By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation, a move that could spur a sharp response from the White House. The quarter-point increase lifts the...
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve just raised the cost of money — bad news for borrowers, good news for savers. The Fed increased its benchmark interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point, the first rate hike since the summer of 2023. The hike will...
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that’s bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steep-sided hole — about 728 feet across and up ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author and essayist renowned for her poetic explorations of nature, love, spirituality and the art of writing in the “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” “The Maytrees” and numerous other works, has died. She was 81. Her literary ag...
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That was more like it. After an opening-season lost to UTRGV, the UTPB football team looked more like the Falcons that fans remembered from the past three years in Saturday’s 69-14 blowout win against Western New Mexico. Much credit will be given to UTPB’s offense (and rightfully...
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UTPB middle hitter Nickilah Whatley was named the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Whatley had 13 blocks and 12 digs to lead a 2-0 record at the LSC Challenge Weekend against UT Dallas and St. Edward’s. Whatley added 13 kills – eight in a sweep of UTD – three se...
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Tierra Walker died, killed by preeclampsia when she couldn’t access an abortion in Texas in 2024. Now, her family is suing. (Social media) By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune The family of a 37-year-old pregnant San Antonio woman who died of preeclampsia is claiming in a new law...
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By RYAN J. FOLEY The Associated Press The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims, a change that critics say could make some vulnerable minors easier to deport. Th...
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The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims, a change that critics say could make some vulnerable minors easier to deport. The directive, in a Sept. 10 memo review...
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Running at over 97 percent capacity, Texas refineries are doing all they can to supply the nation and world with gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel. But can they maintain this pace indefinitely in the face of regulations that severely restrict the construction of more refineries?...
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The Odessa Police Department is currently searching for 15-year-old Bethany Cousin, who was last seen in the 6500 block of Eastridge. She is approximately 5’5” tall and weighs approximately 190 pounds. Anyone with information in reference to her whereabouts is encouraged to call ...
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The Compass Academy volleyball team swept Buena Vista in a nondistrict game Tuesday at home. The Lady Cougars won by scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-19. Compass Academy improved to 25-4 overall. The Lady Cougars will next face Odessa High at 5 p.m. Friday at OHS Fieldhouse. The post H...
