By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister Life has its ups and downs, and no one is exempt from struggling every now and then. We’ve heard that how we react to situations is based on how much spiritual peace we can maintain, and I certainly believe this is true. In orde...
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By KRYSTA FAURIA The Associated Press LOS ANGELES As tech companies race to build the most powerful artificial intelligence, some are also asking how to teach a chatbot right from wrong. Their answer? Religion. “These are not questions a lab can answer,” Anthropic co-founder Chri...
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The Iranian leader threatened an immediate response to a potential attack as fears of renewed war mount. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged a stern military reaction to potential U.S. and Israel strikes. Meanwhile regional leaders called for calm Saturday. Speaking at a security fo...
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A purported “peaceful protest” about “school funding” somehow evolved into a nationwide wealth redistribution program in France. Shop windows became suggestion boxes. Luxury handbags left their displays under the purest form of progressive taxation. Roughly three thousand stores ...
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PLAY 1: Pecos' Amare Griffin takes off for a 28-yard score PLAY 2: Midland Christian's Stacey Jones takes off for an 80-yard touchdown PLAY 3: Midland Lee's Hayes Hamm takes the handoff 37 yards for the score PLAY 4: Iraan's Michael Pitino 82-yard punt return touchdown...
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The El Paso Rhinos avenged their series-opening loss from Thursday to the Odessa Jackalopes with a 4-2 win Friday at Ector County Coliseum. With the loss, the Jackalopes fell to 10-4-0-0 while the Rhinos improved to 5-8-4. Odessa remains in third place in the North American Hocke...
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MIDLAND The Odessa High football team’s 2026 season came to an end with a 51-13 loss to Midland Lee Friday at Astound Broadband Stadium. With the loss, the Bronchos finished their season at 2-7 overall, 0-4 in District 2-6A. The Rebels improved to 6-3, 2-1. Odessa High’s bye week...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump rallied with Republican supporters in Florida on Friday while former President Bill Clinton spoke to Democrats just two states over in Mississippi, both of them beseeching voters to head to the polls for the midterm election that will dete...
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The Permian girls basketball team is coming off its best season in nearly a decade. Now, the Lady Panthers are looking to get a streak going of consecutive playoff appearances. Last year, Permian made it to the postseason for the first time since 2017 and despite losing some seni...
