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The art gallery where Christina Yuna Lee once worked honors her life and legacy

Two months since Christina Yuna Lee was brutally killed in her New York Chinatown apartment, family and friends are finding new ways to pay tribute to her life.

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Why Tesla investors may need to worry about Elon Musk's Twitter distraction

Tesla is in a highly competitive electric car market. It has no chief operating officer. And CEO Elon Musk was already busy juggling leadership roles at SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink before he launched an unsolicited takeover offer for Twitter. That's a lot of distractions. And it may be one too many for Tesla investors.

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Living organ donations save lives. This is how you become a donor

Samira Jafari is at home now resting from a surgery that saved a life -- not her own, but her colleague's.

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2 house parties, an Easter fete and a mall were among the sites of at least 10 weekend US mass shootings

At least 10 mass shootings across the US this weekend left eight people dead and dozens injured, disrupting gatherings including an Easter celebration and a massive house party.

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Florida rejects 41% of new math textbooks, citing critical race theory among its reasons

The Florida Department of Education announced Friday the state has rejected more than 50 math textbooks from next school year's curriculum, citing references to critical race theory among reasons for the rejections.

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Democrats Warnock, Kelly continue to outpace GOP candidates and other takeaways from Senate and House fundraising reports

Senate Democrats face strong political headwinds in this year's midterm elections, but they have maintained -- and in some cases, super-charged -- their fundraising in pivotal states, new campaign finance reports show.

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Mariupol's defenders dig in for last stand as Russia threatens to 'filter' out men

The fate of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol is hanging on an unknown number of defenders making their last stand at an iron and steel plant.

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Jury is deadlocked in murder trial of Ohio doctor accused of overprescribing fentanyl to the dying

Jurors in Ohio said Monday they are at an impasse and cannot reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of William Husel, the doctor accused of overprescribing the powerful opioid fentanyl to his critically ill patients and hastening their deaths.

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Around The Bases: Astros Drop Series Against Mariners

I don’t want to get too excited nine games into the season, but rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña is giving me those “It” factor vibes with his play so far. Even though he was given the day off in the last game of the series, he made his presence felt in the second game.

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Justin Verlander Turns Astros "Check Engine" Light Off In Shutout Win Over The Mariners

The good thing for Houston is they have one of the best baseball mechanics in the game in right-hand pitcher Justin Verlander. The former two-time Cy Young Award winner knew how to turn off the check engine for the Astros as he pitched eight scoreless innings in Houston’s 4-0 victory over the Mariners

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Houston Native Meritoriously Advanced Aboard Oldest Commissioned Warship Afloat: USS Constitution

Houston, Texas, native, Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Martinez was meritoriously advanced to the rank of third class petty officer aboard USS Constitution, April 5.

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Rockets' Jalen Green is Ready to Shed the "Rookie" Label

The media huddled around the Houston Rockets practice facility microphone, still laughing about rookie Alperen Sengun’s favorite English phrase he learned during his first year in the United States. Another young man walks in with a massive smile on his face and greets everyone in his presence.

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Black Restaurant Week Moves the Houston Black Dollar

Houston, we have officially wrapped up another amazing Black Restaurant Week here in the place where it all started. Started in 2016 by Warren Luckett, Falayn Ferrell, and Derek Robinson, Black Restaurant Week is "dedicated to celebrating the flavors of African-American, African, and Caribbean cuisine nationwide." Not only are they showcasing our diversity in food, but they are stimulating the movement of the black dollar. That movement is something that many of us have been longing to see again.

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Chef Jacoby Ponder Tantalizes Taste Buds With Delicious Peach Bourbon BBQ Chicken Recipe

As spring approaches and the weather warms up outside, Chef Jacoby Ponder will tantalize your taste buds with his Peach Bourbon BBQ Chicken recipe, available in his new “Supper” cookbook set to drop in Fall of 2022. This recipe offers a refreshing blend of both sweet and savory flavors, while maintaining the classic smoky flavor of fresh-off-the-grill barbecue.

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Pew Poll: Being Black Is Central to Sense of Identity for Most Black Americans

Black adults in America are nearly 40 points more likely than the general population to say that their racial background is central to the way they think about themselves, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, and how Black Americans view their racial identity affects their sense of connection with the Black community locally, in the US and around the world.

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Vice President Kamala Harris to Announce Reforms to Ease the Burden of Medical Debt

One-in-three adults in the United States are saddled with medical debt, which now counts as the largest source of debt in collections – more than credit cards, utilities, and auto loans combined. According to a White House fact sheet, Black and Hispanic households are more likely to hold medical debt than white households.

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Houston’s Restaurant of the Year Is Giving Away a Car to a Single Mom for Mother’s Day

The Greasy Spoon is doing something special for a local single mother for Mother’s Day.

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Around The Bases: Astros Bats Go Cold In Series Split With Arizona

After a scorching start at the plate against the Los Angeles Angels, where the team scored 20 runs in four games, Houston struggled to get four runs in the last two games against the Diamondbacks, going 14-for-68 from the batter’s box.

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Here's what getting more expensive at the grocery store

Food prices keep going up. In the year ending in March, not adjusted for seasonal swings, food prices rose 8.8% — the biggest 12-month increase since the year ended May 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.

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Drug overdose deaths in the US tick up again to another record high, according to CDC data

The unprecedented rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States continues, reaching another record high, according to new provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.