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Hardship presents opportunity for creativity, Rice Business experts say

Disruption and flexibility can lead to increased resourcefulness

The massive disruption of our social and work lives is unnerving, but there are benefits to shaking up our routines and feeling uncomfortable, according to experts at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.

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Twitter says Trump's racist tweets don't break its rules

President Trump's weekend tweets in which he used racist language to attack four progressive Democratic congresswomen are not against Twitter's rules, a company spokesperson told CNN Business Monday — a conclusion apparently contradicted by Twitter's written policies.

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Poland Spring water will be sold in recycled bottles

Poland Spring water that is still and under one gallon will be sold in recycled plastic bottles by 2022, Nestlé Waters North America shared on Monday.

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90-year-old shocked by huge four-figure water bill

Elaine Walkowiak is 90 years old and lives alone, but her water bill from last winter was enough to shock a large family.

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The US Mint wants you to help choose the pioneering women that will appear on its new quarters

Following coins that put the spotlight on Duke Ellington, the Tuskegee Airmen and Samoan fruit bats, a new run of quarters will call attention to pioneering American women.

This is the damage rioters caused to the Capitol building

As US lawmakers began to count the electoral votes Wednesday that would confirm President-elect Joe Biden's win, a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters -- egged on by the President -- made its way to the US Capitol.

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Diabetes Drug Recalled Expanded Due to Cancer-Causing Contaminant

A recall of diabetes drugs has expanded to four lots of the widely used type 2 diabetes medication, metformin.

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Dow approaches 30,000 after Moderna says vaccine is 94.5% effective

US stocks rose sharply Monday, and the Dow is closing in on 30,000 points, after Moderna said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine is highly effective.

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METRO Labor Day Schedule

In observance of Labor Day, METRO will operate on the following schedule Monday, Sept. 5, 2022:

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America Needs Humanitarian Relief, Too

It is a good thing that America has been a lead nation in both providing humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine. It is good that we as a nation, Democrat and Republican, have been able to unify on this most important issue facing the world. It is also a good thing that America has been able to give hundreds of millions of doses of the COVID-19 Vaccine to struggling third world countries where people are waiting in lines while Americans refuse vaccinations for all kinds of reasons

MOVE Texas Hosts Voter Registration Events Across Texas for National Voter Registration Day

Today is National Voter Registration Day and MOVE Texas is hosting more than 50 drives all across Texas to register thousands of new voters in the wake of egregious restrictions on the freedom to vote enacted earlier this year. These restrictions were enacted despite the intense opposition of thousands upon thousands of Texans who showed up at the state capitol to make their voices heard.

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Weight-loss surgery is becoming more common among children and teens, new research shows

Millions of children and teens live with obesity in the United States, and weight-loss surgery is becoming a more common way to treat it, new research shows.

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EV Tech Completes First Phase of EV Charger Installation at South Texas Project in San Marcos

EV Tech, a national provider of EV Chargers, installation and service, and Front Half, LLC., announced today that a pair of high powered EV Chargers were installed at 1332 N. Interstate 35 Frontage Road in San Marcos, Texas, adjacent to the Texas Bean & Brew House. The EV Charger installation marks the completion of the first phase of electrification development on the 5.58-acre property. Future efforts will include two additional EV Chargers with four available ports, as well as rooftop solar panels, large-scale battery storage and a gas turbine to create a fully integrated microgrid.

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Microsoft says state-sponsored Russian hacking group accessed email accounts of senior leaders

A Russian hacking group gained access to some email accounts of Microsoft senior leaders, the software giant disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday afternoon.

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Las Terrazas Resort in Belize; The Resort That Has Everything

Located 3.5 miles north of San Pedro, tucked away in the small country of Belize is a secret treasure called the Las Terrazas Resort. With its white sand beaches that go on for miles and tall palm trees swaying in the wind, it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited on earth and one of the most tranquil. Hard to believe it is just two and a half hours away from the states. In order to get to Las Terrazas, I had to land at the main airport in Belize City, take another plane to a small island and board a boat to get to my final destination of paradise.

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LGBTQ Coalition Speaks Out Against Anti-Transgender Bills on Day of Testimony in Senate Committee

Today, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee hears testimony on the anti-transgender legislation SB3 and SB91. Throughout the year — during the regular legislative session and now during the special session — thousands of Texans have spoken out against proposed anti-LGBTQ legislation, including: 27 Fortune 500 companies, nearly 500 faith leaders and 37,081 people taking action by signing petitions or testifying against these harmful bills. Despite all of this outcry, lawmakers such as Dan Patrick still aren’t listening to the concerns of Texans.

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The Comey Hearing Is Shaping Up to Be Washington's Super Bowl

Washington politics has often been described as sports for people who weren't all that good at sports. If that's true, then Thursday's congressional testimony by fired FBI Director James Comey is this town's Super Bowl.

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Donald Trump's Jared Kushner Dilemma

President Donald Trump isn't a man who gets too bogged down in rules. Especially when it comes to how he lives his life or runs his White House.

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Mary J. Blige Announces Strength of a Woman North American Tour

Tickets On-Sale Friday, May 19th; Citi Pre-Sale Begins Wednesday, May 17th; Pandora, Facebook and Live Nation Pre-Sale Available May 18th 13th Studio Album STRENGTH OF A WOMAN Tops Billboard R&B Album Chart Upon Release

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Conway's "Bowling Green Massacre" wasn't one-time slip-up, Cosmo reveals

Kellyanne Conway said she misspoke "one word" on MSNBC's "Hardball" last week. But it turns out that she had mentioned the made-up "Bowling Green massacre" at least once before.