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Texas helps veteran-owned businesses, which contribute $1.18 billion to state's economy
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Veteran-owned businesses contribute $1.18 billion to Texas’ economy — and Texas, in turn, has programs to support those entrepreneurs, according to the Texas Veterans Commission. “We’re a small team and our job is to assist all veteran entrepreneurs in the State of Texas no matter where they’re at in their journey to…
Read MoreIsrael approves plan to occupy Gaza, drastically scale up military offensive against Hamas
Israel has approved a new plan to drastically ramp up its military offensive against Hamas — including seizing the whole of Gaza and holding its territories, officials said Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved the new war plans in an early morning vote just hours after the Israeli military chief said the army…
Read MoreJennifer Aniston, Tom Holland and More Celebs Who’ve Never Been to the Met Gala
Jennifer Aniston, Tom Holland and More Celebs Who’ve Never Been to the Met Gala Fashion’s biggest night may also be its most elusive. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Costume Institute Benefit, known as the Met Gala, is an invite-only event spearheaded by Vogue’s Anna Wintour and her rotating group of fellow co-chairs. But while…
Read MoreExclusive | Inside the Met Gala 2025 exhibit, exploring the history and ‘sophisticated styling’ of black dandyism
There’s a superfine line between showing off and showing out. That’s where the dandies dance. They’re fierce, fearless fashion plates — clotheshorses who dare to wear flashy ’fits as a form of self-expression, radiance and rebellion. The dandy aesthetic will be on parade at the Met Gala the first Monday in May, when voguish VIPs will be…
Read MoreManhunt after inmate escapes at Seattle airport, boards train
Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Sunday morning and boarded a train. Port of Seattle Police were alerted to the escape at about 11 a.m., according to officials. A contracted agent was attempting to transport the suspect, later identified as Sedrick T. Stevenson, 28, when the agent lost control of him…
Read MoreMet Gala 2025 “Tailoring Black Style” Theme and “Tailored For You” Dress Code Explained
If you’ve ever tried to do seating arrangements for a wedding, you might have a tiny understanding of just how difficult it is to do the seating chart for the Met Gala. This is one of the most important aspects of the event that the team spends the most time on, strategically seating guests by looking…
Read MoreSister Wives’ Meri Brown Reveals Why She Struggles With Dating After Kody Brown Breakup
“She looked like a soccer mom,” Kody Brown once joked on Sister Wives of meeting then-single mom Robyn in 2009. “She had a van, three kids and was divorced. I thought, ‘I didn’t need a van, a divorced woman, and three kids in my life—that’s just trouble.’” Nearly a decade and a half on, though, they’re still…
Read MoreBerkeley student, 21, paralyzed from the waist down after ‘devastating and tragic’ fall at frat house party
A University of California, Berkeley student, just weeks from graduating, was paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a “tragic and devastating” fall at a fraternity house party in April. Bandna Bhatti, 21, slipped and fell from an external metal staircase at the Phi Kappa Tau house around 1 p.m. on April 19. She wasn’t…
Read MoreJesse Winker likely headed to injured list after exiting game as Mets’ lineup takes hit
ST. LOUIS — Jesse Winker started his first game of the season in left field on Sunday and by the afternoon’s conclusion was receiving an MRI exam. The veteran outfielder departed Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Cardinals with right side discomfort from attempting to throw out a runner at the plate. Winker received…
Read More‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 4 ending explained: What in the heaven and hell just happened in the series finale?
Wait, is this The Sopranos or The Righteous Gemstones? **Spoiler alert for the series finale of The Righteous Gemstones** After four seasons, HBO and Danny McBride‘s black comedy series about a televangelist family with questionable morals has come to an end, going out with a literal and metaphorical bang in more ways than one. The…
Read MoreTaylor High School teacher wins Lifetime Achievement Award during Sunday ceremony
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Sunday, one Taylor ISD educator took home a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2025 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards ceremony. “The Lifetime Achievement Award salutes teachers with more than 20 years of experience,” ceremony organizers said. Vicki Rowe, an Advanced Placement English teacher at Taylor High School, received $25,000 in cash…
Read MoreMGM Grand’s Palm Tree Beach Club opening: Sydney Sweeney, MGK, more
On Saturday, May 3rd, Palm Tree Beach Club made a splashy Vegas debut at MGM Grand. The new dayclub is a collaboration between Palm Tree Crew — the global lifestyle and entertainment brand founded by Kygo, the world-renowned DJ, producer, and his manager/entrepreneur Myles Shear — and Tao Group Hospitality, the global leader in premium hospitality. See which stars showed up to celebrate Las Vegas’…
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