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Houston Business and Community Leader Deavra Daughtry Graduates from Exclusive International Executive Program at Harvard Business School

Houston self-made business woman and community leader Deavra Daughtry recently graduated with a certificate from the exclusive Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School alongside international business owners. Participants represent a diverse range of organizations from around the world and hold dual roles as owner and CEO or Managing Director of firms with annual sales ranging from several million to billions of dollars.

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Dow slides more than 500 points after Huawei executive's arrest renews trade fears

Market sentiment is so fragile that news of an arrest is enough to set off a selling wave.

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This US-bound migrant caravan sparked a Trump tweetstorm

It's part activist march, part humanitarian mission. The images are striking: throngs of Central American migrants crossing Mexico during Holy Week as they make their way north to the US border.

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Amazon's Corporate Bulldozer Is Fueled by Wall Street

Amazon is a wrecking ball. It has bankrupted bookstores, crippled clothing stores, shaken the grocery industry and turned strip malls into ghost towns.

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The caravan of migrants has reached the US-Mexico border. So what's next?

After nearly a month of traveling by bus, train and on foot, about 100 migrants on a caravan from Central America arrived at the San Ysidro port of entry on the US-Mexico border on Sunday evening, preparing to claim asylum.

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Two Italian Regions Vote Overwhelming for Greater Autonomy

While the rest of the world has its eyes on the outcome of Catalonia's tussle for independence from Spain, two of Italy's most prosperous regions voted overwhelmingly in favor of greater autonomy from Rome in non-binding referendums on Sunday.

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Tens of thousands of Louisiana residents could face eviction from nursing and group homes

More than 30,000 Medicaid recipients, including those in nursing homes and group homes in Louisiana could lose their benefits and face eviction due to proposed state cuts.

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Keep your immune system in top shape with these tips

For years, Dr. Ahmad Garrett-Price has been counseling patients about the need to keep their immune systems strong, emphasizing exercise, nutrition and sleep.

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Loni Love Welcomes #ClubQuarantine's D-Nice and Star of The Clark Sisters Biopic Kierra Sheard to #QuarantineWithLoni

In light of COVID-19, Emmy and 2x NAACP Image Award winner Loni Love has been providing fans an opportunity to escape for an hour a day. #QuarantineWithLoni is an Instagram Live series (via @ComicLoniLove) in which Love brings on fans to chat about how they are dealing with the 'stay at home' order. Many fans have checked in with her from around the world giving various perspectives of regulations within their country. To add some fun, fans look forward to playing the popular 'Shoutragous!' game as seen on "The Real" that requires blurting out things related to a specific topic before time runs out!

Austin area company goes from losing all business to building a new business in 10 days

The office of family owned Game Shows To Go was almost an instant business casualty of the COVID-19 shutdowns. Being in the live event business they lost three months of future bookings in just three days. “We had over $50,000 in bookings cancel on March 12th alone! That’s a lot for a small company like ours”, says C.J. Johnson, co-owner of the company. “We were in tears, I was literally throwing up sick knowing that I was going to have to lay off our 5 employees, who are more like family” he added. “I didn’t even want to answer the phone anymore as every time it rang it was more lost business.”

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A college textbook says Holocaust victims failed to realize their strength

An online textbook, which blames Holocaust victims for failing to tap into their strength, is required reading for nearly 19,000 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students.

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'New Amsterdam' may be a drama, but it's looking at this real-life heart issue

The New Amsterdam Medical Center is an active place. At any second, the ER might have to revive a man whose heart stopped after a basketball game with the friendly but convention-defying hospital director, while at the same time its staff is sleuthing out the cause of a child's illness, grappling with the ethics of treating a terminally ill patient and sneaking away for the occasional tryst.

Beyond the Rhetoric 824: The Evolution of the National Black Chamber of Commerce – Part 1

The National Black Chamber of Commerce was incorporated in Washington, DC on May 23, 1993. Kay and I did this together and by ourselves. Such an organization was a long-time coming. Booker T. Washington had such a vision at the beginning of the 20th Century. He called it the National Negro Business League

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A New Place Of Worship In Humble, TX Hosts A 3-Day Mega Celebration With Major Giveaways & More

Kingdom Builders Ministries Worldwide in Humble, TX is kicking off the weekend with a community 'Resource & Job Fair' from 10:00am-2:00pm. All events March 1st-3rd are FREE and open to the general public.

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3 UCLA Basketball Players Reportedly Arrested in China for Shoplifting

Three freshmen on the UCLA men's basketball team were arrested after allegedly shoplifting in the Chinese city of Hangzhou just days ahead of their scheduled season opener, according to ESPN.

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America Bids Farewell to Command Master Chief

The crew of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) bid farewell to their Command Master Chief (CMC) Kenneth Robertson, while the ship was moored in Dubai Nov. 25.

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25th Annual MFA - 5A Citywide Exhibition

Winners On Display At T.S.U.'s University Museum, Through Aug 30th

This year the African American Art Advisory Association (5A) of the Museum of Fine Art Houston celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Citywide African American Artists Exhibition. The Exhibit will be hosted at different venues and spaces across the city, including the University Museum at Texas Southern University and the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts. The Houston Citywide African American Artists Exhibition is open to all artists of the African diaspora in the greater Houston area. It is sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, through 5A (the African American Art Advisory Association at the MFAH) and the University Museum at Texas Southern University.

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Student suspect in custody after 3 football players shot dead and 2 people wounded at the University of Virginia, police say

Police have in custody a University of Virginia student suspected of fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other people late Sunday at the school's main campus in Charlottesville as a bus returned from a class field trip, school officials said.

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New York City public schools ban access to AI tool that could help students cheat

New York City public schools will ban students and teachers from using ChatGPT, a powerful new AI chatbot tool, on the district's networks and devices, an official confirmed to CNN on Thursday.

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Women in Jazz Association, Inc. Showcases Austin’s Female Musicianship

March is Women’s History Month, and Women in Jazz Association, Inc. presents Celebrating Women in Jazz, A Springtime Dinner and Concert with vocalists Candace Bellamy, Melissa Briggs, and Pamela Hart and trumpeter Rachael Spencer. The supporting band includes Juliana Silveira-piano; Jessica Valls-bass; Lauren Gould-sax and Masumi Jones-drums. This all women show showcases Austin, Texas’ jazz talent and aptitude from musicians who are passionate about jazz performance, education and its importance to the world. Throughout history women have shaped the jazz scene with sultry and sassy singing, dynamic drumming, haunting horns, beguiling bass and poetic piano. Jazz is in them, and they perform it, teach it, advocate for it and passionately share it.