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government
Largely driven by Republicans intent on making elections more secure — and over objections from Democrats who say voting should be made easier, not harder — Texas lawmakers have changed a number of voting laws in the past two decades. Texas had about 18.7 million registered voter...
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Billy Joel says he can't drive or perform amid his ongoing struggle with the brain condition normal pressure hydrocephalus.
business
With Thanksgiving six weeks away, shoppers will see food prices higher than this time last year.
safety
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in towns across the occupied West Bank during the olive harvest on Friday and set fire to cars and trees. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked near a palace used by the country's internationally recognized government, killi...
safety
A driver died after a crash at the intersection of Aldine Westfield Road and Hirschfield Road on Thursday night, Oct. 15, according to preliminary information from investigators. The crash was reported around 9:30 p.m. One vehicle was traveling northbound on Aldine Westfield Road...
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Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from lung surgery has progressed so normally that the Vatican on Friday stopped providing morning updates confirming he had woken up and had breakfast, even as questions continued about what his cancer means for the future of his young pontificate. In the ...
safety
Police said they responded to a report of an active shooter at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.
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Hurricane Trudy strengthened to a major, Category 3 hurricane and forecasters said the storm was headed to the southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast. Early Friday, Trudy was about 250 miles (400 kilometers) southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, and about 355 mile...
schools
Pakistani authorities ordered inspections of all private schools in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a school roof collapsed and killed 34 children and a teacher, as some victims’ relatives said the structure previously was reported to be weak. The provincial...
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There won't be a three-peat for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Their dream of becoming the first team to win three consecutive World Series titles since the New York Yankees from 1998-2000 — and the first National League club ever to accomplish the feat — faded with anemic offense, a s...
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World shares mostly advanced Friday, a day after a tech sell-off dragged Asian stocks sharply lower. Indonesia’s stock market, however, plunged following a downgrade warning. Index provider MSCI warned it would downgrade Indonesia from its “emerging market” status, triggering gro...
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Jake Bauers went home to Southern California and walked away with an MVP trophy. Bauers hit a two-run double in the fourth inning Thursday to begin Milwaukee's comeback, and the Brewers rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that completed a four-game sweep in the...
