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Best Buy's sales surged but it doesn't expect the momentum to last

Best Buy said Tuesday that its sales soared over the summer months but cautioned that the momentum may not continue given the uncertainty over a stimulus bill getting through Congress and the risk of higher unemployment.

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Laura is a Category 4 hurricane: What that actually means

Hurricane Laura will soon hit the southwest Louisiana and upper Texas coasts.

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Broadway performer Nick Cordero, who died of Covid-19, is remembered with music-filled memorial

Friends and family gathered virtually to pay tribute to theater performer Nick Cordero in a memorial streamed Sunday on Broadway on Demand.

Amazon is hiring 33,000 new employees at its Career Day

Amazon announced it will hold a Career Day on September 16 that is open to everyone seeking a job.

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High School shifting to remote start after student party

The principal of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School has informed families that the school year will start remotely after dozens of students recently partied together.

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Remington, one of America's oldest gun makers, files for bankruptcy

Remington Outdoor Brands has filed for bankruptcy. The bankruptcy filing allows Remington to stay in business while restructuring its massive debt. The company has been planning to reduce its debt by $700 million through the Chapter 11 process and contribute $145 million to its subsidiaries.

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5-month-old boy dies, twin brother fighting for life at hospital

A 5-month-old baby is dead and his twin brother is fighting for his life at OU Children's Center. Their parents were arrested for child neglect after the two babies were found in poor conditions, weighing fewer than 4 pounds each. According to an affidavit, the twin boys were lying in bed Saturday morning at an apartment home near Southwest 59th Street and Sout

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George H.W. Bush's funeral and memorial services plan

The official schedule of memorial services for former President George H.W. Bush, who died late Friday at the age of 94, was released Saturday evening.

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ATF: There have been 5 attacks on Jehovah's Witnesses in Washington state this year

A fire last week at a Jehovah's Witnesses' house of worship in Washington state was arson -- the fifth attack targeting the religious group this year, federal officials said Sunday.

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Meet Sherrie Silver, 23, the Choreographer Behind Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ Video

Imagine if all the themes of an era were compacted in a sensory journey of rhythm, lyrical controversy, props, symbolism, and movement…. well Donald Glover has done it. His latest hit “This is America” is the whole package as it dissects the current state of a mixed nation under the tyrannical boots of discrimination, capitalism, and internalized stratification- and almost all his projects are collaborative, his work reaches volumes as it lets others shine.

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Royal wedding: 29 million people in US tuned in to watch Meghan Markle marry Prince Harry

Move over, "The Bachelor." The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle -- now the duke and duchess of Sussex -- was a huge ratings draw.

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Obama Tweets: Final days to enroll in Obamacare are here!

He may no longer be in office, but former President Obama is still encouraging people to sign up for his landmark health reform law.

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‘Englewood Four’ to Receive $31 Million in Settlement of Chicago Wrongful Conviction Case

Four Englewood teenagers coerced into confessing to a rape and murder they did not commit before being exonerated by DNA evidence will divide a $31 million settlement from Chicago taxpayers, one of the largest in the city’s history.

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Houston Native Serves with the U.S. Navy Half a World Away in Guam

A 2006 Cypress Ridge High School graduate and Houston, Texas, native is serving aboard U.S. Naval Base Guam.

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Jambalaya Suspected Cause of Louisiana Salmonella Outbreak

Scores of people are sick after an outbreak of salmonella poisoning in Louisiana that may have caused the death of one person, according to officials.

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Houston Texans Sign S Tyrann Mathieu and Claim WR Sammie Coates Off Waivers

The Houston Texans signed unrestricted free agent S Tyrann Mathieu. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Houston also claimed WR Sammie Coates off waivers from the Cleveland Browns.

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Macaulay Culkin gets real personal

Remember when Macaulay Culkin was so intensely private that he was way off the radar? Those days appear to be long gone.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces the Department of Education’s Selection of Texas Southern University, Houston Community College, South Texas College of Law Houston, The University of St. Th

Jackson Lee: “Federal Work-Study programs provide valuable opportunities and address financial barriers for low-income students by reducing student borrowing, improving student completion rates, and promoting networking opportunities.”

County Attorney Ryan Wins Health Commissioner Approval To Move Forward on Creosote-Cancer Issue

Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan has secured the approval of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to take the next step in determining if creosote contamination in northeast Houston has caused cancer among residents there.

Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market Spring Adapts to COVID-19 Cancellation With Virtual 2020 Spring Nutcracker Marketplace

The Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market SPRING, cancelled due to concerns around the development of the coronavirus (COVID-19), announces shoppers can now participate in an online market featuring many of the same merchants who were scheduled to appear at the event. Running March 25 through April 30, Nutcracker Market will host Virtual 2020 SPRING Nutcracker Marketplace via Facebook, providing both an opportunity for the shop owners to sell their merchandise and for shoppers to support these small businesses.