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Bitcoin plunges below $24,000 and the crypto meltdown claims another casualty

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged Monday, and two of the world's biggest cryptocurrency platforms restricted activity as the market meltdown continued apace.

Mbongeni Buthelezi: The South African artist turning plastic into portraits

While other artists might use watercolors or oil paints, Mbongeni Buthelezi uses waste plastics to create highly textured portraits at his studio in Booysens, Johannesburg.

A hostel that housed Rwanda genocide survivors prepares to take in people deported by the UK

Hope Hostel is not a 5-star hotel. But it isn't a dump, either. The renovated 50-room facility in Kigali's Kagugu neighborhood has a new coat of paint, fresh bedding, a lot of new security cameras and a changed mission. After hosting student survivors of the 1994 genocide for nearly three decades, it will be the first home for migrants deported from the United Kingdom.

Lovell’s Food For Thought-The StarFish Story & Addressing Health Inequities

Making A Difference

I thought I would share this story of the Starfish, adapted by MissKorang. Although we have made little progress in addressing health inequities, like the story of the starfish, we have had a significant impact on those we have reached. At the end of her version of the starfish story, MissKorang talks about Racism. It maybe that racism is to big a topic for the nation to grasp, having heard it being root cause of America’s problem. Turning a death ear to even listening to a something it really needs to consider. White America is still at the helm of this nation, whether we like it or not, and we need for them to not only listen but understand and act. To me, framing the discussion around health inequities may be a viable path.

SHAPE Receives New Kitchen and Computers Commissioner Rodney Ellis

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis joined SHAPE Community Center officials in celebrating the completion of kitchen upgrades made possible by a $94,368 county grant Ellis secured for the Third Ward facility.

Trump's Big Lie Is a Threat to American Democracy

On Thursday evening, the House Select Committee investigating the sacking of the Capitol on January 6 will hold the first of its primetime, public hearings. The committee has done an exhaustive investigation, interviewing a thousand witnesses, looking at tens of thousands of documents. The hearings will reveal new information about what was in fact a multi-layered effort to overturn the results of a presidential election, driven by the White House and involving Republican legislators, operatives, state officials, and donors. The hearings will ask every American to understand how vulnerable our democracy is, and how close we came to losing it.

Stepfather found guilty of child abuse after a Florida restaurant employee saved a boy with a note asking if he needed help

A stepfather in Florida has been convicted of child abuse after a restaurant employee last year noticed concerning signs and used a surreptitious note to ask a boy if he needed help, the Orange County State Attorney's Office announced Monday.

'Napalm Girl' at 50: The story of the Vietnam War's defining photo

The horrifying photograph of children fleeing a deadly napalm attack has become a defining image not only of the Vietnam War but the 20th century. Dark smoke billowing behind them, the young subjects' faces are painted with a mixture of terror, pain and confusion. Soldiers from the South Vietnamese army's 25th Division follow helplessly behind.

Biden says he's looking at executive orders on abortion rights if Supreme Court strikes down Roe

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was weighing executive actions he could take if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade's holding of a federal constitutional right to an abortion.

Murphy says he thinks there will be more than 10 GOP votes on gun safety legislation, but top negotiator says no deal this week

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, the lead Democrat in the bipartisan negotiations on gun safety reform, told CNN he believes there will be more than 10 Republicans supporting gun safety reform in the Senate but a top Republican negotiator says no deal will come this week.

Mortgage rates are on the rise again

After taking a breather for several weeks, mortgage rates climbed again. The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.23% in the week ending June 9, up from 5.09% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. The rate remains well above the 2.96% average from this time last year.

Mariah Carey sued over hit track 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'

Mariah Carey was sued on Friday over her 1994 Christmas classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by a songwriter who said he co-wrote a song with the same title five years earlier.

Harry Potter fans can experience the films in a whole new light with Houston Symphony this weekend

The Harry Potter Film Concert Series comes to Sarofim Hall with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 in Concert, the second to last film in the Harry Potter series. On June 10 – 11, John Beal will conduct the Houston Symphony in performing Alexandre Desplat’s incredible score live from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 while the entire film plays in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.

China offers $15,000 cash — or a 'spiritual reward' — for national security tip-offs

China is offering its citizens cash rewards of up to and above 100,000 yuan ($15,000) for tip-offs about people who endanger national security, as authorities intensify a years-long campaign to weed out what they see as growing threats from foreign espionage and "hostile forces."

One dead, 30 injured after vehicle hits crowd near Berlin church

One person is dead and at least 30 are injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd near a church in Berlin, Germany, authorities say.

Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed in Uvalde in emotional plea for action on guns

Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered impassioned and at-times emotional remarks at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, telling the stories of those who died in the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and urging more action on gun control.

Inspired by sacred music, an artist's 'Black Chapel' is opening in London

A striking meditative temple made of painted black wood has been built in London's Hyde Park as part of a prestigious annual architecture commission.

Burns Original BBQ is Hosting Annual Scholarship Luncheon Event To Provide 10 Local Recent High School Grads With Financial Assistance For Fall 2022!

It all started in 1973 when Roy Burns Sr. started off his small local business venture selling barbecue to the Acres Home community in Houston, Tx. Today, Burn's Original BBQ (and sister restaurant Burns Burger Shack) are Texas staples that people come from all over the world to taste. Due to the overwhelming love of Burns Original BBQ, people have demanded that the BBQ hotspot cater their events, big and small, and they have for years. The Burns family is committed to helping their community as they provide scholarships, free food, and host community events yearly.

Music Fans Come Home to Capital Jazz Fest 2022

They came by the tens of thousands to the Capital Jazz Fest 2022. Traveling from all parts of the country, on the first weekend in June, to Columbia, Maryland’s Merriweather Theater. It’s like they were returning to an annual reunion. Enthusiastic music lovers soaked up the jazz, R&B and funk music. They danced, swayed, clapped and sang along whenever they could.

Beto Flip-Flops On Support For LNG

“Credibility-challenged Beto O’Rourke, who has made flip-flopping a central theme of his campaign, doesn’t seem to know where he stands when it comes to supporting Texas LNG. It’s clear Beto doesn’t c

BETO NOW IN PORT ARTHUR: O’Rourke Touts The Fact Texas Can Export LNG To Europe To Counter Russia. O’ROURKE: “And I love the idea that we might even be able to export LNG to those countries in Europe who shouldn’t have to depend on Russia going forward, given what they are doing in Ukraine right now.” (Beto O’Rourke, Remarks, Port Arthur, TX, 3/9/22)

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