How an Ohio auto plant has become a political battleground: Even this early in the presidential election campaign, there are all kinds of promises to Rust Belt voters. Certainly, the proposals are needed, though the emphasis on Rust Belt communities seems especially selected because of the key role they played in electing Donald Trump president in 2016.
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Muslim Marine Corps vet unloads on Fox News and Judge Jeanine: ‘They’re destroying’ the nation
Muslim Marine Corps vet unloads on Fox News and Judge Jeanine: ‘They’re destroying’ the nation: Mansoor Shams, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, went on CNN Monday to hammer Fox News and host Jeanine Pirro for stoking fear and hatred against Muslims in the United States.
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WATCH: Arizona movie theater calls police on black man after he refills his soda
WATCH: Arizona movie theater calls police on black man after he refills his soda: An Arizona man was approached by a guard in a movie theater and asked to show his ticket, reports Arizona Central. When he failed to produce a ticket police were called — he videotaped the incident, which occurred right after he got up to use the restroom and re-fill his beverage Larry Shelton claims he was asked to leave the theater after being accused of not paying for a ticket, according to a viral video …
WATCH: Arizona movie theater calls police on black man after he refills his soda
WATCH: Arizona movie theater calls police on black man after he refills his soda: An Arizona man was approached by a guard in a movie theater and asked to show his ticket, reports Arizona Central. When he failed to produce a ticket police were called — he videotaped the incident, which occurred right after he got up to use the restroom and re-fill his beverage Larry Shelton claims he was asked to leave the theater after being accused of not paying for a ticket, according to a viral video …
Leaked emails suggest Giuliani dangled a pardon in front of Cohen: ‘You have friends in high places’
Leaked emails suggest Giuliani dangled a pardon in front of Cohen: ‘You have friends in high places’: CNN reports that Robert Costello, an attorney for former Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen, told him that he could “sleep well” at night after his office was raided by the FBI last year because he had “friends in high places.”
Costello’s attempts to reassure Cohen came directly after he spoke with Rudy
Costello’s attempts to reassure Cohen came directly after he spoke with Rudy
A case study in the delusional mind: How conspiracy theorists reacted when the myth of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death crumbled
A case study in the delusional mind: How conspiracy theorists reacted when the myth of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death crumbled: When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery for cancer this winter, she was forced to be absent from the Supreme Court and the public eye for many weeks as she recovered. She maintained an ample workload during this time — in fact, wrote more majority opinions during her time away than any of
‘Tired of being unsupported and messed with’: Teachers stage a bold protest that scores national attention
‘Tired of being unsupported and messed with’: Teachers stage a bold protest that scores national attention: The Kentucky teachers’ actions are the latest in what has become a wave of teachers using their collective power to influence legislation in state governments, but the sick-out in Kentucky is also a sign of how teacher protests are evolving.
Marijuana is a lot more than just THC – a pharmacologist looks at the untapped healing compounds
Marijuana is a lot more than just THC – a pharmacologist looks at the untapped healing compounds: Marijuana is known for delivering a good high. But the plant's uses go well beyond the recreational. Marijuana contains a trove of medicinal compounds whose uses we are just now discovering.
Watch ‘Fox & Friends’ try and fail to knock down Beto O’Rourke: ‘As if it’s a big plus that he reads books’
Watch ‘Fox & Friends’ try and fail to knock down Beto O’Rourke: ‘As if it’s a big plus that he reads books’: Kilmeade was clearly upset – that Beto reads books, and that Vanity Fair mentioned it.
Connecticut Supreme Court gives families in Sandy Hook case new hope in their suit against gun maker
Connecticut Supreme Court gives families in Sandy Hook case new hope in their suit against gun maker: In a 4-3 decision that marks a potentially major turning point in the fight between gun law reformers and gun rights advocates, the Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision Thursday that had dismissed a wrongful-death lawsuit against gun manufacturer Remington. The suit was brough
New study estimates that worldwide air pollution is twice as deadly as previously thought
New study estimates that worldwide air pollution is twice as deadly as previously thought: Air pollution is an enormous problem. Every new study on the subject yields more and more frightening findings surrounding the maladies caused by breathing poison. Our current president, who lies about everything, has openly lied about the air we breathe as well. On Tuesday, a new study on the subje
Gays for Trump founder challenges Ocasio-Cortez on US history — but gets an embarrassing lesson instead
Gays for Trump founder challenges Ocasio-Cortez on US history — but gets an embarrassing lesson instead: Earlier today Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez schooled an uninformed reality television star on some basic laws of liability. Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was faced with this bit of economic dumb trollery.
Watch: Trump stuns reporters by boasting his ‘incredible’ policies ‘hurt a lot of people’
Watch: Trump stuns reporters by boasting his ‘incredible’ policies ‘hurt a lot of people’: President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a baffling and incoherent response when asked by a reporter whether he believed that his policy of separating immigrant parents from their children when they seek to enter the United States amounted to cruelty.
In response to the question, Trump initially
In response to the question, Trump initially
What is the Update on this story: Houston judge denies alleged courtroom assault
Houston judge denies alleged courtroom assault
A Harris County judge is under investigation by Houston police for allegedly assaulting the legal assistant of a defense attorney in his courtroom this week, a police spokesman confirmed Friday.
Criminal Court at Law #10 Judge Lee Harper Wilson, who presides over misdemeanor criminal cases, is accused of walking down from the bench and physically grabbing the woman to move her out of an area in the courtroom typically reserved for attorneys.
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The incident left the woman with bruises on her arm, said her attorney, Thuy L“My client is very upset about being assaulted in court Tuesday,” said Le, who represents the woman. “We are cooperating fully with HPD and their investigation.”
The judge, who has been on the bench in the days after the alleged incident but declined to comment, is now referring questions to his attorney, James Stafford.
"He absolutely denies any wrongdoing," Stafford said Monday. Stafford said he is investigating the allegations and said he and Wilson would cooperate with HPD's investigation..The Houston Police Department’s major offenders squad is investigating a judge for an alleged assault during a court session, spokesman Victor Senties said Friday, but police did not identify the judge or courtroom.The police report — portions of which are routinely available under Texas law — has been classified as “confidential,” Senties said, declining to comment further.The Houston Chronicle has filed a request under the state’s open records laws for the public portions of the report.Judge Darrell Jordan, presiding judge of the County Criminal Courts at Law, confirmed in a brief email Friday that the state agency in Austin that monitors Texas judges has been notified.“Earlier this week we were made aware Judge Wilson allegedly assaulted a legal assistant,” he said. “I immediately gathered information and submitted it to the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct as required by the judicial canons.”The incident has been the talk of Houston’s legal community for days. A number of attorneys witnessed the interaction during a busy public session in the courtroom Tuesday, Le said.Le is representing the woman, who is employed as an assistant to a different attorney. That lawyer did not see the alleged assault.Le declined to comment further, saying that she would speak in-depth after the investigation wraps up.Wilson is one of the many Democratic judges swept into office in the November election. He is one of 16 judges in Harris County who preside over misdemeanor cases, such as DWIs, domestic violence and assaults.The Chronicle endorsed Wilson’s candidacy, and the veteran attorney said his commitment to help youth was his main reason for running for the bench. He’s board certified in criminal law, a graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law and championed bail reform efforts.
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Chadwick Boseman To Star As The First African American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall | Urban Intellectuals
Chadwick Boseman To Star As The First African American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall | Urban Intellectuals: Chadwick Boseman shined in his role playing James Brown in “Get On Up” and now he is set to play another real life person as he steps into the shoes of highly respected Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who was the first African American judge of that court. Reginald Hudlin is directing the movie which …
African-American woman says Verizon coworkers left noose over her desk
By Janelle Griffith
An African-American woman who says she has been stalked and harassed by a coworker and last month discovered a noose made of wires on her desk is suing her employer, claiming Verizon never took action about her allegations.
Marisa Powell, a 30-year Verizon employee, alleges in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey, that in June 2015 she was stalked at work and yelled at by a white coworker while working at the company's Morristown office. The alleged harassment was immediately reported numerous times to supervisors and union representatives, however, neither took action, the lawsuit states.
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Nearly 400 Family Dollar locations could shutter in 2019, with several more changes planned for stores
Dollar Tree will close up to 390 Family Dollar stores in fiscal 2019 — if it doesn't receive rent concessions from landlords on underperforming stores — as it works to improve its performance across the discount chain.
Dollar Tree Inc. (Nasdaq: DLTR), the parent company of Family Dollar, shared those plans as part of its fourth quarter and fiscal 2018 earnings release on March 6.
Virginia-based Dollar Tree also will re-banner approximately 200 Family Dollar stores and intends to renovate at least 1,000 stores in 2019. By comparison, approximately 75 Family Dollar stores are closed on an annual basis.
Those closings and renovations are all part of accelerated plans to improve Family Dollar’s performance, said Gary Philbin, Dollar Tree's president and CEO. Dollar Tree acquired the North Carolina-based retail chain in 2015
Europe's largest intercity bus network expands services to Houston, Gulf Coast region
German transportation giant FlixBus is expanding its network to service Houston and the Gulf Coast region.
COURTESY OF FLIXBUSGerman transportation giant FlixBus is expanding its long-distance bus services to Houston, San Antonio and other major markets across the Gulf Coast region.
FlixBus is adding Houston, San Antonio, New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Biloxi, Mississippi to its U.S. network. The company already has a major presence throughout California, Arizona and Nevada. FlixBus stops will be located near Rice University, Louisiana State University and the University of Texas at San Antonio's downtown campus, according to a March 6 press release from the company. The company's first bus stop in Houston will be a parking lot at Gray and Smith, according to reporting from the Houston Chronicle.
FlixBus will handle the technology development, network planning, yield management, operations control and marketing sides of the business operations. FlixBus is partnering with charter companies Dallas-based AJL International; Marrero, Louisiana-based Louisiana Motor Coach; San Antonio-based Star Shuttle Inc.; and Irving, Texas-based Wynne Transportation LLC to handle the daily operations of the busses for the company's southern routes, according to the press release. Globally, FlixBus has created over 7,000 jobs for local bus drivers, per the release.
Like other similar long-distance bus options in the area, FlixBus tickets are cheap — rates for a trip from Houston to San Antonio start as low as 99 cents. The company offers morning, daytime and late night bus trips, with a nearly daily bus trip from Houston to San Antonio starting at 5:30 a.m., according to the FlixBus website. Tickets go on sale March 6, with FlixBus' big green busses hitting the region's roads on March 14, according to the press release.
Texas Department of Transportation Jobs in Houston
| Job Title | Job Id | Location | Salary Range | Posted Date | Close Date |
| Construction Inspector II | 113675 | Houston | $39,521.00 - $64,449.00 | 03/08/2019 | 03/25/2019 |
| Construction Inspector III | 113236 | Houston | $42,244.00 - $68,960.00 | 01/23/2019 | |
| Director of Transportation Planning and Development II - Houston District | 113634 | Houston | $111,793.00 - $189,069.00 | 02/26/2019 | 03/12/2019 |
| Environmental Specialist II, III, or IV | 113570 | Houston | $51,614.00 - $84,479.00 | 02/26/2019 | |
| General Transp Tech III | 113708 | Houston | $29,439.00 - $46,388.00 | 03/07/2019 | 03/21/2019 |
| Graduate Engineer (Engineering Assistant II or III) | 112482 | Houston | $39,521.00 - $64,449.00 | 11/09/2018 | |
| Maintenance Support Tech I | 113703 | Houston | $23,781.00 - $34,859.00 | 03/06/2019 | 03/20/2019 |
| Office Technician II or III | 113421 | Houston | $29,439.00 - $46,388.00 | 02/12/2019 | |
| Office Technician IV | 112784 | Houston | $32,976.00 - $52,045.00 | 12/14/2018 | |
| Pavement Engr Spec I or II | 113710 | Houston | $39,521.00 - $64,449.00 | 03/06/2019 | |
| Safety Officer IV - Houston District | 113636 | Houston | $45,158.00 - $73,788.00 | 02/27/2019 | 03/13/2019 |
| Summer Engineering Support - Houston District | 113022 | Houston | $11.43 - $16.76 | 01/09/2019 | |
| Summer Engineering Tech - Houston District | 113023 | Houston | $12.66 - $19.88 | 01/09/2019 | |
| Summer Maintenance Tech - Fleet Div. - Houston District | 113075 | Houston | $10.42 - $15.23 | 01/14/2019 | |
| Summer Maintenance Tech - Houston District | 113024 | Houston | $10.42 - $15.23 | 01/09/2019 | |
| Summer Support Technician - Houston District | 113025 | Houston | $12.66 - $19.88 | 01/09/2019 | |
| Summer Support Technician - Human Resources - Houston | 113035 | Houston | $12.66 - $19.88 | 01/09/2019 | |
| Traffic Systems Technician II | 112822 | Houston | $32,976.00 - $52,045.00 | 12/18/2018 | |
| Transportation Engineer I, II or III | 113507 | Houston | $51,614.00 - $84,479.00 | 02/13/2019 | |
| Transportation Engineer III | 113487 | Houston | $59,004.00 - $96,720.00 | 02/26/2019 | |
| Transportation Engineer IV | 113680 | Houston | $63,104.00 - $103,491.00 | 03/04/2019 | 03/18/2019 |
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