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South African Winemaker Ntsiki Biyela Debuts Aslina Wine Collection

Ntsiki Biyela, South Africa’s first black female wine creator, debuted her new wine collection, Aslina, in Houston recently. Four wines are included in the Aslina collection - Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Bordeaux blend.

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How Did Fort Lauderdale Suspect Get Gun Back?

He was incoherent and agitated. Voices in his head told him to join ISIS, according to law enforcement sources.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Benefits of Vaccines Are a Matter of Fact

I have started, scratched out and even abandoned the writing of this essay. I couldn't do it. It wasn't there. Didn't feel it. Something kept nagging at me, and it took some time to finally figure out what it was.

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Storm Chasers Killed in Crash While Tracking Tornado

The three storm chasers pursued the raging tornadoes for years. When others fled, they drove closer to the spinning winds.

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Harris dominated the conversation in the lead up to the convention

California Sen. Kamala Harris' addition to the Democratic ticket dominated the things Americans heard, read or saw about former Vice President Joe Biden in the days leading up to the Democratic convention. And she came close to unseating coronavirus as the top word mentioned about President Donald Trump.

First day of school comes with a lot of 'firsts' as COVID-19 creates a new normal for students

For most students waking up Monday morning marked notable changes to everything from riding the bus to passing friends in the hallways to sitting inside classrooms.

More Than 100 School Districts Enroll in Khan Academy, NWEA Personalized Learning Offerings

Across the Districts, Nearly 70% of Students Qualify for Free and Reduced-Price Lunch

Khan Academy is supporting more than 100 public school districts across the country as the nonprofit educational organization responds to the unprecedented demands of the pandemic. Khan Academy will serve nearly half a million students in partner districts this school year through two unique offerings: Khan Academy Districts and MAP Accelerator, in partnership with NWEA.

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NBA, players say games will resume on Saturday and arenas can be used for voting

The NBA and the players association say competition will resume Saturday, with no playoff games Friday.

One dead, four others injured in Los Angeles mansion party shooting

A mansion party on Los Angeles' famed Mulholland Drive on Monday turned deadly when someone opened fire, killing a 35-year-old woman and injuring several others, police said Tuesday.

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Jobless see benefits cut by more than half after $600 federal payment expires

Millions of laid-off Americans are trying to survive on less than half of what they had received for the last four months, now that the $600 federal boost to unemployment benefits has expired.

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Tanzanian conjoined twins die at age 21

Few people share as much in life as conjoined twins. For Maria and Consolata Mwakikuti, conjoined twins and orphans from Tanzania, this was certainly the case.

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Female shooters are rare. YouTube attacker joins short list

As the investigation continues into why a female shooter opened fire at YouTube headquarters, data show that it's rare for women to carry out such shootings -- making Tuesday's incident unusual.

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Rep. Gutierrez Passes On Presidential Bid, Will Focus On Mobilizing Latino Voters

Retiring Rep. Luis Gutierrez has decided against seeking the Democratic presidential nomination and instead will focus his efforts on mobilizing Latino voters in key swing states in the run-up to 2020.

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Progressive Women Score Big Wins in Southern Primaries

(Progressive women dominated a slate of Democratic primaries Tuesday, winning races in Kentucky and Texas and giving Georgia the first black woman to ever be nominated for governor by a major political party.

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Trump remakes America in his own image: Angry, hateful, afraid

Donald Trump seems determined to make America ugly again. He has insulted scores of nations, undercut our allies and projected the worst of American xenophobia, racism, small-mindedness and vulgarity overseas.

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Puerto Rico Mayor Delivers Food and Finds Desperation

The mayor has supplies of water and food. Now he just has to get it to the residents of his hilltop community.

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6 Ways Your Smile Can Light Up The New Decade

The dawning of a new decade prompts some people to self-reflect and set goals that go beyond New Year’s resolutions.

To Boost the Economy, Fight Chronic Disease

To understand the health of an economy, look at the health of those who participate in it. About six in 10 U.S. adults have at least one chronic disease, such as diabetes, cancer, or heart disease. These conditions, also called noncommunicable diseases, are expected to collectively cost the country $95 trillion by 2050.

Houston Drive Up Coronavirus Testing Sites

If you are coughing, have a fever, or are experiencing flu-like and you think it could possibly be the coronavirus? Then you are in luck because there is finally a drive-thru testing center in Houston.

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Coronavirus: The Background, The Spread, And The Pandemic

In 2019, Americans were still on a holly high and jolly joy as we put away gifts that were once under the tree and took down our Christmas trimmings to welcome in a New Year. We were preparing to sweep out the old and welcome in the new with visions of peace and prosperity because this was our year! Little did we know that soon our world would be flipped upside down filled with worldwide panic and fear unlike any of us have seen in our lifetime with the coronavirus pandemic.