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9-year-old With Cancer Wants Cards for His Last Christmas

Nine-year-old Jacob Thompson is your average kid. His obsessions include Minecraft and Legos, and he's a huge "Star Wars" fan. He's also a photographer, singer and comedian, according to his stepmother, Tara Artinyan. And most of all, he really, really loves penguins.

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Trump can't get out of deposition in E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit, judge rules

A federal judge rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to pause his deposition in a defamation lawsuit scheduled for later this month saying Trump's efforts to delay the case are "inexcusable."

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Healthcare Icon Tours Namesake Nursing Excellence Center at Harris Health System

When Lois J. Moore walked into her namesake facility at Harris Health System, she noticed a big difference. Gone were the rows of seats and cubicle spaces when it was a building used by patients to register or update personal information to obtain medical services from the public healthcare system.

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Spirit Award Dinner Highlights Family Legacy and Community Spirit by Raising $375,000 in Honor of Houston Hospice

Musical tunes provided by The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University greeted more than 320 guests who gathered at River Oaks Country Club, on October 20 to support Houston Hospice generously.

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Harris County Commissioner Ellis Announces 2 NEW Murals as Part of Downtown Houston’s Burgeoning Open-Air Art Gallery

Art Walk Curated by Street Art for Mankind Covers Over Mile-long Stretch of Downtown Commercial Building Walls

Street Art for Mankind, Downtown Houston, and the artists will unveil two new murals as part of the Big Art. Bigger Change open-air gallery that includes large art pieces block by block. In October 2022, Street Art for Mankind and partners unveiled the first eight murals in this series. On Friday, two new murals will be added to this walkable downtown art gallery.

A 2018 exchange between Susan Collins and Jake Tapper on Roe that you need to see

On Friday, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Susan Collins expressed her utter shock and dismay.

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Houston Grand Opera Appoints Colin Michael Brush as Director of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio

Brush to foster the future of the art form through his leadership of the company’s internationally known training program for emerging artists

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce Colin Michael Brush as the incoming Director of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio. He assumed the role on October 3.

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Nixon Home Care Announces Masquerade Fundraiser To Support Caregivers In Need Of Adult Day Care Services

Nixon Home Care's Masquerade Fundraiser: A Night of Elegance and Compassion

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Adidas has received over 500 offers for massive unsold Yeezy merchandise

Adidas has received hundreds of offers for the mountain of unsold Yeezy shoes designed by Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West. Its CEO would prefer to just get rid of them entirely, but is struggling to figure out how to do it.

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Trump's HHS Pick: Right to Medicaid May Not Be Guaranteed Under Block Grants

President Trump's health secretary pick acknowledged Tuesday that Medicaid may cease to be an entitlement for the nation's low-income residents if Republicans turn it into a block grant, sending a fixed amount of funding to each state.

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How Hot Is It in the West? Let Us Count the Ways

It's so hot in the West that the scorching heat is breaking records, causing massive power outages and prompting flight cancellations.

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Gorsuch Faces Grilling in Senate Hearing

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, answering his first question of the day, said at his confirmation hearing Tuesday that he wouldn't have any trouble ruling against the President who nominated him.

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No, Sarah Sanders, reporters aren't trying to 'tear' you down. They want you to do your job.

There was an exchange between press secretary Sarah Sanders and reporters in Tuesday's White House daily(ish) briefing that boggled my mind in its dishonesty and lack of self-awareness.

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5 bombs, many questions: What we know about the Texas explosions

Now we know the explosions could strike anyone. The fourth Austin bombing in less than a month was detonated by a tripwire along a residential street, police said -- prompting fears that any pedestrian could become the next victim.

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Bernie-backed progressive Andrew Gillum will face a Trump-styled Republican in Florida's governor's race

Florida's high-stakes gubernatorial race will be fought between a progressive Democrat vying to become the state's first black chief executive and a Republican congressman closely allied with President Donald Trump.

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Mollie Tibbetts case mystified police until a security camera offered a key clue

Investigators spoke to hundreds of people in the search for clues about Mollie Tibbetts' disappearance, but weeks after she vanished it was security camera footage that finally gave them a first glimpse of the man accused of killing her.

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Cheney sees cratering support in House GOP as McCarthy says she isn't 'carrying out the message'

Rep. Liz Cheney's days as the No. 3 in House GOP leadership appear to be numbered, with speculation growing about her replacement and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy contending she has failed to do her job in driving the party's message to take back the majority.

Biden's imperfect but powerful message

Aaron Sorkin, the creator of the hit TV series The West Wing, once described the White House as the world's greatest home court advantage. And President Joe Biden sought to use that home court Tuesday afternoon not to lay out the pros and cons of his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan as Barack Obama might have done, but to declare with vehement certitude and conviction as Ronald Reagan might that withdrawal was not just the best option but the only one consistent with the interests of the American people.

McCormick files lawsuit to have undated ballots counted in Pennsylvania Senate race

Dave McCormick's campaign filed a lawsuit Monday evening to have all undated ballots counted in Pennsylvania's too-close-to-call Senate primary race, where he is currently narrowly trailing Republican rival Mehmet Oz.

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Walmart results relieve some recession fears

Walmart had good news Tuesday for investors and economists worried about a looming recession, as the retail giant gave a much rosier picture of consumer spending than it offered less than a month ago.