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Puerto Rico Holding Referendum On US Statehood -- Let's Brush Up On It!

Puerto Rico on Sunday overwhelmingly voted for statehood. But Congress, the only body that can approve new states, will ultimately decide whether the status of the US commonwealth changes.

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Bill Cosby's Defense Rests Without Hearing From Famed Comedian

Bill Cosby's defense rested on Monday after calling just one witness, as the famed comedian declined to testify in his own defense.

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NASA Will Try Again to Create Colorful Clouds In the Night Sky

After five failed attempts, NASA plans to mount a much-anticipated rocket launch Monday night between 9:04 and 9:19 p.m. EDT. The rocket is expected to create a multi-colored light show visible to people along the East Coast from New York to North Carolina.

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5 Things for Monday, June 12: Sessions, Qatar, Puerto Rico, Uber

A year ago today, a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 49. The shockwave it generated still reverberates. Here's what else you need to know today to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Dallas Taps Wells Fargo Commercial Bank Star From Houston

Wells Fargo & Company announced that is has named 16-year company veteran Brendon Riley to its Dallas Middle Market Banking leadership team as regional vice president, effective immediately.

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Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald Tops List of Global Minority Business Leaders

CEO of world’s largest leisure travel company ranked first out of 100 global business executives on the 2017 EMpower 100 Ethnic Minority Leaders List

EMpower 100 celebrates the work of black, Asian and minority executives committed to workplace diversity and inclusion across businesses in U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland

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Dallas Officer to be Held Accountable for a Death That Should Never Have Happened

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee applauded the Dallas County officials for moving expeditiously to bring the police officer who killed Jordan Edwards before the bar of justice.

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Bud Light, Texas and Summer; A Winning Combination

No matter how long you live in a city you can never really know what all that city has to offer, even when things are in close proximately to you. I made a new discovery in my city this week that has been 35 years in the making.

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NBA Super Teams: The Beginning and The End

As I prepare myself to watch game three of the 2017 NBA Finals featuring the two best teams in the league, it got me to thinking about the NBA as a whole and why there are only two “Super Teams.” Which by the way get used to seeing the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors for at least the next 3 years (I will explain that shortly). But as we approach the upcoming game with the bevy of extraordinary talent that will be on the floor (LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Kyrie Irving, etc.), ask yourself this question, is there enough talent in the league left to form another “Super Team?”

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Community Activists and Family Rally at Justice for John Hernandez March

Community leaders and family members marched through downtown Houston seeking justice in the Denny's beating death. John Hernandez, 24, died after being beaten and restrained last week outside a Denny's in the Sheldon area.

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75 St & Canal C0: Born From Family

Every entrepreneur has his or her ups and downs. Go to any seminar across the country and you will hear one individual lament on the hardships taken to get to a certain perch. In the case of Victor Bernal, or as he is better known in Houston - DJ Prolyfic, the battle to get to a certain position occurred on two fronts, personal and professional.  

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Couple Indicted in Texas Denny's Chokehold Death

A Texas deputy and her husband could face life in prison after a night out for two Texas families turned into a deadly fight.

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5 Things for Friday, June 9: James Comey, UK Elections, Hezbollah

TGIF! Think your week was rough? Couldn't have been as bad as Theresa May's. That's among the 5 things you need to know today to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Ronald McDonald House Houston Announces New CEO

Brigadier General Rick Noriega to lead non-profit during time of expansion

Ronald McDonald House Houston today announced that its board of directors has appointed Brigadier General Rick Noriega as CEO, effective July 10, 2017. Noriega joins Ronald McDonald House Houston in the midst of an aggressive $22.5 million capital campaign to further serve families of critically ill children in the Texas Medical Center.

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On the Front Lines of Russia's 'staggering' HIV Epidemic

Anna Alimova works on the front lines of Russia's growing HIV epidemic. On a Friday night, the mother of two with a shock of bright pink hair stands outside a 24-hour pharmacy in a leafy Moscow neighborhood. She cheerfully offers plastic bags full of clean syringes to Russians dashing into and out of the store.

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The Ripple Effects On Girls When Moms Struggle with Body Image

When Kristin Hensley, a mom of two, complained to her friend Jen Smedley, also a mom of two, about having to put on a bathing suit with summer approaching, Smedley's wheels started turning.

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In Paul Ryan's Backyard, Good Jobs Are Moving to Canada

Kenneth Olsen lives in House Speaker Paul Ryan's district in Wisconsin. He wishes Ryan had been there to see his wife of 42 years slump in her chair and cry when he told her the news: His GE factory job is being eliminated.

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The Billion Dollar War Over Maps

During a test drive near Ford's Michigan headquarters, the team noticed something strange with its self-driving cars.

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Did Girlfriend's Texts Push Teen to Take His Own Life?

On the last day of Conrad Roy III's young life, the text messages popped up on his phone, one after another.

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Officer: Philando Castile Was 'relaxed and calm' at Traffic Stop

When officers approached Philando Castile during a traffic stop, Castile looked "relaxed and calm," said Joseph Kauser.