SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's nearly eight years in office have been defined by a crucial question: Who should cover the cost of damage from wildfires caused by utility equipment? The most destructive wildfire in state history, a blaze that killed 85 peo...
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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 allegations. Maduro and wife Cilia Flores, already charge...
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The U.S. Geological Survey spawned a lot of interest with its announcement early this year that there were 1.6 billion barrels of previously undiscovered oil and 28.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in the Permian Basin’s Woodford and Barnett shale formations in West Texas and...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players on Thursday. Owners also proposed to allow higher-seeded teams in the first two ...
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Golden hash browns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of ...
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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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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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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...
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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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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 ...
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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...
