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Tour de Houston Unveils Thrilling Plans for 17th Annual Ride

Mayor John Whitmire and Apache Corporation Set the Stage for an Unforgettable Cycling Experience

Calling all cycling enthusiasts and city explorers! Join us for an exhilarating press conference featuring Mayor John Whitmire and Apache Corporation as they unveil exciting plans for the city's beloved annual bike ride, Tour de Houston presented by Apache Corporation. This highly anticipated event promises an unforgettable journey through Houston's vibrant communities, scenic districts, and picturesque parks, all while supporting the city's Re-Plant Houston Program managed by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.

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Houston native awarded Arctic Service Ribbon for NATO exercise

Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Mai, a Houston native, was recently recognized while serving with U.S. Navy assigned to Commander, U.S. Second Fleet, deployed to Norway in support of NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2024.

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Houston Style Magazine Feature: Empowering Kids with Financial Literacy: Members Choice Credit Union Leads the Way*

As Financial Literacy Month unfolds this April, parents are urged to take proactive steps in equipping their children with essential money management skills. Members Choice Credit Union stands at the forefront, offering valuable resources to nurture financial literacy in young minds.

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Apple reveals Apple Watch Series 8 and the new Apple Watch SE

The redesigned Apple Watch SE delivers the core Apple Watch experience at a new starting price

Apple Watch Series 8 delivers best-in-class health features, including an innovative temperature sensor that enables advanced features for women’s health, and Crash Detection for severe car crashes

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Jurors Deliberate for a 2nd Day In Bill Cosby's Indecent Assault Trial

Jurors began their second day of deliberations Tuesday in Bill Cosby's trial for aggravated indecent assault -- a case closely watched by the public as well as the dozens of women who have accused Cosby of similar misconduct.

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Governors Gone Bad: Alabama's Bentley Latest On a Long List

The "Luv Guv" and former church deacon Robert Bentley isn't the first US governor to resign amid allegations or findings of ethics violations and other infractions.

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Houston Area Educators named Finalists for 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards

Families of the Sunnyside community will come together for YOUTH BASEBALL and a FUN and EDUCATIONAL FAIR IN THE PARK as a result of partnership sponsors: Schlumberger, Houston Astros, A-Rocket Moving, WorleyParsons, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, City Council Member Dwight Boykins, Constable May Walker, Harris County Constable Office Precinct 7, South Central Sportz, Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Irving Logan, Sr - Houston Industrial Solutions, Pinnacle Pediatric Dentistry, Design Dental Group, Garfield Johnson, III, MD, Texas ENT Specialists, Inc., Paradise Funeral Home and Cemeteries, Mary and Stephen Auzenne, Johnson Funeral Home, Legacy Community Health, Santa Clara Clinic, and Port City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated to date.

Memorial Park Opens 100-Acre Clay Family Eastern Glades, First Significant Project of Memorial Park Master Plan

Previously inaccessible and ecologically distressed parkland transformed into dramatic passive recreation areas, including 5.5-acre lake and wetlands

Memorial Park Conservancy and project partners at Houston Parks and Recreation Department, the Kinder Foundation and the Uptown Development Authority are unveiling the Clay Family Eastern Glades, the first major project of the 2015 Memorial Park Master Plan and the associated Ten-Year Plan announced in 2018. Located north of Memorial Drive between Memorial Park Golf Course and Crestwood Drive, the transformed 100-acre area features picnic areas, native wetlands, savanna, pine-hardwood forest, wide open green spaces, and miles of accessible trails for Houstonians to enjoy. Eastern Glades will be open to the public this weekend and can be easily accessed from a parking lot with bike racks along the Seymour Lieberman Exer-Trail and a pedestrian plaza at the intersection of Crestwood Drive and Blossom Street, as well as by vehicle or public transport at the intersection of Memorial Drive and East Memorial Loop Road.

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Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Scandal Grows As More Women Come Forward

Harvey Weinstein is heading to rehab. His wife of 10 years, Georgina Chapman, is heading to divorce court. And his former company is heading into an uncertain future.

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Rescue shifts to recovery in Florida bridge collapse that killed 6

A recovery effort was underway early Friday morning in Miami after a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a road near Florida International University, crushing cars and killing at least six people.

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A History of Women On World Currency

Harriet Tubman's fate on the $20 bill may not be as certain as we once thought. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told CNBC that Tubman's placement on the bill is "not something that I'm focused on at the moment."

$349 billion COVID-19 Small Business Program short-changes businesses of color

Federal lawsuits allege systemic lending biases place 8.7 million jobs at risk

A $349 billion program created to assist America’s small businesses was launched on April 3 to provide payroll, utilities, rent and more for eligible applicants screened by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). On April 16 – less than two weeks later -- this national stimulus enacted in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, ran out of funds. In separate but related legal actions, federal lawsuits were filed, challenging the lack of equitable access to the stimulus program.

It’s Like the “Apocalypse”, “Hitler-esque”, “Armageddon”

New Survey Reveals People Want Out Of Hot Spot States

Call it the Epicenter Exodus. As the U.S. starts reopening in time for May’s National Moving Month, a just released survey reveals a good chunk of residents from coronavirus hot spot states would voluntarily pack up and move out to areas not as crippled by the virus. It’s not only the city slickers in cramped quarters who want out – spread-out suburbanites want to hit the road, too.

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The resurrection of Alex Rodriguez

It's hard to believe, but not too long ago Alex Rodriguez was one of the most unpopular figures in sports, and maybe America. He was criticized for poor sportsmanship, faced allegations of being a slumlord, and garnered a me-first reputation.

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How McDonalds solved its Happy Meal problem

The Happy Meal has come a long way. In response to customer backlash, lawsuits and efforts to ban toys from the kids meal, McDonald's has promised better ingredients, fewer calories and more responsible marketing.

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Biden proposes massive new Obamacare subsidies, public option in health care plan

Joe Biden is proposing massive new subsidies to make health coverage through Obamacare's exchanges cheaper -- as well as a new "public option" that would allow people to buy into a program his campaign says would be similar to Medicare.

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How Trump could raid the Pentagon to pay for the border wall

More than two weeks into the government shutdown, President Donald Trump is considering declaring a national emergency along the southern border as a way to pay for his border wall.

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How many Senate Republicans are going to rebel against Trump's border emergency?

The cake appears baked on the privileged resolution of disapproval about President Donald Trump's use of a national emergency declaration to secure the money he wants to build a border wall on the southern border.

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Rudy Giuliani has no idea what he's talking about on Trump Tower Moscow

Here's a good way to think about Rudy Giuliani's handling of questions about when (or if) President Donald Trump had conversations during the 2016 campaign with his one-time lawyer Michael Cohen about plans to build Trump Tower Moscow: You throw 10 balls in the air at once and, only as they are all hurtling back toward you -- and the ground -- do you realize you only have two hands and can't possibly hope to catch them all.

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Congress Week Ahead: Key House Vote On Tax Reform

The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a major tax reform bill, a top GOP policy goal that lawmakers say is a must-pass after they failed to repeal and replace Obamacare and are now a year ahead of the 2018 midterms with little to show for total control of Congress.