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Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid

Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday after returning from a weeklong trip to California, the White House announced.

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Biden will commute or pardon sentences of 78 non-violent people. Here are a few to know

President Joe Biden will mark "Second Chance Month" at the White House on Tuesday, commuting the sentences of 75 people serving time for nonviolent drug offenses, issuing full pardons for three individuals who the administration says have worked toward rehabilitation and unveiling new actions aimed at easing the transition back to normal life for the formerly incarcerated.

Palm oil is in half your groceries. Here's why prices might shoot up

Indonesia will start restricting exports of palm oil this week, a move that could make the global food crisis worse and push up the prices of hundreds of consumer products.

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Chef Jacoby Ponder Tantalizes Taste Buds With Delicious Peach Bourbon BBQ Chicken Recipe

As spring approaches and the weather warms up outside, Chef Jacoby Ponder will tantalize your taste buds with his Peach Bourbon BBQ Chicken recipe, available in his new “Supper” cookbook set to drop in Fall of 2022. This recipe offers a refreshing blend of both sweet and savory flavors, while maintaining the classic smoky flavor of fresh-off-the-grill barbecue.

Jada Pinkett Smith (kind of) addresses the slap in 'Red Table Talk' return

Jada Pinkett Smith is back with her "Red Table Talk" for Season 5.

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Houston Artist Anat Ronen, Community Leaders will Unveil Mural Celebrating Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation

A mural of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will be unveiled at Finnigan Park by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and other community leaders.

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National Donate Life Blue & Green Day

Blue and Green Lights to Shine in Houston, Fort Worth and Lubbock/Amarillo

LifeGift is lighting up Southeast, North and West Texas in blue and green to increase awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation in April, which is National Donate Life Month (NDLM). This annual observance features an entire month of local, regional and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor heroes who have saved lives through the gift of donation. During this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, LifeGift also shines a light this year for our hospital and transplant center partners as they continue to provide our communities with heroic care.

Some Democrats fear a 2020 repeat as cash flows to long-shot candidates

Marcus Flowers makes it perfectly clear why he is running for Congress: The Georgia Democrat wants to unseat Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the attention-grabbing, conspiracy-pushing Republican who fills Democrats with rage.

As Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance, Democratic candidates prioritize abortion rights in 2022

States across the country are rolling back access to abortion, and the fate of Roe v. Wade is up in the air -- two factors that Democrats believe could elevate the issue of abortion rights this midterm cycle to a level not reached in recent memory.

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Why Tesla investors may need to worry about Elon Musk's Twitter distraction

Tesla is in a highly competitive electric car market. It has no chief operating officer. And CEO Elon Musk was already busy juggling leadership roles at SpaceX, The Boring Company and Neuralink before he launched an unsolicited takeover offer for Twitter. That's a lot of distractions. And it may be one too many for Tesla investors.

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Chef Jacoby Ponder Tantalizes Taste Buds With Delicious Peach Bourbon BBQ Chicken Recipe

As spring approaches and the weather warms up outside, Chef Jacoby Ponder will tantalize your taste buds with his Peach Bourbon BBQ Chicken recipe, available in his new “Supper” cookbook set to drop in Fall of 2022. This recipe offers a refreshing blend of both sweet and savory flavors, while maintaining the classic smoky flavor of fresh-off-the-grill barbecue.

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Vice President Kamala Harris to Announce Reforms to Ease the Burden of Medical Debt

One-in-three adults in the United States are saddled with medical debt, which now counts as the largest source of debt in collections – more than credit cards, utilities, and auto loans combined. According to a White House fact sheet, Black and Hispanic households are more likely to hold medical debt than white households.

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White House taps top HHS lawyer as No. 2 Covid response official

The White House has tapped Lisa Barclay, the Department of Health and Human Service's deputy general counsel, to serve as its deputy coronavirus response coordinator, a White House official said.

Dorm room broken into as residents slept, police say

UC Santa Cruz Interim Chief of Police issued a community alert Tuesday after a dorm room at College Ten was broken into as the people inside slept.

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World's top oil trader will stop buying Russian crude

Vitol Group, the world's top independent oil merchant, will stop trading Russian crude oil and products by the end of the year, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN.

How Republicans could still screw up the best political environment in 30 years

Mitch McConnell is feeling pretty good right about now. During an appearance at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the Senate minority leader said that the "atmosphere for Republicans is better than it was in 1994," when the party won control of both the House and Senate in a wave election. "From an atmospheric point of view, it's a perfect storm of problems for Democrats because it's an entirely Democratic government," added McConnell.

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Society for the Performing Arts Is Now the Performing Arts Houston

Society for the Performing Arts reveals its new name as Performing Arts Houston, unveils a bold new look, announces a new season of live arts, launches a new membership program, and opens applications

Continuing a 55-plus year history of presenting diverse live arts programming and arts education in Houston, SPA rebrands as Performing Arts Houston and announces its 22/23 Season of nationally and internationally renowned touring artists and performers. Applications are now open for New/Now: The Houston Artist Commissioning Project, an initiative that spotlights artists’ voices in our own community through commissioning new works. Focusing on audience engagement and access, a new membership program will be launched today. Information on all programs goes live on our new website, performingartshouston.org, on April 12, 2022.

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In Washington's Covid-19 outbreak, new variants flout old 'close contact' rule

Washington, DC is coping with a cluster of high-profile Covid-19 cases after a series of public events exposed high-level officials.

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Ambitious trial judges could be wary after GOP attacks on Judge Jackson's sentencing record

The Senate Republicans who led the attacks on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's sentencing record say they hoped to send a message to other trial judges who might seek appointments to higher courts.

Far-Right Smears of Judge Jackson Show Why We Can’t Let Them Take Power

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history this week when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. That is cause for celebration.