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Memorial Parks Expands Dining Offerings with Addition of Vibrant Café

New Destination for Health-Conscious Dining Now Open in the Park’s New Running Complex

Memorial Park Conservancy is thrilled to announce the latest addition to its dining landscape with the opening of Vibrant, the Houston-based café known for its commitment to health and sustainability. This new establishment joins the existing Vibrant location in Montrose, providing an all-day dining option within the Park’s Running Complex. A portion of the café’s revenue goes towards the Conservancy's efforts to maintain and preserve the Park.

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Trump, Feted And Chided Abroad, Returns To Uncertainty At Home

He traveled to Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Vatican, Belgium and Italy

Trump's first presidential foreign trip lasted nine days

COVID Testing Sites

As of Friday, May 15, the City of Houston reported 5,340 COVID-19 cases and 114 deaths. Statewide, there are 45,466 confirmed cases, and over 1.4 million cases across the country.

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‘Oppenheimer’ unleashes Christopher Nolan on the ‘father’ of the atomic bomb

“Oppenheimer” seeks to match the mythological nature of its central theme – an “American Prometheus,” punished for bringing humankind the seeds of its potential destruction – with a movie of equal heft, scale and (most of all) length. Writer-director Christopher Nolan’s epic film essentially consists of three chapters, with the middle, Atlas-like, holding up the weaker, drawn-out beginning and end.

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Lamar Odom Regrets Affairs, Says Cocaine Helped End Career

Lamar Odom says he’s “a walking miracle” after being found unconscious with cocaine in his system in a Nevada brothel in 2015.

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GM Offers $25,000 Reward to Nab Those Hanging Nooses in Plant

General Motors says it is offering a $25,000 reward to anyone who has information about racist graffiti and nooses found at a plant in Toledo, Ohio, nearly two years ago.

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Teenage Girl With a Bright Future Dies After Being Shot In Her Bedroom

16-year old Jewell Jefferson from DeKalb County, Georgia was recently found shot in her bed. Police say she was rushed to the hospital, but later died.

Death investigation underway after reports of drowning in Whittier Narrows

Authorities are investigating an apparent drowning in Whittier after a person was found dead Wednesday morning.

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Harvey to Cause Continuous Rainfall Through Wednesday; Residents Advised to Shelter in Place & Avoid Travel

The Brazos River is anticipated to approach 59 feet early this week, which is three feet over the 100-year flood event. As a precaution, Missouri City officials are urging residents to prepare in the event that these levels are reached. There are no evacuations currently in place; residents will be notified if the shelter in place order is changed.

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Walmart apologizes after woman says Black dolls more expensive than white ones

While trying to teach her kids about their heritage, a Kentucky mother found that finding diverse toys comes at a price. Asheria Brown, a mother of three, was looking for a more diverse version of a doll set that her daughter had found at a Walmart store.

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Texas officials are still trying to put together a timeline of what happened in Uvalde school shooting

Today should have been a joyous day at Robb Elementary School as kids celebrated the last day of classes before summer vacation.

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‘Suits’ Actress Meghan Markle’s Romance With Prince Harry Heats Up

American actress Meghan Markle has attended a celebrity polo match near London where Prince Harry was playing, increasing British press speculation about their relationship.

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UPDATE: Police identify suspect in mother's death

UPDATE ON JULY 15: 41-year-old Christopher G. Caggiano was identified as the suspect in this case by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

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Police investigate company's 'treasure ship' claims

Police are investigating a South Korean company that claimed to have discovered a sunken Russian warship with $8.9 billion worth of gold on board.

Russia tries to identify 3 killed in Central African Republic

Diplomats are working to confirm the identities of three people believed to be Russian citizens who were killed this week in the Central African Republic, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told CNN Tuesday.

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Former Rep. John Conyers Dies at 90

Former Rep. John Conyers, a longtime Michigan Democrat who represented parts of Detroit for more than 50 years before his resignation in 2017, died Sunday at age 90, his son, John Conyers III, told CNN.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement Following Reports from the Census Bureau Indicating that Healthcare Enrollment Has Declined

Jackson Lee— “The numbers outlined in today’s Census Report are not a win for any political party, and Republicans celebrate these statistics at their own peril. In countless opinion polls, Americans list access to affordable, quality healthcare as the number one issue for Americans. In the almost three years of his term, the current occupant of the White House has put forth no plan or roadmap which would meaningfully address this kitchen table issue for millions of Americans. I demand that the President halt his systemic attack on the Affordable Care Act—made apparently for no other reason than envy (at best), or racism (at worst), and that he work with willing partners in the Congress, to fortify our nation’s healthcare apparatus.”

Free Press Action Pleased to See Beto O’Rourke Challenge White-Supremacist Violence but Skeptical of Proposal to Weaken Section 230

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke announced on Friday his plan to combat hate and violence in the United States. The candidate’s proposal includes requiring large social-media platforms to create systems designed to remove hateful activities on their sites.

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Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer has died at age 73

Reggae music pioneer, Neville "Bunny Wailer " Livingston, has died at age 73, Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport said in a statement.

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Tik Tok’s Top 5 Influential Pastor Dwight Buckner Jr Releases Third Book entitled Overlooked

America’s loved relationship counselor, pastor and author releases his highly anticipated Third book “Overlooked”

‘Overlooked’ is the newest digital literature penned by Tik Tok influencer Pastor Dwight Buckner Jr. Buckner created ‘Overlooked’ as a guide to learn healthy ways to manage rejection and feelings of ostracization, allowing the reader to unleash their internal greatness and defy naysayer’s expectations. In this digital literature, Pastor Dwight Buckner continues to advocate self-awareness, emotional management, and direct communication as major tools for rebuilding the most important person: yourself.