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Local “Angels” Surprise Seniors with Flowers

Study shows flowers can warm elderly hearts for Valentine’s Day

t’s the season of love, chocolates and roses. But Valentine’s Day is not so rosy for the elderly. In fact, it’s often the most depressing time of the year for seniors who are widowed or living alone. That’s why a group of local “angels” is stepping in for cupid this year.

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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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Runner: Having Narcolepsy Is Harder Than a Marathon

For years, Julie Flygare kept her condition private. She hadn't liked people's reactions on the occasions when she had opened up and shared her story. People thought it was a joke or not important.

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You asked, we answered: How to help Ukrainian refugees

Thousands of miles away from the violence that's engulfing Ukraine and forcing millions to leave their homes, many Americans are looking for answers.

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Dr. Baxter Montgomery Hosts Star Studded Celebrity Heart & Soul of a Champion Gala and Symposium for Heart Health

You want a wake-up call about your health? How about the fact that the life expectancy of Americans has decreased by 2.6 years due to the way we live, and this is the number before COVID-19. Why has this happened? According to board certified cardiologist Dr. Baxter Montgomery, it is because of the food we eat. He is surprised that we are not sicker than we are with all the food we consume that is loaded with preservatives and chemicals. It all is enough to make you sick just thinking about.

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Radical Angela Davis Speaks at Texas State

Angela Davis, the 1960’s radical, spoke to adoring students at Texas State University. She had a lot to say on a wide spectrum of social and political issues.

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Lone Star Recognized as Top 25 College for Hispanics

Lone Star College was named a Top 25 College for Hispanics by The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine. LSC was ranked third in the nation for the number of Hispanic students enrolled and fourth for the number of associate degrees awarded in 2015.

College students plan to visit every Iowa town

A lot of Iowans are planning their summer vacations right now, but no one has plans like Austin Schneider and Seth Varner.

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Fact check: Interrupted by shooting, Trump continues to spin false narrative around mail-in voting and coronavirus

President Donald Trump turned his Monday news conference into a dishonesty spree, blitzing reporters with rapid-fire false claims on a variety of his favorite topics -- the coronavirus pandemic, mail-in voting, China, Democrats generally and President Barack Obama in particular.

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JaeRene Shoots for the Stars with Budding Music Career

Go ahead, ask any of the younger kids in this generation what they want to be when they grow up, and you’re likely going to get a high response of those stating they strive to be a “star.” However, what most of them do not realize, is the hard work, mental strength, and dedication it takes to be just that - a star! One particular musician on the rise, JaeRene, sat down with me and shared some insight on her journey to stardom, along with what it takes to pursue a career in the music industry. But I have to tell you now, if it were easy, we would all be stars.

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There Is More to Life Than Gymnastics

Simone Biles puts her mental health first

Four years ago, her name dominated headlines across the globe. News feeds on the television, radio, and all over the Internet boasted about her idiosyncratic skill level to complete stunts that no other gymnast could do while defying gravity in the process. The world stood in amazement at the young 4 foot 10 inch woman who appears tiny in stature with power beyond belief. She can take the most difficult routines and effortlessly execute them with flawless precision. As she garnered win after win, earning 5 Olympic gold medals and a myriad of world championship titles she became the greatest, most dominant, most decorated American gymnast of all time.

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Tony Winner Cynthia Erivo To Star In Harriet Tubman Biopic

Tony Award winning actress Cynthia Erivo has been cast as the title character in Macro/New Balloon’s film “Harriet,” an upcoming biopic on famed abolitionist and Underground Railroad warrior Harriet Tubman.

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Restaurant Will Not Add Trump to Its Famous Mural of Presidents

Mama Ayesha’s in Washington D.C. is known not only for the Middle Eastern food it has been serving since 1960 but also for the mural depicting every president since Eisenhower.

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Fabolous Awarded Key To The City Of Brooklyn

Fabolous honored at Brooklyn's Borough Hall.

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Fort Bend County Update On Weather Conditions

Severe storms, producing damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall moved through portions of Fort Bend County this evening.

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NFL Championship Weekend

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,” excerpt from a Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

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Trump Trains His Sights On Affirmative Action

Campaigning for the presidency, Donald Trump argued that blacks and other people of color should vote for him. Given their current conditions, he argued, "What the hell do you have to lose?" Since winning election, however, Trump seems intent on proving over and over again just how much African-Americans and other minorities have to lose.

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Union vote could trigger 'electronic lockout' of Chicago teachers amid dispute over rising Covid-19 cases

The Chicago Teachers Union is planning to convene an emergency meeting to vote on whether its teachers should move to virtual teaching amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, according to a union official, setting up a potential "electronic lockout" by the school district.

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President Donald J. Trump Signs H.R. 255, and H.R. 321 and H.J.Res. 40,

On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the President signed into law:

Trump mocks virus as he launches potential superspreader sprint to win reelection

Donald Trump on Monday launched a three-week quest to save his presidency, behaving as though the pandemic that has killed 215,000 Americans was already a memory in front of a packed-in crowd -- even amid chilling new warnings about the resurgent virus.