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‘Roseanne’ Minus Roseanne: ABC Picks Up ‘The Conners’
Posted on · ABC was widely praised for giving up a highly rated show on principle when it canceled its Roseanne reboot. It turns out it wasn't quite that simple.
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Houston Matters
Luring Teachers To Texas, And Roseanne’s Racist Tweet: The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of The Week’s News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on some of the interesting stories from the week’s news and decides if they are good, bad, or ugly.
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Political Roundup: Houston’s Budget, And Gov. Abbott’s School Safety Plan
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest global, national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
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Trump Weighs In On ‘Roseanne’ Cancellation
Posted on · The reboot of Roseanne Barr's eponymous TV show was canceled Tuesday after one season
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Roseanne Barr Says Ambien Played Role In Racist Tweet That Spiked Her Show’s Reboot
Posted on · Critics pounced after Barr said she was "Ambien tweeting" at 2 in the morning. She also said she believed the target of her tweet, Valerie Jarrett, was Saudi or Jewish or Persian — rather than black.
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ABC Cancels ‘Roseanne’ After Racist Twitter Rant From Its Star
Posted on · The president of ABC Entertainment called the comedian's tweets "abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show."