By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK Fastball velocity in Major League Baseball hit a record high for the sixth straight season and batting averages remained near all-time lows in this era of pitching dominance. Four-seam fastballs averaged 94.8 mph this year, according to MLB Statcast, up...
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After dominating against a team from Arizona last week, the Permian football team will close out its nondistrict part of the schedule against another out-of-state school. The Panthers will welcome Camden High School from Camden, N.J. for this week’s 7 p.m. Thursday night contest ...
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The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie , nearly eight months after she went missing from her Arizona home, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said. The sheriff’s departme...
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports , an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and...
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Joseph and Vera Southwell’s daughter was assigned to a DAEP after her school district accused her of sniffing markers to get high. The Southwells say the then-10-year-old had no idea what the word meant. Credit: Maggie Svoboda for The Hechinger Report By Sarah Butrymowicz, The He...
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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s government on Tuesday presented measures to address the country's housing crisis that has drawn tens of thousands of people to the streets in recent days after the eviction of an 87-year-old woman last week. It remains to be seen if they go far enough to app...
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in August, but the American labor market remains resilient in the face of higher energy costs caused by the fighting with Iran . U.S. job openings slid to 7.08 million from a revised 7.34 mill...
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Rosalita Garcia Rosalita Garcia has always had a passion for education and wanted to continue being part of Ector County ISD event after her retirement. Garcia was sworn in as a new board member in September by Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett. She was appointed during a special...
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON Americans’ confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate amid the ongoing Iran war. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index tu...
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MIDLAND The Permian Strategic Partnership on Tuesday announced a $3.4 million investment in the Childcare Action Plan, a regional initiative designed to strengthen childcare services and support working families across West Texas. The three-year initiative, administered by the Ed...
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It might all sound quite familiar: A president at 40 percent approval , inflation and the economy top issues in the polls and foreign wars driving up oil and gas prices. But the year was not 2026, it was 2022, and former President Joe Biden was in the Oval Office. But despite mou...
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Texas farmers and truckers can temporarily use dyed diesel on public roads under a new emergency order from Gov. Greg Abbott. The proclamation also raises weight limits for certain loads and seeks federal action to increase diesel supplies....
