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New Real Estate Brokerage Firm Opens Doors in Power Center

Joins NAREB's "2 Million New Black Homeowners in 5 Years" national initiative

A real estate brokerage firm with a "Kingdom" vision opened its doors in southwest Houston on Saturday.

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New casino cruise ship opens in Galveston

A cruise ship, called Jacks or Better Casino, just arrived at the Galveston Yacht Basin this month.

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Pence to North Korea: 'Era of strategic patience is over'

Vice President Pence warned North Korea on Monday that the "era of strategic patience is over" and that all options are on the table if North Korean President Kim Jong Un continues to threaten the region with his missile and nuclear testing programs.

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Facebook plans to augment your reality at F8

That's when the giant social network hosts its annual F8 conference for software developers, a decidedly geeky affair that nevertheless has real-world implications for everyday Facebook users.

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4 Retroactive Tax moves you can still make by April 18 for the 2016 tax year

Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the final days of tax season.

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Virginia Tech marks 10 years since deadly rampage

Ten years after a stunning rampage on the Virginia Tech campus, family and friends of those slain returned to the school in the rolling hills of Blacksburg on Sunday for a Day of Remembrance.

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Kids hunt for more than 50,000 eggs at SW Austin church

But before hundreds of children got the chance to scope them up and eat the goodies inside the eggs, volunteers acted as quality control. They opened up the eggs and made sure there was candy inside. If the eggs were empty, volunteers put candy in them.

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82-year-old preps for his 40th Cap 10K Run

The Capitol 10K Run, one of the largest races in the nation is one week from Sunday. It’s a race thousands train for every year, including one 82-year-old Central Texan, who hasn't missed a race since 1978.

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Harden Carries Rockets To Game 1 Win Over Westbrook, Thunder

In Game 1 of the marquee matchup between teammates-turned-MVP frontrunners Russell Westbrook and James Harden on Sunday night, the latter walked away victorious.

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1st Woman to Officially Run Boston Marathon To Do It Again, 50 Years Later

A 20-year-old Syracuse University journalism student made history in 1967 by becoming the first woman to officially enter the Boston Marathon.

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Melania Trump Kicks Off 139th Annual Easter Egg Roll

Eggs are rolling -- nearly 18,000 of them -- Monday at the White House.

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‘Fate Of The Furious’ Makes F. Gary Gray Top Black Box Office Director

The Fate of the Furious set box office records with weekend with the eight installment of the movie opening over Easter weekend. But it also puts one Black director in a company by himself.

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5 Things for Monday, April 17: Turkey, North Korea, Facebook, Tax Day

Welcome back from what we hope was a good weekend for you. Here are the 5 things you need to know today to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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“Early Sunday Morning” by Denene Millner

Each Sunday, your family has a routine they follow. Everyone gets up early to the smells of a good breakfast that Mama makes; she serves all your favorites before you go to church to raise your voice and praise God. Church is also where people can go to pray. Some people get saved there. And in the new book “Early Sunday Morning” by Denene Millner, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, some people get a dose of confidence.

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Laurenzo’s: Continuing the Tradition of Food and Family

Walking into the new location of Laurenzo’s Bar & Grill in Midtown and there is only one reaction to be had, “Wow!” It is something that is so unexpected but quickly becoming the norm with the revitalization of the area that is attracting a younger crowd and anyone who wants to have a great time.

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Bill O’Reilly Takes His Longest Vacation After Controversy

Embattled Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly, who announced he was going on vacation starting Wednesday and returning April 24, hasn’t taken off this much time consecutively in March or April for at least 10 years, an examination of his show’s transcripts revealed.

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Hispanicize 2017

From Houston to Miami, #TeamStyleMag was upfront and center for this year’s Hispanicize conference, which is the largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in digital content creation, journalism, marketing, entertainment, and tech entrepreneurship. Held from April 3 – April 6 at the downtown JW Marriott Marquis, Hispanicize was definitely the place to be for the who’s who of Latino influencers.

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BHS Holds Ground Breaking Ceremony for Bench Honoring Iconic Civil Rights Leaders

The Black Heritage Society (BHS) established the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Project and unveiled one of Houston’s most precious sculptures at MacGregor Park.

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Obesity in Hispanic Adolescents Linked to Nearly Sixfold Increase in High Blood Pressure

Obesity raises the prevalence of high blood pressure among adolescents but the increase is particularly pronounced among Hispanics compared to white, African-American or Asian ethnic groups, according to a study by researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Results were published in the journal Pediatrics.