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Hurricane Harvey: Reaction, Recovery, Resiliency

Although the city is still helping residents put back together lives that were shattered by the record deluge of rain, national magazines and newspapers trumpeted the news that Houston had bounced back quicker than expected.

New Brand Launched Visit Lake Charles: Louisiana’s Playground

The Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau (Visit Lake Charles) revealed a new brand for the destination earlier today at the Golden Nugget Lake Charles, surrounded by colleagues, community leaders and hospitality industry executives from around the country. Miles Partnership, a strategic marketing company focused exclusively on travel and tourism, conducted an extensive and detailed research study to determine the brand essence of Southwest Louisiana.

Interfaith leaders raising $100K for Tulsa Race Massacre reparations

Some Tulsa-area interfaith leaders hope their effort to raise money for Tulsa Race Massacre reparations will ultimately pay off by convincing the city of Tulsa to do the same.

Governor Abbott Announces Operation Lone Star Grant Program To Enhance Border Security Operations

Governor Greg Abbott today announced the availability of $100 million in grant funding through the Operation Lone Star (OLS) Grant Program to enhance interagency border security operations supporting OLS, including the facilitation of directed actions to deter and interdict criminal activity and detain non-citizens arrested for state crimes related to the border crisis.

Governor Abbott Takes Action To Mitigate Rise In COVID-19 Cases In Texas

New Actions Will Increase Health Care Facility Staffing & Capacity, Expand Antibody Infusion Centers, Increase Vaccine Availability

Governor Greg Abbott today announced a series of actions the State of Texas is taking to mitigate the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Texas. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will be utilizing staffing agencies to provide medical personnel from out-of-state to Texas health care facilities to assist in COVID-19 operations. The Governor has also sent a letter to the Texas Hospital Association asking hospitals to voluntarily postpone elective medical procedures, for which a delay will not result in loss of life or the deterioration of a patient's condition, in order to increase hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients.

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Megan Thee Stallion Teams Up with Key Glock to Unveil New “Ungrateful” Music Video

Today, three-time Grammy award-winning recording artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Megan Thee Stallion released the new music video for “UNGRATEFUL (feat. Key Glock)” from the Houston native’s acclaimed LP “Traumazine.” Watch the new visual HERE directed by Colin Tilley.

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Alfred Street Baptist Church is the Largest Faith-Based Donor in the Nation to HBCUs

$1 Million Check Presented to Jackson State University During Halftime of 2022 Homecoming Game

Alfred Street Baptist Church (ASBC) has become the largest faith-based financial supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation, as a result of a combination of direct donations, contributions, scholarships and/or waived fees awarded to students from their annual HBCU College Festival exceeding $42 million dollars over the past 20 years.

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Joe Biden orders study of cryptocurrency risks and a digital dollar

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Wednesday establishing the first-ever federal strategy on cryptocurrencies, the White House said.

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Lola Brooke Releases New Single "Just Relax"

Breakout artist Lola Brooke returns with the unveil of her new single "Just Relax" today via Arista Records/Team Eighty Productions. The preeminent new single from the Brooklyn-born rapper is a dynamic flip of one of Hip Hop's most revered classic tracks, "The Choice Is Yours" by Black Sheep, and is met with an accompanying music video directed by Shanghaii, out now HERE.

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Kim and Kourtney Kardashian are still feuding in ‘Kardashians’ Season 4 trailer

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian may be still living la dolce vita, but things aren’t so sweet between the two sisters in the new trailer for Season 4 of Hulu’s “The Kardashians.”

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Orlando Tragedy: Two Officers Remembered

One officer was a mother known for working with youth in the Orlando community. The other was a hulking former college football player known as "Big Norm."

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CBC, State AGs and Consumer Advocates Stand Up to CFPB Foes

As a new Congress and White House begin their respective governmental roles, a still-growing cadre of supporters and opponents are focusing on the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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Why do people keep saying Trump might not run for re-election?

One of the first things Donald Trump did as President was to file official paperwork that he'd qualify as a candidate in 2020. He's hired a campaign manager. He's already got a re-election ad.

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Blinken tells Israeli government that Palestinians must be allowed to return to homes in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made clear to the Israeli government that Palestinians must be allowed to return to their homes in Gaza “as soon as conditions allow” and must not be displaced from the strip, the top US diplomat said Tuesday.

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Christian diet guru and 'Tarzan' actor are among 7 presumed dead in plane crash near Nashville

Seven people are presumed to have died in Saturday's crash of a small jet into a Tennessee lake, including Remnant Fellowship Church founder and Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara, officials said.

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An officer was indicted for endangering neighbors, but not Breonna Taylor, with his bullets. This may be why

After months of anticipation that a Kentucky grand jury would deliver justice in Breonna Taylor's killing, the indictment of a single Louisville policeman involved in the fruitless drug raid yielded confusion and more anger.

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'Hamilton' team responds to Texas church's unauthorized performance

A Texas church performed "Hamilton" this weekend, but the team behind the Tony-award winning production says it shouldn't have happened.

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Jason Sudeikis and 'Ted Lasso' cast meet with Biden for mental health discussion

Ted Lasso and President Joe Biden are teaming up to -- as the television football coach would say -- "believe" in the importance of mental health.

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Republican Health Care Plan Would Repeal 'Tanning Tax'

The replacement health care plan proposed by Republicans would eliminate a 10% tax on indoor tanning services. The tax was introduced in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act.

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Inmate escapes from Milwaukee County Jail while taking out trash

A search is underway after a Milwaukee County Jail inmate escaped early Wednesday morning, Nov. 28. The incident prompted a large police presence near the MacArthur Square parking structure -- which was closed during the initial search. It reopened just after 7 a.m.