Five Midland ISD students have earned an opportunity to send their experiments to the International Space Station after being named winners during the Higher Orbits Go for Launch Midland Artemis Series. The students are Jeremiah Teller and Jerman Hargrove from Goddard Junior High, Zoey Roper and...
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Mortgage rates marched higher for the seventh week in a row, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in nearly three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbed to 7.40% from 7.28% last week, mortgage bu...
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LONDON (AP) — Police investigating former Prince Andrew 's links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein unlawfully searched his homes, a London judge said Thursday. Justice Nicholas Hilliard said significant errors were made by Thames Valley Police in applying for search warran...
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“Anywhere between 218 and 240 feels very viable.” That was Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) political director Brooke Butler telling Politico she is very confident House Democrats will pick up between 3 and 25 seats in the November Congressional midterm election...
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By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas When the socialists filed into the pews of a church sanctuary in Texas, there were far more than would have attended just two years ago. But that was before members of the Democratic Socialists of America were winning congression...
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SAN ANGELO The Angelo State University Rodeo Team will host the second annual ASU College Rodeo Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 22-24, at the outdoor Fiesta Arena at the San Angelo Fairgrounds. Hosted in conjunction with the annual Cinch Roping Fiesta, the ASU College Rodeo sched...
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. authorities added new torture charges Thursday to their case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ramping up pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader already fighting drug trafficking offenses. Maduro, who was previously charged with partici...
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Odessa College Theatre will bring Mary Shelley’s gothic masterpiece “Frankenstein” to the stage Oct. 23-25 at The Globe Theatre at Odessa College. Directed by Aaron Christopher Barton, the production follows Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist whose determination to ...
business
The City of Odessa received its October sales tax check, in the amount of, $6,946,351.13. This amount includes the Economic Development sales tax of one-quarter cent. According to a City of Odessa news release, the city will receive $5,557,080.90 and the Odessa Development Corpor...
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MIDLAND Midland College is expanding access to early childhood care for Midland families with the addition of eight infant seats and 12 toddler seats at the Helen L. Greathouse Children’s Center. The expansion includes a brand-new infant classroom and a revamped toddler classroom...
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OrthoMidland is expanding across the Permian Basin with the opening of OrthoOdessa and the addition of Mike Miller, MD, an Odessa native and fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement. Dr. Miller is now accepting new patients and joins OrthoMid...
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By HOLLY RAMER The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. For Jessica Renda, the breaking point was a particularly chaotic Christmas season. Consumed by her eldest daughter’s mental and behavioral health struggles, she stopped exercising or doing anything else that brought her joy. Forge...
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year, a timeline that was quickly condemned by abortion opponents hoping to see the drug’s use curtailed. The ...
