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Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave new clarity Wednesday on the U.S. approach toward combating drug trafficking in Latin American waters, saying the Trump administration is now focused on working with allied countries and aligning with their laws but insisting the military will ...
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Three jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case are speaking publicly for the first time about the highly publicized murder trial that ended in a mistrial last week....
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In the weeks after the World Trade Center was destroyed, city chefs and thousands of New Yorkers banded together to help feed Ground Zero workers around the clock....
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Lionel Messi is set to become the majority shareholder of Spanish second-division club Eldense. Eldense, based near the port city of Alicante in south-east Spain, confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner had reached a preliminary agree...
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In 2005, Southeast Texas witnessed one of the worst-executed mass evacuations in American history. Have disaster response agencies learned their lesson?...
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British police said Wednesday that they have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that anti-immigration party Reform UK broke rules barring foreign donations. Last week, Channel 4 broadcast an undercover investigation in which two senior Reform UK officials appeared t...
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HPD said the suspects were walking down the hallway of the complex, about to leave, when words were exchanged. At some point during the argument, one suspect shot the victim at least two times....
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The Marshals Service says the operation focused on children reported missing through sex trafficking, physical and emotional abuse, neglect, runaways “and other forms of endangerment."...
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Judge Debra McCaslin ruled last month that the retrial cannot take place anywhere in the 14th Circuit.
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New Apple CEO John Ternus unveiled the latest generation of iPhones on Wednesday, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo.
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Precious Arzuaga and Jennifer Quijano were sentenced Tuesday to life without parole for the death of Sam Nordquist, a transgender man, in Ontario County, New York....
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They will still need to finalize a proposed $3.1 billion budget and take a final vote on the tax rate next week before the county's next fiscal year begins Oct. 1....
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The Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention begins in Dallas as Trump and GOP leaders rally voters, while Democrats prepare their own counterprogramming ahead of November....
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Investigators say three suspects used firearms during at least seven aggravated robberies in Fort Bend and Harris Counties, targeting multiple food trucks and businesses in the area....
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The birds are up with the sunrise — warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops. Deer browse on tender buds emerging from dense shrubs. Black bears scrounge for roots, insects and other edibles. It's an idyllic setting in North Carolina's Inner Banks, ...
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The political spotlight is on Dallas on Wednesday for Day 1 of the inaugural GOP midterm convention.
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A major American aid group is promising to deliver more medicines in high-need areas around the world after receiving its largest ever donation. Americares, a nonprofit that supports thousands of health centers globally, announced a $50 million gift Wednesday from an unidentified...
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Republicans gathered in Dallas on Wednesday for a highly unusual two-day midterm convention , a first for the party, that will put President Donald Trump at the center of this fall’s midterm elections . Trump delivered a keynote address Wednesday in which he promised to send $5,0...
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Ben Shelton stunned defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set thriller that became the latest-finishing match in US Open history, ending at 3:33 a.m....
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Two New Jersey travelers are speaking out after helping restrain an unruly passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 618 headed to Newark, saying the man became belligerent, made racial and derogatory remarks and later turned physical with other passengers....
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After her parents went missing under the rubble of their Venezuela apartment building, Kelly Granado Montano spent her days here “lost, worried, on the phone,” her body in one country, her mind in another. “The desperation, the pain, and the anguish grew — from not knowing” their...
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It’s “The Pitt” versus “Pluribus” and “Hacks” against “Widow’s Bay” at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday night. The stars of all four shows — Noah Wyle in “The Pitt,” Rhea Seehorn in “Pluribus,” Jean Smart in “Hacks” and Matthew Rhys in “Widow’s Bay” — look to be runaway favorites f...
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended his government's decision to ban trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, saying that Britain was being true to its roots by taking a stand for justice. “Britain has to stand for fairness against injustice...
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An Illinois mom charged with murdering her 2-year-old son was denied a request to be released in her first court appearance Tuesday.
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The National Transportation Safety Board expects to interview the two pilots who were in the cockpit of an Amazon Air cargo plane that overran a runway....
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This year’s Texas Tribune Festival opens and closes with keynotes from two of American politics’ most closely watched, and least predictable, voices. In candid interviews with national journalists, former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and U.S. Sen. John Fetterman bookend our t...
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President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections....
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Yellow tentacles decorated with rhythmic patterns of dots swirl around a room, the patterns echoed on the floor and the walls. Reflections bounce off mirrors, blurring the boundaries of the space at Amsterdam 's Stedelijk Museum. The installation — specially created for an exhibi...
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Live radar this Wednesday: Thursday’s Forecast: Scattered showers and storms are expected again for Thursday. Storms start along the coast in the morning and move inland in the afternoon. Tropical moisture is moving in from the Gulf, so some areas have the potential for heavy rai...
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Rory McIlroy says the expected visit of President Donald Trump at this week's Irish Open poses logistical challenges, and that the atmosphere will be different. A White House official said last month that Trump planned to attend the tournament at his Doonbeg golf course in County...
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President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its contr...
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On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we consider the challenges and importance of communicating with the public about science....
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Hello, Houston.☀️ Hope you’re having an amazing week so far. Let’s get into some news of the day. So, I’m sure you all have been hearing about the Flock cameras and all of the chaos, not just in Houston, but in several surrounding counties regarding their use. On Tuesday, we lear...
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Brent crude oil prices, a benchmark for global trading, climbed on Wednesday.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy chided the international community Wednesday for not taking a tougher stance against Russia over its escalating bombardment of civilian areas of Ukraine. At the end of August, Russia launched a week of nighttime and daylight attacks on Kyiv in its he...
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There’s a new No. 1 in Texas, and it’s a title no college football fan base actually wants. A new statewide poll asked Texans which college football fan base they consider the “most obnoxious,” and the answer came down to one of the state’s biggest rivalries. Texas A&M fans took ...
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Your dog may finally have a cookie order of their own. Girl Scouts of the USA is shaking up its cookie lineup for 2027 with two brand-new treats, including one made specifically for your four-legged best friend. The Girl Scouts announced Tuesday that Patch Pals and Girl Scout Spa...
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A panel of federal judges heard arguments Wednesday over whether prescribing rules should be tightened for a key drug used in the most common abortion method in the United States, one of several ongoing efforts to restrict abortion access four years after the U.S. Supreme Court a...
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Texas’ prison agency has asked the Legislature for $298 million over the next two years to add more than 15,700 air conditioned beds, saying the request will help deliver “significant and measurable progress” toward addressing dangerous summer heat in state lockups. Inmate advoca...
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A man in his 50s was shot to death Tuesday night at a northwest Houston hotel, according to police. Houston police officers were called around 10 p.m. Sept. 8 to the HomeTowne Studios by Red Roof, located at 5959 Guhn Road, following reports of a shooting. Investigators said the ...
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One person is dead after a crash early Wednesday morning on the East Freeway in Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The crash was reported around 12:24 a.m. Sept. 9 on the eastbound lanes of the East Freeway, east of Monmouth. According to HCSO Watch Command...
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces, after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people. Separately, Iranian state...
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China hit back Wednesday against U.S. claims that Chinese artificial intelligence developers are engaged in “aggressive, malicious” industrial-scale efforts to extract capabilities from frontier American AI systems. The FBI, National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastr...
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Eight-month-old Rojatun Jannat Ramisa is struggling to breathe in a hospital in Bangladesh’s capital as her parents sit helplessly beside her. She's one of thousands of children sickened by a measles outbreak that's sweeping across the country and has killed hundreds of children ...
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Lamine Yamal scored with a free kick through the defensive wall as Barcelona beat Feyenoord 5-1 win Wednesday in its Champions League opener. Raphinha extended his prolific start to the season with a fast goal inside three minutes in the early kickoff at Camp Nou. The Brazil forw...
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Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel Wednesday as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits for the first time since July and settled at $10...
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Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds. The survey from The...
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Zhang Ziyu has made quite an impression in her women's basketball World Cup debut. The 7-foot-3 center for China had 13 points on Wednesday to help the team advance to the quarterfinals with a 75-72 win over Puerto Rico. Paige Bueckers had a moment with Zhang on the court when th...
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Norway bade its final farewell to Harald V on Wednesday as crowds lined the streets and foreign royals and leaders converged on Oslo for the funeral of the long-serving king, who was remembered as a popular monarch with a down-to-earth touch. A 21-gun salute rang out over the cap...
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Episode: 2927 Dual Inheritance Theory: How our Genes and our Culture are co-evolving. Today, let’s talk about cultural complexity.
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Indonesian rescuers searched for eight people who went missing at sea while heading the island of Anak Krakatau to report on a volcanic eruption , officials said Wednesday. A speedboat carrying five photojournalists, two crew members and a route guide lost contact after leaving C...
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Asian shares were mixed in cautious trading Wednesday as investors watched for what might happen on interest rates and the war with Iran pushed oil prices higher. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.2% to 65,142.78, while South Korea's Kospi gained 1.4% to 7,051.64. In Hong Kong,...
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In the real world, President Donald Trump is struggling to stop inflation, rout the Iranian government and restore American manufacturing with tariffs. However, it's a different story in the fantastical vision that he shares with supporters on social media. Over Labor Day weekend...
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Around this time two years ago, Sen. John Fetterman was in high demand on the campaign trail, going county-to-county in Pennsylvania to help Democrats up and down the ballot. Now, after two years of crossing swords with Democrats and backing some of President Donald Trump's prior...
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Apple is unveiling its latest generation of iPhones, widely expected to include a foldable version, on Wednesday at an event headlined by new CEO John Ternus , who took over from Tim Cook on Sept. 1. Many of Apple’s biggest rivals, such as Samsung, Motorola and Google, have alrea...
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Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer. Selling well-known, stolen art is impossible to do at an auction house or through other public chan...
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Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the state’s Democratic primary Wednesday, making him the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018. McKee’s defeat ends his bid for a second full term and marks the first time in more than 30 years t...
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Sal Argano got lucky. When the World Trade Center was struck by hijacked jets on Sept. 11, 2001 , the New York City firefighter was in Brooklyn, on loan to another station, rather than at his usual post at the small Manhattan firehouse just across an intersection from the twin to...
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The City of Manvel has unanimously approved to defund its Flock safety cameras.
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A jury foreperson says the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial said he had reasonable doubt but still wouldn't acquit.
