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The Fortune 500 now has a record number of female CEOs: A whopping 39

Citigroup just hired Jane Fraser as its next CEO, the first woman to lead a major US bank and the 39th female chief executive on the Fortune 500 list.

Trump's campaign hoping for a superior ground game as election clock ticks

When Donald Trump's campaign manager Bill Stepien has a tactical decision to make -- where to buy TV ads, when to send out mailers about early voting, or where to deploy a campaign surrogate -- he consults the complex voting calendar he's memorized.

Legislation allowing student sexual assault victims to expel abusers passes PA Senate

The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would allow student victims of sexual abuse the choice to expel their abuser.

Rockets Honor Area First Responders On Patriot Day With Meal Pick-Up Service at Toyota Center

For the sixth straight year, the Houston Rockets are conducting a day of service in honor of area police and fire departments in remembrance of the efforts by first responders on September 11, 2001.

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Natural Bridge Caverns Installs Multi Million Dollar State-of-the-Art Technology and Lighting

Recent Natural Bridge Caverns upgrades include programmable LED lighting, underground wi-Ff and weather stations to monitor cavern environment.

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Houston Native serves with U.S. Navy’s Lone Star Express

A Houston native is serving with a U.S. Navy Reserve Aviation squadron that delivers around the clock worldwide support to all military services.

National parks preserve more than species

Study of Costa Rican rainforest shows national parks are more resilient than expected

National parks are safe havens for endangered and threatened species, but an analysis by Rice University data scientists finds parks and protected areas can preserve more than species.

4th Annual HBCU Braintrust TODAY, 3PM EST

Due to technical difficulties yesterday, we are hosting a special REBROADCAST of the 4th Annual HBCU Braintrust to include a special session with IBM and four HBCU leaders as they discuss their faculty training partnership. This partnership provides knowledge about the emerging technologies that students will need to know as they enter the tech workforce. Don’t forget to visit www.cbcfinc.org/alc to log in to view the session. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT! This session is sponsored by IBM, Bayer and GEICO.

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Texas A&M-coordinated study expects COVID-19 economic impacts of $2.5 trillion loss in goods, services nationwide

Three universities analyze pandemic’s short-, long-term impacts on U.S. agriculture sectors

COVID-19 is expected to reduce the U.S. gross domestic product, GDP, by $2.5 trillion and employment by 19 million full-time equivalent jobs over the next year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife coordinated study.

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Schumer says Democrats won't fold to GOP's 'emaciated' stimulus bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday said Democrats won't fold to Republicans' scaled-down coronavirus relief plan, predicting their rejection of a near $500 billion measure will put pressure on GOP senators to negotiate with them and agree to a larger relief package.

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Biden heads to Michigan to counter Trump's economic recovery message

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is set to visit Michigan on Wednesday, rolling out a plan to stop businesses from moving jobs overseas in one of the nation's most important battlegrounds in November's election.

The West can gnash its teeth over Belarus. But there's little it can do to change things

One by one, the leaders of the protest movement in Belarus are being taken out of circulation. One of them is reportedly in prison after apparently being detained early Wednesday. Several others have been unceremoniously dumped at the country's borders and are now in exile.

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US report warns climate change could create economic chaos

The far-reaching consequences of climate change have the ability to create chaos in the financial system and disrupt the American economy, according to a federal report released Wednesday.

People can't stop buying leggings. That's great news for Lululemon and Athleta

The pandemic has sparked broad shifts in the clothes people are wearing, boosting some retailers while leaving others behind.

Parents host 'log out' to protest school board's delayed in-person learning vote

Scottsdale families skipped school for the day in protest of what they say is the district's inability to decide on the return to in-person learning.

Amazon is hiring 33,000 new employees at its Career Day

Amazon announced it will hold a Career Day on September 16 that is open to everyone seeking a job.

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A new front in coronavirus disinformation: Wall Street research

Coronavirus misinformation is infecting the unlikeliest of places: Wall Street research that investors rely on to trade in the financial markets.

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AstraZeneca pauses coronavirus vaccine trial after unexplained illness in volunteer

Drug giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had paused global trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers.

What's in it for them? Wounded veterans and Gold Star families answer Trump's question about why troops serve

Before my husband deploys, he has a ritual that is familiar to many service members. He sits down with a generously poured bourbon, and he writes letters. One for his adult daughter, Rosalind. One for each of our little boys, Teddy and Antonio. One for his grandma, who raised him, and his family in Texas. One for me.

'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book

President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."