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Arkansas judge found dead in lake after he went missing on a family trip

An Arkansas judge was found dead at the bottom of a lake Sunday after he went missing during a trip with family and friends over the weekend, authorities said.

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Roger E. Mosley, 'Magnum, P.I.' star, dies at 83 after a car crash

Actor Roger E. Mosley, best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "TC" Calvin on the 1980s hit show "Magnum, P.I.," died Sunday, his daughter announced. He was 83.

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Prime Video's A League of Their OWN Knocks It Out of the Park with Red Carpet Los Angeles Premiere at Easton Stadium

Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television held their premiere event of Prime Video’s highly anticipated series, A League of Their Own, at the Easton Softball Stadium on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles. Co-Creators and Executive Producers, Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham introduced the first two episodes of the series which were screened to a packed stadium. Following the screening, cast and attendees enjoyed a reception on the field which included batting cages, a digital dugout photobooth, music by DJ Sterling Victorian and a 1940s dessert truck.

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Carroll G. Robinson - Peer To Peer Voter Turnout

Below is a link that can be used to register new voters.

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Fotofest Biennial 2022: If I Had a Hammer - September 24-November 6, 2022

FotoFest announces the participating artists in its upcoming FotoFest Biennial 2022 central exhibition, If I Had a Hammer, on view September 24 to November 6, 2022.

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Bun B’s Trill Burgers announces 2 Houston pop-ups in August

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Senate Dems Pass Huge Climate, Health and Tax Bill

“I’m thrilled we were finally able to pass this historic, once-in-a-generation investment in our country’s future that will lower costs for Georgians, create clean energy jobs and reduce the deficit all at the same time,” said Georgia Democratic Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock.

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Star-Studded Voting Rights Celebration Encourages 10 million More Registered Black Voters

Participants included the Rev. Jesse Jackson, TJC President Dr. Barbara Arnwine and Board Chair Daryl Jones, National Urban League President Marc Morial, NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Dr. William Barber II, and Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder Latosha Brown.

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Uvalde school district looking for interim police chief as Pete Arredondo awaits termination hearing, report says

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is searching for an interim police chief as Chief Pete Arredondo is on unpaid leave while he awaits a termination hearing, school board President Luis Fernandez said, according to the local online newspaper Uvalde Hesperian.

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At least 68 migrants arrived in NYC over the weekend on buses sent by Texas Gov. Abbott

New York Mayor Eric Adams has claimed that some migrants are being "forced" on buses from Texas, as 14 more asylum seekers arrived in the city Sunday on another bus sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

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Houston Grand Opera Appoints Jennifer Davenport as First-Ever Chief Marketing and Experience Officer

Davenport, joining company leadership in a newly created position, will head initiatives to grow and engage the organization’s audiences

HGO has recruited Jennifer Davenport to this new position as part of its commitment to sharing superlative art with all Houstonians and introducing new audiences to opera. She assumes her new role on September 6, 2022.

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The recent killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque have shaken the city. Here's what we know

The ambush-style shootings of three Muslim men and the recent killing of a fourth in Albuquerque have alarmed the city's Muslim community and triggered warnings for mosque-goers as police investigate how the shootings may be linked.

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Travis McMichael gets 2nd life sentence for federal hate crime conviction in Ahmaud Arbery's killing

Travis McMichael, one of the three White men convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, was sentenced Monday to life in prison plus 10 years after his federal convictions this year on interference with rights -- a hate crime -- along with attempted kidnapping and weapon use charges.

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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson end relationship

Kete is no more. Kim Kardashian and comedian Pete Davidson have ended their relationship, a source close to the couple tells CNN.

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'The government should not be involved.' John Legend speaks out on abortion rights

Just over a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, musician John Legend is advocating for abortion access and reproductive rights.

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Biden concerned by China's military drills encircling Taiwan but doesn't 'think they're going to do anything more'

President Joe Biden said Monday he was concerned about China's recent military exercises around Taiwan but that he didn't believe China would take additional action as it escalates tensions following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.

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Bidens arrive in Kentucky to survey damage from catastrophic flooding

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday arrived in eastern Kentucky, where deadly flooding killed more than three dozen people and caused catastrophic damage to communities.

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US sanctions cryptocurrency service allegedly used by North Korea for money laundering

The US Treasury on Monday sanctioned Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer, for its use by cybercriminals, including those under US sanctions.

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New Yorker: Milley was set to excoriate Trump in unreleased resignation letter drafted after Lafayette Square photo-op

In the wake of then-President Donald Trump's infamous photo-op at the height of the George Floyd protests, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley penned a lengthy and vociferous critique of Trump in a resignation letter he ultimately never sent, The New Yorker reported on Monday.

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ART: Celebrating The Old and The New Summer

Friends Of The Texas Historical Commission

A very happy summer to you all! It As part of our anniversary ac- has been a while since we have communicated with you through our newsletter Past Matters, so please bear with this rather long report! There has been a lot happening at the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission over the last few months. In April, the Friends celebrated the 25th anniversary of the founding of the organization at a gala at the Bullock Texas State History Museum. We were honored to present the inaugural Julian Read Award for Philanthropy in Preservation to Texas Historical Commission Chairman John L. Nau, III, for his for his vision, his leadership, and his generosity in furthering the cause of preservation, not just in Texas but nationally.