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Victim said he fought 3 armed robbers who followed him into his garage


January 25, 2021

A man says he was beaten up and robbed four days ago in his garage in the Memorial area. Taseer Badar said he remembers three young black men violently assaulting him, according to police. The victim said three men violently robbed him inside his garage and took his Rolex watch while trying to force their way into his home. “One …

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Houston leads the way as a top metro for minority-owned startups


January 25, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas — Both Houston and the state of Texas earned high rankings on a recent study by Self Financial that looked at the percentage of minority-owned startups in regions across the U.S. “Today, there are nearly 170 thousand minority-owned startups in the U.S., employing over 700 thousand people and generating close to $100 billion in annual revenue,” the report …

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Looking back on deadly blast that rocked Houston 1 year ago


January 25, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It has been one year since a northwest Houston explosion shook the area and killed three people. We’re taking a look back at the shocking event that rattled homes as far away as Kingwood. The explosion happened Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, around 4:25 a.m. in the 4500 block of Gessner Road at Watson Grinding and Manufacturing, a …

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Group calls for Texas politicians complicit in Capitol riot to resign


January 25, 2021

A coalition of over 70 groups based in Texas are calling for the resignation of state leaders who were complicit in the attack on the Capitol earlier this month. A virtual press conference was organized by Indivisible Houston, a group that says it advocates political unity and accountability, with the intention of listing the politicians and accusing them of treason. …

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Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine


January 25, 2021

BEIJING — Eleven workers trapped for two weeks inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday, a landmark achievement for an industry long-blighted by disasters and high death tolls. State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up one-by-one in baskets on Sunday afternoon, their eyes shielded to protect them after so many days in darkness. …

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