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Suburban Sugar Land Women & Partners Award Eight Scholarships

Suburban Sugar Land Women (SSLW) & Phenomenal Partners award EIGHT continuing and first-time scholarships. Scholarships are available annually to high school graduates in Fort Bend County - Fort Bend ISD, Katy ISD, Lamar CISD, Needville ISD, and Stafford MSD. Online application and bursar’s form are accepted annually June 01 – 30,11:59pm. Scholarship’s criteria - complete and accurate: application; professional head – shoulder photo; unofficial transcript, documentation that an official transcript has been requested, and receipt of an official transcript detailing full time enrollment – minimum of 12 credits; essay details why applicant should receive scholarship, current community service with responsibilities and leadership’ roles, and specific in person and virtual SSLW service participation; two letters of reference – one from high school or university staff and one from community service organization on letter head, dated, specific service’s details with sender’s name, signature, title, telephone, and email; and documentation of enrollment such as class schedule, housing assignment. Recipients must attend an annual, in person, College Send Off in July. Checks are mailed to the universities by July 31. Follow up in August – September.

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Texas A&M President Katherine Banks resigns amid fallout from failed hiring of journalism professor

“The recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it clear to me that I must retire immediately,” Banks wrote in her resignation letter. “The negative press is a distraction from the wonderful work being done here.”

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CIA chief nominee vows not to restart interrogation program

Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's pick to be the next CIA director, pledged Wednesday she would not restart the CIA's detention and interrogation program and that she would not follow an order that she found morally objectionable.

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No fans or sex? Tokyo has tough task trying not to be the first 'no-fun' Olympics

Empty stadiums, no fans, and if you're an athlete it's probably best to avoid having sex in the Olympic Village just to be on the safe side.

3 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings

The January 6 select committee's latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump's attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.

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Kyrie Irving, Jalen Brunson and Deandre Ayton question marks headline free agency as it prepares to begin

At 6 p.m. ET on June 30, there will be fireworks. Because at precisely that time, NBA teams are officially permitted to begin negotiations with free agents.

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150 arrested in second night of French protests after 17-year-old shot dead by police

Police stations, town halls and schools were set alight across France on Wednesday, the second night of protests following the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy that was captured on video.

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Race Was a Factor In Black Professor’s Failed Hiring, Texas A&M Department Head Says

A Texas A&M University department head involved in the failed efforts to recruit a Black journalism professor said Friday that then-President M. Katherine Banks interfered in the hiring process and that race was a factor in university officials’ decision to water down her job offer.

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Big League 2018 Goal: Trump Hopes for Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

President Donald Trump, looking ahead to a critical election year where his record will be on the ballot alongside Republican lawmakers, plans a major push on infrastructure in January, aides said this week.

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Georgia lawmaker Jason Spencer is under fire after dropping pants, yelling 'n-word' on 'Who Is America?'

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is calling for the resignation of a state lawmaker who dropped his trousers and repeatedly used the "n-word" on Sunday night's episode of the Showtime series "Who Is America?"

$2 Million in NFL Funding Now Available to Help Innovators Create a New, Top-Performing Football Helmet

Submission window open through March 23, 2020 to support NFL Helmet Challenge applicants

The National Football League (NFL) today announced the submission window is now open for innovators, engineers and entrepreneurs to apply for up to $2 million in grant funding to support the creation of a new, top-performing football helmet. Grantees will then use the funds to create helmet prototypes to be submitted as part of the previously announced NFL Helmet Challenge, a contest with an additional prize of $1 million.

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The CDC was too cautious about what vaccinated people can do, doctors say. Now pendulum has swung in the opposite direction

At first, the news sounded great: Fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks indoors, with just some exceptions, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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Chaos at the Capitol

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, will go down as one of the darkest days in American History. A sitting U.S. President incited people for months with lies about how the election was stole from him and was unfair igniting the angry in people to the point that they became craze. That craze became insanity. And they did the unthinkable with the permission of these words:

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Credit Suisse: Why it's struggling and why that's a big deal

Credit Suisse, the 167-year-old bank and the second-largest lender in Switzerland, is in deep trouble.

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House GOP requests Manhattan DA's testimony as they seek to discredit investigation into Trump

Three key House GOP chairmen took the extraordinary step on Monday of seeking to intervene in an investigation into Donald Trump ahead of potential criminal charges the former president may face. The move underscores the lengths House Republicans are going to try to defend Trump ahead of a potential indictment, even as they acknowledge they don't know the full scope of any potential charges.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released from hospital

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday, according to the Pentagon, two weeks after he was admitted for complications following prostate cancer surgery.

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Herschel Walker launches Senate campaign in Georgia

Herschel Walker, the former football star, announced his campaign for US Senate in Georgia on Wednesday, after months of speculation marked by both former President Donald Trump's public encouragement and some Republicans' rising concerns about the political newcomer's ability to win a crucial seat.

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Anguished joy; ‘nothing impossible -’Palestinian national soccer team on Asian Cup adventure

As the echoes of the final whistle rang out around the Abdullah bin Khalifa stadium in Doha, Qatar, Palestinian players celebrated with anguished joy last week.

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Kitchen Throwdown: The Ultimate battle between 2 All-pro NFL Player

Succulent, Aromatic, Smoky, Sensational, and Yummy, definitely not words synonymous with America's football frenzy and Super Bowl craze but one local firm; Boom Media and Image Consulting, is looking to change the game one pigskin at a time! We've watched our favorite NFL players hit the field during the season to battle for gridiron glory and now two All-Pro NFL players will have one last chance to make a game changing play in the inaugural culinary showdown known as "Kitchen Throwdown". This culinary battle will be held at the Conservatory Underground Beer Garden and Food Hall located at 1010 Prairie St, Houston, TX 77002 on Wednesday, February 1st from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Homeless, Terminally Ill Dogs Find Sanctuary Here

The brown-eyed beagle rests his head on the edge of his bed, his eyes peering out as volunteers walk by and stop to pet him. He's known as "Much Loved Bob," and volunteers say he doesn't have much time left.