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“California Dreaming” Astros complete West Coast road trip with 5-1 record.
It must be something about the weather out in California that the Houston Astros enjoy. They have hit a stride early to begin the 2021 Major League Baseball season by going 5-1 on their opening six game road trip against the Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Angels.
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Harris County teen writers, artists earn 80 National Scholastic Art & Writing Medals, Scholarships
The creative works of 70 teen writers and artists from 13 Harris County school districts and 10 private schools were recognized this month during the 98th annual National Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2021, judged in New York City. Seventy-five national medals and five scholarships were awarded to the area youth who earned regional Gold Key Awards earlier this year during a competition sponsored by Harris County Department of Education.
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Governor Abbott Appoints McAdams To Public Utility Commission Of Texas
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Will McAdams to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for a term set to expire September 1, 2025. PUC regulates the state's electric, telecommunication, and water and sewer utilities, implements respective legislation, and offers customer assistance in resolving consumer complaints.
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Families are 'self-separating' in Mexico after being expelled from the US, Border Patrol says
Migrant families are "self-separating" in Mexico, sending children alone to cross into the United States after first having been expelled, the US Border Patrol's chief patrol agent of the Rio Grande Valley sector told CNN.
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Woman billed $90 for a short Uber ride
A short ride caused a long list of unexplained charges for a disabled Omaha woman that depends on Uber for trips to the doctor and pharmacy.
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Biden set to announce he's moving deadline for all US adults to be eligible for Covid vaccine to April 19
President Joe Biden plans to announce Tuesday that he is moving up his deadline for states to make all American adults eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by almost two weeks.
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Dangerous Covid-19 Variant Has Spread to All 50 US States
The highly contagious Covid-19 variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in every state in the US, and experts are concerned spreading variants could send cases surging.
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Black women delivered for Biden. Now it's time for Congress to deliver on a $15 minimum wage
"Thank Black women" has become a familiar refrain from Democratic lawmakers, who are eager to pay lip service to their fiercest, most reliable voting bloc. Black women helped deliver the presidency and the Senate to the Democrats, who ran on the promise of a $15 an hour minimum wage, among other things. Now they must do what they can to deliver on that promise.
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'Drunk History: Black Stories' will give you something to toast
Comedy Central's popular "Drunk History" series is getting a spinoff, but be sure to watch it responsibly.
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Ghost Bike memorial honors 5 who died
A memorial has been installed, remembering the five cyclists killed just outside the Las Vegas Valley in December.
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The foods you should eat to jump-start your morning, and 2 recipes to try out
Successfully tackling your morning to-do list could start with the first thing you put in your mouth.
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Lonzo Ball Has Career Night From Three-Point Range To Defeat The Rockets
The shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans used a very efficient game from Lonzo Ball to defeat the Houston Rockets 122-115 on Sunday at the Toyota Center in Houston. Ball, who had been out of the lineup since mid-March with a hip flexor strain, scored 27 points and had nine assists while hitting a career-high eight shots from three-point range.
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The Astros Didn’t Forget
Houston (2-0) scored nine runs on Friday night to defeat Oakland (0-2) by a score of 9-5. The Astros are now 5-1 in their last six games against the A’s dating back to last year’s postseason and have a total of 50 runs scored against them.
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Fully vaccinated people can travel at low risk to themselves, new CDC guidance says
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released a highly anticipated update to travel guidance for people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, eliminating some testing and quarantine recommendations.
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St. Louis Zoo's oldest female Amur tiger euthanized after years of treatment for degenerate joint disease
Kalista, an Amur tiger, has died at the St. Louis Zoo.
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Top homicide detective says Derek Chauvin violated policy by kneeling on George Floyd
The Minneapolis Police Department's top homicide detective testified at the murder trial of the former officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck last May that "if your knee is on someone's neck -- that could kill them."
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Seven detention officers fired, one resigns, after an in-custody death in a Texas jail
Seven detention officers in Texas have been fired, and an eighth has resigned, following the death in custody of Marvin David Scott III, a news release from the Collin County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
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Get fully vaccinated before resuming normal activities, health experts plead with Americans
With fears growing the US may be facing a fourth surge of Covid-19 cases, health experts are pleading with Americans to keep taking precautions until they are fully vaccinated.