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Correcting this faulty belief about COVID-19 will save lives

In times of emergency, misperceptions can prove deadly. That's certainly the case today, amid widespread belief that COVID-19 mainly threatens older Americans.

Let Go Of Anxiety And Negativity, Embrace A Positive Path Forward With The Process Way Of Life

Self-care and emotional health are more important than ever. In the face of unprecedented uncertainty, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by fear and anxiety. What can we do right now, as individuals, to begin a journey toward a brighter future?

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Rockets’ Star Russell Westbrook Purchases 650 Laptops for Local Students

Even when he is not on the court, Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook is still making his presence felt in the community. Westbrook is teaming up with Comp-U-Dopt and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to donate 650 laptops through his WHY NOT? FOUNDATION to underprivileged children throughout the city.

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Cut off from counseling during the coronavirus pandemic? There are options

Keeping away from one another is crucial for stopping the coronavirus. But that distancing also risks keeping people away from vital support.

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Obama Endorses Biden for President in Video Message

Former President Barack Obama offered his formal endorsement ofJoe Biden on Tuesday, injecting himself squarely in the presidential race for the first time by urging Democrats across the party's ideological spectrum to rally behind Biden and form a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump and win back the White House.

AFT Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign Targeting Trump over PPE Lies, Inaction

Television and online ads urge Americans to contact the White House after incompetent president accused health professionals of stealing personal protective equipment

The American Federation of Teachers today launched a six-figure television ad buy to hold President Trump accountable for his failure to protect healthcare workers and other personnel, after he bizarrely suggested nurses were stealing personal protective equipment while declining to provide PPE himself.

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I Was Lorena Bobbitt Debuts Memorial Day 2020

Lifetime kicks off Memorial Day with the Ripped from the Headlines feature premiere of I Was Lorena Bobbitt on Monday, May 25 at 8pm ET/PT. Starring Dani Montalvo (Dispatches from Elsewhere) and Luke Humphrey (Tiny Pretty Things) as the controversial couple Lorena and John Bobbitt, the film follows Lorena's account leading up to that fateful day as Lorena also serves as executive producer and on-screen narrator. Lifetime will run a PSA for the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence featuring the actors and Lorena Bobbitt, as part of Lifetime's public affairs campaign, Stop Violence Against Women.

Harris County Attorney Ryan Files Court Brief In Support of Expanding Vote by Mail Ballot

Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan filed a “friend of the court” brief on Monday in the lawsuit seeking to enforce the vote-by-mail ballot option to all voters whose health may be endangered by voting in person and ensure safe and fair elections for all.

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We Can’t Let Up The Fight To End The Black Maternal Health Crisis, Especially Right Now

The coronavirus pandemic has blown the lid off something many of us have known our entire lives: that there are deep racial disparities in our country’s health care system.

Genevieve Collins Named in First Round of NRCC Young Guns

Today, Dallas businesswoman and 32nd district Republican nominee for Congress Genevieve Collins was named an official ‘Young Gun’ by the National Republican Congressional Committee, one of just seven candidates in the nation to earn the distinction.

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AboutThatCar.com: 2020 Toyota Highlander

The last version of the Toyota Highlander had about a nine percent share of the crossover market. But the automaker would like a bigger slice. Implicit in that desire is that it will need to create a better piece of pie.

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Obama to Endorse Biden for President Today

Former President Barack Obama will endorse Joe Biden on Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans tells CNN.

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Houston Sailor ties down aircraft aboard U.S. Navy warship

Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 3rd Class Daniel Mascheri, from Houston, performs a heavy weather tie down on a F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean April 12, 2020.

Locast now streaming local TV channels in Puerto Rico

Nonprofit offers important local TV news amid coronavirus outbreak for free over internet

Locast, the nonprofit local broadcast TV streaming service, is now delivering a dozen local TV channels via the internet across Puerto Rico, bringing important local news, weather and storm coverage, emergency information, sports, and entertainment programming to internet-connected devices.

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Former Houston Comet Becomes the First African American Woman to Coach Men's College Basketball

Former WNBA star Becky Hammon made headlines back in August of 2014 when she became the first full time female coach in NBA history for the San Antonio Spurs. Some will say she blazed the trail for the female coaches behind her, as a record number 11 women are currently on staff with other NBA teams around the league.

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Lifetime's "The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel" Debuts As Highest Rated Original Movie of the Year On All of Television With 2.7 Million Total Viewers

Hallelujah! The Lifetime Original Movie The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel hit a high note on Saturday night, delivering 2.7 million Total Viewers in L+SD, according to Nielsen Media Research, making it Lifetime's highest-rated movie since 2016 and the strongest original movie on all of television for 2020 across key demos, including both broadcast and cable. Additionally, The Clark Sisters was the best ad-supported cable original movie since 2018 in key demos, with 1.1 million Adults 25-54, 905,000 Adults 18-49 and 813,000 Women 25-54.

The Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation Partners with City of Houston And Comp-U-Dopt to Help Close Digital Divide for Students Amid COVID-19

In response to the challenges of the digital divide and closing of schools due to COVID-19 precautions, Houston Rockets star, Russell Westbrook and his nonprofit organization, the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation has collaborated with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Office of Education and Comp-U-Dopt to provide children and families with computers needed to access classwork and digital learning resources online.

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April 13, 2020 #SaveUSPS: How You Can Support the United States Post Office and Its Workforce

Last week, the Washington Post reported the White House rejected a bail out proposal for the United States Post Office, which is suffering mightily due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NABJ Announces ESPN’s Michael Wilbon as Honorary 2020 Convention Chair

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) President Dorothy Tucker has announced that Michael Wilbon, one of the nation’s most respected sports journalists, will serve as the NABJ honorary chair for the 2020 joint convention with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ).

NALEO Educational Fund Calls on Congress to Step in on Census 2020

Strong oversight by Congress is paramount to salvaging the 2020 Census

The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund today released a statement from CEO Arturo Vargas on the Census Bureau’s request for a 120-day statutory relief of critical legislative deadlines amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health crisis: