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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Compass Academy sweeps Lamesa
The Compass Academy volleyball team swept Lamesa Tuesday in a road game in District 3-3A. The Lady Cougars won by scores of 25-7, 25-7, 25-15. With the win, Compass Academy remains in first place in the district standings, improving to 31-4 overall, 5-0 in district. The Lady Coug...
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HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Midland High defeats Permian in three sets
The Permian volleyball team was dealt a loss in three sets to District 2-6A leaders Midland High Tuesday at Permian Fieldhouse. The Lady Dawgs won by scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-19. Midland High improved to 25-7 overall, 4-0 in District 2-6A. Permian fell to 21-8, 1-3. The Lady Pa...
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U.S.-Mexico money transfer program to close Nov. 20 as remittances decline
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — A government-backed service that transfers money from U.S. bank accounts to Mexico will end operations Nov. 20, so users will need another provider for future payments. Banco de México confirmed the shutdown of Directo a México, a payment program ...
business
Border Report Live: Mexican fuel thefts, failed trade talks hurting Mexico
In this episode of Border Report Live, international business consultant Luis Lozano talks with host Sandra Sanchez about how the fuel thefts are hurting Mexico's economy, and how negotiations between the United States and Mexico are progressing amid stalled USMCA trade talks....
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Bulgaria's leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine's president blames Russia
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's prime minister said that two commercial vessels were struck by drones on Tuesday in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Bulgarian authorities said that the origin of the drones was under inv...
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Man arrested on robbery warrant
An Odessa man was arrested last week on a warrant issued in June following a robbery in which the victim was beaten and kicked for his cell phone. According to an Odessa Police Department report released Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of West Third Street aro...
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Howard County murder suspect due in court Wednesday for pretrial hearing
BIG SRPING, Texas (KOSA) - A Howard County man accused in the death of a woman who had been missing since 2024 is scheduled for a pretrial hearing. Perches is charged with murder, a first-degree felony, in connection with the death of 39-year-old Amanda Bates, according to KBest ...
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Scientist who hunts mysterious ghost particles in the Antarctic ice wins Nobel Prize for physics
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved. Halzen said he had been told he was among ...
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Early Voting begins Monday, Oct. 19: what to know
Early voting in Texas begins Monday, running through Oct. 30.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: UTPB looking to continue momentum as team resumes conference play
Taking over at its own 20-yard line after a missed field goal from the RiverHawks, the UTPB football team had only 1:11 left before halftime and trailing 14-10 against Northeastern State last Saturday. Turns out, it was plenty of time for the Falcons’ offense to piece together a ...
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Longhorns and Sooners bring dominant defense and sputtering offense to Cotton Bowl rivalry
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas Top-ranked Texas and Oklahoma square off this week in their annual rivalry, bringing two elite defenses to the Cotton Bowl. They will need them. Offensively, the Longhorns (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) and Sooners (2-2, 0-1) have...
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US stocks rise to a record on expectations companies will make even fatter profits
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK The U.S. stock market has never been higher, even though the list of challenges chipping away at it keeps growing. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% Tuesday to a record after topping its prior all-time high set in August . Despite worries about eve...