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Texas House Backs Bill to Improve Texas Nursing Homes

Bipartisan effort seeks to avoid potential nursing home crisis

Members of the Texas House of Representatives took a huge step Thursday toward addressing years of nursing home underfunding, passing House Bill 2766.

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Xi Alpha Omega's Party with a Purpose to Support Students with Backpacks and School Supplies

The One Million Backpacks Committee, chaired by Ava Logans Clark, of the Xi Alpha Omega (XAO) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Incorporated has been hard at work collecting backpacks and filling them with school supplies to help children in our communities to be successful in school.

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Teacher's aide accused of giving special needs student a 'wedgie' in front of his classmates

A special needs teacher's aide at Mount Vernon Elementary School is accused of giving a male student a "wedgie" in front of a classroom of his peers last month.

Teens Head to Walt Disney World for Disney Dreamers Academy

The 2020 Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE kicks off this week, March 12-15, 2020, welcoming 100 students from across the country to Walt Disney World Resort for an immersive, transformational four-day mentoring experience.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Demands Congressional Hearings into the Response and Recovery Efforts Following Reports that 2,975 American Lives were lost in the months after Hurricane Maria and the

Jackson Lee: “There must be major sustained efforts to help the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and my neighbors dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. We must continue this endeavor with the solemnity today’s revised death toll demands and the purpose and bipartisanship the moment requires and that the American people expect.”

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated® Elects Dr. Stacie N.C. Grant as International President

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated elected Dr. Stacie N.C. Grant as its 26th International President and Chief Executive Officer during the organization's biennial international convention in Philadelphia.

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Unwrap Flavorful Delight: Firehouse Subs Offers Exclusive Deal on New Chicken Parmesan Meatball Sub

Firehouse Subs Rewards Members are in for a treat as today marks the final opportunity to relish a mouthwatering 50% off their order on the app or online after 6 pm at participating U.S. restaurants. For those yet to savor the delectable Chicken Parmesan Meatball Sub, this irresistible offer is your ticket to culinary bliss.

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Comedian and activist Eddie Izzard is planning to stand for UK parliament

Comedian and activist Eddie Izzard has announced on social media that she is hoping to stand as a member of parliament at the UK’s next general election.

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American passenger bites flight attendant - plane returns to Tokyo

An American airline passenger allegedly bit a female cabin crew member mid-flight on Tuesday, forcing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Seattle to return to Tokyo, an airline spokesperson said.

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An unprecedented UFO report and other moments from 2023 that rivaled science fiction

This year held some truly out-there moments in the world of science and space travel.

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Pelosi will stay around to lead House Democrats through the next election -- and perhaps beyond

Speaker Nancy Pelosi will stay until at least after the midterm elections, extending her nearly 20-year run as the House's top Democrat after she turns 82 and, perhaps, beyond.

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Largest study of brains of athletes younger than 30 finds early signs of CTE even in amateur players

A new study from Boston University’s CTE Center has discovered more than 60 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, in athletes who were under the age of 30 at the time of their death. This is the largest study to look at the neurodegenerative disease in young people.

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Florida rejects social studies textbooks

taking a knee and other content of 'concern'

Florida rejected nearly 35% of social studies textbooks submitted by publishers for approval, including those that referenced social justice and "other information that was not aligned with Florida Law," the state's Department of Education announced Tuesday.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on Resignation of Director of Office of Government Ethics

Jackson Lee: “Director Shaub’s resignation marks a sad and disturbing development that calls into question the integrity of our Government at a time when so many questions have been raised.”

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Newly Released Emails Prove There Is Nowhere Left To Hide: Trump Campaign Colluded With Russians

Jackson Lee: “The emails reveal the willingness in the Trump campaign to accept help from the Russians to subvert our electoral process and cheat the American people.”

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A Coherent Foreign Policy Does Not Exist With The Trump White House

Jackson Lee: “The President needs to stand up to Putin and sign the Sanctions Bill now.”

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Condemns Harvard Law Professor Over Racially Charged Remarks

Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “I am highly offended and disturbed by the remarks of Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz and firmly believe that racism has no place in the nation’s judicial system.”

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on the Passing of Former Texas Governor Mark White

Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “I am deeply saddened and heartbroken over the passing of my dear friend, former Texas Governor Mark White, and offer my most sincere prayers and condolences to his wife Linda and the rest of their family.”

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo to Brief House Intelligence Panel Tuesday

CIA Director Mike Pompeo will brief the members of the House intelligence committee Tuesday on what President Donald Trump discussed with Russian officials last week, following claims the President apparently revealed classified information.