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Hunter Biden's lawyer seeks Treasury inspector general, congressional ethics inquiries as part of strategy to strike back at detractors

Hunter Biden's lawyer is asking for the Treasury Department's inspector general and the Office of Congressional Ethics to launch inquiries as part of a broader aggressive strategy to strike back at detractors of President Joe Biden's son.

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Senate Democrats introduce legislation aimed at decreasing use of federal force in Portland and other cities

Oregon's two Democratic senators are pushing legislation that aims to scale back the use of federal law enforcement agents against protesters in Portland and other cities, as well as prevent agents from making arrests without displaying clear identification.

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Chevrolet Suburban First Vehicle To Receive Award Of Excellence Star At Hollywood & Highland

Iconic vehicle starred in more than 1,750 films and television series since 1952

Today, the Chevrolet Suburban became the first vehicle ever awarded an Award of Excellence star at Hollywood & Highland. Presented by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and unveiled at a ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard, the award recognizes Suburban for its 67-year career in Hollywood film and television.

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Don’t expect the stock markets to rejoice about the debt ceiling deal

You’d expect the stock market to surge after the White House and House Republicans reached a tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling, but markets may have other plans.

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Future of STEM Scholars Initiative Announces 2023

Leading HBCU scholarship program to provide 132 incoming college freshmen $40,000 awards

Representatives of The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) today welcomed 132 new scholarship recipients from 26 states across the nation. The students will begin school at 26 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) this Fall and will major in more than a dozen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. They join nearly 300 current FOSSI scholarship recipients.

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Refugee Services of Texas Welcomes New CFO with Track Record of Non-Profit, Humanitarian Success

Refugee Services of Texas, one of the state’s leading refugee resettlement programs and supporters of human trafficking victims has announced David McKeever Jr. will take over as the organization’s new chief financial officer. McKeever is a highly respected and talented financial professional who has made his mark in a variety of non-profit sectors across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

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"The First, The Few, The Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America" by Deepa Purushothaman

There's no one like you. For most of your life, you've been told how unique you are, how wonderful, how important, all true. You're one of a kind, singular, you're like no one else on Earth. And in the new book, "The First, The Few, The Only" by Deepa Purushothaman, that probably goes at work, too.

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Giving Without Conditions: AAWCCO Celebrates 20 Years

Anne Frank was once noted as having said, “No one has ever become poor by giving.” Let it be known that petitioning for others is what causes the breakthrough. And in a world where we can candidly agree that a lot of negativity is being cultivated all around us there exist people who are fixated on creating an atmosphere and a complexion of hope and perseverance via scholarship and fundraising.

A coronavirus outbreak hit a Florida government building. Two people are dead but a vaccinated employee wasn't infected

(CNN) -- Two people are dead and four of their coworkers were hospitalized after a Covid-19 outbreak swept through a government building in Manatee County, Florida.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Participates In Women’s March on Washington and Stands in Solidarity with Marchers In Houston, Austin, Dallas and Around the Nation

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House of Representatives and Founder and Chair of the Congressional Children’s Caucus, released the following statement in solidarity and support of the millions of participants in Women’s Marches taking place in Houston, Austin, Dallas, and other cities in Texas, across the nation, and around the world:

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Bonded by tragedy, OKC helped save lives during Boston Marathon bombing

Oklahoma City and Boston are in different time zones, but they share a strong connection.

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'WTF With Marc Maron' awarded the Governors Award by The Podcast Academy

"WTF with Marc Maron" will receive the first-ever Governors Award at the inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio (The Ambies) on May 16.

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Never Settle: The Houston Astros begin their bid to repeat as World Series Champions

One definition of the word settle is: to make stable; place in a permanent position or on a permanent basis. But for the Houston Astros, they have taken that word and made it a mantra for the 2018 Major League Baseball season. “Never Settle” is plastered over every piece of literature throughout the clubhouse and Minute Maid Park as a constant reminder that the 2017 season is over. Now don’t get me wrong, they were highly successful on last season by winning the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but that was last year.

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Tavis Smiley Responds to Allegations: “PBS Made a Big Mistake”

Award-winning talk show host Tavis Smiley is defending himself against recent sexual misconduct allegations after PBS has indefinitely suspended the distribution of his show.

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Lovell’s Food for Thought - Helping the Women of Puerto Rico

Reilly Garrison, Simply Fit's Hope Ambassador

A young high school student, Reilly Garrison, leads the effort by SIMPLY FIT: A STUDIO FOR WOMEN to address the needs of young women in Puerto Rico.

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Larry Fedora Of North Carolina Is The SwampButt Underwear College Football Coach On The Hot Seat For Week Two

Larry Fedora of North Carolina is the SwampButt Underwear (www.swampbutt.com) ‘College Football Coach On The Hot Seat’ for week two of the college football season. Fedora overcame stiff competition from Arizona coach Kevin Sumlin who two weeks running lost to ‘the cougars’; the first from BYU and the second belonging to Houston. The ‘quality’ of competition put Fedora over the top.

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Four Time Hall of Fame Nominee Takeo Spikes And NFL Veteran Tutan Reyes’ Podcast, Behind The Mask, Has Become A Hit Amongst Sports Fans

NFL icon Takeo Spikes created the podcast as an expansion of his book, “Takeo Spikes Presents: Behind The Mask,” a collection of intimate short stories and photographs depicting some of the greatest linebackers to ever play in the NFL including Mike Singletary, Derrick Brooks, and the late Chuck Bednarik.

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The definition of a nationalist

During a rally Monday night in Texas, President Donald Trump used a word he had never before uttered publicly to describe himself: nationalist. After telling the crowd that a globalist is someone who "wants the globe to do well" at the expense of the country, Trump made it clear he's not one of those. "You know what I am, I'm a nationalist. Use that word," he roared, as the crowd erupted in cheers of "USA! USA!"

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CEO/President of the California Black Chamber of Commerce Jay King Launches Covid-19 "Everybody Pitch In" GoFundMe Campaign To Save California-Based Small Black Businesses

Jay King, the CEO and President of the California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC), has announced the launch of a special Covid-19 "Everybody Pitch In" GoFundMe campaign, to assist and save California-based small Black businesses. Even with the recent passage of the CARES Act, a $2 trillion-dollar Covid-19 stimulus bill, King is concerned that small Black enterprises will be overlooked. As the largest African American non-profit business organization, representing thousands of small and emerging businesses, affiliates and chambers of commerce throughout California, the CBCC is extremely concerned about the aftermath of Covid-19 which has immobilized and shut down businesses around the entire world

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Dave Chappelle says his former high school theater will no longer be named after him

Comedian Dave Chappelle has announced that, contrary to previous plans, the student theater at his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., will not bear his name.