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Explosion at historic Fort Worth hotel injures 21, covers streets in debris

Twenty-one people were injured Monday as a result of a gas explosion at a historic downtown Fort Worth hotel, according to police.

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7 takeaways from Tuesday's shocking January 6 hearing

The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection reconvened Tuesday for a hastily scheduled hearing, featuring blockbuster testimony from Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.

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5 things for May 1: Russia probe, Uber, N. Korea, Iran-Israel, Cardinal George Pell

The Terrus Museum in southern France has a little bit of a problem. Half of the paintings in its collection are fakes. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Individual Stimulus Checks Begin to Arrive, What Should You Expect?

The IRS will base the payments on the adjusted gross income of taxpayers’ 2019 return. If a 2019 return hasn’t been filed (the deadline has been extended for two months), the IRS will use information from the 2018 return. If the return doesn’t contain direct deposit information, or if the IRS doesn’t have returns from 2018 or 2019, a paper check will be issued later.

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Acting LA City Council president pitches expansion and 'major reform' after former leader's racist comments

A day after Los Angeles City Council's president resigned from her post for making racist remarks, the new acting president proposed several changes to help move the city forward.

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Breakaway region in Europe is asking Russia for protection - what to know

Pro-Russian rebels in a separatist sliver of Moldova have asked President Vladimir Putin to protect their region from what they claim are threats from Moldova’s government.

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The Air Jordan IV “Motorsport” Is Finally Re-Releasing This Weekend

Another banger from the brilliant mind of Tinker Hatfield, the “Motorsport” IV is being retro’d for the very first time, nearly three decades after it was first released.

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Rapid Changes in Health Care Markets Are Topic at Rice’s Baker Institute Oct. 20

Leading health economics and policy scholars will gather at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 20 to discuss the rapid changes that are unfolding in health care markets -- some of which will help patients and others that will harm them, according to event organizers.

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Mortgage rates tick higher again as recession fears loom

Mortgage rates ticked higher for the second week in a row as more economic indicators flashed warning signs of an impending recession.

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FIRST CLASS STUDENTS: UH College of Medicine Selects Inaugural Class

Maya Fontenot was gifted with a natural aptitude for science and math, but her passion for medi- cine and activism started as a child in southwest Houston. Though she grew up middle class, Fontenot recalls frequent visits to the county hospital with aunts and uncles who struggled with poverty... and their health. Those eye-opening and alarming experiences gave her a glimpse into the challenges “a poor person seeking medical care” can face.

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Biden moves rapidly to shore up Obamacare and erase Trump's changes

President Joe Biden is wasting no time establishing his vision for the Affordable Care Act and reversing many Trump-era measures aimed at weakening it.

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Sheldon Adelson, Republican kingmaker and casino magnate, has died at 87

Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, died late Monday following complications related to his cancer treatment, his company said. He was 87.

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Supreme Court gives victory to transgender student who sued to use bathroom

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allowed a transgender student to use the bathroom that corresponded to his gender identity, a victory for the LGBTQ community that has been fearful the high court would take up the case and reverse a lower court opinion.

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US to offer monkeypox vaccines in states with high case rates

The Biden administration announced steps to beef up its response to monkeypox on Tuesday, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and more tests to people who are most at risk of getting it -- including men who have sex with men and their partners.

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Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Hello, Boston! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello! Gov, is it okay if they sit down? Please, have a -- take a seat if you have one. I once said that when there were no chairs out there, “Take a seat.” And they said, “There goes Biden again.”

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Will Michael Ealy’s Character & Mary Jane Hook Up?

A new episode of Being Mary Jane airs tonight on BET and Michael Ealy has officially joined in the sexy series — but not in the role as you may think.

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Immigrant Women in Texas and California Aren’t Reporting Rape Out of Fear of Deportation

Legal officials in Los Angeles and Houston have reported a decline in Latinxs reporting rapes, and they believe it's due to fears over the Trump administration's hardline immigration policies.

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Dome Fire at Mojave National Preserve outside Las Vegas burns 16K acres

A wildfire at a national preserve near the Nevada-California border has reached 16,000 acres, according to the San Bernardino County Fire District.

Statement on Gulf Greyhound Park's Closure, End of Greyhound Racing

The Gulf Greyhound Park has officially closed which will likely result in the end of greyhound racing in the State of Texas.