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Edward Pollard Announces Candidacy for Houston City Council District J

Local attorney and entrepreneur Edward Pollard officially announces his candidacy for Houston City Council District J. Pollard is the proprietor of Pollard Legal Group, which primarily focuses on personal injury cases.

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R. Kelly leaves jail after posting bail, saying, 'We're going to straighten all this stuff out'

R. Kelly, the singer facing multiple legal cases including charges of sexually abusing teens, bailed out of Chicago's Cook County Jail for the second time in less than a month late Saturday morning and made a brief statement about his intent to rise above his legal troubles.

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Buttigieg testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for transportation secretary post

Pete Buttigieg testified before a Senate panel considering his nomination for transportation secretary on Thursday, putting the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor on the path to becoming the first Senate-confirmed LGBTQ Cabinet secretary.

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Josh Christopher takes advantage of first NBA career start

"D.J. Augustin had told me before they wrote it on the board," Christopher said jokingly. "I was like, 'Oh, OK.' I didn't have my contacts in, so I was like, 'Does it say J.C.?' It did so a little excitement but more ready to go, like 'Boom, we're here, let's go win a game.'"

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Biden reshuffles economic team midway through first term

President Joe Biden's economic team is taking new shape midway through his first term and as he gears up for an expected reelection bid, with the White House Tuesday officially naming Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser and nominating Jared Bernstein to serve as his chair for the Council of Economic Advisers.

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Aide asked 911 dispatcher to send ambulance to Austin’s house without lights and sirens before Walter Reed hospitalization

An aide who called 911 requesting an ambulance to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s house on New Year’s Day asked that the ambulance be discreet and “not show up with lights and sirens.”

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Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević dies at 46

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack, according to the team. He was 46.

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Video Shows Police Officer Beating Homeless woman

A police department in Georgia has reopened an internal investigation after a cellphone video surfaced showing a DeKalb County police officer striking a homeless woman with his baton several times during an arrest.

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Adding Fuel to the Fire of Our Pandemics

Nero, the Roman Emperor who legendarily fiddled while Rome burned is a symbol for an irresponsible, ineffective, and callous leader who shows indifference to people in crisis. The great Rome fire took place in the first century AD. The fiddle wasn’t invented until the eleventh century, so it is unlikely that the hedonistic emperor played the fiddle while his city was burning. More likely, he was engaged in some trivial or sybaritic act, regardless of the crisis.

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Well Deserved: Why Hopkins And Not OBJ Should Be the Highest Paid WR

On September 1, 2017, the Houston Texans made their star WR DeAndre Hopkins the highest paid player at his position (5 yrs./$81 million - $49 million guaranteed). That exceeds the contract extension WR Antonio Brown received ($68 million/$19 million guaranteed) this offseason from the Pittsburg Steelers. Hopkins has now set the bar for others at his position to seek similar deals.

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Wisecracks, Cold Noodles and Soju: Is This What Trump Could Expect From a Kim Summit?

Kim Jong Un's meeting with South Korean officials in Pyongyang earlier this week has given a rare insight into the North Korean leader's style and hospitality.

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Greenspoint Area Pastor Jamail Johnson Campaigns For A Change In Aldine Independent School District

North Houston area Pastor Jamail Johnson (The Word Church) Campaigns for the Position 1 seat on the board of Aldine Independent School District. Johnson recently hosted his campaign kick-off on last Thursday, Sept. 14, 2019 at the Allen Dave Tribute Center.

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Six Pack: SIX PACK Major League Baseball select six Astros players to participate in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game

Well, here we are again. In the exact same spot as two years ago. Yes, I know our physical anatomy has changed a little bit. Ok. For me, it has a lot because I love Shipley’s donuts and Whataburger. Hey, I am from Houston and those two establishments fed me through my upbringing. I digress.

Legendary Baltimore basketball player, comedian killed on city streets

Baltimore is mourning the loss of legendary basketball player and comedian Gerald Brown, who was shot and killed in the city over the weekend. The 34-year-old father of two grew up in the city, and he did sketch comedy and volunteered to coach basketball after becoming a legendary player in the city.

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Manafort Request for Leniency Met With a Final Sentence: 7.5 Years

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Wednesday to a total of 7.5 years in federal prison for financial crimes stemming from twin cases from the special counsel's office.

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Competency exam ordered for man accused of firing shots, threatening polls on Election Day

A 20-year-old man has been charged in connection to a shots fired incident and serious threats made against polling places on Election Day in Milwaukee Tuesday, Nov, 6.

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Biden set to appear with Gen. Lloyd Austin as he lobbies Democrats to back waiver for defense secretary nominee

President-elect Joe Biden will begin trying to sell his choice for defense secretary, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, to congressional Democrats who are balking at the prospect of waiving the requirement that the position be filled by someone who has been out of active-duty military service for at least seven years.

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Kushner resurfaces with op-ed on the Middle East

Top Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner resurfaced on Sunday by penning a Wall Street Journal op-ed about the Middle East, his first public remarks since the end of the Trump administration and offering a potential indication into how he will seek to cement his own legacy and accomplishments.

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Trump and Orban set to take stage in Texas as activists gather for conservative confab

Former President Donald Trump, who is weighing when to announce his expected third run for the Republican presidential nomination, will address a gathering of conservative activists here this weekend.

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Stephen Smith's family raises money to have body exhumed for private autopsy almost 2 years after Murdaugh case prompted renewed scrutiny

The family of a 19-year-old found dead in the middle of a South Carolina road in 2015 will seek to have his body exhumed, they announced last week, almost two years after state authorities reopened a probe into his death based on information learned while investigating the murders of Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh.