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Should we be searching for hidden spy cameras in Airbnbs and hotels?

Airbnbs have changed the way we vacation, offering accommodation that adds a whole new dimension to travel.

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Scientists just captured a record 17-foot-long python in Florida

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. But even by python standards, this one was colossal.

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Lloyd's of London cracks down on day drinking

London's centuries-old insurance market is finally banning drugs and drunks.

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9 top administration officials who told Trump 'no' -- and what happened next

Two weeks before she was fired, Kirstjen Nielsen told President Donald Trump "no."

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Judge blocks policy forcing some asylum seekers to remain in Mexico

A federal judge in California blocked the Trump administration's policy of returning some asylum seekers to Mexico to await their immigration court hearing, delivering a major blow to the administration just a day after the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was forced to resign.

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Obama's 'circular firing squad' remarks may not persuade 2020 Democrats

In Berlin, the city famous for once dividing itself in two with a wall, former President Barack Obama tackled the issue of division in politics and his worries for the Democratic Party's future: "Among progressives in the United States ... is a certain kind of rigidity where we say, 'Uh, I'm sorry, this is how it's going to be.'" Obama argued, at an Obama Foundation event on Saturday, that party infighting usually leads to the weakening of a movement by "creating what's called a 'circular firing squad' where you start shooting at your allies because one of them is straying from purity on the issues."

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Children who live near major roads are more likely to have developmental delays, study says

Highways often cause parents to worry about their children's physical safety, yet there may be other important concerns. Young children who live near a major roadway are twice as likely to score lower on tests of communications skills than those who live farther away, new research indicates.

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Zhang hearing exposes Secret Service weaknesses at Mar-a-Lago

The Chinese national Yujing Zhang's hearing in a Florida federal courthouse Monday afternoon highlighted missteps by the Secret Service at virtually the same time news broke that the Secret Service director was being fired.

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AboutThatCar.com: 2020 Kia Telluride

Kia may have hit on the right product at the right time with its all-new 2020 Telluride, a midsize but large three rowed crossover.

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OneUnited Bank Announces 9th Annual "I Got Bank" Youth Financial Literacy Contest

Ten Middle School Age Children Are Eligible to Win $1,000!

For National Financial Literacy Month, OneUnited Bank, the nation's largest black-owned bank, is proud to announce its 9th Annual "I Got Bank!" Financial Literacy Contest where ten children will win a $1,000 savings account. The contest represents the best essays and art projects that embody the "I Got Bank!" theme.

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Family Day at Sylvester Turner Park The Fun Begins April 13

Sylvester Turner Park is where the fun begins this Saturday with music, baseball, games and food.

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Reality TV Show Breaking New Ground In The Music Industry

RiseUP TV to Feature Slate of International Artists Performing Live On Tour, with Long Island’s Own Chris Ruben Band Performing in Smithtown

RiseUP TV is a live musical tour and reality TV show that features musical artists from around the world. The live tours will happen simultaneously in Canada and the USA, with a UK version coming in the fall of 2019.

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Pavilion Celebrates 30th Season with Frank Sinatra Tribute

Staff members from The Pavilion pose with Bob Anderson, singer, actor and number one singing impressionist in the world, after his FRANK. The Man.

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Houston Parks Board's Fifth Annual Bayou Greenway Day Attracts Thousands of People to Mason Park

Mayor Sylvester Turner and city VIPs celebrated Bayou Greenways 2020

Houston Parks Board’s fifth annual Bayou Greenway Day was its most successful to date, garnering its highest community member attendance and its broadest participation of community and city event partners. Presented by Noble Energy, approximately 6,000 adults, teens, and children took part in the free festival at Mason Park along Brays Bayou Greenway.

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MCTX City Manager Anthony J. Snipes Elected as National President And Board Chair of National Forum for Black Public Administrators

MCTX is proud to announce that City Manager Anthony J. Snipes has been elected to serve as National President and Board Chair on the Board of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA). At his inauguration on Saturday, April 6, 2019 during the organization’s national conference in Orlando, Fla., NFBPA leaders recognized Snipes for his exemplary municipal leadership, national professional networks and ongoing commitment to public service.

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Gamma Sigma Philo Affiliate Turns 70

Many years ago, alumnae chapters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, realized the importance of the prestige, good will, and the cooperation of women who for various reasons were not members of any Greek-letter organization.

Ars Lyrica Presents Season Finale From Brandenburg to Esterhazy

Ars Lyrica’s 2018/19 season finale travels from Brandenburg to Esterházy, with Bach’s two famous Brandenburg concertos and a concerto by Franz Joseph Haydn. The second “Brandenburg” concerto offers the set’s oddest combination of soloists—recorder, oboe, violin, and trumpet—while the fourth is a stealth concerto, ostensibly for violin and two recorders, though the violinist leaves everyone in the dust. Baroque violinist Ingrid Matthews joins harpsichordist and artistic director Matthew Dirst at center stage, along with Paul Leenhouts (recorder), Kathryn Montoya (Baroque oboe), and Nathaniel Mayfield (natural trumpet).

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TWEF Presents Community Event: Beats & Beets Garden Party

Powered by: Soulfitgrill on Saturday, April 27, 2019

The Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation (TWEF) is proud to present a free community event, Beats & Beets Garden Party on Saturday, April 27, 2019, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the TWEF Urban Garden.

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The bold women of 'Game of Thrones' have origins in Scottish history

Beginning April 14, the world will tune in to watch the Starks, Daenerys Targaryen's armies and some wayward Lannisters do battle with an undead army and a zombie dragon.

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Beyoncé is blessing us with a documentary

A Beyoncé documentary is dropping on Netflix next week.