Ector County Library is offering its annual “Halloween in the Park” Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Noel Heritage Park Plaza in downtown Odessa. There will be free candy & toy giveaways, along with a ton of fun! All ages are welcome and open to the public. Come in costume if you wish. First come...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, the latest punishment in a sprawling scheme to collect millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to have fed needy ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, as Chairman Kevin Warsh suggested its policies are already showing signs of having an impact. “Inflation remains elevated,” the Fed said in a statement rel...
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis braced for perhaps weeks of political uncertainty Wednesday after an election that has challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s grip on power and raised the almost unthinkable possibility of some Jewish and Arab parties teaming up in an effort to ...
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer If things go the way Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves currently envision, he’ll be back from arthroscopic knee surgery in plenty of time for a playoff push and possibly making a run at winning an NBA championship. In other words,...
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URDA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. The regional government of Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll and s...
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Grand Prairie ISD student Ana Mota in the role of Jack in the play “Into the Woods.” The school district canceled a production of “The Little Shop of Horrors,” in which Mota was cast as Seymour, the lead character in the play, citing Senate Bill 12, which restricts some forms of ...
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, while providing little hint about the central bank’s next moves. “Inflation remains elevated,” the Fed said in a statem...
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By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON The cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers has grown to $47.1 billion, according to a new estimate the Pentagon has provided to Congress. The fallout from the conflict has become a key issue in the midterm e...
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Midland College, in partnership with Mil2Civ , Workforce Solutions Permian Basin , and 432 Run Crew , invites the community to its Veterans Day Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the MC PE Building and surrounding parking lot. With the theme “Veterans Helping Veterans and Their ...
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MIDLAND Midland Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Federal Reserve System to draw responses to the 2026 Small Business Credit Survey, a nationwide effort to better understand the financial challenges and needs of America’s small businesses. The annual survey, which runs t...
