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  • Report: NFL Player Vince Wilfork's Son Arrested With Large Amount of Codeine

    Houston Texans nose tackle Vince Wilfork’s son is in serious trouble. According to TMZ Sports, D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork, 19, a safety at the University of Houston, was arrested during a traffic stop Dec. 21 and was reportedly in possession of a large amount of codeine. Wilfork was in a 2011 Kia that was pulled over around…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Missing Son of Mich. Rep. John Conyers Found Safe

    Carl Conyers, the missing son of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), has been found safe and sound, KHOU-TV reports. The 21-year-old’s mother, Monica Conyers, confirmed that her son was alive and safe and back with her Friday morning, the report notes. Monica Conyers said that she got a call overnight from police at the school her son…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Youngest Son of Mich. Rep. John Conyers Goes Missing

    Carl Conyers, 21, was last seen Tuesday afternoon by his roommate at the University of Houston, according to the New York Daily News. Conyers is the youngest son of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), 87, who represents Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. The younger Conyers apparently sent his girlfriend and several friends a message on Twitter on Wednesday…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Damon Young's Talk At The University Of Houston

    As I wrote yesterday, the University of Houston’s Valenti School of Communication invited me to campus to speak about race and writing and shit. Video footage of the talk is below. A couple highlights: ***I was wearing a mic, but apparently it wasn’t working. I didn’t realize it wasn’t working, though, so I kept talking. Moments later,…

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    Damon Young

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  • Six Thoughts From A Week In Houston; The 64 Ounce Mega Gulp Of American Cities

    As I boarded my flight to Houston last week — stuck in an aisle seat on a two and a half hour long flight (Which would likely leave me unable to do what I always do on planes: Sleep.) — I hoped that, at the very least, my neighbor would be a smaller person. Preferably…

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    Damon Young

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