By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Texas Tech is again undefeated halfway through the regular season. The Red Raiders have just gotten to 6-0 a bit differently a year after they won their first Big 12 Conference championship and made the College Football Playoff. Not all of their wins have been...
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STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Pri...
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NEW YORK (AP) — SpaceX reported a bigger quarterly profit than expected Tuesday as its satellite communications operations and its business of leasing computing power to other companies boomed. The company, run by Elon Musk, posted net income in the three months through September...
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By JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Guatemalan man extradited to the U.S. over his role in a 2022 human smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants who had been transported in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas. U.S. and G...
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A woman who accused seven Cornell University students of raping her at a fraternity house says the university’s president questioned why she waited to report the alleged assault, leaving her feeling “unsupported and disbelieved.” Her secondhand account of the president's remark, ...
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Beginning Monday, Nov. 2, the intersection of SH 158 and CR 60/Briarwood will be closed to traffic as part of an ongoing roadway improvement project, a Texas Department of Transportation news release said. The closure is expected to remain in place for approximately six weeks whi...
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By ANGUS M. THUERMER JR. WyoFile Yellowstone National Park and Tallgrass, a Colorado company building an AI power hub near Cheyenne, have launched a $105 million conservation and stewardship fund for the country’s first national park, calling it the largest single private gift in...
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Voters in oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, according to referendum results released Tuesday, delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and anne...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK Most of the U.S. stock market rose Tuesday following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other companies, while oil prices eased back after nearing their highest levels since the war with Iran began. The S&P 500 added 0.3%. The ...
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Crude Oil: 101.79 (-1.87). Nymex MTD AVG: 94.5505. Natural Gas: 2.963 (-0.095). Gasoline: 3.1172 (-0.0742). Spreads: November/December (+3.97) December/January (+1.80). Plains WTI Posting: 98.27 (-1.87). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: October 20, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American...
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The Permian football team is riding high. The Panthers remain undefeated and have now knocked off two rival opponents. Not just that, Permian outscored its last two opponents (Midland Lee and Odessa High) by a score of 98-10. That’ll make any Permian fanatic really happy right no...
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Get ready to dance, sing, and celebrate the music of the King of Pop as Music City Mall hosts a free Michael Jackson Tribute Show Saturday, October 24, from 2 to 3 p.m. on the Carousel Stage. The family-friendly event will feature Lynxx, a Dallas-based Michael Jackson tribute art...
