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Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest rates
Read full article: Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest ratesFewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool it.
Potential industry slowdown in toy sales weighs on shares of Hasbro and Mattel
Read full article: Potential industry slowdown in toy sales weighs on shares of Hasbro and MattelHasbro’s third-quarter revenue performance missed Wall Street’s expectations and the company cut its full-year revenue outlook again as signs of a possible industry slowdown in toy sales heading into the holiday season weighs on jittery investors.
KPRC 2 Presents ‘The Houston Zoo: Celebrating 100 Years
Read full article: KPRC 2 Presents ‘The Houston Zoo: Celebrating 100 YearsIn honor of the Houston Zoo’s centennial birthday, KPRC 2 is proud to present a primetime special highlighting the zoo’s growth, its impact on our community, and the incredible work the zoo does around the globe to save wildlife.
Road Trip: Houston Zoo’s 100th birthday party!
Read full article: Road Trip: Houston Zoo’s 100th birthday party!Friday on Houston Life at 3:00 p.m. the entire team is packing up and heading on a road trip. We’re live from the Houston Zoo! The Zoo is holding a 100th birthday party and we’re helping them celebrate. We’re feeding the giraffes, watching the elephants swim, and we’re walking you through everything your family can experience at the Zoo during its Centennial celebration. That’s Friday at 3:00 p.m. on KPRC 2.
Do you have a zoo story you NEED to share? Houston Zoo wants to include your memories for its centennial celebration and you could win BIG
Read full article: Do you have a zoo story you NEED to share? Houston Zoo wants to include your memories for its centennial celebration and you could win BIGOn a small plot of land in Hermann Park, the Houston Zoo began with a single bison. For 80 years, the Zoo was operated by the City of Houston until 2002, when the Zoo transitioned into a non-profit organization in partnership with the city.
Ex-Nevada inmate gets life for 1984 Colorado hammer killings
Read full article: Ex-Nevada inmate gets life for 1984 Colorado hammer killingsA former Nevada prison inmate has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in the long-unsolved 1984 hammer killings of three Colorado family members, including a 7-year-old girl, inside their suburban Denver home.
Group rallies for voting rights amid All-Star Game events
Read full article: Group rallies for voting rights amid All-Star Game eventsA group of people gathered near downtown Denver on Sunday to call attention to what brought Major League Baseball's All-Star Game to the city in the first place: voting rights.
Ford loses track of dangerous air bags, forcing 2 recalls
Read full article: Ford loses track of dangerous air bags, forcing 2 recallsThe company on Thursday issued two recalls, with the largest coming because Ford can't find 45 obsolete air bags that may have been installed on some old Ranger pickup trucks. The company says the air bags were not purged from the stock of service parts and could have been used in crash or theft repairs. In a smaller recall, Ford found just over 1,100 vehicles that may have gotten obsolete Takata air bags in collision repairs. Takata used the volatile chemical ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate the air bags in a crash. The air bags have caused at least 27 deaths worldwide, including 18 in the U.S. About 400 have been injured.