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5 Things for December 4: Tax Overhaul, Trump's Tweets, CVS and Aetna

Missed the super moon? That's why we create these photo galleries for you. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Flynn Charged. One Step Closer?

Jackson Lee: “The guilty plea by General Michael Flynn is the latest confirmation of the unspoken record of lies and deceit by Trump Administration officials surrounding illicit contacts with Russian agents.”

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“Encyclopedia of Black Comics” by Sheena C. Howard, foreword by Henry louis Gates, Jr., afterword by Christopher Priest

“Draw, Sheriff.” Oh, how you loved to do that. It started with spider-legged people and crooked houses. As you got better, you replicated and created worlds, invented characters, and expanded your tool use. Even today, with sharp pencil or fine pen, you can still make a respectable doodle; in the new book “Encyclopedia of Black Comics” by Sheena C. Howard, you’ll see how you’re right in ‘toon.

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Houston Symphony Receives Grammy Nomination for the Recording of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck

The Houston Symphony has received a nomination for the 60th Grammy Awards for the recording of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck for Best Opera Recording in the classical category.

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Selección Del Fundador Volume II: Casa Noble Tequila Expands Luxury Portfolio With Limited Edition $1,499 Bottle

Today, Casa Noble announced the latest addition to its extensive portfolio of first class tequilas. Casa Noble Selección del Fundador Volume II is a triple distilled, extra añejo, which has been aged for eight years in new Taransaud 114-liter French white oak barrels to impeccably develop its complex, elegant character.

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Ghostpoet Debuts Slowdive Remix Of "Woe Is Meee" On Brooklyn Vegan

Dark Days + Canapés Out Now On Play It Again Sam

Following the worldwide success of his fourth album Dark Days + Canapés (released in August on Play It Again Sam), Ghostpoet is pleased to unveil a remix of his track "Woe Is Meee" by Slowdive. Listen to it HERE. Slowdive comment on their interpretation of the track: "It's got a Slowdive flavor without ruining the structure or emotional weight of the original song”.

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Celebrate the Holidays in Downtown Houston

This holiday season, the Houston Downtown Management District (Downtown District) invites Houstonians and visitors to get in the spirit by visiting Downtown for shopping, sightseeing and much more.

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Savage Loss: Texans Come Up Short Against the Ravens

Maybe Andre Johnson Day needs to be a traveling event. After an impressive win over the Arizona Cardinals last week at home, where the franchise’s leading receiver was put into the team’s Ring of Honor, the Houston Texans rolled into M&T Bank Stadium looking to put together a consecutive game winning streak. Unfortunately, that did not happen as the Texans lost to the Baltimore Ravens 23-16.

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This News Anchor Just Broke A Major Barrier For Afro-Latina Journalists

Broadcast journalist Ilia Calderón will be replacing María Elena Salinas as co-anchor of “Noticiero Univision,” the Spanish language network’s early evening newscast, in mid-December. Calderón, who will work alongside longtime host Jorge Ramos, will be the first Afro-Latina to anchor the flagship nightly newscast for a major broadcaster in the U.S., according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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Trump's Behavior Raises Questions of Competency

Donald Trump potentially has millions of lives in his hands as the threat of a devastating war with North Korea swiftly escalates.

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The Most Diverse Grammys Ever

Shut out. For years that is how urban, R&B, and hip-hop artists felt at the Grammys. Their talents were going unrecognized. And the few times that they were given a Grammy nod, they would lose to white artists. The most famed of these was Adele beating out Beyonce at the 2017 awards. Even Adele acknowledged how crazy that was in her acceptance speech. The lack of diversity at the Grammys spurred the trending hashtag #GrammysSoWhite. But that was 2017.

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A New Alabama Is Emerging, And Doug Jones May Ride It to Victory

Can Doug Jones, a Democrat, win a Senate seat in Alabama when voters go to the polls in a special election on December 12?

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5 Things for December 1: Tax Overhaul, Steinle, Tillerson, Libya, Japan

It's not too early to freak out over Christmas shopping. Here are 10 tech gadgets the people in your life will love. And here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Why Jay-Z and These Hip-hop Stars See a Silver Lining to Trump

Jay-Z is the latest hip-hop star to reflect on what he sees as a silver lining to the presidency of Donald Trump -- a theme that surfaced in hip-hop and some progressive circles even before Trump won the 2016 election.

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Girlfriend of Philando Castile Settles with 2 Cities for $800,000

The Minnesota woman who live-streamed the aftermath of boyfriend Philando Castile's fatal shooting by police has settled with two cities for $800,000, the city of St. Anthony said Wednesday.

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US Risks Losing Artificial Intelligence Arms Race to China and Russia

More than 60 years after a space race rivalry with the Soviet Union ushered in a new era of ballistic missile development, the US is facing another "Sputnik moment" amid a rapidly escalating international competition over artificial intelligence, according to former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work.

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How a Suicidal Pizza Man found himself ensnared in an FBI terror sting

Every day was the same for Khalil Abu Rayyan, 21, a depressed pizza delivery man from Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Working for a pizzeria in Detroit, he'd drive late nights on desolate inner city streets, smoking pot hoping to keep boredom at bay. He carried a pistol to protect himself from robbers.

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First Modern-Era Corvette ZR1 Convertible Makes Debut

Chevrolet drops the top — and the hammer — with the 2019 Corvette ZR1 convertible

Chevrolet today dropped the top on the 2019 Corvette ZR1 with the global introduction of the ZR1 convertible, the first ZR1 drop-top since the original 1970 model-year ZR1.

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Defector's Family Returned to North Korea After Being Caught in China

Chinese authorities have sent the wife of a North Korean defector back to the hermit state, despite an emotional plea from her husband to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Supreme Court Takes On Major Fourth Amendment Case

The Supreme Court will hear a major case involving privacy in the digital age on Wednesday, and will grapple with how to apply established legal rules to rapidly changing technology.