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How YouTube comments are the best way to understand Donald Trump

On Memorial Day -- or really Memorial Night -- CNN will air an hour-long special featuring comedian Colin Quinn. I reached out to Colin to talk about how he developed the special, how comedy fits into this current political moment and his views on President Donald Trump.

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Aretha Franklin's family slams pastor for 'offensive' eulogy

Aretha Franklin's family has condemned comments made during the singer's eulogy last week as "offensive and distasteful."

These are the celebs making billions from their fashion side hustles - from Yeezy to Savage X Fenty

While we know famous faces like Kanye and Rihanna for their musical careers, there’s a celebrity fashion side hustle culture that is earning the world’s biggest stars billions of $$$ as they diversify their roster.

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Rehabbed cars from Bates Collision Centers serve as ‘keys to a brighter future’ for HCDE single Head Start moms

Without reliable transportation, life is challenging as mothers juggle work and a family in a single-parent household. Car keys are a tool to help make a brighter future possible. Harris County Department of Education Head Start parent Sheena Gulley and employee Parishellia Banks receive rehabbed cars from Bates Collision Centers for their responsible parenting.

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Did Taylor Swift snub Celine Dion at the Grammys? Backstage photos say otherwise

Ending the 2024 Grammys with a tender moment between two beloved divas — Taylor Swift and Celine Dion — should’ve been an easy win. But viewers were divided on the night’s final moment.

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After death of Covid-denying president, Tanzania sets roadmap to combat the virus

Tanzania's coronavirus response is getting serious, two months after the death of the country's Covid-denying president.

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Houston Fund For Social Justice And Economic Equity And Wells Fargo Bank Launch Grant Portal

$20 million Soon Available for Diverse Houston Area Small Businesses and Non-Profits

Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity Honorary Board Chair Mayor Sylvester Turner, along with Wells Fargo and Black Houston business and civic leaders – Mayor Sylvester Turner, Honorary Board Chair, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, Thomas Jones, Board President, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, Winell Herron, Treasurer, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity and Dr. Gena L. Jerkins, Executive Director, Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity, officially announced the launch of the Open for Business Grant portal to dis- tribute $20 million to Houston-area diverse, small businesses and non-profit organizations.

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The developing countries with the most to fear from Brexit

The potential fallout from Brexit won't stop with the UK and the European Union, a new study has found. The UK's departure from the EU may also pose a serious threat to developing countries that depend on trade with Britain, a new report has found.

Andrew Cuomo just did the least Andrew Cuomo thing in the most Andrew Cuomo way

To any neutral observer, the writing was on the wall: Andrew Cuomo needed to resign.

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Poor Bank Earnings This Quarter: Uncovering the Reasons Behind the Slump

JPMorgan Chase kicked off earnings season Friday with a big miss. But that’s because of some strange accounting.

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You're not the only one still thinking about the dog from 'A Star Is Born'

Warning: This article contains major spoilers from "A Star Is Born." A star is, indeed, born in Bradley Cooper's much-praised directorial debut: He has four legs, the kind of soft-looking fur that demands to be cuddled, and his name (both in the film and real life) is Charlie.

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Kamala Harris found her voice on abortion rights in the year after Dobbs. Now she’s making it central to her 2024 message

Vice President Kamala Harris was fed up. At a March event in Des Moines, Iowa, Harris listened to a shy nursing student recount the harrowing story of a pregnant patient seeking an abortion. The patient’s sudden health complications required the early end of their pregnancy in a state where Republican legislators once tried to prevent doctors from performing an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected.

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Fox News Apologizes For Erroneous Quebec Terror Tweet

Amid pressure from the Canadian prime minister, Fox News has apologized for a tweet that inaccurately identified the suspect in Sunday night's Quebec mosque terror attack as a man of Moroccan origin.

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Hollywood Comes to Houston for B. Savvy, Inc Red Carpet Launch Experience

VH1 Love and Hip Hop Reality Star, Producer, Recording Artist and Fitness Trainer Nikko London announces his guest appearance at B. SAVVY, Inc. Launch Experience and Birthday Celebration of top publicists Bella Leah and Berry Dynamic on April 28, 2018 at the Aloft Rooftop Downtown Houston. As the publicists are supporters of National Poetry Month, Hollywood stars are coming to show their support of performance arts, music and spoken word by honoring We Are Writers Block nonprofit organization. The celebrity guest will perform hit singles from his newest album entitled Forever Young.

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Jimmy Kimmel To Host 90th Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that Kimmel will return to host the 90th Oscars ceremony.

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EMMY-winner Rushion McDonald, Partners with HBCUGo.TV, PMoney Making Conversations broadcast launched today April 12th!

3815 Media, Inc., founded by Rushion McDonald, a multiple EMMY® and NAACP Image Award-winning TV/film/radio producer, will partner with HBCUGO.TV, to broadcast Money Making Conversations master classes on the streaming network. Launching Tuesday, April 12th, these half-hour episodes of Money Making Conversations master classes are hosted by McDonald, highlighting the success stories of HBCU graduates through interviews with a diverse range of guests who are history makers, industry moguls, CEOs, self-made entrepreneurs, famous personalities, celebrities from the worlds of Hollywood entertainment, music, sports, and more. Money Making Conversations this month will air on https://hbcugo.tv

Houston Symphony EarShot Readings Postponed

Readings of Works by Composers José G. Martínez R., Patricia Martínez, Marco-Adrián Ramos, and Diana M. Rodriguez Aguilar to be Postponed

EarShot Readings with Houston Symphony scheduled to take place in Houston, TX on May 5-7, 2020 have been postponed in an effort to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The Readings, led by conductor Christopher Rountree, were to have featured the following works by four emerging orchestral composers: José G. Martínez R.’s En El Otro Lado/On the Other Side, Patricia Martínez’s PHOSPHORUS, Marco-Adrián Ramos’ Rehén de tus labios, o Escena de telenovela, and Diana M. Rodriguez Aguilar’s Mudai. These four composers were selected from a pool of 137 applicants in an international call for scores, reviewed by a distinguished panel of mentor composers.

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He walked all night to be on time for his first day of work. His boss was so impressed he gave him a car

When an Alabama college student's car broke down the night before his first day at a new job, there was one thing he knew he wouldn't do: Not show up. So he walked to work. For 20 miles.

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Houston Versus Philadelphia: Theatre Edition

Houston’s Alley Theatre and Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre Square Off in World Series Bet

The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre Managing Director Dean Gladden has bet President & Producing Artistic Director Bernard Havard of Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre that Houston will win the World Series. The loser of the bet will display the other theatre’s costume in their lobby. Gladden and Havard have known each other for over 30 years but their relationship has taken on new meaning with the Houston Astros facing the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series. So, they decided to place a theatre bet.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Offers her Deepest Sympathies to the Families of Those Lost in the Crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 – Calls for Security Hearing on this Aviation Equipment

Jackson Lee—“This is the second recent suspicious crash of a 737 Max 8 model. In October, Lion Air Flight No. 610 crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 189 on board. Out of a concern for security, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, calls for hearings following the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.”