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Myles Straw Is Learning To Center Himself

I can imagine that is what Astros center fielder Myles Straw must have felt like his first month as the starting center fielder for the Houston Astros. He was replacing a guy who not only was great at the plate but was amazing defensively in center field in former Astros player George Springer who left Houston via free agency to sign with the Toronto Blue Jays this past season.

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Refugee Services of Texas Welcomes New CFO with Track Record of Non-Profit, Humanitarian Success

Refugee Services of Texas, one of the state’s leading refugee resettlement programs and supporters of human trafficking victims has announced David McKeever Jr. will take over as the organization’s new chief financial officer. McKeever is a highly respected and talented financial professional who has made his mark in a variety of non-profit sectors across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

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Biden Administration Threatens to Sue Abbott If He Shuts Down Tax Payer Funded Shelters

The Biden administration is threatening to sue Texas over Gov. Greg Abbott’s bid to yank the state-issue licenses of any shelter or facility that houses unaccompanied migrant children.

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Biden joins the world leaders club at G7 with call for wartime effort against Covid-19

The leaders of the world's advanced economies gathered Friday on the Cornish coast for the first time since the global coronavirus pandemic began, welcoming President Joe Biden as a new member who arrived here intent on restoring traditional American alliances.

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What to do -- and not do -- when you meet the Queen

A version of this story appeared in the June 11 edition of CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Sign up here.

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Hundreds of Summer Jobs Available in Mayor Turner’s Youth Program

As the school year winds down and summer heats up, Mayor Sylvester Turner encourages young people ages 16 to 24 to participate in his signature Hire Houston Youth program.

Federal Appeals Court Blocks Sweeping Missouri Abortion Law

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday blocked Missouri from enforcing a sweeping state abortion law that bans the procedures at or after eight weeks of pregnancy.

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Minority 2021 HISD Valedictorians Rising to the Top

Texas is losing one out of every five students before their graduation day according to an attrition study by the Intercultural Development Research Association. Black and Hispanic students are twice as likely in comparison to white students to drop out of high school before completing the 12th grade.

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Hurricane season is forecast to be above average. So are the hurricane forecasts

During the record 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, something happened that many people overlooked -- hurricane forecasts improved. And that saved lives.

It's not just voting and Covid: How red states are overriding their blue cities

Republican-controlled states have escalated their offensive against Democratic-controlled cities and counties this year to unprecedented heights, further deepening the trench between red and blue America.

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NASA designs new spacesuits for next lunar mission in 2024

Humans have explored the infinite abyss beyond Earth's atmosphere for over half a century.

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Employees protest against Houston hospital's policy that all staff must be vaccinated against Covid-19

A group of Houston Methodist Hospital workers protested on Monday the health care system's requirement that staffers be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to CNN affiliate KTRK.

Father Michael Pfleger celebrates 1st mass back after 5 month hiatus due to abuse allegations

Father Michael Pfleger led a Sunday mass for the first time in five months. Pfleger had been under investigation for sexual abuse after two adult brothers accused the priest of assaulting them decades ago when they were teenagers.

American guns are a key driver in the migration crisis. When will the US address it?

This week, US Vice President Kamala Harris will spend two days south of the border, during her first international trip to Guatemala and Mexico to meet local leaders and help address the root causes of undocumented migration.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on tequila, lucha libre and his love of Mexico

Hollywood's highest-paid actor for two years running, Dwayne Johnson has recently added "aspiring entrepreneur" to his resumé. His fans know him as "The Rock" -- an action superstar and former professional wrestler -- but he has recently aligned himself with the native liquor of Mexico.

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Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket

Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin. The flight is scheduled for July 20th, just 15 days after he is set to resign as CEO of Amazon.

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Greinke Finishes What He Started

On Friday night, Houston Astros fans were treated to another gem pitched by Zack Greinke as he stymied the Toronto Blue Jays in a 13-1 victory. Greinke pitched his first complete game since April 2017, and it was the first for an Astros pitcher since Justin Verlander no-hit the Blue Jays back in September 2019.

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Kids Day of Play At Haverstock Hill Apartments

The Angelo Blackson Foundation and Friends Provided Much Needed Fun!

One Sunday, NFL player Angelo Blackson and his family and friends gathered to provide a full Day of Play for the kids at one of Houston’s most notorious apartment complexes: Haverstock Hill Apartments.

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Black Press of America Making Impact and Progress

While about 37,000 workers were laid off or furloughed at media companies like the Los Angeles Times, Condé Nast, The Dallas Morning News, Gannett, McClatchy, National Public Radio, and VOX, the NNPA added staff and expanded services to NNPA member publishers across the nation.

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Houstonian Gilbert Andrew Garcia of Garcia Hamilton & Associates Plays A Part with Elite Financial Leaders at the Tulsa 2021 Economic Empowerment Day

On June 1, 2021, Gilbert Andrew Garcia of Garcia Hamilton & Associates was in Tulsa, Oklahoma to participate in the Tulsa 2021 Economic Empowerment Day. This event commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the race massacre in Tulsa which was so vividly portrayed by documentaries which premiered on several TV and Cable Channels.