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Lone Star Flight Museum Names Pete Olson Chairman of the Board.

Former Chair Rozzell to remain on Board as Immediate Past Chair.

On January 1, 2024, former U.S. congressman Pete Olson was named Chairman of the Board of the Lone Star Flight Museum. The Board of Directors unanimously elected Olson to the position on December 4, 2023. He succeeds Scott Rozzell, who had served as board chair for the past nine years.

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Florida GOP removes Christian Ziegler from party chairmanship amid sexual assault investigation

Florida’s Republican Party has removed Christian Ziegler as party chairman amid a sex scandal and a sexual assault investigation.

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Congress races to lock in spending deal before shutdown deadline

Lawmakers returning to Washington this week face a critical government funding deadline, and – despite a deal on top-line spending numbers announced over the weekend – more work remains to avert a shutdown.

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Campus Chronicles - January 11, 2024

Mark your calendars! Join us for the 65th Aldine ISD FFA Livestock Show from January 24-26. Get ready for exciting events and don't miss out on the incredible Sale of Champions!

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One in 100 people in Gaza has been killed since October 7

About one in every 100 people in Gaza has been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted on October 7, according to Palestinian statistics.

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OpenAI claims copyright lawsuit from The New York Times is ‘without merit’

OpenAI on Monday pushed back against a lawsuit filed last month by The New York Times alleging that the artificial intelligence juggernaut violated copyright law by using Times journalism to train its systems, calling the suit “without merit.”

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2024 College Football Playoff National Championship: How to watch Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies in title game

It is the culmination of the college football season with the opportunity to etch names into eternity and cement legacies forever.

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Cockpit voice recorders only record 2 hours at a time. The NTSB chair wants it to be 25 hours

Investigators will never know exactly what the Alaska Airlines pilots were saying last week in the chaotic, loud first moments after a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9, leaving a hole in the side of its fuselage shortly after takeoff.

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Harris County Attorney Menefee Opens Applications for 2024 Summer Legal Academy

The Office of Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee is now accepting applications for the 2024 Summer Legal Academy (SLA), a unique two-week educational readiness program for high school students to learn more about what it takes to become an attorney. The office typically receives more than 200 applications for the 35 available spots and encourages students to apply early.

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Texas Southern University Names Charlie W. Coleman III Associate Vice President of Development

Texas Southern University welcomes Charlie W. Coleman, III, J.D., MBA, as the new Associate Vice President of Development. Charlie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position. Charlie has a proven track record of philanthropic and for-profit revenue-driving success. For over 15 years, Charlie has led high-performing teams by creating strong, strategic collaborative partnerships, and he is prepared to enhance the University’s fundraising as a global leader in higher education.

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Civil trial alleging top NRA officials used the organization as ‘personal piggy bank’ begins today

The testimony of Wayne LaPierre, in the waning days of his long tenure as head of one of the nation’s most powerful lobbying groups, could highlight a New York civil trial alleging top officials used the National Rifle Association as a “personal piggy bank.”

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The ‘walking route’: How an underground industry is helping migrants flee China for the US

They come with backpacks carrying a few spare changes of clothes and whatever money and phones they weren’t robbed of by criminals or cartels along the way, arriving at the United States-Mexico border exhausted from the stress of the journey north.

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Fear kept her from school after a shooting. How a walking partner – with ‘no words required’ – helped her do the impossible

Every time she left her house, the high schooler would scan for people reaching into backpacks. In public buildings, she’d calculate the nearest exit.

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Former majority owner Mark Cuban tells Dallas Mavericks employees he’ll distribute $35M in bonuses

Mark Cuban, who recently sold a majority share of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks franchise, surprised Mavs employees on Friday when he informed them that the team would distribute more than $35 million in bonuses, a spokesperson for the team told CNN Sport.

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It may be a long time, if ever, before everyone involved in January 6 is punished. Here’s why

As Americans gear up for another tense presidential election, the US legal system is still grappling with how to handle the hundreds of individuals who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House.

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Here’s what the Supreme Court faces as justices discuss Trump’s eligibility

The US Supreme Court is now confronting an election case of unparalleled weight that will determine Donald Trump’s prospects to regain the White House and influence public regard for an increasingly embattled court.

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Community college enrollment is down. Here’s what will happen to workers and the US economy if it doesn’t come back

Community colleges provide access to postsecondary education at a much lower cost compared to four-year universities.

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Navajo Nation’s objection to landing human remains on the moon prompts last-minute White House meeting

The White House has convened a last-minute meeting to discuss a private mission to the moon — set to launch in days — after the largest group of Native Americans in the United States asked the administration to delay the flight because it will be carrying cremated human remains destined for a lunar burial.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recovering after being admitted to hospital

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on New Year’s Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday.

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Xavier student who underwent 3 open-heart surgeries as child hoping to work in nursing

Lydia Butler underwent three open-heart surgeries before she turned 4. Today, she's a Xavier University nursing student hoping to one day work at Cincinnati Children's, where she spent months getting care as a child.