By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer Backpacks can be fashionable and functional, but they can also be too heavy — weighed down by digital devices, musical instruments, sports equipment and more. Some kids carry home a laptop or tablet and textbooks, too. It’s good to be prepared, but kids wh...
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DETROIT (AP) — Three people were killed and four more were injured when an argument led to gunfire at an after-hours strip club Sunday morning in Detroit, officials said. Police responding to the 7:21 a.m. shooting on a largely residential street found three men who had been fata...
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It shouldn’t happen to a dog, nor to a rodeo clown. Such an unlikely opening sentence warrants further explanation, which I trust in the next 650 words or so will shed more light than bolts across the sky in an April thunderstorm. Content of this message has been approved by both...
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By JESSICA DAMIANO The Associated Press Most of my summer vegetables are winding down now, the cooling temperatures serving as a cue that their mission has been nearly accomplished. But if frost threatens before the last of my tomatoes have turned red, I’ll drape a sheet of sheer...
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By Melinda Myers Snip and combine some seasonal blooms to create beautiful bouquets to enjoy in your home or share with family and friends. A stroll through your gardens can provide needed inspiration and some colorful flowers, seedheads and foliage to include. Gather your flower...
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By John Cappadonna Permian Basin Master Gardener September 22nd at 7:05 p.m. was the Fall Equinox! Even though summer seems to hang on. Look for cooler nights in the latter half of September. Nothing drastic but you should wake to temperatures in the low 70s rather than near 80˚F...
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Florida made a massive jump in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday and landed in the top 10 for the first time in five years while four new teams joined the rankings in a major shuffle. The Gators' 24-point win over then-No. 4 Mississippi under first-year coach Jon Sumrall on S...
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Question: The power supply in my 16-year old computer died suddenly, and I decided I’d rather buy a new one than replace the bad component. The new system has plenty of drive bays, and I have lots of spare cables from the old machine, so I plan to install the old drive in the new...
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A 24-year-old motorcyclist was killed Friday night in two-vehicle crash in the 2000 block of East 42nd Street. According to the Odessa Police Department, Issacc Reyes was traveling east in a left turn lane when he lost control of his Honda motorcycle, veered into the inside eastb...
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BERLIN (AP) — A bus carrying tourists from the Philippines toward the Oktoberfest festival in Munich veered off a highway and overturned on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least eight others, Germany 's dpa news agency reported. The coach left the road on a hi...
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El Niño is here, growing stronger by the day, and getting ready for a long stay. Climate models indicate the phenomenon is nearly certain to last not just through this fall and winter, but also into spring of 2027....
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By YONAT SHIMRON Religion News Service RALEIGH, N.C. At an afternoon class on spiritual ethics this week, Rabbi Jenny Solomon began, as she always does, with a few minutes of guided mindfulness meditation . “I invite you to find as comfortable a seat as possible in this moment,” ...
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By Van Yandell One of my running and bicycling friends and I used our shoes in stages. Stage one, while the soles were factory stable, was for running. Stage two was for bicycling or wearing in public. If we went to Walmart or Winn Dixie or the bike shop, we wore stage two shoes....
