By Van Yandell Jonah 1:5 “Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.” My uncle once said “I do my best wor...
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Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes came amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with U.S. Presid...
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MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Trudy lashed parts of Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain and strong winds Sunday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center warned of potentially life-threatening flooding and mudslides. A hurricane warning remained in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state ...
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By Jannie Linney “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” [John 10:10]. Abundantly means “in fullest measure.” We cannot comprehend all that means. Everything Jesus paid...
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After a weekend never before seen for teams in the Associated Press Top 25, a major shakeup is on tap in the college football poll on Sunday. Five of the top seven teams in the rankings — No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas — [...]...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sebastian Fundora kept his pursuit of an undisputed championship on track with a second to spare. Fundora stopped Ermal Hadribeaj with a left hand at 2:59 of the 12th round Saturday night at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas to retain his WBC super wel...
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MIAMI (AP) — Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moved toward Mexico ’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco...
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Texas Tech defeated Arizona State earlier today at home. Photos by Mark Rogers. #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/261017-Tech-Arizona-State-28-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 { b...
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MIDLAND The UTPB football team’s five-game winning streak came to an end while Western Oregon ended its four-game losing skid Saturday night. Western Oregon defeated UTPB 38-19 in a Lone Star Conference game Saturday at Astound Broadband Stadium. With the loss, UTPB fell to 5-2 o...
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The Odessa Jackalopes continued their hot start to the 2026-27 season with a 5-1 win against the Amarillo Wranglers Saturday at Ector County Coliseum. With the victory, the Jackalopes improved to 8-1-0-0 for the season. The Wranglers fell to 2-10-1-1. With the win, the Jackalopes...
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UTPB hosted Western Oregon in a Lone Star Conference game Saturday at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland. #tdi_3 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/IMG_0525-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_3 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-i...
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COAHOMA The Compass Academy volleyball team defeated Coahoma in three sets Saturday in a District 3-3A game. The Lady Cougars improved to 34-4 overall, 8-0 in district. Compass Academy won by scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-9. The Lady Cougars will next face Stanton at 6 p.m. Tuesday ...
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Masked settlers wielding metal bars attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, one of those assaulted said, on a second straight day of violence against Palestinians and foreigners during the sensitive olive harve...
