By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO The Associated Press JERUSALEM The enormous doors were pushed shut, the clanking bolts secured from the outside and several clergy, pilgrims and one journalist — me — were locked for the night inside one of Christianity’s holiest sites in Jerusalem. The Church of the Holy Se...
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Drones struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship Dignity sank after it was hit by a military strike. Five sailors w...
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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have surpassed 9,000 as efforts to contain transmission falter, according to health ministry data released Tuesday. The ministry reported 9,066 confirmed cases and 4,381 deaths — a death toll equivalent to nearly half ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about trillionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The high court is intervening for a second time in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Was...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland City Council has voted unanimously to send a notice of termination to Flock cameras. First Alert 7 Luke Johnson was at the council meeting this morning as the council discussed its contract with Flock Safety, which operates a network of numerous ca...
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Feature Impact When you’re craving a specific comfort food, other flavors just aren’t going to hit the spot the same way. The good news: It only takes one or two simple ingredient changes to satisfy your taste buds while leveling up the nutrition of a meal. For instance, if you’r...
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A 42-year-old Odessa pedestrian was killed Monday night after being struck by the driver of a pickup truck who fled the scene. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Jesus Sierra, a 68-year-old Odessa resident, was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck west in the outsid...
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CEUTA, Spain (AP) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will make their first visit to Ceuta on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with residents of the Spanish city in North Africa as they grapple with a migration crisis that has strained relations with Morocco. The royal couple will ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings. The recordings, obtained Monday by The Associated Press through ...
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The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty long-lasting storms east of the international date line, turbocharged by nature’s supersized El Niño, scientists said. “Since September 20th, when Odalys formed, it’s been berserk,” said Colorado Stat...
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A 17-year-old Big Spring resident was arrested Friday after authorities said they found evidence he was in a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old Odessa girl. According to an Odessa Police Department report, the girl’s mom contacted OPD on Sept. 7 after she said she locat...
schools
Since starting the season 2-0, not a lot of things have gone right for the Odessa High football team. With a four-game losing skid, that included a district-opening loss to Midland High last week, the Bronchos now face crosstown rivals and undefeated Permian. However, each week b...
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A Texas district court has awarded Wallace Dunn more than $11 million in Dunn v. Coday after the court found Matthew Coday and the Oil & Gas Workers Association, Inc. (OGWA) liable for a years-long campaign of false accusations against. Dunn, a member of the Ector County Hospital...
