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Farmers’ protests erupt across Europe - why?

Farmers are holding protests across Europe, clogging the streets with their tractors, blocking ports and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints from environmental regulation to excessive red tape.

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2024 College Football Playoff National Championship: How to watch Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies in title game

It is the culmination of the college football season with the opportunity to etch names into eternity and cement legacies forever.

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1.5-degree climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ scientists bitterly divided over it

For years, the fight against climate change has been symbolized by one number: 1.5.

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New Hampshire ad spending tops $77 million as Haley and Trump fight to the finish

Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and their allies have traded sharp attacks on New Hampshire airwaves ahead of the second nominating contest in the Republican presidential primary.

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Introducing America's Next Iconic Restaurant

Sweet and creamy green-garlic panna cotta with salty and grainy sea urchin on top. Tender spot prawns complemented by flecks of melon and cucumber that curls like a snake. Fresh oysters so pickled they make you squint and pucker, served with freshly grated wasabi.

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Laura is now a hurricane and is forecast to strengthen more before hitting the Gulf Coast

After battering western Cuba as a tropical storm, Laura has strengthened into a hurricane in the Gulf Coast and is expected to grow even stronger as it heads toward Texas and Louisiana.

The US had more daily Covid-19 cases in the past week than ever before. And no, it's not just due to more testing

Another day, another dreadful record broken in the Covid-19 pandemic. This time, the seven-day average of daily new cases reached an all-time high of 68,767 on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The previous record of 67,293 was set July 22.

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George Clooney, Paul McCartney and more celebrities join March for Our Lives

On stage and in song, on social media and in silent participation, several celebrities showed their support for the student organizers behind Saturday's March for Our Lives.

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Together We Rise

No one person rises to the top alone. Someone or something pushes us physically or mentally to go beyond what we imagined for ourselves so they can flourish in a place we never thought we would be. Solo we struggle; we count ourselves out; we give up. Together we excel; we have a vision; we let nothing stand in our way. In celebration of Black History Month, we honor that hand on our back, that word in our ear, that support in our darkest hour.

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5 Things for December 11: Nobel Peace Prize, Roy Moore, California Wildfires

GM has a new app in its vehicles that lets you order Starbucks while you drive. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Co-Sponsors the Jobs and Justice Act Promoted by the Congressional Black Caucus

Jackson Lee—“I am pleased that the CBC’s Jobs and Justice Act includes five bills that I have introduced that will build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve; provide economic opportunity to young persons and small businesses; and provide greater transparency and accountability to all who interact with the criminal justice system.”

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5 Things for September 13: Hurricanes, Travel Ban, Myanmar, Freddie Gray Case

The Cleveland Indians will try today to win their 21st game in a row -- and set a new American League record for longest winning streak. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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OP-ED: Stop Excluding People of Color in Environmental Policies

Protecting the environment should be about protecting people, regardless of the color of their skin, their ethnicity or race, where they live or how much money they make. The fight to save our planet should be about ensuring a long and successful sustainable future - for everyone.

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Houston Texans Announce 2020 Season

The Houston Texans 2020 regular season schedule kicks off with a primetime matchup at the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday Night Football. The Texans will also travel to Detroit for a Thanksgiving Day game against the Lions on national television in Week 12. Houston has won six of its last seven primetime matchups and its 18 primetime regular season games from 2016-20 are the most over a five-year span in team history.

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Op-Ed from Senator Borris L. Miles on Fort Bend ISD

Today, 53 years after the enactment of the Voting Rights Act, Jim Crow still dares to raise its head in Texas. While we celebrate the gains made in minority representation and self-determination, we cannot ignore the fact that in places such as the Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD), racially-exclusive tactics still bar access to power in decisions affecting thousands of children of color and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.

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The Senate and the next Supreme court justice: What you need to know

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, and almost immediately the US Senate was launched into the national spotlight as it's the legislative body that will formally confirm whoever the next justice will be.

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What authorities found inside the New Mexico compound

Stacks of tires, piles of trash and plastic sheets surrounded the squalid New Mexico compound, shrouding what was happening inside: five adults, including a fugitive wanted in the disappearance of his young son, living with 11 emaciated children.

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‘Ten Years of Growing Greatness Through Giving’: PVAMF’s Third Annual Fundraising Gala Highlights Student Impact

To be clear: Prairie View A&M Foundation’s Third Annual Fundraising Gala was a clear call to action. From its opening remarks delivered by the Master of Ceremony, KHOU TV Anchor Len Cannon, to the closing remarks delivered by one of the Foundation’s Trustees and Vice Chair, Dr. Donetta Goodall, the message was clear: donations, like those made to the university through PVAMF, directly impact the ability of the university to offer a quality of education to its students and ensure future success in their chosen fields, communities, and the world-at-large.

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Hispanic Heritage Month: A Time For Reflection

I am often excited when Hispanic Heritage Month comes around. My social media fun facts regarding the contributions of the Hispanic/Latinx communities tend to be a little overboard, but hey, somebody has to tell it since our public education history books don’t really do our people any justice. Correct me if I’m wrong here, but I believe we get a chapter on civil rights and farm labor leaders Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, and let’s not forget Texas History’s rendition of Santa Anna and the Alamo.

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Swap Kevin James for Kevin Spacey? TV's Pulled Switcheroos Before

Imagine Kevin James as Frank Underwood on "House of Cards." There is an online petition suggesting just that -- believe it or not -- and as of Tuesday, nearly 30,000 people have signed on to endorse the idea.