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John Aniston, 'Days of Our Lives' actor and Jennifer Aniston's father, dead at 89
John Aniston, a veteran actor known for his work on the daytime drama "Days of Our Lives," has died, his daughter, actress Jennifer Aniston, shared on Monday.
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A supertall skyscraper is coming to Austin, Texas
There's a well-known saying that everything is bigger in Texas. But so far, that hasn't been the case for the state capital's skyline.
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Visit Citycentre for Shopping, Dining, Entertainment, and More
Retail Tenant Offerings, Promotions, and Happenings
Houston-based Midway, a privately owned, fully integrated real estate investment and development firm, is pleased to announce that CITYCENTRE’s tenants are offering a variety of promotions and happenings now through March 31, 2023. The premier mixed-use destination for upscale shopping, dining, and entertainment is elevating the experience for everyone visiting or living at CITYCENTRE.
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Rooftop Cinema Club opens 2022 season earlier than ever on Valentine’s weekend; tickets on sale Feb. 1
Venue opens Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, with “Pretty Woman” and “Love & Basketball”
Rooftop Cinema Club Uptown will open its 2022 season earlier than ever before, just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, with “Pretty Woman” and “Love & Basketball” kicking things off on opening night. The ultimate open-air cinema experience in Uptown Houston located at 1700 Post Oak Blvd. today offers fans a first look at its Valentine’s weekend lineup so they can start making plans ahead of tickets going on sale for the full February lineup next Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at noon.
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Young people need us to see them as they are, and adults are off the mark, a study say
There is more we can do to make our kids feel seen, accepted and secure -- and it starts with adding more terms for gender identity and sexual orientation to the official forms we give them, according to a new study.
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AboutThatCar.com 2021 Mercedes-Benz E450 4Matic
It sounds like a huge insult but the new Mercedes-Benz E450 is much better than the car it replaces. And the first place to start with this sedan is under the hood.
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DOJ Initiative Fights Redlining in Cyberspace and the Real World
Former Facebook and City National Bank agree to new operating terms, and investments
As 2023 begins, a key anti-financial discrimination initiative is expanding million-dollar penalties and the kinds of businesses found to violate fair lending laws. The Combatting Redlining Initiative that since 2021 has combined resources and efforts of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is now holding a social media giant as well as another bank accountable for violations of fair credit and lending laws.
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Your phone number might be key to unlocking deodorant from store shelves
People tend to hate going to a store and finding deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, cosmetics and other everyday products locked up on shelves behind display cases. Now, some stores are testing a new way to let customers open the locked displays.
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Red Bull Dance Your Style: A Spectacular Showcase of Houston's Finest Dancers
Get ready to witness the electrifying energy of Red Bull Dance Your Style as it returns to Houston on Saturday, March 2nd at the iconic POST Houston venue. This international mixed-style dance competition promises an exhilarating day of freestyle battles and sensational performances, all within a vibrant atmosphere of creativity and expression.
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Airfare hasn’t been this cheap since 2009
In travel news this week: Why the cost of living is high but plane tickets are relatively cheap, the best countries for expats in 2024 and the big-shot movie stars getting in trouble in the United States and Europe.
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Black Owned Businesses Continue to Bring Dignity to Death
There is one thing all people have in common. We all will be born and we will die. Death is such a delicate subject that families need someone to help them ease through the process of all the decision making that has to be done to plan out a proper burial. For many families in the Houston area, the ones that they often turn to are the folks at McCoy & Harrison Funeral Home and O.W. Wiley Mortuary.
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5 Things for Friday, April 14: Bombs, Police Violence, Planned Parenthood
It's been a violent and surprising week, and today's headlines are no different. Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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The Changing Scope of Black Radio in Houston
Music has always been a connecting element for African Americans. From the moment we knew there was sound, we have used it to make music as a way to both entertain and communicate. In the early years, music was made with the use of our mouths and body parts. We advanced to add the dimensions of instruments. Those various sounds combine to make beautiful music and our yearn for a larger platform to showcase our musical talents grew.
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Texas A&M's First Openly Gay Student Body President to Take Office
Bobby Brooks decided early on not to make his sexuality a focal point of his campaign for Texas A&M University student body president.
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President Trump's denial that he will declare victory before the votes are all counted is, uh, not convincing
Following an Axios piece that reported he might try to declare victory on Tuesday night if he is ahead in key states -- but before those states are actually called -- President Donald Trump insisted that it was a "false report" before offering an answer that, well, seemed to directly dispute his denial.
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The 1 big thing that still makes no sense in the White House's flip-flop on the Don Jr. Russia statement
To hear Rudy Giuliani tell it, the complete reversal from the White House on whether or not President Donald Trump was involved in crafting the statement issued by his son to The New York Times following the paper's report about a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with Russians is one giant misunderstanding.
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Without Omarosa, there'd be no President Trump
Omarosa Manigault Newman, often known simply by her first name, needs no introduction.
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Donald Trump's hurricane tweets show he can always go lower
On Thursday morning, Donald Trump tweeted:
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New Nielsen Report Quantifies Black America's Digital Footprint
African American consumers are enjoying a remarkable period of influence, cultural expression and entrepreneurship that is manifesting digitally and trending mainstream, according to global researcher Nielsen. With the highest smartphone ownership and usage of any demographic group and an unyielding desire for self-expression and image control, African Americans are leveraging digital platforms and technology to move from consumers to creators--of platforms, products, content and financial ecosystems.
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Rare pre-Prohibition whiskeys offer a taste of American history
When Jean-Baptiste (J.B.) Leonis, the early 20th-century builder, banker, and wine and liquor merchant who founded the town of Vernon, California, spotted Prohibition on the horizon, he was not about to take any chances with his beloved whiskey.