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Amazon will lay off more than 18,000 workers
Amazon says it plans to lay off more than 18,000 employees as the global economic outlook continues to worsen.
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Meeting unmet medical need means changes in Medicare
Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is able to negotiate prices for dozens of drugs. When choosing which medicines to include in the program, and in determining the "maximum fair price" for those medicines, CMS plans to consider a number of factors. One of these determinants is whether the drug meets an "unmet medical need" for "a condition for which treatment or diagnosis is not addressed adequately by available therapy."
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Houston native serves aboard Navy warship in San Diego
Petty Officer 1st Class Dontravion McAdams, a native of Houston, Texas, serves aboard a U.S. Navy warship operating out of San Diego, California.
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Hyundai IONIQ 6 Named a 2024 EV Pulse Editor's Choice
IONIQ 6 Features Ultra-Fast 800-Volt/350kW Charging Capability Battery Charges From 10 to 80 Percent in as Little as 18 Minutes[i] EPA-Estimated Range of Up to 361 miles[ii]
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Judge blocks part of Trump's sanctuary cities executive order
The judge sided with Santa Clara County, San Francisco and other jurisdictions
The ruling applied nationwide
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Astros looking for the home field magic to get them going
The character Dorothy from the movie, “The Wizard of Oz” described what the Houston Astros are thinking.
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Rice to offer minor in entrepreneurship
New program will help students succeed in a world where entrepreneurial capabilities are critical
Rice University, which has the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S., will now offer an undergraduate minor in entrepreneurship.
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Reckless Posting Leads to Senseless Dying: No R.I.P.
With the World Wide Web being at everyone’s fingertips, it is an easy way for cyberbullying to take place without thinking about how one may be affected. Although cyberbullying is a thing of right now, there is also general bullying within schools.
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Trash Bash to Hold 26th Annual Cleanup on March 30, 2019
Thousands of volunteers to clean area waterways
On March 30, 2019, the River, Lakes, Bays ‘N Bayous Trash Bash® (Trash Bash®) will celebrate its 26th consecutive cleanup of the Galveston Bay watershed. Trash Bash® is proud of its heritage as the largest, single-day, waterway cleanup in Texas. In 2018, about 3,600 volunteers collected 85.5 tons of trash, one ton for recycling, and 356 tires, while cleaning 158.5 miles of shoreline.
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Amazon will charge customers a fee for some UPS returns
Amazon is attempting new measures to get customers to return fewer of their online orders, including charging a fee to return items to UPS stores.
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KTSU, Texas Radio Hall of Fame Salute Pioneers of Texas Black radio
Series spotlights the on-air and behind-the-scenes personalities who built the KTSU legacy.
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Invitation to Stephen Curry's UNDERRATED Golf Tour
Bankruptcy & Finance Information Network Exchange
Today, the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT) announced at its annual meeting the launch of the Bankruptcy and Finance Information Network Exchange (BFine) public education project and BFine.org, a personal finance information and resource website.
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December 9 Joint Runoff Election: Early Voting Commences for Crucial Houston Government Positions
Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth urges voters to seize the opportunity for early voting in the December 9 Joint Runoff Election, emphasizing the importance of casting ballots between November 27 and December 5 to have a say in Houston's crucial elected positions.
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HOU Run the World - Beyoncé’s Homecoming Party on the Plaza
Houston First Corp. joins Mayor Turner, Central Houston and the City to Celebrate the return of Queen Bey to H-town!
Get in Formation for Hou Run the World - Beyoncé’s Homecoming Party on the Plaza! A public celebration Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:45 p.m. on the Plaza at Avenida Houston to pay tribute to Houston’s own Beyoncé.
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Civil Rights Icon Fannie Lou Hamer Biopic to be Scripted by “Remember The Titans” Writer Gregory Allen Howard
Remember the Titans scribe Gregory Allen Howard has teamed with Chris Columbus’ 1492 production company to tell the story of Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper with a sixth-grade education who became an important voting-rights advocate and founded the first integrated political party in the South in mid-’60s Mississippi.
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Meet the Sports Illustrated Models at VIBES by Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Festival in Houston
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit recently announced that Hannah Ferguson is returning for SI Swimsuit 2017! Everyone’s favorite Texan bombshell returns to the special edition issue for an exciting fourth year, and here’s a sneak peek from her exclusive new SI Swimsuit shoot.
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Mary J. Blige Announces Album Release Date + First Look At The Album Cover
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is back with a soundtrack that will carry us through the rest of 2017.
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Box Office Report: Kong: Skull Island Clobbers Logan With $61 Million
The beastly battle for this weekend’s box office crown wasn’t even close.
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AARP Awards City of Houston Planning & Development Department a Community Challenge Grant
Award Aims to Educate Public about Traffic and Mobility Solutions
The City of Houston Planning and Development Department’s plans to educate the public about several traffic management solutions is getting a boost thanks to a 2020 Community Challenge grant that AARP is awarding the department.