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2 weeks ago | 
praisehouston.com | J. Bachelor |Maui Bigelow
I absolutely hate when people constantly police women’s bodies — and by women, today, I’m talking about me. I underwent gastric bypass surgery in October 2018. That decision came after nearly bleeding to death from a 13-pound fibroid and being diagnosed with both — a blood cancer — and Scleritis, a painful autoimmune disease, in 2017. On the day of my surgery, I weighed 376 pounds. Today, I weigh 195.
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1 month ago | 
houstonseagle.com | J. Bachelor |Jarrett Huff
Actor Val Kilmer, most notable for his roles as the Caped Crusader in “Batman Forever” and portrayal of rock legend Jim Morrison of The Doors, has passed away. He was 65. The cause of death is being reported as pneumonia, according to his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer.
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1 month ago | 
praisecleveland.com | J. Bachelor |Matty Willz
Tina Knowles, the mother of Beyonce and Solange Knowles is set to release a memoir titled “Matriarch,” which will be available on April 22, 2025. In promotion of its release, Ms. Tina will embark on a nine-city tour that kicks off April 30 in Washington, D.C.Via social media, Ms. Tina said the following about the books forthcoming release, “I have always been a storyteller, and it’s something I learned from my mother.
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1 month ago | 
praisecleveland.com | J. Bachelor |Matty Willz
It’s a sad day for sports fans around the world. George Foreman, who first captured international attention in 1968 when he won an Olympic gold medal in Mexico City, has passed away. He was 76 years old. Born in Marshall, Texas. Foreman grew up in a family where he was one of seven children in Houston’s Fifth Ward community.
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2 months ago | 
praisehouston.com | Jarrett Huff |J. Bachelor
HOUSTON — Tuesday evening saw the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo debut of Zach Top, once thought to be a rising star in country music. Once his show had reached its end and he rode off on horseback as nearly 70,000 fans cheered him on, he left Rodeo Houston a true country music star.
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2 months ago | 
praisehouston.com | Jarrett Huff |J. Bachelor
HOUSTON — As the city gears up for its second week of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, attendees should gear down, as daily highs will begin to climb into the 80s consistently through at least early next week, according to the National Weather Service. Starting Wednesday, March 12, the daily high will potentially reach 82ºF, with the following seven days expected to continue the trend of hot weather.
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2 months ago | 
theboxhouston.com | Jarrett Huff |J. Bachelor
97.9 The Box Featured Video CLOSE DALLAS — Star point guard Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks will not suit up again for the team this season after suffering a torn ACL Monday night. Irving went out of the Mavericks’ game against the Sacramento Kings late in the first quarter, according to NBA insider Shams Charania.
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2 months ago | 
praisehouston.com | Jarrett Huff |J. Bachelor
DALLAS — Star point guard Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks will not suit up again for the team this season after suffering a torn ACL Monday night. Irving went out of the Mavericks’ game against the Sacramento Kings late in the first quarter, according to NBA insider Shams Charania.
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2 months ago | 
theboxhouston.com | Christopher Smith |J. Bachelor
97.9 The Box Featured Video CLOSE The Harlem home of the iconic New York Amsterdam News will soon become a museum as well as a community space. For over a century, the New York Amsterdam News has been one of the staunchest voices of the Black community.
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2 months ago | 
praisehouston.com | Jarrett Huff |J. Bachelor
HOUSTON — NRG Stadium has been the home of the Houston Texans since the NFL‘s most recent expansion team began playing football in 2002, but reportedly the team isn’t feeling too sentimental about their home these days. The Texans are reportedly looking at options for a new stadium in the near future, according to the Houston Chronicle.
