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Penny Black: ‘First’ piece of mail sent using a stamp could fetch up to $2.5 million at auction

The first known piece of mail sent using a prepaid stamp — “one of the greatest leaps forward in human communication” — could fetch between $1.5 million and $2.5 million when it comes up for auction at Sotheby’s in New York next month.

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Target CEO Warns That Hispanics May Be Shopping Less

Target Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell is sounding alarm bells over the state of Hispanic shoppers in the U.S. -- a key growth demographic for many retailers and consumer brands.

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Mexican Woman Admits Illegally Selling Prescription Drugs in Houston

A Mexican woman was convicted Friday after pleading guilty to conspiring to smuggle prescription drugs into the United States, and receiving and delivering misbranded drugs with the intent to defraud. This guilty plea was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez, Southern District of Texas.

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CVS Opens Hispanic Focused Stores in Texas

CVS Pharmacy has opened four stores designed to appeal to the growing Hispanic consumer base in Houston according the Houston Chronicle..

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Framber Valdez Continues To Struggle As The Astros Lose To The Angels 7-2

“He kept us in the ballgame until that (fifth) inning,” Maldonado said after the game. “A bad inning could happen to anybody. If you look at how that inning started, a blooper in right field, that’s part of the game.”

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Superintendent F. Mike Miles Announces First Cabinet Appointments

The leadership team brings together HISD veteran leaders, with some of Texas’ best education talent to lead the district forward

Superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, F. Mike Miles today announced the initial members of the HISD leadership team. The team brings together veteran HISD leaders with the expertise and vision of some of Texas’ most exceptional education talent. These appointments are effective immediately, and just the first in a series of leadership appointments that will be made in the coming weeks.

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Note Found in Truck Claims Manhattan Attack Done for ISIS, Source Says

Eight people were killed and almost a dozen injured when a 29-year-old man in a rented pickup truck drove down a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center Tuesday in Manhattan, New York City.

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Ferrel Bonner's Candidacy: A New Chapter for Fort Bend ISD's Board

As an embodiment of dedication and community service, Ferrel Bonner has embarked on a new journey. With a rich background as a Houston ISD alumnus from Sterling High School and an honored veteran from the US Army Airborne, Bonner is now setting his sights on the Fort Bend ISD School Board, Position 6.

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An Apple Original - The Banker

Directed by George Nolfi Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, and Nia Long

Inspired by true events, “The Banker” centers on revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), who devise an audacious and risky plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s by helping other African Americans pursue the American dream.

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No Clear Path For Trump To Quell Uproar Over Comey

The fallout from his decision continues to shake Washington

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TikTok says it will sue Trump administration Monday over looming US ban

TikTok says it is filing suit against the Trump administration Monday in response to what it says is a "highly politicized" executive order that seeks to ban the short-form video app from the United States.

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Barbara Bush Foundation Partners with Barbershop Books and Penguin Young Readers to Provide Child-Friendly Reading Spaces in Baltimore and Detroit Barbershops

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy has partnered with Barbershop Books and Penguin Young Readers to provide child-friendly reading spaces and early literacy training to help expand reading opportunities for Black boys in Baltimore and Detroit.

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Trump's Latest Trade Spat with Canada Is Over Wine

The Trump administration is picking another trade fight with Canada, this time over wine. Trade tensions between the North American neighbors have escalated in recent months, with spats over jet planes, timber and dairy. President Trump, meanwhile, has thrown into doubt the future of NAFTA, the free trade deal that links the two countries and Mexico.

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Rolls-Royce is stockpiling parts as Brexit chaos threatens 'national crisis'

Businesses are sending a clear message to UK politicians: Stop messing around. Companies and industry groups in Britain issued strident warnings against further political turmoil Wednesday after a challenge to Prime Minister Theresa May's leadership threatened to tip the country into crisis over how and when Brexit will happen.

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Coronavirus pandemic could cause wave of brain damage, scientists warn

The novel coronavirus pandemic could lead to a wave of brain damage in infected patients, warned British researchers in a new study released Wednesday. Experts at the University College London (UCL) were the latest to describe that Covid-19 could cause neurological complications including

(Re) X Signs Prominent Retail Stores, Universities and Museums to Carry Recycled Hangers

Agreements Expand Sustainable Plastic Hangers Reach at Retail

(re)x, an eco-design company, announced it has completed distribution agreements with elite schools, retail stores and museums which will carry its line of 100% recycled hangers made from previously ocean and ocean-bound plastic. (re) x (pronounced re-to-the-x) was founded by fashion designer Paulina Quintana whose mission is to reduce consumers’ environmental footprint by eliminating the need for products made from virgin plastic while delivering a fantastic, durable, and more versatile product.

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Stimulus checks, unemployment and more: Here's the aid that's coming from Washington -- and what might be coming soon

There's lots of talk of all the federal assistance going to Americans and small businesses in need. But while some is already approved, not all of it is out the door yet -- and some of it is still just at the proposal stage.

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As Texas police leader gives an update today on Uvalde school massacre response, victims' relatives urge his ouster

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steven McCraw is delivering Thursday the first formal, public update to his agency's oversight panel on its officers' actions during the May massacre at a Uvalde elementary school, after first facing victims' families who, furious over the response, are calling for his resignation.

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Obama Tweets: Final days to enroll in Obamacare are here!

He may no longer be in office, but former President Obama is still encouraging people to sign up for his landmark health reform law.

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Female Sneakerhead Says All Soles Matter When It Comes to Sneakers and Style

Women are tall, short, voluptuous, skinny, sassy, classy, smart…in other words multifaceted individuals who don’t fit a certain mold and can’t be boxed, so why try? Just continue to make spaces where she always has a seat at the head of the table (Yall, caught that?), her voice is never silence and her opinion never ignored.