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Race and Data Discrimination In America

Today there is a welcomed breath of fresh political air in Washington, DC even amidst the unprecedented spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic throughout the United States. According to the Biden-Harris Administration the issues of racial justice and equity are now top priorities in a “whole of government” commitment to all Americans, and in particular to African Americans and other people of color communities.

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Mayor Turner and Comcast Announce The Comcast RISE Investment Fund, Which Will Award $1 Million In Grants To BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses In Houston

Mayor Sylvester Turner and Comcast announced the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, which will provide $5 million dollars of grants to hundreds of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned, small businesses in five cities nationwide, including $1 million in Houston.

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Americans Can Take Pride in the Super Bowl

Last night, millions of people across the world watched the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl over the Kansas City Chiefs. They saw great athletes performing at the top of their profession. They saw a game marked by hard tackling and blocking, fierce runs and complex plays. It was a big night with a big audience. The obvious question is how was the National Football League able to pull off playing the season with 32 teams and then the playoffs and the big game in the midst of a pandemic?

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H-E-B Partners With Local Couple To Expand Their Entrepreneurial Dreams

Hope is something that is sought when desperation sets in. The source of that anguish can be from all sorts of things. For Kim and L. J. Williams their sense of despair was from a health scare. During a time in their lives when they were the happiness celebrating the birth of their second child, they got hit with the news that Kim was prediabetic.

FEMA to Establish NRG Stadium as a COVID Vaccine Megasite

Governor Abbott and FEMA announce launch of community vaccination sites In Dallas and Houston.

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CNN to host town hall with President Joe Biden

Less than one month after taking office, President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, answering questions from Americans as the nation struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic and jumpstart a troubled economy.

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Democrats' $3,000 child tax credit idea is about lifting 4 million kids out of poverty

Though it started as a way to provide relief to middle class families, the child tax credit has also evolved into a bipartisan tool for lifting kids out of poverty.

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Congress has already approved $4 trillion in Covid relief. Here's what's happened to it

Congress has authorized nearly $4 trillion in spending over the past year to help address the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but only about $3 trillion of it has been spent.

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More than 80 civil rights organizations call on Biden to abolish the federal death penalty

More than 80 nationally recognized criminal justice and civil rights advocacy organizations have joined in the call to President Joe Biden on Tuesday urging him to abolish the federal death penalty and commute the sentences of 49 death row inmates to life in prison.

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Covid-19 vaccines to be sent directly to community health centers to target 'hard-to-reach populations'

The Biden administration will send some of the Covid-19 vaccine supply directly to community health centers starting next week as part of an effort to reach underserved areas, White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients announced Tuesday.

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Don't get cocky with these Covid-19 numbers. With new variants, easing restrictions now would be 'incredibly risky'

Covid-19 numbers are getting better. But letting your guard down could be an open invitation for highly contagious variants to trample the US -- erasing the progress made. "We're ... seeing what happens in other countries when these variants take over," emergency physician Dr. Leana Wen said. "There is (an) explosive surge, even when the countries are basically in shutdown."

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There's hardly any flu this year. Coronavirus restrictions may be responsible

It's the second week in February, a time of year when influenza is usually sweeping across the country. Yet this year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, there's very little influenza activity.

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GM extends shutdown at three plants due to chip shortage

The computer chip shortage is taking a bigger bite out of General Motors' production plans than the company originally expected.

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Secretary Pete Buttigieg on High Speed Rail

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the United States to lead the world on high-speed rail, a goal that's easier said than done.

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Michelle Obama is launching a cooking show on Netflix

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is launching a kid-centric cooking show on Netflix.

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Instagram wants Reels to be more than a hub for 'recycled' TikToks

Instagram's short-form video feature has been flooded with popular TikToks -- and the Facebook-owned company seems to have noticed.

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Phoebe Bridgers wants you to know women can smash guitars too

At the end of her performance of her single "I Know The End" on "Saturday Night Live" this past weekend, Phoebe Bridgers attempted to smash her guitar.

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Halle Berry claps back over comment that she 'can't keep a man'

Don't come for Halle Berry. The actress had the perfect response after someone tried to troll her for her multiple failed relationships.

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Mary Wilson, a founding member of 'The Supremes,' has died

Mary Wilson, a founding member of "The Supremes" has died at the age of 76, her publicist told CNN.

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Rockets look to get back on track against the Pelicans

The Houston Rockets (11-2) will be back in action tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans (10-12) as they play their second game of a back-to-back that started with a loss to the Charlotte Hornets last night by a score 119-94.