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Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in last 13 months vow to rebuild
Read full article: Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in last 13 months vow to rebuildA single landfalling hurricane has the potential to set up a community for years. In the Florida Big Bend, many small communities have seen not one, not two, but three landfilling hurricanes in the past 13 months.
Wife of Jane's Addiction frontman says tension and animosity led to onstage scuffle
Read full article: Wife of Jane's Addiction frontman says tension and animosity led to onstage scuffleThe wife of Jane's Addiction lead singer Perry Farrell says a scuffle on stage involving her husband was caused by “tension and animosity” within the band during their reunion tour.
Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent
Read full article: Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspentIowa's Republican governor announced in June 2022 that the state would use $75 million in federal pandemic relief funds to add security measures at schools.
Parents want district to improve security more after deadly Iowa school shooting
Read full article: Parents want district to improve security more after deadly Iowa school shootingParents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students' return.
Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had 'no inkling' of his plan
Read full article: Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had 'no inkling' of his planThe parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they “had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.”.
Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting
Read full article: Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shootingThis year’s Iowa legislative session kicked off with student protestors filling the Capitol rotunda to call for stricter gun laws just days after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, that left one 11-year-old boy dead and seven other people wounded.
11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother says
Read full article: 11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother saysThe mother of an 11-year-old who was killed this week in a school shooting in Iowa remembers the boy as a friendly child who exuded happiness.
The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucuses
Read full article: The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucusesThe shooting in Perry, Iowa, has cast a shadow over the state’s upcoming first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses.
Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say
Read full article: Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police sayAn Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm's way as he tried to protect students from the teenage gunman.
Sheriff says multiple people have been shot at an Iowa high school and the threat is over but gave no other details
Read full article: Sheriff says multiple people have been shot at an Iowa high school and the threat is over but gave no other detailsAuthorities say a 17-year-old student with a shotgun and a handgun opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others.
Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate says
Read full article: Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate saysFlorida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.
Houston steakhouse Perry’s offers $44 four-course dinner to celebrate 44 years in business
Read full article: Houston steakhouse Perry’s offers $44 four-course dinner to celebrate 44 years in businessCustomers will be able to get a four-course meal for $44, Monday through Thursday, when they dine in at the restaurant from 4 p.m. to close. They will be able to choose a starter, entree, soup or salad and dessert option.
Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier call
Read full article: Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier callAuthorities in Oregon say the deaths of four women whose bodies were found over three months are linked and that at least one person of interest has been identified.
‘I don’t want to look at a toilet’: The Woodlands residents start petition against adding bathrooms to neighborhood park
Read full article: ‘I don’t want to look at a toilet’: The Woodlands residents start petition against adding bathrooms to neighborhood parkThe Township Board of Directors voted to add bathrooms at the Capstone and Sundance Parks. However, several people are against the proposal for the Capstone plan.
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff
Read full article: Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoffDemocratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican football star Herschel Walker on Tuesday in Georgia’s Senate runoff election, NBC News projects, handing President Joe Biden and his party a key win.
Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden's inauguration
Read full article: Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden's inaugurationJohn Adams and John Quincy Adams also opted not to participate in a tradition that began with George Washington. The White House Historical Association points out that John Adams was never formally invited by his successor, Thomas Jefferson, to the event and perhaps didn’t want to impose. He did not call on Adams, nor did Adams invite Jackson to the White House. Some four decades later, President-elect Ulysses S. Grant refused to ride with President Andrew Johnson from the White House to the Capitol for the ceremony. Rather, Ford was administered the oath of office in the White House East Room shortly after Nixon had tendered his resignation to avoid impeachment.
What Tyler Perry and the cast of ‘A Fall From Grace’ had to say about Destiny’s Child, Houston restaurants, and younger men
Read full article: What Tyler Perry and the cast of ‘A Fall From Grace’ had to say about Destiny’s Child, Houston restaurants, and younger menHOUSTON – Tyler Perry is at it again. This time around, he wrote and directed, (and even stars in) the new Netflix thriller, ‘A Fall From Grace.’The movie is Tyler’s first Netflix project, and according to the official website: “When gentle, law-abiding Grace confesses to killing her new husband, her skeptical young lawyer sets out to uncover the truth. A film by Tyler Perry.”Houston Life reporter Lauren Kelly sat down with Perry and the rest of the cast (Crystal Fox, Bresha Webb, and native Houstonian Phylicia Rashad) to chat about his real inspiration for the movie, Phylicia’s favorite Houston restaurant, and our unanimous love for Destiny’s Child. ‘A Fall From Grace’ is streaming on Netflix.
Katy Perry Announces Album Name and the Title Track She Wrote in One of Her 'Darkest Periods'
Read full article: Katy Perry Announces Album Name and the Title Track She Wrote in One of Her 'Darkest Periods'Katy Perry's fifth album has a positive new title -- Smile! The 35-year-old pop star took to social media on Thursday to announce the album and the title track. "I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile. Listen to the song at midnight local time Friday, July 10 and pre-order the album at the link in bio. Perry has been candid about her dark period in 2017 when she briefly split from her now-fiance, Orlando Bloom.
Katy Perry Considered Suicide After 2017 Split From Orlando Bloom
Read full article: Katy Perry Considered Suicide After 2017 Split From Orlando BloomKaty Perry is opening up about a rough time in her life when both her personal life and career weren't going as planned. If things get really, really hard, when I'm in a shi**y mood -- which, I can swing -- I just walk around and go, 'I'm grateful, I'm grateful! Even though I am in a shi**y mood, I am grateful. At one point in the song, Perry sings, "Couldn't take it anymore I looked in the mirror and decided to stay / Wasn't gonna let love take me out that way." Meanwhile, in January, Perry also talked to Vogue India about 2017 to 2018 being a tough period in her life. "I've never had a partner who was willing to go on an emotional and spiritual journey like Orlando.
Spring woman says Blue Lives Murder shirts for sale on Amazon are hate speech. Activist disagrees
Read full article: Spring woman says Blue Lives Murder shirts for sale on Amazon are hate speech. Activist disagreesSPRING, Texas A Spring woman wants Amazon to remove several shirts for sale emblazoned with the phrase Blue Lives Murder.All of it is just very offensive, said Ceteka Perry. They can have that be their agenda but to say that blue lives murder, to me that's hate speech, said Perry. Blue lives murder is not hate speech. Woods says that the phrase Blue Lives Murder is not new and didnt hold back about its use. When I hear about people being fragile white fragility being upset about a shirt that says blue lives murder, is it, in fact, a lie?
Repurpose pork chop leftovers into a new dish
Read full article: Repurpose pork chop leftovers into a new dishBut if you are struggling to find new ideas to stretch the food in your fridge and pantry, celebrity chef Rick Moonen, shared an easy recipe that uses leftovers from Perry’s Steakhouse famous pork chop and turns it into spicy pork larb cabbage wraps. “This leftover pork chop was in the refrigerator and I ground it up. If you don’t have pork chops at home, Perry’s now features Pork Chop Friday and Wednesday Lunch to-go for $16. Wraps:• 1-pound ground (or finely diced) Pork Chop leftovers• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil• 3 ounces garlic cloves, sliced• 6 large limes• 1 head green cabbage• ½ large red onion, finely sliced• ½ cup Thai basil leaves, roughly chopped• ½ cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped• ½ cup mint leaves, roughly choppedDirections:1. Transfer to a bowl and place on the platter next to the cabbage leaves.