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Now Is the Time to Raise the Minimum Wage
While calling themselves "populists," in 2017 Republicans passed President Trump's only significant legislation, a nearly $2 trillion tax cut that sent 82 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent of wealthy Americans and 63 percent to the top one-tenth of that 1 percent while driving the nation's debt through the roof and accomplishing little purpose other than exacerbating America's unjust income and wealth divide.
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Taste Kitchen + Bar Hosts Fundraiser Wednesday, Donating Half of All Sales to Houston Mom Battling Cancer
Taste Kitchen + Bar, Houston’s ultimate all-day brunch destination, is hosting a special fundraiser for Julie Gray, a Houston mom and creative arts director who has been battling cervical cancer for nearly two years, this Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 8:00am–10:00pm, at the Downtown restaurant, located at 420 Main Street.
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Fauci tests positive for Covid-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Biden's chief medical adviser, has tested positive for Covid-19, the institute said Wednesday.
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Examining the Success of Latino-Owned Businesses: Biz2Credit to Host Online Panel with Rep. Henry Cuellar
In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 – Oct. 15), Biz2Credit will host an online forum on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 12 Noon (EDT) / 9:00 a.m. (PDT) featuring Congressman Henry Cuellar (D, TX-28) to examine the success of Latino-owned businesses in the past year.
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Concorde Career Colleges Leaders Available as Media Sources to Share Insights and Experiences For National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month
Corporate and campus leaders of Concorde Career Colleges, the healthcare division of Universal Technical Institute, leaders, instructors, and alumni who are of Hispanic and Latinx heritage are available as media sources to discuss how family history and roots helped shape their life and career choices. They are also available to share advice for others interested in career education and healthcare professions. Corporate and campus leaders of Concorde Career Colleges, the healthcare division of Universal Technical Institute, leaders, instructors, and alumni who are of Hispanic and Latinx heritage are available as media sources to discuss how family history and roots helped shape their life and career choices. They are also available to share advice for others interested in career education and healthcare professions.
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Dan Rather Keynote Speaker at Red Cross “Wrapped in Red” Luncheon
Legendary journalist plans to share Red Cross experience at March 23 event
The American Red Cross of the Texas Gulf Coast announced today that broadcast journalism icon Dan Rather will offer the keynote address at its Wrapped in Red Luncheon, to be held on Thursday, March 23, at 12 p.m. at Hilton Americas-Houston, 1600 Lamar, Houston, Texas
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Twitter wants to help you understand what's trending
It's a familiar scenario: A celebrity's name suddenly starts trending on Twitter, and some people immediately assume or fear it's because the person died. If the celebrity's name was trending for reasons unrelated to their mortality, there's an influx of tweets of relief from fans.
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Indian startup Zomato gives employees 26 weeks paid parental leave and $1,000 per child
Indian startup Zomato is giving six months of paid leave to all new parents among its 5,000 corporate employees worldwide.
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Countdown to Energy Day Houston with at-home summer STEM activities
Houston’s largest free family STEM festival set to return Saturday, Oct. 19
This summer students can beat the heat with at-home STEM activities from the Consumer Energy Education Foundation, the nonprofit that co-hosts Houston’s Energy Day Festival each year. Dedicated to promoting K-12 STEM education and placing students on the fast track to careers in science, technology, engineering and math, CEEF connects students, their parents and teachers to year-round education opportunities.
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11 GM Sites Achieve Conservation Certification
As General Motors continues scaling its efforts to restore, protect and promote biodiversity, 11 more sites have earned Conservation Certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council. The company is using its land, resources and partnerships to help address pressing global biodiversity issues.
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Tumblr Founder David Karp to Step Down
Tumblr's founder is signing off. David Karp told Tumblr staff Monday that he will leave the company at the end of this year, capping off a decade in which he grew the service into one of the leading social networks only to let it be subsumed by a series of corporations.
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41 attendees of last month's swingers convention in New Orleans test positive for COVID-19
The owner of a company that hosted a swingers convention in New Orleans last month said 41 of the roughly 300 attendees were diagnosed with COVID-19 following the event.
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Twitter's disappearing Snapchat clone... disappears
Most major social media platforms have tried a version of Snapchat's Stories, but Twitter is the first to admit its experiment with disappearing content failed.
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Donald Trump's New Year's Eve Speech Cited Dubai Business Partner
Donald Trump gave a lengthy description of his electoral victory, and lavished praise upon a Dubai business partner, during a ten-minute speech to 800 paying guests at his Florida estate Saturday night.
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Fitness Trackers' heart Rate Monitoring Accurate Enough for Most, Study Says
The heart rate monitor inside your fitness tracker may not be as precise as the equipment used in doctors offices and hospitals, but researchers say the smartwatches and wristbands are accurate enough for most consumers' needs.
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They've had enough. Students across country walk out to demand new gun laws
In an unprecedented show of unity and political solidarity, waves of students marched out of class Wednesday to demand stricter gun laws and an end to school massacres.