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The Oath: As One Man Kills His Demons By Saving Lives, The Other Embraces His By Taking Them

The lives of two men, once brothers-in-arms who survived years of brutal torture as POWs, took vastly different paths after they returned home. One, now a SFPD homicide inspector, wants nothing more than to keep his demons from those years buried forever.

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REPORT: Miles Ahead Scholars Program Shows Overwelming Promise For H.I.S.D. Student Achievement

Inspiring Dialogue Through Online Social Movement

Less than a year ago, 60 ninth- and 10th-grade boys walked across Worthing High School’s cafeteria stage, signifying their acceptance into the inaugural class of HISD’s Miles Ahead Scholars (MAS) program.

One of the oldest businesses on the internet just got sold for $9 billion

One of the web's oldest businesses has a new owner. Norway's Adevinta is buying eBay's classified ads business for $9.2 billion to create the world's largest online classifieds company.

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Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad revenue drops sharply

Twitter is actively exploring additional ways to make money from its users, including by considering a subscription model, CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday. The move comes as Twitter suffers a sharp decline in its core advertising business.

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Local Community Organization S.A.F.E. Diversities Celebrates 20 Years Of Success

Community anchor and passionate non-profit founder Thelma Scott is celebrating 20 successful years with out state or federal funding alongside her organization S.A.F.E. Diversities.

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Mayor Turner Launches Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign

Mayor Sylvester Turner and Council Member Abbie Kamin announced a city-wide domestic violence awareness violence awareness initiative to reach vulnerable populations and provide resources for victims. Local law enforcement and the Houston Area Women’s Center are tracking a rise in domestic violence incidents linked to the crisis.

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Starbucks Incident Prompts Philadelphia Police Department to Implement New De-Escalation Policy in Trespass Cases

The Philadelphia Police Department has issued a new policy prompted by the controversial arrests of two black men at a Center City Starbucks in April.

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FDA approves first drug to treat smallpox

The US Food and Drug Administration announced Friday its approval of the first drug to treat smallpox. The contagious disease was eradicated in 1980 thanks to vaccination efforts, but there are concerns that it could be used in a bioterror attack.

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North Texas Food Bank and Crossroads Community Services Expand Partnership

Crossroads to move into NTFB’s Pollock Campus in 2019

North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) announced today that Crossroads Community Services has been selected to operate its Pollock Campus on Cockrell Hill Road starting in 2019. The new space offers an additional 45,000 sq. ft. for Crossroads operations, allowing the organization to better serve more people facing food insecurity in Dallas County. This comes as NTFB is in the final stages of planning the move of their volunteer and distribution operations to their new Perot Family Campus in Plano.

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Tesco and Carrefour join forces to keep prices down

Two of Europe's biggest supermarket chains are joining forces. Tesco and Carrefour said on Monday they are planning a long-term, strategic alliance covering their relationship with global suppliers and joint purchasing of own brand products.

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The Rebound

Texans look to bounce back after tough loss on Monday night

The Houston Texans look to rebound after such a heartbreaking loss to the New Orleans Saints on Monday night (30 -28) in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. Houston will take on AFC South divisional rival, Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at NRG Stadium in their first home game of the 2019 NFL season. The Texans look to make it three- straight against the Jags after winning the last two meetings (20-7, 20-3).

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How to Take On the New School Year Like the Ultimate Overachiever

A new school year is a clean slate. How are you going to make your mark?

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Overlap allows nanoparticles to enhance light-based detection

Rice University scientists discover how plasmons amplify electroluminescence

Rice University scientists have found revealing information where light from a molecule meets light from a nanoparticle.

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Fidelis Announces New Residential Division

Fidelis Realty Partners recently hired Kenady Davis, Ford Allen, and Trey Waggener to launch Fidelis Residential, a multi-family division within Fidelis Realty. The new division will concentrate on new multi-family development and acquisitions in strategic locations in Houston and other major Texas markets.

How Americans could unknowingly end up taking black market drugs

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) recently introduced a bill that would permit Americans to import pharmaceuticals from Canada. The two lawmakers believe their bill will reduce drug costs.

Top Rosé Picks For Summer 2019

Houston Style shares its top Rosé picks for the summer.

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A man killed his girlfriend and then shared photos of her dead body on a gaming platform, police say

A recent high school graduate -- who cultivated an online following, particularly among gamers, by posting selfies -- was killed over the weekend

Forget YouTube Fame; Social Responsibility Is Key To Career Happiness

American children and teens, when asked the age-old question of what they want to be as adults, lean toward careers that could bring personal fame or are just plain fun, rather than those that might contribute to the betterment of society or lead to scientific progress.

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Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark while Houston Symphony Performs Incredible Score at The Pavilion August 29

On Thursday, August 29, all are welcome to attend a screening of Steven Spielberg’s very own Raiders of the Lost Ark at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The Houston Symphony will be performing the movie's suspenseful score live, as the action of Indiana Jones unfolds on the venue’s big screens. Mezzanine and lawn seating are free. Reserved orchestra seating tickets are $20. Gates open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. performance sponsored by Anadarko.

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Trump accuses China of 'currency manipulation' as trade war escalates

President Donald Trump on Monday accused China of "currency manipulation," shortly after Beijing struck back with its own retaliatory action as the trade war continues to escalate.