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Isaias strengthens into Category 3 hurricane on path toward the US Gulf Coast
THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP's earlier story is below. Isaias was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high wi...
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El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias
A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s toasty, storm-fueling waters are battling over the future strength of Hurricane Isaias. And the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning. All Atlantic hurricane season there has been “this battle between shear and ...
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STOSSEL: Trillionaires
By John Stossel How much money should any one person have? When Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, people got mad. “He will own everything!” claims a popular YouTuber. “He will own your house … your country … your government.” Comedian Bill Maher, lately a voice of ...
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Former Prince Andrew awarded $400,000 in compensation after surrendering his lease in Windsor
LONDON (AP) — The former Prince Andrew has been awarded 302,000 pounds ($400,000) in compensation after he was forced to surrender the lease on his long-time home ahead of schedule due to the public outcry surrounding his relationship with the convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epste...
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New US indictment charges Maduro with overseeing machine of repression, torture of Americans
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors unveiled sweeping new criminal charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, accusing him and his wife of heading a state-sponsored system of repression responsible for beating, asphyxiating, and delivering electric shock...
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Controversy stirs over 'gender' of Snyder ISD mascot
SNYDER, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The district approached the girl wearing the mascot costume and her mother about changing the mascot’s appearance from a girl to a boy. "I'm disappointed. I don't understand really why this was an issue," Stephanie Vantine, Boston's mom, said. Cheerlea...
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One man carries on his mother's legacy at the State Fair of Texas
The fajitas are cooked by Garza's great-great-granddaughter, Gabby Garza.
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Average gas price falls across Texas despite rise in oil prices
TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- AAA Texas is reporting a seven cent drop in the state's average gas price since last week, even as global oil prices rise amid the continued war with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. According to AAA Texas, the statewide average gas price is $3.87 a gallon for...
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Border Report Live: Global threats from Mexican cartel and where not to travel
n this episode of Border Report Live, Tomás Michael Carvallo of Global Guardian breaks down the countries with the most threats and where it's safe to travel. He also talks about how Mexican cartel have made the Mexican state of Sinaloa the most dangerous and why....
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Odessa District 3 race heads to November election
District 3 runs west of N. Grandview Ave., and was previously represented by Councilmember Gilbert Vasquez, who resigned effective June 30 following family tragedy....