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The Heritage Society Celebrates Juneteenth with a Speaker Series Program and Month-Long Tours
Program on June 11 showcases speakers and performers with empowering messages about Emancipation
On Saturday, June 11, join The Heritage Society’s Juneteenth educational program experience “From Plantation to Emancipation”. Speakers include descendants of Reverend Jack Yates and Roscoe A. Cavitt, the Executive Secretary of National Negro Chamber of Commerce. The event is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at 1100 Bagby Street.
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Juneteenth Books for Kids
You weren't born knowing everything. People had to tell you what you needed to know, and that's how you learn. You can guess sometimes, or figure other things out on your own but mostly, you've been told and then you know. So why not read these books about a fact that was unknown for years...
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Despite moves to increase supply, families are still feeling the pain of the baby formula shortage
Parents and caregivers continue to feel the pain of store shelves that are cleaned out of baby formula, and many are turning to hospitals and community organizations for help.
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METRO Park & Ride and Local Bus Service Adjusted to Match Rider Demand
More convenient service is on the way as METRO makes adjustments to increase reliability on various local bus and Park & Ride routes.
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Center for Safe and Secure Schools to host two-day emergency reunification training
More than 100 education and emergency management professionals from local and regional schools and districts will gather at Goose Creek ISD on June 6-7 for Operation SRM-Rex (Standard Reunification Method-Reunification Exercise), a two-day workshop where participants will learn how to safely reunify students with their parents or guardians during crisis situations.
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Celebrate National Best Friends Day with Urban South - HTX
Urban South - HTX wants to celebrate you and your best friend! In honor of National Best Friends Day on June 8, the Sawyer Yards brewery will celebrate with beer specials and exciting new beer releases. From 12:00 to 9:00 p.m., guests can enjoy two-for-one Paradise Park Lager pints. Challenge Entertainment Houston will host live trivia starting at 6:30 p.m., and The Burger Daddy food truck will be onsite serving up decadent burgers and fries.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence on Monday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence on Monday, triggered by discontented lawmakers in his own party and following a series of scandals and months of speculation about his future.
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MTV Movie & TV Awards: See the full list of winners
The winners of the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards were revealed Sunday.
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South Africa's President says 'I have never stolen money,' as missing cash mystery deepens
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has hit back at allegations of improper conduct over large amounts of cash stolen from his wildlife farm in 2020.
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Historical emissions caused the climate crisis. But it's what we do today that will make or break it, study shows
Humans' historical greenhouse gas emissions have caused the climate crisis the world is in today. But it's the amount emitted now and in coming years that will determine whether humanity can avert catastrophic climate changes.
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Witnesses are urged to come forward after shooters left 3 dead and 11 wounded in a Philadelphia crowd
A night of revelry on Philadelphia's South Street turned chaotic Saturday as gunmen opened fire into a crowd, leaving three people dead and 11 wounded in one of at least 10 weekend mass shootings across the United States.
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Mexican President won't attend US-hosted Summit of the Americas due to exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he won't be attending the Summit of the Americas, hosted later on this week by the United States, due to the exclusion of several countries in the region.
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This landlocked country has been named Europe's best for bathing
The quality of Europe's bathing waters has improved dramatically in recent decades, and a new report released this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA) reveals that almost 85% of its bathing sites now rank as "excellent."
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6 mistakes that led to the 1972 Watergate burglars being caught
Their mission was to break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, bug the room and photograph documents. If everything had gone as planned, no one would have ever known.
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As California's big cities fail to rein in their water use, rural communities are already tapped out
Gary Biggs' family hasn't had water coming out of their private well for over a decade, after a multi-year drought and overpumping by agriculture and industry.
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Britain's economy is in a bad place. Removing Boris Johnson might help
Investors don't usually like political uncertainty. But in the United Kingdom, a shake-up in government could be exactly what the economy needs.
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Supreme Court won't review sanctions against GOP Senate candidate who pointed gun at racial justice protestors
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a case brought to it by a Missouri Republican Senate candidate and his wife, who were seeking review of the professional disciplinary action they faced, as lawyers, for pointing guns at racial justice protestors demonstrating outside their St. Louis home.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says league lost 'hundreds of millions of dollars' due to China fallout, touches on Brittney Griner situation
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admitted the league had lost "hundreds of millions of dollars" in revenue following a controversial fallout with China in October 2019.
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Jeep Wrangler tips over again in IIHS crash test
A Jeep Wrangler tipped over onto its side during a crash test by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This is the second time a Wrangler flipped onto its side during this type of crash test by the IIHS, and it comes after engineers said they had worked to fix the issue with this test following a similar result in 2019.
