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Democrats' convention speaker list includes Obamas, Clintons and Bidens

The Democratic National Convention Committee on Tuesday announced its speaker line-up for next week's convention, unveiling a list that includes both Barack and Michelle Obama, Jill Biden and a host of women Joe Biden has considered as his running mate.

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Wall Street's losses on Archegos just topped $10 billion

Losses caused by the collapse of US hedge fund Archegos have topped $10 billion. Swiss bank UBS revealed on Tuesday that it lost $774 million from last month's implosion of Archegos Capital Management, a bigger hit than many analysts expected. The announcement came as Japan's Nomura said it would book losses of $2.9 billion from Archegos, a sharp increase from its initial estimate of $2 billion.

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What to know about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

The impeachment trial of Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who faces accusations of repeatedly abusing his office to help a donor, is set to begin Tuesday in the state Senate.

What Joe Biden's tax returns should remind us of (HINT: Donald Trump)

On Monday night, President Joe Biden did something relatively unremarkable: he released his 2020 tax returns, showing that he and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, had made just over $607,000 in the last year and owed federal taxes of $157,000.

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SSLW & Partners Announce 2019 Scholarship Recipients News Release With Photos

Suburban Sugar Land Women (SSLW) and their Phenomenal Partners Celebrate “30 for 30” Honoring Fort Bend Countywide School Districts 2019 High School Scholarship Recipients - Heroes and Sheroes at “ sold out” luncheon , Saturday, April 27, 11am.

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'State Of Black Music' Podcast Debuts On The Mocha Podcast Network In Celebration of NMAAM Juneteenth Black Music Month Summit

New podcast hosted by music vets Phil Thornton, award- winning producers Claude Kelly, Chuck Harmony, and Tamone Bacon - and features Tamar Braxton and Tevin Campbell

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The average Goldman Sachs worker made $110,000 in three months

Wall Street is alive and well. Goldman Sachs reported a $2.8 billion profit for the first quarter Tuesday, topping forecasts. And workers at the investment bank were rewarded handsomely. Compensation expenses — a number often referred to as the bonus pool, even though it includes salaries and other benefits — rose 25% from a year ago to $4.1 billion. The company has 37,300 employees worldwide.

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Harris County DA's Office: Mental Health Jail Diversion Program earns recognition

Statewide group praises local effort to help mentally ill instead of jailing them, calls for program led by DA to be example for othersA statewide group is commending a program, under the leadership of District Attorney Kim Ogg, for its “outstanding” results in keeping the community safer by helping mentally ill people instead of locking them up.

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Production for 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Officially Begins

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has officially begun production in Atlanta at Pinewood Studios, according to Marvel boss Kevin Feige. Speaking to Variety, Feige addressed the emotional difficulty of making the film without the late Chadwick Boseman, who passed away in August of last year.

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Some GOP states extend Medicaid coverage for new moms amid abortion debate

A growing number of GOP-led states are expanding Medicaid coverage to new moms at the same time as they seek to ban or limit access to abortions.

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Ivan Duque projected to win Colombia's presidency

Ivan Duque is projected to win Colombia's presidency, according to Colombia's National Registry of Civil Status. More than 99% of votes have been counted.

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Harris County D.A. – Kim Ogg Dismisses Nearly 800 Cases Against George Floyd Peaceful Protesters In Houston

The Harris County District Attorney dismissed nearly 800 cases against protesters who were arrested during marches against police brutality in the past three weeks.

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The BBVA Foundation Award Goes to James Allison, Creator of the First Immunotherapy to Prove Highly Effective Against Cancer

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Biomedicine category goes, in this tenth edition, to American immunologist James P. Allison, whose research, says the jury, "had led to harnessing the immune system to combat cancer in patients and the development of new therapies." Allison was the first to demonstrate that immunotherapy can treat cancer effectively, initiating an approach that "has provided clinical benefit to many cancer patients" and "stimulated the development of a new class of drugs employing the immune system to fight cancer."

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Texas Southern University Invites White House Executive to be Spring 2023 Commencement Speaker

Texas Southern University will welcome the Dietra Trent, Ph.D., executive director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHI-HBCUs) as the speaker for the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 13 at 9:30 a.m. in the Health and Physical Education Arena.

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Tyra Banks says she is planning to stand down as 'Dancing With the Stars' host

"Dancing With the Stars" host Tyra Banks says she is ready to exit the ballroom after three seasons.

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Who is Otto Warmbier?

After 17 months of detention in North Korea, the conditions of which are still unclear, Otto Warmbier returned to his home state of Ohio Tuesday night.

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Magic Theatre Remembers Sam Shepard

Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Sam Shepard passed away on Thursday, July 27 of complications from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Shepard spent a decade as playwright-in-residence at San Francisco’s Magic Theatre, where he premiered his masterworks Buried Child (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 1979), True West (1980), and Fool for Love (1983, starring Ed Harris and Kathy Baker). Shepard returned to Magic in 2000 to direct the world premiere of his new work The Late Henry Moss, starring Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, and Cheech Marin.

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The market read the Federal Reserve all wrong

After the Federal Reserve's July meeting, investors quickly reached a consensus: The central bank was turning slightly dovish.

The youngest Astroworld victim's family declined Travis Scott's offer to pay for their 9-year-old's funeral

Rapper Travis Scott said he would pay the funeral costs of the people who died in a crowd crush at his Astroworld Festival in Houston -- but the youngest victim's family says it's declining his offer.

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Trump Grants Clemency to Rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black in Final

The White House announced early Wednesday that President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to rapper Lil Wayne and a commutation to rapper Kodak Black, two of the raft of pardons and commutations on his final day in office.