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Media Visionary Dave Mays Launches Hip-Hop Podcast Network
Breakbeat to Produce Diverse Array of Compelling Podcast Content Serving the Global Hip-Hop Community
Media visionary Dave Mays, creator of The Source magazine, and business and finance heavyweight Kendrick Ashton have partnered to launch Breakbeat, a multi-media podcast network built to serve the interests and perspectives of the global Hip-Hop community. Breakbeat will deliver authentic, premium, and relevant audio and video content capturing the Hip-Hop community's distinct point-of-view. The platform, which will begin releasing its first shows on Tuesday, September 28th, will produce scripted, non-fiction narrative, news and discussion content, covering a wide range of subjects.
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Fall Events at Urban South - HTX
Summer is officially over, but Urban South isn’t slowing down! The Sawyer Yards brewery is hosting a variety of events this fall for Houston beer fans.
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These high school students are fighting for ethical AI
It's been a busy year for Encode Justice, an international group of grassroots activists pushing for ethical uses of artificial intelligence. There have been legislators to lobby, online seminars to hold, and meetings to attend, all in hopes of educating others about the harms of facial-recognition technology.
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Cops: 2 kids found alive after a sex offender took them
An Amber Alert issued for a 8-year-old girl has been canceled after she was found alive, the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday.
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Mother accused in child's death has criminal record for prostitution, arson, other charges
The Shreveport mother accused of tossing her two young children from a bridge into Cross Lake, killing one and injuring the other, has spent time behind bars on prostitution, arson and other charges over the past 15 years, court records show.
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Child dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at a Texas splash pad
A child in North Texas died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a city splash pad, officials announced on Monday.
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Anti-vaxxers are using the same tactics as cults do to attract followers on social media
In 1974, I was recruited into a cult. Known as the Unification Church, but often referred to as the Moonies, the group was — and still is — a far-right cult founded by the Korean cult leader Sun Myung Moon. The Moonies believe that Moon was greater than Jesus and is God's "Messiah." His teachings, followers have said, supersede conscience, the Bible, laws and universal human rights.
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Matthew Dowd, former Bush strategist, announces Democratic bid for Texas lieutenant governor
Matthew Dowd, a former strategist for George W. Bush's presidential reelection campaign, announced Wednesday he would launch a campaign as a Democrat against Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in next year's midterm election.
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Astros End Four-Game Losing Streak In Walk-Off Fashion
On Tuesday night, the Houston Astros looked as though they were still trying to get adjusted to playing a game on central standard time. After spending over a week on the west coast, Houston was finally back at Minute Maid Park in front of a crowd of 32, 297 fans.
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Nearly a dozen states enacted laws this year that could subvert the results of future elections, analysis finds
Nearly a dozen states have enacted laws this year that pave the way for election subversion, and additional proposals are gaining momentum in other states, according to a new tally by a nonpartisan group that tracks election-related bills.
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Nearly two dozen species of birds, fish and other wildlife are set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list
The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US federal wildlife officials announced Wednesday.
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YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation
YouTube will remove videos spreading misinformation about any approved vaccine, not only those aimed at preventing Covid-19, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday.
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'No Time to Die' marks the end of Daniel Craig's service with a slightly bloated Bond film
After 25 movies over 60 years, billing a James Bond adventure as the end of something requires a certain leap of faith. Still, Daniel Craig's yeoman service comes to its conclusion with "No Time to Die," a big and length-wise bloated epic that includes the desired bells and whistles, which, despite its flaws, should buy the movie considerable goodwill from an audience that has waited (and waited) for it.
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Tennessee parents say some books make students 'feel discomfort' because they're White. They say a new law backs them up
A Tibetan-style cafe set up in Edinburgh, Scotland after its owner's chance encounter with the Dalai Lama has been saved from closure by a successful crowdfunding campaign.
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This little Scottish cafe was inspired by a meeting with the Dalai Lama. Now international donations have saved it
A Tibetan-style cafe set up in Edinburgh, Scotland after its owner's chance encounter with the Dalai Lama has been saved from closure by a successful crowdfunding campaign.
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Tony Award-winning Musical HADESTOWN On Sale Friday - Broadway at the Hobby Center
HADESTOWN Public On Sale Friday, October 1, 2021 at 10am
HADESTOWN, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, makes Houston debut as part of the Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center 2021-22 Season. HADESTOWN will play the Hobby Center January 4-9, 2022. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, October 1 at 10 AM.
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Billy Bob Thornton and 'Goliath' cast on bringing the show to an end
Billy Bob Thornton is going to miss "just about everything" about playing Billy McBride on "Goliath."
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Attorney for Gabby Petito's family skeptical that fiancé Brian Laundrie's family will help FBI search
An attorney for Gabby Petito's family expressed skepticism Tuesday that the parents of her fiancé Brian Laundrie would help in the FBI's ongoing search for him.
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Dutch police arrest and release former far-right party member amid reports of possible plan to attack Prime Minister
Police in the Netherlands have arrested and released a former member of a far-right political party after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's security detail suspected him of behaving suspiciously, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Hague.
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People near and far are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in Gabby Petito's memory
While the FBI is adjusting its sails in the search for Gabby Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, people across the country are delivering flowers to the Laundrie home in North Port, Florida, in an effort to honor Petito's life.
