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Leadership Renewal at Houston Community College: Trustees Elect 2024 Officers with Visionary Goals

The Houston Community College (HCC) Board of Trustees, in a significant session held on January 24, has unveiled its leadership lineup for 2024, subsequent to the HCC Trustee Elections. This assembly marked the commitment to educational leadership and community service by the board members, indicative of their continuous dedication to fostering an environment of academic excellence.

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Houston's LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce Amplifies Connections with Pride@5 Events

The Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce is making waves with its signature networking event, Pride@5, in collaboration with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance. This monthly gathering is quickly becoming the highlight for professionals seeking to enrich their networks within the vibrant community of Houston. Nestled in the heart of the city at 941 W 18th St., Houston, TX, the event promises a blend of business and pleasure, offering a platform for attendees to forge substantial community connections.

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Jerry Rodriguez: A Local Voice for Positive Change in the Harris County Constable Precinct 5 Race

As early voting approaches on February 20th, anticipation builds for the Texas Democratic and GOP Primaries on Super Tuesday, March 5th. A vast array of positions from the President to local constables will be on the ballot, but one race, in particular, is drawing attention in Harris County: the Constable Pct. 5 race, where after 40 years of dedicated service, Ted Heap is stepping down, and Sergeant Jerry Rodriguez steps forward as a candidate.

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Man arrested after video post showed severed head of his father

A man accused of decapitating his father – and posting online a video with his severed head amid a politically charged rant – was arrested hours later with a gun at National Guard base, according to officials and court documents.

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How to yum cha in Hong Kong, dim sum capital of the world

Nothing unites Hong Kong quite like dim sum.

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Size 23: More than a number, a local teen shares what it’s like to walk a mile in his shoes

To walk a mile in this 16-year-old’s shoes would be pretty difficult. Jor’el Bolden wears a size 23 wide.

Speaker Mike Johnson to House GOP: Senate immigration deal ‘absolutely dead,’ members say

Speaker Mike Johnson privately told House Republicans the Senate’s bipartisan immigration deal has “no way forward,” according to lawmakers who attended a closed-door meeting Tuesday – the latest blow to a major national security package intended to unlock critical aid to Ukraine as former President Donald Trump urges Republicans to kill it.

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Houston Man Receives 60-Year Sentence Without Parole for Child Molestation

In a decisive legal victory, a 50-year-old Houston man, Daniel A. Reyes-Gomez, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison without parole for the continuous sexual assault of two girls, aged 7 and 12 at the time, over several months starting in 2020. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced the verdict, emphasizing the importance of ensuring justice for the most vulnerable victims in our society – our children.

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Mother charged in death of 5-year-old son who fell from 17th-floor apartment window

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of her son two months ago.

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‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians eating grass/drinking polluted water - famine looms across Gaza

Hanadi Gamal Saed El Jamara, 38, says sleep is all that can distract her children from the aching hunger gnawing at their bellies.

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Texas Parents of OnlyFans Model Arrested for Alleged Murder of Boyfriend and Tampering with Deceased's Laptop

The parents of an Onlyfans model charged with murdering her boyfriend at a Miami high-rise were arrested after, officials said, they tampered with evidence regarding the case.

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MrBeast tested Elon Musk’s theory; took home $250,000

Influencer MrBeast said on Monday that he had made more than $250,000 from one video posted to X, in a sign of just how much major internet personalities stand to make from the social platform’s new ad revenue sharing program.

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About 5,000 adverse events related to cosmetics reported to the FDA each year - agency updates its oversight

The US Food and Drug Administration receives about 5,000 reports each year about health problems related to the use of cosmetic products, and under a new law, the agency has issued updated instructions for reporting these types of serious adverse events.

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Chita Rivera, Tony Award-winning actress and singer, dead at 91

Chita Rivera, an iconic performer of stage and screen with credits including “Chicago,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Sweet Charity,” has died. She was 91.

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Explorers say they think they’ve found Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane

Groundbreaking aviator Amelia Earhart’s tragic and mysterious disappearance while flying over the Pacific Ocean has captivated the world for nearly 87 years, spurring on countless investigations and expeditions for answers on what happened to the beloved pilot.

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Undercover Israeli troops dressed as medical staff kill three militants

Israeli special forces, dressed as civilians and medical staff, infiltrated the Ibn Sina hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday and killed three Palestinian men, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials.

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US moves to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela

The US has reimposed economic sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and says it could go on to reimpose further sanctions on the country’s oil and gas sector after Venezuela’s Supreme Court barred main opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado from running for president last week.

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Former dean says there was no reason to search Michigan school shooter’s backpack for gun

The former dean of students at Oxford High School testified in a Michigan court Tuesday that he returned Ethan Crumbley’s backpack to him on the morning of November 30, 2021, unknowingly providing him with the gun used later that day in the mass shooting.

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Mojave Desert - Gruesome murders connected to illicit marijuana grow operation

Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County last week, which apparently stemmed from a dispute over marijuana.

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Community Voices Concerns Over Exxon Mobil’s Baytown Olefins Plant at Public Meeting

Concerned residents will gather at the Marriott SpringHill Suites Baytown to voice their worries over the renewal of Federal Operating Permit No. 1553 for Exxon Mobil Corporation's Baytown Olefins Plant. The public meeting, scheduled for February 5, 2024, at 6 P.M., holds crucial importance for the Baytown community as they seek insights into the future operations of the plant and its potential environmental and health impacts.