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Challenger calls Mass senator 'too old' for another term
A candidate in a Massachusetts senate race is raising questions about a veteran lawmaker's age, joining a wave of midterm challengers taking on longtime incumbents....
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Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday it will not go forward with its exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano.
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'Futurama' cast goes on special aroma-filled outing before new corpse flower-inspired episode
No Smell-O-Scopes were needed when "Futurama" creatives Phil LaMarr, Maurice LaMarche and more visited real corpse flowers before plant-inspired episode! 🌺...
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Tropical Storm Warning Issued For Portions Of The Upper Texas And Southwestern Louisiana Coast
Location 130 miles S of Morgan City Louisiana Wind 35 mph Heading WNW at 5 mph Pressure 29.92 Coordinates 91.0W, 27.8N Discussion At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the disturbance was centered near latitude 27.8 North, longitude 91.0 West. The system is moving toward the west-northwest ...
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Gov. Abbott launches Project Watershed 250 to protect Texas water systems from cyberattacks
Gov. Greg Abbott and White House National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross announced the launch of Project Watershed 250 Monday, a new effort aimed at protecting Texas water and wastewater systems from cyberattacks. The project will connect Texas water utility providers with federa...
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Over 1 million Texans are on the voter suspense list; check your voter status
Nearly two months before Election Day, more than one million Texans have been placed on a list that could lead to complications at the polls.
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Another Monday looking into YOUR questions; Safety, Centerpoint, Condos on Yale
Hi Heights!👋 Happy Monday! There is a lot on my radar this week :) It’s funny. When I first took on this beat, one of my biggest worries was whether I’d have enough to talk about. Turns out… I really didn’t need to worry about that. There’s SO much happening around the Heights, ...
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Woman killed, 2 hospitalized in crash involving driver who 'showed signs of intoxication,' HPD says
Police said a woman died and two passengers were injured after an SUV driver, who allegedly showed signs of intoxication, crashed into their vehicle.
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Dolly Parton estate announces 2-day festival 'Dollyfest' to celebrate her legacy
Dolly Parton is not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London across two consecutive weekends in 2027. According to a press release Monday morning, the festival was ...
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A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
A drug addiction institute warned users about ecstasy pills shaped to look like the head of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Norway's Queen Mette-Marit joins procession to bring late King Harald V's coffin to royal chapel
The coffin of late King Harald V of Norway traveled through the royal palace to its chapel on Monday, with Queen Mette-Marit joining the procession in her first official appearance since assuming the title. Harald passed away Friday at age 89, and his son, the crown prince, immed...
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Tropical storm warning issued for parts of southeast Texas
The storm, which is expected to bring its heaviest downpours on Tuesday, could bring flash flooding to Southeast Texas. Though meteorologists currently predict rain to be a greater concern than wind, it could develop into a short-lived tropical storm....
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Southern California couple welcomes rare naturally conceived triplets
A Southern California family has grown from four to seven overnight after welcoming a rare set of naturally conceived triplets.
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Brother of man killed by ICE agent released from custody, reunites with family after 54 days
The last of three men detained after witnessing the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is now out of immigration custody. Victor Salgado Araujo, Lorenzo’s younger brother, was released Sunday after spending 54 days in detentio...
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Abbott launches new infant formula made with whole milk: What parents need to know
Both liquid and powdered infant formulas sold in the U.S. are nutritionally equal and considered very safe for babies.
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Jurors in Lindsay Clancy return for third day of deliberations
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial returned for deliberations to determine whether to hold the former labor and delivery nurse criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023....
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East Orem Drive crash: Woman killed, driver suspected of being intoxicated
A major crash in southeast Houston left one woman dead and two others in the hospital on Sunday evening.
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Google Maps now shows Lake America for US users after Trump orders Lake Ontario name change
Google says it has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States.
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D4vd case: Singer set to return to court after ordered to stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
Singer D4vd is due back in court Monday to be arraigned again on murder and other charges connected to the death of a 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez....
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Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano , which had led to severe backlash in the Jewish community and beyond because of the designer’s past antisemitic and racist statements. The museum said Monday that the exhibit,...
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New Texas laws expand repair rights, regulate solar sellers and recognize gold as money
Texas laws taking effect Sept. 1 will change how consumers repair electronic devices, strengthen oversight of residential solar sales and allow certain forms of gold and silver to be used as legal tender....
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Scottie Scheffler captures another FedEx Cup and moves past Tiger Woods in PGA Tour career earnings
Scottie Scheffler has moved past Tiger Woods atop the PGA Tour career earnings list.
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Nepal-Tibet flood death toll surpasses 900, officials say, more than 4,700 missing
The death toll from last week's flash flooding disaster in the Nepal-Tibet border region rose to at least 919 people as of Monday.
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Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths
Congo’s authorities said Monday that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths. More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development. The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading...
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Brooklyn nurse Jiayi Zheng killed in Sunset Park hit-and-run; driver still sought
Brooklyn nurse Jiayi Zheng was killed in a Sunset Park hit-and-run after leaving an overnight shift. Driver remains at large.
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Despite protest, regulators clear path for bigger transmission lines across Texas
Electric grid managers say Texas needs more transmission. But the new power lines were opposed by rural landowners, opponents of renewable energy and many state politicians....
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Historic Garden Oaks Theatre faces demolition unless Houston community raises $7.1 million
A historic Houston theater is on the verge of being lost forever — and the clock is running out. ArtHouse Houston, a local nonprofit, is racing to raise $7.1 million to purchase the Garden Oaks Theatre and save it from demolition. Today marks a critical deadline for the organizat...
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Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deliberating for a third day in child killings case
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial resumed deliberating for a third day Monday to determine whether to hold the former labor and delivery nurse criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 — a case that has drawn attention to maternal mental health after childbir...
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The Latest: Trump says Venezuela agreed to give US control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized , could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. The president is calling it “THE BIGGEST OIL D...
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Trump says he’ll make it easier for ranchers to process their own food after blowback over his beef policies
Trump has faced harsh blowback from cattle ranchers and rural Republican lawmakers over his decision to temporarily pause tariffs on imported ground beef....
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CenterPoint activates Emergency Operations Center as Invest 97L approaches
CenterPoint Energy has activated its Emergency Operations Center as of Monday morning ahead of potential weather impacts from Invest 97L in the Gulf.
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Texas suspense list — over 1.2 million voters may face extra step at polls
More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on the state’s “suspense list” ahead of the midterm elections — and while it doesn’t cancel your right to vote, it could mean an extra step at the polls if you don’t act before the deadline. Election officials place voters on the suspense li...
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World shares are mixed and oil prices surge after US strike on Iranian rocket launchers
Oil prices surged more than 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking their first military action in a month....
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CenterPoint Energy activates Emergency Operations Center ahead of Invest 97L
CenterPoint Energy activated its Emergency Operations Center Monday morning as it prepares for potential impacts from Invest 97L across Southeast Texas, including the Greater Houston area, starting Tuesday. The weather system could bring several inches of heavy rainfall, localize...
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House lawmakers return to Washington with a stopgap funding bill atop the list of priorities
House lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts. The first order of business is most likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removi...
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Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Himalayas
Workers shoveled thick mud from a flood-ravaged power station in central Nepal this week, trying to restore electricity to more than 20,000 people. The floods that swept through Nepal and China, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing, have also overrun hydropower faciliti...
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What we know about Trump's deal giving US access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela
Trump said the agreement announced Friday night would give the United States a stake in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves
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UAE intercepts incoming Iranian drone, and other news from the Middle East
An Iranian drone was intercepted early Monday over United Arab Emirates territorial waters, the Defense Ministry said. The attack followed an exchange of fire between Iran and the United States on the weekend, which was the first significant military action in the war for more th...
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The disease that decimated American elms could help bring them back
The very disease that has decimated millions of American elms in the U.S. is now being used to bring the iconic trees back. In Vermont, Leila Wilson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, is one of the scientists leading an effort to beat Dutch elm disease, which has...
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More storms possible at Grand Canyon where a flash flood killed 1 person and left 15 missing
State and federal officials ramped up efforts Monday to locate around 15 people who are missing after a major flash flood swept through in the Grand Canyon , killing at least one person. Weather forecasters warned rain and thunderstorms could bring more flooding to the popular to...
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Creating a Space Academy (Aug. 31, 2026)
On Monday's show: We learn why Fort Bend County commissioners stripped funding and staff from the office of the elected county attorney. And we discuss what the creation of a U.S. Space Academy might mean for Houston....
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This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school
Rajendra Dawadi was inside his classroom when a colleague rushed in with a warning: Floodwaters were racing through Nepal’s Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges and entire villages. Then a teacher received another warning by phone. Moments later, a parent arrived to take...
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Singapore diplomat, Myanmar activist and Bangladeshi aid giver win Magsaysay awards
A Singaporean lawyer and diplomat who led an international conference that adopted the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a Myanmar activist whose group documents human rights atrocities and a former Bangladeshi teacher who has helped provide aid to her country’s po...
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Karina strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say
Hurricane Karina strengthened Monday into a powerful Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean but isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm has intensified quickly since becoming a hurricane Sunday and has been fueled by warm waters far offshore, the U.S. National Hurrican...
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New US missile appears to have left wide path of death and destruction in Iranian city, report says
It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. military investing billions to update its arsenal. But a close look at what is believed to be its first use in c...
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Brownsville faces rising home values after the arrival of large employers like SpaceX, Saronic
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. McALLEN — Home values in Cameron County more than doubled over a six-year period, and property tax bills ...
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State education board advances anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons
State Board of Education members on Tuesday preliminarily approved a rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in social studies, largely disregarding pleas from Muslims who testified that schools should teach how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history. ...
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Russia's jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians
Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day Monday, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered drones. Russia has intensifie...
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Woman killed in suspected DWI crash on east Houston's Orem Drive
A woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash Sunday night on East Orem Drive in Houston. The crash occurred around 9 p.m. near the intersection of East Orem Drive and Dawn View Lane. According to Houston Police Department, a Jeep SUV was traveling westbound on East Orem at a high ra...
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Eyes on the Gulf as a Tropical Disturbance moves towards the Upper TX Coastline
Early Week: The new week starts of mostly dry with isolated chances for showers and storms. It isn’t until Tuesday where Rain chances increase to 80% as tropical moisture tracks into southeast Texas. Tracking the Gulf: We are continuing to monitor a tropical disturbance in the Gu...
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Survivors of Cypriot ferry disaster describe terror and panic aboard sinking ship
Survivors of a ferry disaster off the coast of northern Cyprus that killed at least eight people described on Monday the moments of terror as they scrambled to escape the sinking vessel. The passengers spoke as rescue teams searched for 20 people missing since the ship carrying 2...
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United Arab Emirates says it has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters
The United Arab Emirates’ air force intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters Monday, the Defense Ministry said, an attack that comes after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first significant military action in a month. In a short statement, the ...
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Asian shares are mixed and oil prices surge after US strike on Iranian rocket launchers
Shares were mixed in Asia and U.S. futures declined Monday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. Oil prices surged about 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz , marking their first military action in a ...
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US stars A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum to miss the FIBA Women's World Cup
A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will miss the FIBA Women's World Cup for health reasons and will be replaced by Washington teammates Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron, USA Basketball announced Monday. Wilson, the four-time WNBA MVP, has shouldered quite a workload in the first part of th...
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Venus Williams bows out of her 26th US Open with a 1st-round loss to Sofia Kenin
Venus Williams bowed out of her 26th U.S. Open singles appearance early Monday morning, falling in straight sets to fellow American wild card Sofia Kenin after not getting on the court until midnight. The 46-year-old lost 6-2, 7-6 (6) in what could be the final singles match at a...
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Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900
Authorities were intensifying rescue efforts after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing. “We are working in search and rescue of the stranded people from hills, settlements and river areas,” said Brig. Gen. Raja Ram ...
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3404: Correspondence Schools
Episode: 3404 The rise and fall of ICS, The International Correspondence School. Today, International Correspondence Schools.
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Bessent huddles with G20 to try to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world’s largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs on major allies and an unpopular war on Iran that is keeping gas prices hig...
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Trump still teases a third presidential run, but he's talking more and more about life after 2028
President Donald Trump has frequently suggested he wants to seek a third term , posting about mounting another campaign, donning 2028 caps and discussing ways to make it happen — even as he's acknowledged the Constitution prohibits it. But lately, Trump has begun showing signs th...
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Vance to privately address Republican Jewish Coalition during tension over Israel and antisemitism
Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to speak Monday at the annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition, an opportunity for him to assuage concerns among conservative Jewish activists about his views toward Israel and his association with controversial figures like Tucker...