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Mike Pompeo's totally nonsensical answer about his meeting with Donald Trump
Early in Mike Pompeo's confirmation hearing as Secretary of State on Thursday, this exchange happened between the current CIA director and New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez regarding a reported meeting in March 2017 between President Donald Trump, Pompeo and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats:
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Official Statement On the Passing of Country Music Hall of Fame Member Kenny Rogers
Country Music Hall of Fame member Kenny Rogers passed away Friday, March 20, 2020. He was 81. Rogers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Remembering A Giant Amongst Us: Faye B. Bryant
One of Houston's luminary figures in education and service to others has passed away at the age of 82.
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Grifols Houston-Area Biomat USA Plasma Donor Centers Now Accepting Donations from People Who Have Recovered from COVID-19
Potential donors can call 866-END-CV19 to learn more about donating their convalescent plasma to produce a hyperimmune globulin medicine for potentially treating COVID-19
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Snoop Dogg Hosts SparkleCOIN ICO Celebration and VCoin Exchange Launch
Cryptocurrency Compnay Gifts Over $80K in Coins to Three Raffle Winners and Snoop's Youth Football League at Launch Event
SparkleCOIN, the blockchain currency that launched in September, celebrated a double-digit value increase during its initial coin offering (ICO), and the launch of the company's VCoin Exchange, with a star-studded gala hosted by iconic rapper Snoop Dogg.
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Russia ramps up pressure on Trump to honor Iran nuclear deal
Russia joined a chorus of voices Monday urging US President Donald Trump to stand by the Iran nuclear deal, as Tehran sent a stern warning that it was an "all or nothing" situation.
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Houston’s Levy Park Named a Finalist of the 2018 ULI Urban Open Space Award
OJB Landscape Architecture has transformed a forgotten park into an unforgettable urban park in the heart of Houston, Texas.
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced that Levy Park, a major park revitalization project designed by OJB Landscape Architecture (OJB), is one of five finalists for the prestigious 2018 ULI Urban Open Space Award, a worldwide competition. This is OJB’s third urban park to be recognized by the ULI, as the firm previously won consecutive Urban Open Space Awards for Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City (2015) and Klyde Warren Park in Dallas (2014).
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NYT: White House reviews plan that would send up to 120,000 US troops to Middle East
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented a military plan at a meeting of top national security officials last week that would send as many as 120,000 US troops to the Middle East in the event that Iran strikes American forces in the region or speeds up its development of nuclear weapons, The New York Times reported Monday.
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Trump issues early morning barbs ahead of D-Day commemoration
After two days spent basking in royal attention, President Donald Trump turned Wednesday to more solemn matters: commemorating 75 years since the Normandy landings.
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The O'Jays Take On the Trump Administration and Social Injustice on New Studio Album the Last WOrd Via S-Curve Records/BMG
Today, multi-platinum selling Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, The O’Jays (Eddie Levert Sr., Walter Williams Sr. and Eric Nolan Grant), take on the Trump administration and social injustice with a message of love on their new album, The Last Word, available across all streaming platforms via S-CURVE RECORDS/BMG. The Last Word is the group’s final studio album and their first in almost 20 years. It is currently available here.
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Facebook Partners with the Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation to Support Their 16th Annual HBCU College Festival on Saturday, February 10
Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation Announces Facebook as the Title Sponsor of the Largest Free HBCU College Festival in the United States
Facebook and The Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation have partnered to support the 16th Annual Alfred Street Baptist Church’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) College Festival (Festival). The 2018 Festival will take place on Saturday, February 10 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
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Is There a New Meth-related Heart Failure Crisis On the Horizon?
The steady rise in methamphetamine use across the country seems to be creating its own epidemic – a new kind of heart failure case, according to new research.
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Rand Paul's ridiculous answer on whether the election was 'stolen'
Even now -- after the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president, after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, after the myriad lawsuit dismissals -- Rand Paul can't bring himself to say that the 2020 election was not, in fact, stolen.
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What's the 25th Amendment and how does it work?
President Donald Trump has less than two weeks left in office, but after he fomented an assault by rioters on the US Capitol, House Democrats are planning to bring an impeachment resolution -- unless Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump first.
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Harriet and Joe Foster Family YMCA Reveals Renovation Plans That Strengthen Community and Form Connections
The reimagined center will feature an expanded wellness center, new outdoor pavilion, modernized welcome center and more
The Harriet and Joe Family YMCA is pleased to announce the start of a two-phase renovation plan which will provide members with a refreshed, modern experience and more opportunities for connection. By fall 2021, facility improvements will include a modernized welcome center, an intergenerational room, expanded Wellness Center, a youth Makerspace, renovated group exercise studios and an all-new outdoor pavilion.
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Don't make Paul Mitchell a political hero just yet
On Monday, in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, retiring Michigan Rep. Paul Mitchell announced he was leaving the Republican Party.
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USDA Invests $770 Million to Expand Market Opportunities for Rural Businesses and People in 36 States and Puerto Rico
122 Projects Will Help People in Socially Vulnerable Communities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $770 million to help create new and better market opportunities (PDF, 366 KB) for rural businesses and people in 36 states and Puerto Rico. The investments include $640 million for 122 projects to help people living in socially vulnerable communities.
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Kanye West can't sell 'White Lives Matter' shirts because two Black men own the trademark
Two Black radio hosts in Arizona could be a potential roadblock if Kanye West ever decided to sell his "White Lives Matter" T-shirts in the United States.
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'Prey' sends the 'Predator' franchise back in time to hunt for cheaper thrills on Hulu
For those who remember the original "Predator," the alien hunter's code of conduct -- only using the weapons and force required to make things sporting -- helps mightily when trying to fight it. Even so, "Prey" represents an odd if refreshingly spare addition to the franchise, giving a coming-of-age spin to a faceoff that can't help but feel like a serious mismatch.