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Woman accusing Vince McMahon of sexual abuse asks WWE to waive confidentiality agreements
Read full article: Woman accusing Vince McMahon of sexual abuse asks WWE to waive confidentiality agreementsA woman who accused former WWE chief Vince McMahon of sexual battery and trafficking in a lawsuit is now asking him and the wrestling company to waive nondisclosure agreements with other current and former employees and contractors.
Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festival
Read full article: Back to Woodstock, with Wi-Fi: Women return after 55 years to glamp and relive the famous festivalBeverly Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock festival in August 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw.
How Comcast RISE is donating millions to help small businesses grow
Read full article: How Comcast RISE is donating millions to help small businesses growSince 2020, Comcast RISE has awarded more than $125 million in monetary, marketing and technology grants to 13,500 businesses. Could your small business be next? Watch the full interview to learn more about the program, who is eligible and how you can apply.
Hugh Grant says he took 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid
Read full article: Hugh Grant says he took 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloidHugh Grant says he accepted “an enormous sum of money” to settle a lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun tabloid of unlawfully tapping his phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home to snoop on him.
High-stakes year begins for kids still learning to read
Read full article: High-stakes year begins for kids still learning to readMounting evidence from around the country shows that students who spent more time learning remotely during the 2020-2021 school year, many of them Black and Latino, lost about half of an academic year of learning.
AP source: Jerami Grant to be traded to Portland by Detroit
Read full article: AP source: Jerami Grant to be traded to Portland by DetroitA person with knowledge of the situation said the Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Olympic gold medalist Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers, with the biggest part of the return being a first-round pick in the 2025 draft.
VIDEO: Catching up with artist Grant Manier
Read full article: VIDEO: Catching up with artist Grant ManierGrant Manier is an artist living with autism who turns recycled paper into works of art. Manier has appeared many times on KPRC 2 and Houston Life. On Thursday, Manier and his mother Julie Coy provided an update on Manier’s battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Oklahoma death row inmates seek firing squad as alternative
Read full article: Oklahoma death row inmates seek firing squad as alternativeAn attorney for two Oklahoma death row inmates facing executions in the coming months offered firing squad as a less problematic alternative to the state’s three-drug lethal injection.
AP source: Grant accepts Olympic bid, pushes US roster to 12
Read full article: AP source: Grant accepts Olympic bid, pushes US roster to 12USA Basketball now has a full 12-man roster for the Tokyo Games, after Chicago’s Zach LaVine and Detroit’s Jerami Grant accepted invitations Wednesday to join the team that will try to win the program’s fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Houston Endowment awards PVAMU with $1.5M grant to help increase hiring of qualified teachers of color
Read full article: Houston Endowment awards PVAMU with $1.5M grant to help increase hiring of qualified teachers of colorHOUSTON – The Houston Endowment awarded Prairie View A&M University with a $1.5 million grant to help increase the hiring of qualified teachers of color, according to a release. The foundation invested the grant into PVAMU’s Whitlowe R. Green College of Education to support the university’s educator preparation program. Its goal is not only to increase more qualified teachers of color but also to help prepare those educators for long-term success. The grant is part of the $20 million in funds Houston Endowment awarded to several Houston-area organizations that are committed to making racial equity and social justice in Houston a reality. “The grant will help enhance the quality and distinctiveness of programs and services to best prepare students for careers as accomplished educational professionals.”
Abbott, TEA offers $1,500 grants for students with cognitive disabilities impacted by COVID-19
Read full article: Abbott, TEA offers $1,500 grants for students with cognitive disabilities impacted by COVID-19The Supplementary Special Education Services (SSES) program allows eligible families of children to qualify for $1,500 to be used in the SSES marketplace. Priority will be given to Texas families receiving income assistance and to families that have documented financial needs. AdFollowing the submission of an application, eligible families will receive an email to create their SSES marketplace account through ClassWallet. “The SSES program provides crucial academic resources to students with cognitive disabilities and will help close the educational gap caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Abbott in the release. “I urge eligible Texans to apply for this funding so that the State of Texas can partner with them and provide more support to Texas students.”
Grant available for Texas families with special education students: What you need to know
Read full article: Grant available for Texas families with special education students: What you need to knowApplications are being accepted for the Supplemental Special Education Services grant for Texas students with significant and complex disabilities.
Houston’s only lesbian bar Pearl Bar will stay in business thanks to the “Queer to Stay” business grant
Read full article: Houston’s only lesbian bar Pearl Bar will stay in business thanks to the “Queer to Stay” business grantHOUSTON – Houston’s only lesbian bar is now a recipient of a grant that will allow them to stay in business. In a news release Tuesday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), in partnership with SHOWTIME announced Pearl Bar and several other bars in the U.S. as recipients of the “Queer to Stay" grant, which supports LGBTQ+ businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It has been a hard road getting through this, but between our community and this ‘Queer to Stay’ initiative, we are excited to open slowly starting this weekend,” Pearl Bar said on its Instagram account on Tuesday. As businesses are widely affected by the pandemic due to events such as Pride Month being canceled, widespread revenue losses were reported. “We deserve to spend our money where we are treated with respect and welcomed from the moment we walk in the door," said bar owner Julie Mabry in a statement.
Despite DNA evidence, Texas court asks for more evidence before exonerating Lydell Grant from 2010 murder
Read full article: Despite DNA evidence, Texas court asks for more evidence before exonerating Lydell Grant from 2010 murderHOUSTON The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals requested additional evidence in the Lydell Grant case on Wednesday. He was convicted and spent nearly a decade in prison before the Innocence Project of Texas helped get the DNA evidence retested. After Grant was released from prison, Carter confessed to the Houston Police Department, and DNA evidence tied him to the crime. The Innocence Project of Texas, who represents Grant, said they provided the TCCA with Carters confession tape more than two months ago. The Innocence Project argues, if it had been, he would have never been charged in the first place, let alone be convicted.
Amy Grant Shares Photos After Open Heart Surgery
Read full article: Amy Grant Shares Photos After Open Heart SurgeryAmy Grant has shared gripping photos taken after she underwent open heart surgery, noting something supernatural pulled her through the experience. Amy.Grant revealed she had a heart condition in February, and that she had been asymptomatic despite having the condition since birth. She added that she would be spending the summer swapping concerts and camping trips for taking care of her heart. Since February is heart health awareness month, I want to send a shout out to my doctor, John Bright Cage. RELATED CONTENT:Amy Grant Undergoes Heart Surgery to Correct Rare ConditionEXCLUSIVE: Amy Grant Talks Comeback AlbumMick Jagger Gives Update on His Health in First Interview Post-Heart Surgery
Amy Grant has open heart surgery to fix heart condition
Read full article: Amy Grant has open heart surgery to fix heart conditionNASHVILLE, Tenn. A publicist for Amy Grant says the contemporary Christian singer had open heart surgery on Wednesday to fix a heart condition she has had since birth. Doctors discovered Grant had a heart condition called partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) during a routine checkup. Grant, who is married to country singer Vince Gill, is six-time Grammy winner with well known crossover pop hits like Baby, Baby, Every Heartbeat and That's What Love is For."