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Jones Futures simulated learning clinic helps students explore careers in health care

Pens and medical charts in hand, students from HISD’s Jones Futures Academy listened intently as Alex diligently answered their medical intake questions, each of them nodding as they quickly jotted down notes to determine the best treatment plan for the new patient.

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Google Is Hiring 10,000 People to Clean Up YouTube

Google is going on a hiring spree to try to stamp out offensive videos and comments on YouTube.

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Trump says 'we're all to blame' for poor US-Russia relationship, Putin denies interference

US President Donald Trump said Monday he holds both the United States and Russia responsible for the breakdown in the relationship between the two countries and railed against the special counsel's Russia investigation.

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One Game at a Time

Houston gets a much-needed victory over the Nationals in Game 3 of the 2019 World Series.

During their run towards “Back to Back” NBA titles, the Houston Rockets ran into some serious trouble against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals. Houston went down in that series 3-1 and was on the brink of elimination in Game 5. The overall theme from the head coach all the way down to the last player on the bench was to take it one game at a time. Don’t jump ahead. Just win the game you are playing, and you will earn the chance to play another one with the same opportunity.

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HPD Welcomes Area Students During Police Week

From 9:45 a.m. to Noon TOMORROW (Monday, May 15), members of the Houston Police Department's Training Division will open the doors to the Houston Police Academy L. D. Morrison, Sr. Memorial Center, 17000 Aldine Westfield, to hundreds of Houston-area students to provide an inside look at various aspects of HPD.

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Governor Abbott Meets With Texas Military Leaders Following 2017 Texas Military Summit

Governor Greg Abbott today met with commanders of U.S. military installations in Texas following the Texas Military Summit hosted by the Texas Military Preparedness Commission (TMPC). During the meeting, the Governor shared his strong and unwavering commitment to enhance and protect the 15 major military installations in Texas and their surrounding defense communities. The Governor also expressed his gratitude for the commanders’ leadership and service to the state and the nation.

Memorial Village ER Offering Free Flu Vaccinations January 1-15

Memorial Village Emergency Room is offering Free Flu Vaccines to anyone who hasn’t gotten their flu shot yet for the first two weeks of January 2020.

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OWN Announces A Super Soul Sunday Facebook Live Special Event With Oprah and Alicia Keys On Sunday, March 29 at 11am PT

Intimate One-on-One Conversation with Oprah and 15-Time Grammy Winning Artist Alicia Keys About Her New Book More Myself: A Journey, Life, Career, and How She and Her Family are Staying “Safer at HomeOprah Winfrey Network announces a special Facebook Live event featuring Oprah Winfrey in an intimate one-on-one conversation with 15-time Grammy winning artist, songwriter, producer, and New York Times best-selling author Alicia Keys about her life and career, as well as how Keys and her family are staying “Safer at Home.”

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American Airlines canceling hundreds of flights through mid-July in part due to labor shortages

American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights through at least mid-July as the company strives to maintain service in the midst of massively increasing travel demand while the coronavirus pandemic continues to recede in the United States, according to a spokesperson from the airline.

Biden administration announces new sanctions targeting illicit Iranian oil network

The Biden administration is putting sanctions on 15 individuals and entities who have been involved in illicit sales and shipments of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday.

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Is The Covid-‐19 Vaccine Safe For Our 12-‐15 Aged Children?

Every parent wants to do nothing more than to protect his or her child from any kind of danger. They want to be that shield. That superhero that will do whatever it takes to keep their child safe. And when they can't figure out how to do that it leaves them in a state of panic. A little over 14 months ago parents, along with the rest of the world, went into panic mode.

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Texas Team Debuts Battery-less Pacemaker

Rice University, Texas Heart Institute researchers test microwave-powered device

A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart is being introduced by researchers from Rice University and their colleagues at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) at the IEEE's International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Honolulu June 4-9.

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DREAMer To Be Released After 6 Weeks in ICE Custody

Daniel Ramirez Medina, whose immigration case drew widespread attention, will be released Wednesday, said his legal team.

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7 Tips for Managing Diabetes

Staying healthy can be a challenge, especially for those living with diabetes. Everyone can have conflicts finding the right balance of partaking in healthy habits, such as exercise, eating well and even keeping your teeth and gums clean. From stress to self-care, life can be up and down when you’re living with diabetes.

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How To Keep Exercising Despite Chronic Pain

Pain is a great excuse if you don’t like to exercise, and it’s certainly something many people with chronic pain would just as soon avoid.

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'The Purge' comes to TV

Having evolved into a horror franchise that weaves social commentary into its mayhem, "The Purge" makes the perhaps-inevitable leap to TV, following different parties as the seek to survive the annual night where all crime becomes legal for 12 continuous hours. The USA series brings an anthological element to the concept -- think "Tales From the Purge" -- that has its moments, without quite making this "Purge" binge-worthy.

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Posing as Walmart, scammers send crypto surging 25%

In what appears to be a massively successful pump and dump scheme, cryptocurrency litecoin surged around 25% early Monday after a falsified news release said Walmart would begin accepting the payment for online purchases.

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Stephen Miller returns to grand jury to testify about January 6 conversations with Trump

Donald Trump's close presidential aide and speechwriter Stephen Miller returned to testify to a federal grand jury in Washington on Tuesday after the courts ordered that he and other top advisers must share their recollections of direct conversations with the then-president related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

UK's Boris Johnson attended a gathering for his birthday while the rest of the country was in lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson celebrated his birthday with a gathering at his official residence in June 2020 while the United Kingdom was in its first Covid-19 lockdown, a spokesperson said Monday, marking the latest scandal for the country's leader.

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cullud wattah at Stages February 10-March 31

After appearing at The Public to widespread acclaim, this gorgeous, emotional play makes one of its first appearances outside New York at Stages. Winner of the 2021 Smith Blackburn Prize, cullud wattah follows three generations of Black women living through the current water crisis in Flint, Michigan. It’s been 936 days since Flint has had clean water. A third-generation General Motors employee, Marion is consumed by layoffs at the engine plant.