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House Speaker Mike Johnson knocks Biden for ‘catastrophe’ at border during Texas visit

House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized President Joe Biden on Wednesday for the “mayhem” he witnessed at the US-Mexico border, saying in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper that the Biden administration isn’t doing its job.

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Avenida Houston to Add New Restaurant Concept, Major Exhibition Planned

Six months after its initial debut, the downtown district known as Avenida Houston continues to expand with the announcement of a new restaurant and entertainment concept and upcoming attractions.

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Texas Native Killed in Greece

An American tourist was beaten to death by a group of 10 men while visiting a Greek island in the Mediterranean, state media reported. Bakari Henderson, 22, was at a bar in the Greek island of Zakynthos with his friends Friday when a man approached him and they began fighting, according to state news agency ANA-MPA.

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Google Launches Fund That Could Donate $4M To ACLU, Others

Google has created a crisis fund that could raise up to $4 million for four immigrant rights organizations.

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Marshall Named Interim CEO of Dallas Mavericks

Cynthia Marshall, named interim CEO of the Dallas Mavericks in the wake of a scathing article exposing the basketball organization’s culture of sexual harassment against women, is about to give a whole new meaning to the idea of March Madness. Meeting with the Mavericks for the first time this morning, she laid out a plan for the next month.

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Houston Municipal Courts Kick Off Amnesty Program

ABC13 reports if you have a warrant for failure to appear at Houston Municipal Court, there's a way out.

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Bronx Students Protesting for Change Declare Victory After Three-Day Lockout

According to bronx.news12.com, after days of students protesting for change at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in Bronx, NY, their lockout of administration has ended in victory.

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HISD Parents Protest Possible TEA Takeover

The Texas Education Agency has been investigating Houston ISD for several months, and there's been talk of the agency taking over the state's largest school district.

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Black Business Loans Up to $100,000 Or More With This New Resource

Black- and women-owned businesses are among the fastest-growing segment in the small business sector.

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John Conyers Resigns

Facing mounting claims of sexual harassment and increasing pressure from Democratic leaders, Michigan Rep. John Conyers announced that he is resigning the Detroit-area seat he's held since 1964.

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TCU Aims to Draw Students of Color With New Program

There’s a new major at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth dedicated to shining a light on issues around race and ethnicity. It’s part of broader efforts at the university to attract and retain more students of color and improve the campus culture.

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Ebony Magazine Publishing Launches New Podcast Network: Ebony Covering Black America

The new wave of shows includes a broad spectrum of podcasters from established figures such as civil rights leader Dr. Ben Chavis, radio host and entrepreneur Angela Yee and daytime talk show host Erica Cobb, to new emerging voices, such as former Major League baseball player Patrick Mahomes, Ron Dawson, Carla Black, Marita Thomas, Trina Blair, Tad Prescott and Elizabeth Leiba.

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Weekend Recap: 5 Things You Need to Know Today

It was a wild couple of days of chaos and confusion after President Trump signed his controversial travel ban. Not up to speed on what went down over the weekend? Here's a quick primer.

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5 Things for Monday, January 30, 2017: Travel Ban, Mosque Shooting

It was a wild couple of days of chaos and confusion after President Trump signed his controversial travel ban. Not up to speed on what went down over the weekend? Here's a quick primer.

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New York sees startling uptick in Covid-19 cases in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods

New York neighborhoods with large Orthodox Jewish communities have seen startling rises in Covid-19 cases and test positivity rate in recent weeks, alarming officials concerned about a new outbreak.

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Democratic lawmakers visiting immigration centers in South Texas

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley returned to the South Texas border on Sunday with a group of Democratic colleagues to tour the Customs and Border Protection processing centers in the Rio Grande Valley.

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Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran's most notorious prison

Iran's longest-held American prisoner has made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put the "liberty of innocent Americans above politics" and ramp up efforts to secure his release, in an unprecedented interview with CNN from inside Iran's notorious Evin prison.

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Hurricane Delta is about to hit nearly the same spot as Laura in Louisiana, just 6 weeks later

Hurricane Delta is bearing down on the same area that was devastated by Hurricane Laura just six weeks ago.

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HISD Board of Education names Chief Academic Officer Grenita Lathan as acting superintendent

The Houston Independent School District Board of Education unanimously voted to name Chief Academic Officer Grenita Lathan as interim superintendent of the state’s largest school district.

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The dog was put inside an overhead bin on a United flight. It didn't survive

For more than three hours, a passenger's dog was inside an overhead bin on United Airlines Flight 1284 from Houston to New York after a flight attendant told the passenger to put it there.