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Houston's Dias Honored with 2017 Robert O. Fishel Award at Baseball's Winter Meetings

Gene Dias, Vice President of Communications for the Houston Astros, has been named the recipient of the 2017 Robert O. Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence, presented this evening during the Baseball Winter Meetings.

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Kyle R. Edmiston Hired as Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director for the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau

Kyle R. Edmiston has recently been named as the Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director for the Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau (LC/SWLA CVB), working under the direction of Shelley Johnson, executive director/CEO of the bureau. Edmiston will begin working at the bureau in January.

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At Just 15-Years Old, These Two Fun-Loving Entrepreneurs Have Proven That You Can Run a Successful Business… and Still Be a Kid!

15-year old entrepreneurs, Essynce Moore and Moziah Bridges, are disrupting the entrepreneur industry, leading by example after having started a business at a young age. Essynce started her business at the age of 10 and is owner of Essynce Couture, LLC based in Hillside, NJ. She’s an entrepreneur, actress, motivational speaker, fashion designer/stylist and author.

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Colin Kaepernick Protest Inspires Author to Launch Book and Empowerment Summit For Black Men

Entrepreneur, author, radio and TV host, Coach Michael Taylor, will unveil his newest book, Shattering Black Male Stereotypes, at a free online empowerment summit scheduled for January 2018.

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“Addicted to White: The Oppressed In League With The Oppressor” — The Controversial Self-Help Book They Don’t Want You To Read!

Is racial oppression addictive? If so, how does one recover? Announcing a new and proven self-help strategy, Addicted to White: The Oppressed in League with the Oppressor by author Jerome E. Fox, Ph.D., that reveals the first step is for the oppressed to break their addiction to the values of the oppressor.

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Toddler Sisters, Entrepreneurs Launch Clothing Line Targeted at Kids

Kid sisters Stephanie and Samantha Smith have set out to show the world their concept of high fashion. Their company, SASS-E Todds, is a unique clothing line created by toddlers for toddlers. The two girls love to create and design clothing and accessories. The girls are hosting A Play Date Pop Up Shop at Little Hand Learning Center on December 16th at 2:00pm in Chicago, IL.

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Deadline for The Tom Joyner Foundation Full Ride Scholarship Program Approaching

Only one student will win a scholarship to cover all expenses to an HBCU of their choice, joining an impressive group of previous “Full Ride” Scholars

Tom Joyner is reminding students that the deadline for the Tom Joyner Foundation® ‘Full Ride’ scholarship program is rapidly approaching.

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AboutThatCar.com: 2018 Chevrolet Equinox AWD

The 2018 Chevrolet Equinox is part of the automaker’s effort to provide smaller but more powerful engines to get better fuel economy.

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CVS Purchase of Aetna Highlights Critical Role of Consumer Experience in Healthcare and Branding, say CBX Experts

Branding veterans: Task at hand is for CVS to put consumer care first in ways that bolster loyalty and satisfaction; move to be closely watched in retail, healthcare and beyond, they say.

The pending $69 billion acquisition of Aetna by CVS could yield valuable lessons for others in the healthcare and drugstore sectors as they seek to forge stronger ties to consumers, according to veteran branding experts from CBX.

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Mayor: City Trade Mission Finds "golden moment" for Economic Expansion with China

Backed by Houston’s largest-ever trade delegation to a foreign country, Mayor Sylvester Turner declared after meetings with government officials and business leaders in China last week that Houston and the world’s most populous nation have reached “a golden moment” of mutual economic advantage.

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Classic Disney Masterpiece Fantasia Projected On a Big Screen with Live Score

Jan. 5-7

Principal POPS Conductor Steven Reineke and the Houston Symphony bring magic and animation to Jones Hall with Disney Fantasia—Film with Live Orchestra Jan. 5-6 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 7 at 2:30 p.m.

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Governor Abbott Posthumously Awards Texas Legislative Medal Of Honor To Master Sergeant Travis Watkins

Governor Greg Abbott today posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Travis Earl Watkins of the United States Army.

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Girl has blunt message for Aetna after her brain surgery request was denied

Cara Pressman sobbed in the big red chair in her living room. The 15-year-old tried to absorb the devastating news relayed by her parents: that their insurance company, Aetna, denied her for a minimally invasive brain surgery that could end the seizures that have haunted her since she was 9 years old.

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Four Possible DACA Options as Clock Ticks

On March 6, 2018 almost 1,000 people a day could begin to lose their protected status as their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program permits expire two-years later. President Donald Trump has left it to Congress to figure out what to do with the nearly 700,000 dreamers who are able to legally live and work in the US under DACA.

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Golden Globes Nominations Announced

The nominees for the 75th Golden Globe Awards were announced Monday and it was a good day for HBO's limited series "Big Little Lies."

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New York Explosion: 1 in Custody After Blast at Port Authority Bus Station

An explosion struck the Port Authority bus terminal at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue on Monday morning, the New York Police Department said in a tweet. The station is one of the busiest commuter hubs during rush hour.

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5 Things for December 11: Nobel Peace Prize, Roy Moore, California Wildfires

GM has a new app in its vehicles that lets you order Starbucks while you drive. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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New Music Mondays: Rising Hip-Hop artist B.I.G Lo drops Hit Single “Go On” Featuring R&B sensation Sammie

“Keep pushing, Never give up on your dreams you're closer than you think.” -B.I.G Lo Da Artist

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Proposal to Impeach Trump Tabled in the House

A resolution to start the process of impeaching President Donald Trump was tabled Wednesday, following a push from Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas to force such a vote on the House floor.

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DACA State of Play: Time Is Running Short

There are currently two more weeks to finish everything that lawmakers want to do by the end of the year, and it's bringing a dose of reality to talks to resolve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals stalemate in Congress. Here's where things stand at the end of another week.