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Tips for Using Leftover Holiday Wine

Whether it’s a semi-full bottle of crisp white or a half-empty bottle of leftover red, there are creative ways to make the most of unused wine after all the holiday parties come to an end.

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PVAMU Marching Storm Take Manhattan at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm performs to millions at 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade representing the State of Texas.

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Tilman Fertitta Is Looking for a Few Good Houstonians — 600 of Them

Rockets owner and Houston hospitality magnate Tillman Fertitta is hiring: The hotelier’s new luxury property in Uptown, The Post Oak, will soon reportedly employ 600 people to work in various capacities, from catering events and front desk managers to directors of business travel and housekeeping – even an engineering coordinator.

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Celebrate the Holidays in Downtown Houston

This holiday season, the Houston Downtown Management District (Downtown District) invites Houstonians and visitors to get in the spirit by visiting Downtown for shopping, sightseeing and much more.

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Savage Loss: Texans Come Up Short Against the Ravens

Maybe Andre Johnson Day needs to be a traveling event. After an impressive win over the Arizona Cardinals last week at home, where the franchise’s leading receiver was put into the team’s Ring of Honor, the Houston Texans rolled into M&T Bank Stadium looking to put together a consecutive game winning streak. Unfortunately, that did not happen as the Texans lost to the Baltimore Ravens 23-16.

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The Most Diverse Grammys Ever

Shut out. For years that is how urban, R&B, and hip-hop artists felt at the Grammys. Their talents were going unrecognized. And the few times that they were given a Grammy nod, they would lose to white artists. The most famed of these was Adele beating out Beyonce at the 2017 awards. Even Adele acknowledged how crazy that was in her acceptance speech. The lack of diversity at the Grammys spurred the trending hashtag #GrammysSoWhite. But that was 2017.

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A New Alabama Is Emerging, And Doug Jones May Ride It to Victory

Can Doug Jones, a Democrat, win a Senate seat in Alabama when voters go to the polls in a special election on December 12?

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5 Things for December 1: Tax Overhaul, Steinle, Tillerson, Libya, Japan

It's not too early to freak out over Christmas shopping. Here are 10 tech gadgets the people in your life will love. And here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Congrats to Miss South Africa, But Here’s Why Miss Jamaica Should Have Won the Miss Universe Title!

Miss South Africa, 22-year old Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, was the winner of this year’s Miss Universe pageant, but many people feel that Miss Jamaica, 23-year old Davina Bennett, was the one who really deserved the title.

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How a Suicidal Pizza Man found himself ensnared in an FBI terror sting

Every day was the same for Khalil Abu Rayyan, 21, a depressed pizza delivery man from Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Working for a pizzeria in Detroit, he'd drive late nights on desolate inner city streets, smoking pot hoping to keep boredom at bay. He carried a pistol to protect himself from robbers.

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First Modern-Era Corvette ZR1 Convertible Makes Debut

Chevrolet drops the top — and the hammer — with the 2019 Corvette ZR1 convertible

Chevrolet today dropped the top on the 2019 Corvette ZR1 with the global introduction of the ZR1 convertible, the first ZR1 drop-top since the original 1970 model-year ZR1.

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Panama City Beach: The 18 Best Events to Experience in 2018

With more exciting events planned for 2018 than ever before, Panama City Beach lives up to its reputation as a Real. Fun. Beach. year-round. Offering much more than 27 miles of award-winning beaches, there’s always something for locals and visitors of all ages to see and do at this picturesque coastal community.

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Zonnique: Atlanta's Promising R&B Voice

Established as the new “Black Hollywood,” Atlanta and its burgeoning urban culture has levitated a legion of young, Southeastern music talent into mainstream’s millennial epicenter. Home to trap music’s trailblazers like Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy as well as R&B treasures like Usher, Monica and Ciara, singing, songwriting and producing newcomers make the heart of Georgia full.

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Britain and EU Make Progress On Brexit Divorce Bill

Negotiations on Britain's exit from the European Union are finally making progress on the thorny issue of money. The pound surged to its highest level against the dollar in two months following reports that Britain is poised to agree to pay tens of billions of euros to settle its divorce bill with the EU. The currency added 0.5% to trade at $1.34 on Wednesday.

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Hundreds of Migrants Stranded in Libya Are Returned to Nigeria

More than 200 Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya have been returned to their home country, Nigerian officials said.

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Upscale San Francisco Street Will Go Back to Homeowners

For most people, failing to pay property taxes and trying to blame it on the city is a losing battle.

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Enjoying the Holidays: 10 Tips for Families of Children with Special Needs

The holidays can be fun, but they can add stress to the lives of children with special needs. The Episcopal Center for Children (ECC), a nonprofit organization serving children with special needs ages 5-14 in the greater Washington, DC area, offers the following tips to help.

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5 Things for November 29: North Korea, Tax Overhaul, Tampa, Conyers, Automation

Should rich and poor shoppers be charged different prices at the grocery store? Some experts say that would actually help the economy. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Ahead of World AIDS Day 2017, (RED) Announces Its Total of $500 Million Raised for the Global Fund

Ahead of World AIDS Day 2017, (RED) – the AIDS organization founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver – announces it has delivered a total of $500 million to the Global Fund, to fund HIV/AIDS programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Since (RED)'s founding in 2006, the money raised through special events and campaigns led by more than 100 private sector partners, supporters and creative collaborators has benefited the lives of 110 million people through treatment, prevention, testing, counseling and care services.

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Discovery Green Hosts Rainbow On ICE on Dec. 8

On Friday, Dec. 8, from 7 to 10 p.m., Discovery Green hosts the 7th annual Rainbow on ICE. This LGBTQ celebration is the ultimate dance party, with music by DJ Joe Ross and Crawford Nation. The evening will be emceed by Derrick Shore, co-host of KPRC’s “Houston Life.”