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Buy One, Get One FREE tickets on sale now for Houston Theater Week 2023!

For one week only, August 14-20, 2023, consumers can Buy One, Get One FREE tickets to more than 200 performances during the 2023-2024 season.

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Churchill Downs: After four horses die, home of Kentucky Derby calls circumstances 'unacceptable' and 'troubling'

Officials from the Churchill Downs racetrack, the home of the famed Kentucky Derby, have described the recent deaths of four horses as "unacceptable" and "troubling."

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Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till next week

President Joe Biden plans to name a new national monument next week after Emmett Till, a White House official told CNN, honoring the Black teenager whose murder in 1955 helped galvanize the civil rights movement.

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Texas Migrant Deaths: Chronicle of An Ill-fated Journey

With a promise, Dario Lopez said farewell to his parents in the dusty Guatemalan village of Santa Irene.

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Break Free for Some Hot Fun in the Summertime

15 Fun Things to Do in the City

Break out this summer and have some well-deserved fun in the city! With relaxed restrictions in our city, Houstonians have now been given the green light to go outside to play. Get reacquainted with the fresh flowing air, the sight of people going here and there, and not feeling boxed in. As you unleash yourselves don't forget to do it in the safest and most respectable way. If you have not been vaccinated please do well by your fellow man by wearing your mask. All should still practice social distancing. Now is the time to get ready to go oooouuuuttttssssiiiidddeeee!!!!!!! And just to help you out we at Houston Style Magazine have a created a list of 15 things to do in and around the city.

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Trials of Michigan school shooter’s parents set to limit who’s responsible for mass shooting

The parents of Ethan Crumbley, the teenager who in 2021 opened fire at his high school in Oxford, Michigan, are going on trial for manslaughter in cases that will test the limits of who is responsible for a mass shooting.

Texan Voters Unsure If State Can Tackle Power Grid Issues, Survey Says

Latest Survey Shows Texan Voters Want Weatherization/Winterization of Electric Grid But Doubt Legislated Policy Will Deliver

When Winter Storm Uri hit, many Texans lost power from February 14-20, resulting in losses of lives and economic activity, and damages to their homes that for some are still not completely repaired. Now, four months later as demand for electricity has increased at the start of the summer amid tight supply, Texans continue to prioritize improvements to the power grid, albeit with doubt as to whether the Texas Legislature and Governor can get the job done.

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Potential deal funds WIC food aid faces blowback

With a partial government shutdown looming at the end of next week, House leaders are discussing an agreement that would provide extra nutrition assistance for new moms and young children, addressing one big sticking point in the federal funding negotiations.

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Hurricane Maria: Dam Threatens to Burst in Devastated Puerto Rico

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria continues to cripple Puerto Rico, with fears a damaged dam in the island's northwest may break.

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Hitting the Books with Dr. Brooks

As a seasoned educator with over 20 years of classroom experience, my job has often felt never-ending. Summers were often spent trying to cram as much as I could into my realm of relaxation, without complaining that as a mother of 3, that relaxation that I had been dreaming about all school year may not live up to the hype. With all the added stress that being a parent to school-aged children brings to my job as a teacher, all I ever want to do in the summer is sleep a little later and not have to worry about planning anything. The only advantage of this for my children was the fact that if mommy is on break- we are ALL on break.

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US Calls for Legally Binding Code of Conduct in South China Sea

The US, Australia and Japan have promised to continue "freedom of navigation" operations in the South China Sea and called on Beijing to endorse a legally binding code of conduct over the disputed region.

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Gowdy asks FEMA administrator for travel information

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy asked FEMA administrator Brock Long on Monday for information and documents regarding Long's use of government property during personal trips since he has been head of the agency that manages disaster relief.

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Trump Administration Announces New Travel Restrictions

The Trump administration has unveiled new travel restrictions on certain foreigners from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen as a replacement to a central portion of its controversial travel ban signed earlier this year.

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Trapped; left for dead, injured Ukrainian Avdiivka soldiers exchanged desperate messages as town fell

Avdiivka was on the front lines of war between Kyiv and Moscow for almost a decade. Fierce fighting raged there for months following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago.

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3-D guns: Untraceable, undetectable and unstoppable?

Not long ago it was the stuff of science fiction, but now US officials and lawmakers are grappling with a new reality -- the ability for citizens to print firearms at home.

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Houston’s 37th Postmaster To Be Officially Sworn-In

Oath of Office Ceremony to be held March 17, 2017

Chenise LeDoux, who was recently appointed as Houston’s 37th Postmaster, will be officially sworn into office at 10 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2017. The public is cordially invited to attend, free of charge, the oath of office ceremony held at The Bell Tower on 34th, 901 W. 34th Street, Houston, TX 77018.

City Officials Close Municipal Court For Two Weeks In Alignment With COVID-19 Public Gathering Guidelines

To further assure public safety during the COVID-19 global health crisis that is impacting the region, Missouri City officials have proactively decided to close Municipal Court from Tuesday, March 17 through Thursday, March 26, in accordance with public gathering guidelines from federal, state and local partners.

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Spanish footballers arrested in match-fixing probe

Spanish police have arrested a number of players and officials as part of an investigation into match-fixing in football, they said in a statement.

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Longines Proudly Times 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships in Louisville

Longines served as Official Partner, Timekeeper, and Watch of the 35th Breeders’ Cup World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday and Saturday November 2-3. The winged hourglass brand was proud to time Accelerate’s exciting victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic that took place on Saturday at the prestigious Churchill Downs racetrack. Affirming its longstanding connection with the equestrian world, Longines was the Title Partner of the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff race, as well as of the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf race, both run on Saturday. The spectators present at this world-class racing show had the opportunity to discover the Official Watch of the event: an elegant blue dial Conquest V.H.P. model.

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Coca-Cola® Releases Commemorative Championship Can to Celebrate the Houston Astros World Series Victory

In celebration of the Houston Astros’ triumphant 2017 World Series win, Coca-Cola® is giving Astros fans a refreshing way to savor the sweet taste of a Championship.