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Houston School District Will Provide 3 Free Meals a Day to All Students in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
The Houston Independent School District has found a way to help all the families it serves in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. On Wednesday the district announced that it will waive the required application process for the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Program and provide free meals to all students this school…
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Houston Mayor Imposes Mandatory Curfew as Harvey Prepares to Hit the City Again
After already hitting the Houston area with record rainfall and deadly flooding, Harvey is expected to make landfall once again Tuesday night, this time somewhere along the Louisiana border, as residents in the area still look to find help and shelter from the storm. NBC News reports that Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has imposed a…
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Closing Low-Performing Schools More Likely to Negatively Affect Black and Hispanic Students: Report
Charter schools are on the rise across the country, and as more public K-12 schools are found not to be delivering the type of high-quality education that students in their districts deserve, the push to close low-performing schools has increased. A recent study has concluded that when those closures happen, schools that serve predominantly black…
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It’s Michael Jackson’s Birthday: Are Your Favorite M.J. Songs on Our List?
On this day 59 years ago, the world was blessed with the birth of one Michael Joseph Jackson. From his humble beginnings in Gary, Ind., he would rise to a worldwide level of stardom that most entertainers can only hope to achieve. Eight years after he left us, his music lives on and continues to…
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These Trumps Ain’t Loyal: Was Arpaio Pardoned Just to Undermine a GOP Senator’s Bid for Re-Election?
When the president pardoned former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio during the middle of both Hurricane Harvey and a Trump media dump Friday night, many speculated that it was a bone being thrown to his base to appease it after the likely forced resignation of deputy assistant Sebastian Gorka. But was there more at…
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Because Amazon.com Is Doing God’s Work, Whole Foods Won’t Cost Your Whole Damn Paycheck Anymore
When Amazon.com took over Whole Foods last week, it announced that it would start immediately lowering prices at the fancy grocery chain known for its expensive organic fruits and vegetables and asparagus water, and on Monday, the company made good on that promise by slashing prices by as much as 43 percent. Bloomberg reports that…
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Stacey Dash Has an Intern? For What?
Remember last week when Stacey Dash sent off that tweet calling our Auntie Maxine a buffoon who was trying to extend her 15 minutes of fame? Well, now the Clueless star is claiming that she wasn’t the one who fired off the wannabe spicy tweet; it was an unnamed intern who made a mistake. “Let…
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Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to Donald Trump, Writes ‘Blunt Resignation Letter’ and Leaves Administration
In the midst of a real, damaging storm hitting ground in Texas, a media storm is brewing out of the Donald Trump White House. In addition to a pardon issued to the racist former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., reports are now surfacing that Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to Trump and a person reportedly closely…
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Trump Pardons Ariz. Sheriff Who Defied Court Order and Continued to Illegally Harass Latino People
Updated Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, 8:30 p.m. EDT: On Friday, Donald Trump gave a presidential pardon to the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., who was convicted of intentionally defying a judge’s order in an immigration case that has cost the state of Arizona millions in legal-defense bills because of the sheriff’s actions. The White…
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When Your Job Is Finding Positive News Stories About the President, You Have to Say ‘Screw It’ and Just Quit
Previously, on White House Apprentice, we found out that Donald Trump has a folder delivered to him twice daily that contains positive cable news clippings, articles, interview transcripts, tweets and even photos of himself that show him “looking powerful” on TV. The folder was curated by the White House Communications Office to make sure the…
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