KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure used to produce and distribute diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage. He spoke after diesel prices in...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time. Hey, Milwaukee: grab a brat, raise a beer and prepare for that parade. Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless inning...
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URDA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks Wednesday in Spain, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. The regional government of Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll and s...
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BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - The Big Spring City Council voted unanimously Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, to approve a 10-year agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The agreement involves detention operations at the Cedar Hill and Flightline correctional facil...
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A 22-year-old woman was arrested earlier this month after the father of her child said she purposely pinned him between two vehicles. According to an Ector County Sheriff’s Office report released Wednesday, deputies were dispatched to West Larry on an assault call around 5 ...
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Chief Forecaster Horace Brown announced that moisture from the remnants of tropical storm Vance and an approaching upper-level disturbance will bring widespread rain and thunderstorms to the Odessa region starting Thursday....
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, the latest punishment in a sprawling scheme to collect millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to have fed needy ...
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A 44-year-old Odessa man was arrested earlier this month after a 17-year-old boy told authorities he’d been sexually abused by the man over a two-year period starting when he was seven. According to an Ector County Sheriff’s Office report released Wednesday, the boy t...
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The Odessa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors unanimously voted to endorse the venue tax , known as Proposition A, on the upcoming ballot for the City of Odessa. The proposed venue tax would help generate revenue to support the Odessa Sports Complex, which is currently under ...
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Construction has begun for the 27th annual Starbright Village in Odessa, which features a tree lighting ceremony on December 3 followed by various holiday events including a parade and a 5k race....
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Ken Paxton, a U.S. Senate candidate for Texas, spoke at a Come and Take It rally at Mama’s Kitchen, a local eatery. The rally began with opening remarks and a prayer by Pastor Byron McWilliams of First Odessa Baptist Church. Pastor opens rally “We’re in a d...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday at about 3.9% despite stubbornly high inflation, as Chairman Kevin Warsh suggested its policies are already showing signs of having an impact. The Fed said “inflation remains elevated” in the statement it...
