccine clinical trial.

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Jordan Greenway Becomes 1st Black Athlete to Make U.S. Olympic Hockey Team

African-American athletes are displaying Black excellence on the ice. Nearly a month after it was announced that 17-year-old Maame Biney made history as the first Black woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympic speedskating team, Jordan Greenway broke a similar racial barrier by becoming the first African-American man to be on Team USA’s hockey roster at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Korea, The Undefeated reported.

For the sake of American energy, it's time to end the trade war

Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Trump administration officials in Beijing in an attempt to defuse trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.

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PVAMU secures $110K emergency grant for graduating seniors amid COVID-19 crisis

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Prairie View A&M University a $110,000 emergency grant to provide relief for seniors on the verge of graduating who have suffered economic hardships due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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'Angels' Join Vigil for 49 Pulse Victims

Hundreds of people gathered at Pulse in Orlando overnight for a vigil to pay tribute to the 49 people killed at the nightclub a year ago.

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Meals On Wheels Saved Her Life. Proposed Cuts Could Cripple The Program.

Martha Daniels moves at a slower pace these days—the pains of growing older and lingering back problems have that effect. Though she slowly steps through her two-bedroom apartment in west Houston, her voice and laughter fill the halls. At 62, she’s a vivacious woman who shares stories with anyone who will listen.

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The US is vaccinating millions of Americans daily. But here's why Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are up

Experts say Covid-19 vaccinations in the US are continuing at an impressive pace, and now all Americans 16 and up can get a shot. But a leading health official said that the country remains in a "complicated stage" of the pandemic.

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Slain North Carolina teen 'might be alive' if authorities hadn't overlooked evidence from 2016 case, prosecutor says

The kidnapping and killing of 13-year-old Hania Aguilar may have been prevented if authorities had properly handled DNA evidence from a separate case last year, a North Carolina prosecutor said.

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Freedom and equal justice under the law requires constant struggle

Last week, on Juneteenth, the nation enjoyed the new national holiday celebrating the freedom of the slaves at the end of the Civil War. This week marks the 10-year anniversary of Shelby v. Holder and the impending decision of the Supreme Court on affirmative action in college admissions. The juxtaposition is a stark reminder that the struggle for equal justice for all is ongoing. Each step forward is met with furious reaction; each reconstruction with concerted efforts to roll back the progress. And today, we are once more in the midst of that reaction.

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' overloaded ticket sites. That's good news for theaters

Tickets for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" overloaded ticket sites Monday. That's great news for the box office.

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Texas Chef Jesse Cavazos to battle 13 chefs from around the country for the title King or Queen of American Seafood

Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser to name America's Best Seafood Chef at the 2022 Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans

Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board are excited to welcome Texas Chef Jesse Cavazos of Cru’ Food and Wine Bar in Houston, Texas, to face-off against 13 other chefs from around the country to the nation’s ultimate seafood cooking competition, the 18th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off.

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The Forgotten Issue - Police Violence Against Black Men (and Women)

A photo of Colin Kaepernick tweeted out by Jennifer Lee Chan on August 26, 2016 launched a public debate. Kaepernick stated his action (sitting, which led to kneeling, during the anthem) was due to the oppression of people of color and ongoing issues with police brutality.

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Governor Abbott Statement On Houston Police Shooting

Governor Greg Abbott today issued the following statement after it was reported that multiple Houston Police Department Officers were shot while serving in the line of duty:

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First General Motors-Ventec Critical Care V+Pro Ventilators Ready for Delivery

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today began mass production of the Ventec Life Systems V+Pro critical care ventilator under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Harris County, CASE for Kids to present 2022 County Connections awardees with checks

Harris County Commissioners and the Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment for Kids (CASE for Kids), a division of Harris County Department of Education, will present checks to the 2022 County Connections Youth Summer Initiative grant awardees in four symbolic ceremonies over the next two weeks.

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Alabama 9-year-old dies by suicide after racist taunts and bullying, her family says

A fourth-grader in Alabama died by suicide after being bullied with racist taunts, according to the child's family.

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Governor Abbott Appoints Ten to Texas Industrialized Building Code Council

Governor Greg Abbott yesterday appointed Stephen Shang and Roberto Lay-Su and reappointed Roland Brown, Scott McDonald, and Douglas Robinson to the Industrialized Building Code Council for terms set to expire on February 1, 2019. Additionally, he appointed Marcela Rhoads, Suzanne Arnold, and Brian Bailey and reappointed Randall Childers and W.F. “Dubb” Smith for terms set to expire on February 1, 2020. The council oversees the state program regulating industrialized housing and buildings.

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PVAMU NROTC Student Accepted into the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) envisions a world in which all communities have an equal voice in public policy through leadership cultivation, economic empowerment, and civic engagement. It’s no wonder why senior political science student Roman Zepeda applied for a CBCF internship. The Austin, Texas native has had his sights focused on public policy and leadership cultivation, every since he was in high school in Round Rock, Texas. He was accepted into the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s semester-long internship for the Fall 2018 semester.

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There are now 24 lawsuits filed against Deshaun Watson

Another woman has filed a lawsuit against Deshaun Watson, bringing the number of civil suits accusing the Cleveland Browns quarterback of misconduct, including in some cases sexual assault, to 24.