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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Navarrette shines in last week’s home opener for UTPB
Cheno Navarrette has had to be patient at times at UTPB. The redshirt sophomore running back who was a standout All-State quarterback at Monahans a few years ago, has had to bide his time a little bit since arriving to Odessa. He made the most of his opportunity this past Saturda...
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Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s power grid collapsed once again on Friday, leaving millions of people across the island without electricity for at least the sixth time since U.S. President Donald Trump cut off fuel to the island in January. The Ministry of Energy and Mines announced the isl...
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Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK President Donald Trump said Friday that he was barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage and “fake news,” and threatened that more such media bans could be coming — the latest sal...
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House passes Pfluger’s I&A Mission Reorientation Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, spoke in favor of his legislation, the I&A Mission Reorientation Act on the U.S. House Floor. The legislation passed through the U.S. Hous...
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Wall Street drifts lower as bond yields rise and oil prices swing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK Wall Street capped an up -and- down week Friday with a mixed finish for U.S. stock indexes, as elevated bond yields and oil prices weighed on the market. The S&P 500 inched 0.2% higher after drifting between modest gains and losses for muc...
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Feds reimburse Texas for $7.5 billion in border spending, ending delay
Texas National Guard soldiers check concertina wire fence where migrants must cross through to turn themselves into Border Patrol in El Paso as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on June 1, 2024. Credit: Paul Ratje for the Texas Tribune By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas...
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More than 260 new federal immigration cases filed in Western District of Texas
SAN ANTONIO Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Texas filed 264 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from September 11 through September 17, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons. Charges were brought against alien smugglers and illegal aliens wit...
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US rig count up four as prices tick up
The rig count in the Permian Basin was up one this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 269 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 254 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up four from last week at 595 rigs. A year ago, 542...
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DAILY OIL PRICE: September 18, 2026
Crude Oil: 100.30 (-1.61). Nymex MTD AVG: 97.1310. Natural Gas: 2.912 (+0.011). Gasoline: 3.5276 (+0.0203). Spreads: October/November (+4.22) November/December (+4.03). Plains WTI Posting: 96.78 (-1.61). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: September 18, 2026 appeared first on Odessa Americ...
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The Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older, a policy that leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about th...
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Trump announces all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model
By FATIMA HUSSEIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced Friday that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide Most Favored Nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program, bringing the net price of selected drugs down to prices pai...