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• Why One Expert Predicts a Major Hurricane Hitting Houston Would Be “America’s Chernobyl” - Texas Monthly

  21-08-2020 23:54
  
  Why One Expert Predicts a Major Hurricane Hitting Houston Would Be “America’s Chernobyl”  Texas Monthly
  
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• Looking for work, Houston? These companies are hiring remote workers as pandemic keeps workplaces closed - KPRC Click2Houston

  21-08-2020 23:40
  
  Looking for work, Houston? These companies are hiring remote workers as pandemic keeps workplaces closed  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Houston education expert shares tips to navigate fall semester | HOUSTON LIFE | KPRC 2 - KPRC Click2Houston

  21-08-2020 23:40
  
  Houston education expert shares tips to navigate fall semester | HOUSTON LIFE | KPRC 2  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Chocolate pecan pie, oh my! See the recommended Houston-area spots for this decadent pie - KPRC Click2Houston

  21-08-2020 23:28
  
  Chocolate pecan pie, oh my! See the recommended Houston-area spots for this decadent pie  KPRC Click2Houston
  
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• Texas Supreme Court allows GLO to resume Harvey home repairs in Houston - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 23:15
  
  Texas Supreme Court allows GLO to resume Harvey home repairs in Houston  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Two northwest Houston area businesses facing massive layoffs - Chron

  21-08-2020 22:44
  
  Two northwest Houston area businesses facing massive layoffs  Chron
  
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• This Week's Houston Deal Sheet (August 8, 2020) - Bisnow

  21-08-2020 22:21
  
  This Week's Houston Deal Sheet (August 8, 2020)  Bisnow
  
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• Fieldwood Energy, Tailored Brands, more among Houston bankruptcy filings - Houston Business Journal

  21-08-2020 22:00
  Fieldwood Energy, Tailored Brands, more among Houston bankruptcy filings  Houston Business Journal
  
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• Toddler's mask refusal gets mom, 6 kids kicked off JetBlue flight

  21-08-2020 21:59 via chron.com
  
  It was a traumatizing flight experience that left a mom's family of seven stranded and forced all the passengers to deplane.
  
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• Restaurant roundup: The Original Hot Dog Factory, Miss Mini Donuts of reality TV fame hit Houston - Houston Business Journal

  21-08-2020 21:11
  Restaurant roundup: The Original Hot Dog Factory, Miss Mini Donuts of reality TV fame hit Houston  Houston Business Journal
  
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• Houston will host virtual Climate Week — unless a hurricane hits - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 20:13
  
  Houston will host virtual Climate Week — unless a hurricane hits  Houston Chronicle
  
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• UT-Austin students, faculty call on board to cancel in-person classes amid COVID-19 pandemic

  21-08-2020 19:37 via chron.com
  
  Less than a week before classes begin at the University of Texas at Austin, students, alumni and faculty called on System officials to cancel in-person learning in a virtual Board of Regents meeting Thursday.
  
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• COVID-19 Chicago: Houston-based Southern Smoke Foundation hopes to help local restaurant workers amid coronavirus pandemic - WLS-TV

  21-08-2020 19:28
  
  COVID-19 Chicago: Houston-based Southern Smoke Foundation hopes to help local restaurant workers amid coronavirus pandemic  WLS-TV
  
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• Houston-area schools lost contact with tens of thousands of students during COVID, TEA data shows - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 19:20
  
  Houston-area schools lost contact with tens of thousands of students during COVID, TEA data shows  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Blue Origin-led lunar lander arrives in Houston - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 19:09
  
  Blue Origin-led lunar lander arrives in Houston  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Missing 14-year-old with autism last seen Thursday on Houston's southside - KTRK-TV

  21-08-2020 19:07
  
  Missing 14-year-old with autism last seen Thursday on Houston's southside  KTRK-TV
  
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• Star Jones '86 to host virtual 44th Annual University of Houston Law Gala & Auction - PRNewswire

  21-08-2020 19:00
  
  Star Jones '86 to host virtual 44th Annual University of Houston Law Gala & Auction  PRNewswire
  
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• Two Texas A&M sororities now under chapter-wide quarantine after COVID-19 exposure

  21-08-2020 18:57 via chron.com
  
  It's troubling news for any parent who's sending their kids to any university this fall.  Just as Texas students head back to their college campuses, two Texas A&M sororities have now been placed in quarantine after a coronavirus outbreak, according to Texas A&M officials.
  
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• Watch Houston Dynamo take on FC Dallas live tonight on QuestTEXAS Channel 55 - KHOU.com

  21-08-2020 18:24
  Watch Houston Dynamo take on FC Dallas live tonight on QuestTEXAS Channel 55  KHOU.com
  
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• Texas Tech, Houston to Meet in 2021 Texas Kickoff - Texas Tech Red Raiders - TexasTech.com

  21-08-2020 18:11
  Texas Tech, Houston to Meet in 2021 Texas Kickoff - Texas Tech Red Raiders  TexasTech.com
  
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• 'We are all traumatized': Mother, 6 kids kicked off flight after toddler refused to wear mask

  21-08-2020 17:43 via chron.com
  
  A mother and her six kids were kicked off a JetBlue flight at Orlando International Airport after the woman’s 2-year-old daughter kept taking off her mask.
  
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• Houston economy reverses course, shedding jobs in July as region struggles to contain COVID - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 17:35
  
  Houston economy reverses course, shedding jobs in July as region struggles to contain COVID  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Houston to Face Texas Tech in 2021 Texas Kickoff - Official athletic site of University of Houston

  21-08-2020 17:10
  Houston to Face Texas Tech in 2021 Texas Kickoff  Official athletic site of University of Houston
  
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• Man carjacked dies of heart attack after running home - KTRK-TV

  21-08-2020 16:48
  
  Man carjacked dies of heart attack after running home  KTRK-TV
  
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• Tropical Depression 14 tracks toward Texas coast in latest forecast

  21-08-2020 16:06 via chron.com
  
  The latest forecast cone for Tropical Depression 14 puts the storm center anywhere between Padre Island and western Louisiana, a more eastern forecast than previously predicted that includes more of the Texas coast.
  
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• Tropical depression 14 could be a hurricane when it hits Gulf coast

  21-08-2020 16:06 via chron.com
  
  The tropical depression spinning near the Yucután peninsula could be a hurricane as it barrels toward the Gulf coast.
  
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• U.S. Army asks for help in search of another missing Fort Hood soldier

  21-08-2020 15:51 via chron.com
  
  An intense search is under way right now for Sgt. Elder Fernandes, 23, who mysteriously disappeared on Monday afternoon after his staff sergeant dropped him off at his home in Killeen on the 2700 block of Woodlands Drive, Killeen police say. The U.S. Army and Killeen PD are now asking for the public's help and any information in this case.
  
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• Houston experts' tips on preparing for hurricane season during pandemic - KTRK-TV

  21-08-2020 15:07
  
  Houston experts' tips on preparing for hurricane season during pandemic  KTRK-TV
  
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• Groom shot on wedding day in Houston during wedding party altercation - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 15:04
  
  Groom shot on wedding day in Houston during wedding party altercation  Houston Chronicle
  
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• If sharing COVID case data is necessary, should students really be in school?

  21-08-2020 15:02 via chron.com
  
  Schools in Texas will now be required to report COVID-19  positive case data to the Department of State Health Services.
  
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• Former Houston area swimming coach target of suit - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 15:00
  
  Former Houston area swimming coach target of suit  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Frustrated Houston-area homebuyers face dwindling supply amid hot market - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 13:38
  
  Frustrated Houston-area homebuyers face dwindling supply amid hot market  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Drilling Down: Houston oil company returns to Permian Basin - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 13:00
  
  Drilling Down: Houston oil company returns to Permian Basin  Houston Chronicle
  
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• 'Downtown is dead:' How COVID turned Houston into a ghost town - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 13:00
  
  'Downtown is dead:' How COVID turned Houston into a ghost town  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Friday’s Houston Matters: COVID-19 In The Latino Community, High School Footbal, and The Rothko Chapel (Aug. 21, 2020) - Houston Public Media

  21-08-2020 12:00
  
  Friday’s Houston Matters: COVID-19 In The Latino Community, High School Footbal, and The Rothko Chapel (Aug. 21, 2020)  Houston Public Media
  
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• TV-radio: Aug. 21

  21-08-2020 10:00 via chron.com
  
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• Houston’s Creative Economy Has Lost Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs, Nearly $2 Billion In Sales - Houston Public Media

  21-08-2020 09:00
  
  Houston’s Creative Economy Has Lost Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs, Nearly $2 Billion In Sales  Houston Public Media
  
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• Yesterday’s music creates comfort, harmony today

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  It was her first day of her internship at Ben Taub Hospital, and Gail Best was nervous.
  “A woman heard me singing down the hall …and asked me to come sing for her daughter. The daughter looked like she was sleeping. I went to the room and sang ‘Over the Rainbow.’ About halfway through the song, the daughter opened her eyes.” said Best, certified music practitioner and graduate of Music for Healing and Transition Program at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
  Later, a
  
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• The story of Southampton: Luxury living for seniors

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  When developers were trying to buy Gloria Blake’s land in the Southampton Place pocket of West University, she liked what she heard about a luxury living senior community with great views and excellent service.
  She liked it so much that she wanted to move in. And that is just what she and her husband Glen, a retired dentist, did.
  The Village of Southampton recently opened and the Blakes moved in in early June.
  “We were the second couple to move into the community,” she says, &l
  
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• The Hallmark: Wellness for many seniors goes beyond physical fitness

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  Most people are focused on wellness these days. While measures to maintain your physical health are paramount, staying well as you age involves many factors and takes a multifaceted approach. Spiritual, emotional and mental, intellectual, social, occupational, financial, and environmental wellness are all important.These make up what Mallory Durst, a certified physician assistant at The Hallmark who specializes in senior health, calls the “eight dimensions of wellness.”Mallory advise
  
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• The Buckingham residents embrace new virtual landscape

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  In a time where large group gatherings have been largely curtailed, residents at The Buckingham senior living community have turned to technology to stay engaged and connected with friends, family and neighbors.With platforms like FaceTime, Zoom and Skype acting as virtual watercoolers, residents have found innovative ways to continue to socialize, explore and be entertained.“Our mahjong ladies play ‘Real Mahjong’ on their computers in real time as they conference call on their
  
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• The Abbey at Westminster Plaza offers residents tech help

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  The Abbey at Westminster Plaza began offering technology classes for their residents to help with connectivity with iPhones and iPads during this pandemic.Teaching residents to feel more confident with their phones and learning how to research solutions for everything help empower them while quarantining.“We want to make it more fun and help them figure out how to operate their devices so they can do more with it, like adding apps and music and using YouTube for how-to help,” said Ir
  
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• Empty Bowls Houston feeds Houston’s hungry during pandemic

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  Empty Bowls Houston was canceled this year because of COVID-19, but the handcrafted bowls are still available for a $25 donation. Each donation will provide 75 meals to people in need in the Houston area.
  
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• Elder Law: How well is your estate plan prepared for the pandemic?

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  Estate planning documents (wills, trusts, financial and medical powers of attorney, and advance directives) should be reviewed every few years or when changes in family, medical or financial circumstances occur. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to be certain that you have these critical documents in place. Even if your documents are newly drafted, it is important to review them to make sure they function as you wish should you suffer ill effects from this viru
  
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• Eagle’s Trace community forges ahead

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  Business as usual has been anything but usual since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier in the year. However, with creativity, there have been many ways to move forward.
  Roberta Wells is well acquainted with the uncertainty and tremendous potential of today’s real estate climate, for example. “Everything turned upside down,” says Roberta, who was planning to move to Eagle’s Trace, the Erickson Living-managed community in West Houston, when coronavirus concerns sparked s
  
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• BBB on Seniors: What’s a pandemic got to do with puppies?

  21-08-2020 07:00 via chron.com
  
  As our stay home, work safe orders continue, we are turning to the Internet for all kinds of things. Many people are going online to do their shopping and to connect with others. Unfortunately, scammers are preying on just that, and using the pandemic as a convenient cover for fraud. While the scam itself is nothing new, the opportunity for this particular scheme is at an all time high.
  New data from BBB Scam Tracker shows a recent surge in online puppy scams since COVID-19 has taken hold in the
  
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• Homicide investigators probing infant death at Greenspoint apartment

  21-08-2020 03:07 via chron.com
  
  The child was in the care of a 15-year-old at the time, police said.
  
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• Houston coronavirus updates: August 20 - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 02:51
  
  Houston coronavirus updates: August 20  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Daily coronavirus numbers for Houston, rest of Texas: Aug. 20 - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 02:51
  
  Daily coronavirus numbers for Houston, rest of Texas: Aug. 20  Houston Chronicle
  
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• Houston pastor-physician Stella Immanuel tweets Texas Medical Board is investigating her - Houston Chronicle

  21-08-2020 02:42
  
  Houston pastor-physician Stella Immanuel tweets Texas Medical Board is investigating her  Houston Chronicle
  
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