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PVAMU Welcomes World-Renowned French Pianist

Philippe Bianconi, a New York Times Best Classical Music of 2023 artist, performs for the University’s Fine Arts Series.

Prairie View A&M University proudly hosts internationally acclaimed pianist Phillippe Bianconi in the University’s world-class Dr. H. Edison Anderson Recital Hall.

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Texas immigration controversy rekindles fight over Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law

The legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law could eventually give the Supreme Court a chance to revisit a historic ruling that largely struck down Arizona’s “show me your papers” law and reaffirmed the federal government’s “broad, undoubted power” over immigration.

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Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Dead at 91

Hugh Hefner -- the silk-robed Casanova whose Playboy men's magazine popularized the term "centerfold," glamorized an urbane bachelor lifestyle and helped spur the sexual revolution of the 1960s -- has died, his company said late Wednesday. He was 91.

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Expand Your Palette During HBRW 2018

A party is not a party without it. It can be the focus of any lively conversation. Rich, bland, sweet, salty, or spicy there is no end on how to describe it. Food is a common denominator for all people. Each culture has its own distinct taste and flare that makes it unique to its people. Combine food with culture and fun is sure to follow.

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Good-for-You Sweet Treats

While eating healthy and enjoying sweets seldom go hand-in-hand, choosing the right combination of nutritious ingredients can allow for guilt-free indulgences that shirks conventional dieting wisdom. In fact, some eating plans take it a step further by actually encouraging eating big in the evening when you’re naturally hungriest to help achieve your weight loss goals.

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Texas Is Quietly Using Redistricting Lawsuits to Launch a Broader War Against Federal Voting Rights Law

Beyond the immediate legal fight over whether Texas lawmakers again discriminated against voters of color when drawing new political districts, a quieter war is being waged that could dramatically constrict voting rights protections nationwide for years to come. For decades, redistricting in Texas has tracked a familiar rhythm — new maps are followed by claims of discrimination and lawsuits asking federal courts to step in. Over the years, Texas lawmakers have repeatedly been ordered to correct gerrymandering that suppressed the political power of Black and Hispanic voters.

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Senior Dog Sanctuary in Severn provides comfort, home for older dog

A dog sanctuary in Anne Arundel County is flying to new heights to help senior dogs with another chance at finding a loving home.

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Grambling State men’s basketball wins program’s first NCAA tournament game

Grambling State men’s basketball won its first NCAA tournament game in program history on Wednesday, when the No. 16-seeded Tigers defeated fellow No. 16 seed Montana State 88-81 in overtime in the First Four.

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137 school children kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria released, undergoing ‘psychosocial counseling,’ official says

At least 137 school children who were kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state Uba Sani confirmed in a TV interview aired on Sunday.

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Learn About Evolution of Modern Architecture @ Cinco Ranch Branch Library program - APR 13

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library will present a program on “Modern Architecture” on Saturday, April 13, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, in the Meeting Room of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy.

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ESPN executive targeted by host Pat McAfee departs network

ESPN executive Norby Williamson, who came under attack in recent months from host Pat McAfee in an on-air rant accusing the network veteran of “sabotage,” will depart the sports network.

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.

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Retired FDA research monkeys find new home and music in Florida

Squirrel monkey chirps filled a small ranch-style building in north Gainesville, Florida -- a chorus that made Kari Bagnall's smile swell even wider.

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About 1 million Americans without running water. 3 million without power. This is life one month after Hurricane Maria.

After Hurricane Maria toppled the bridge that connects him to the rest of civilization and ripped the roof and walls off his house here in the central mountains of Puerto Rico, Ramón Sostre raised a weathered American flag above the wreckage.

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As Grand Canyon National Park turns 100, a man hikes the entire length to save it

- Pete McBride is worried about the Grand Canyon, so he decided to hike it. All of it.

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The death toll from the Florida condo collapse reaches 10 as rescuers race to find 151 people still missing

Another victim was found in the rubble of the Florida condo collapse, raising the death toll to 10, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Monday.

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Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county's elections office before voting machine breach

A Republican county official in Georgia escorted two operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald Trump into the county's election offices on the same day a voting system there was breached, newly obtained video shows.

The US still isn't getting Covid-19 data right

As the Omicron wave recedes in the United States, public health officials are faced with a new round of decision-making on the best way for the country to move forward.

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From Mike Pence to ‘fake’ electors, here’s who has testified to the January 6 grand jury or met with prosecutors

For months, federal prosecutors have brought witnesses in front of a grand jury in Washington, DC, to investigate efforts by former President Donald Trump and his close allies to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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This couple set off on a motorbike world tour with their beloved dog. Then tragedy struck

Their shared love of travel was one of the main topics of conversation during their first date back in 2004.