ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- August 27th marks national burger day and across the Permian Basin there are a ton of options to choose from. However, from those options, BJ's Drive Inn sticks out due to their unique menu. The business has been open for over fifty years, and while the times have chang...
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Live2Lead Permian Basin will gather business owners, educators, nonprofit leaders, civic leaders, entrepreneurs, students and emerging leaders for a one-day leadership experience on Oct. 21 at Odessa College’s Saulsbury Conference Center and Oct. 28, at the Bush Convention Center...
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to the hospital on Tuesday in the late morning, ahead of surgery to remove a lung nodule discovered during recent medical tests. The Vatican press office said the surgery will require a weeklong recovery in the ho...
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Feature Impact Menopause is a phase of life every woman knows will come eventually yet few are truly prepared for. Beyond stereotypical symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings, the other realities of menopause can be mysterious, taking women by surprise when their experiences d...
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PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean. The hurricane's center swirled parallel...
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Residents along the Budhi Gandaki River in north central Nepal evacuated on Sunday as flash flooding destroyed homes and other structures in the area. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to mo...
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday he will undergo surgery “in the coming days” to remove a nodule on his lung, in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The 71-year-old Leo said the nodule was found at an early stage and was “circumscribed” or s...
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A senior Iranian official says Tehran finds the latest U.S. response to a proposal to end the war “insufficient" and warns of attacks on regional data centers and cables if fighting intensifies again. Meanwhile, Israel’s former attorney general took the witness stand in corruptio...
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It was a rainy Saturday morning in the thicket where live my Uncle Mort and Aunt Maude. They got up early to go outside, eager to “feel” the soaking of rain on their yard’s crusty soil, and to thank The Almighty for ending a dry spell when there’d been nary a drop of rain for mor...
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By JESSICA DAMIANO The Associated Press When a nor’easter recently hit the Eastern Seaboard , it transformed my driveway into a stretch of whitewater rapids and nearly obliterated my perennials, their shapes irretrievably distorted by high winds and heavy rain. Unfortunately, it’...
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By Melinda Myers Brighten indoor décor with one or more containers of paperwhites. The fragrant flowers can perfume a room or if preferred, grow one of the less fragrant varieties. Just plant the bulbs — no cold treatment needed — and watch them grow into blooming beauties. Ziva ...
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Feature Impact Many people associate fall yardwork with raking up the crispy, colorful leaves that have drifted down from surrounding trees. Don’t let that be the only task on your outdoor agenda, however, because this season is also an opportunity to improve the overall health o...
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani president on Sunday declared a state of emergency in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan and suspended its government, which is led by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party. It comes ahead of a planned march ...
