The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1647: Houston Traffic, 1924
Episode: 1647 In which we study traffic problems in Houston, TX, in 1924. Today, Houston’s traffic in 1924.
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Serbia holds a parliamentary election as populist Vucic faces protesting students
Serbians are voting Sunday in a parliamentary election that is seen as a showdown between the Balkan country's populist leader Aleksandar Vucic and a movement of university students who led protests against him for almost two years. Though Serbia's 6.4 million voters get to choos...
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Polls open for presidential election in Bulgaria dominated by economic hardship and the Ukraine war
Bulgarians headed to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a campaign centered on growing economic hardship and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping. The vote will also be the first major test for the Moscow-friendly Progressive Bulgaria party of Prime Minister Rume...
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Frelick, Pratt lift Brewers to 5-4 comeback win over Rays and 2-0 World Series lead
Sal Frelick tied the score with his first home run in three months, Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stunned the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Saturday night for a 2-0 World Series lead by overcoming a four-run deficit for the second time...
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Harris County's first week of early voting beats every midterm on record
Harris County voters broke records in the first week of early voting, with more than half a million people casting ballots since the polls opened Monday. No midterm in county records since 1998 has started faster....
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Deadly shooting at Houston party rental raises questions about city oversight
A deadly shooting at a short-term rental where more than 50 people reportedly gathered for a party is raising questions about how Houston enforces its rules for these properties. Houston police say a disturbance inside the home escalated into an exchange of gunfire involving mult...
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Teen struck by Dayton ISD bus driver in hit-and-run has died, father says
A teen who was struck by a Dayton ISD school bus driver who allegedly left him injured at the scene died on Thursday, according to his father.
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City of Freeport issues boil water notice for entire weekend for water system improvements
Parts of Freeport are under a boil-water notice due to water system improvements, according to city officials.
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Trump announces at a Georgia campaign rally that Audi will build a new auto factory in the state
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Audi will build an automobile plant in Georgia as he tries to deliver on his promise to bolster American manufacturing in the final days before the midterm elections. Speaking at a campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, where he sought...
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2 vehicles involved in Cypress crash; teen killed
Officials say the passenger who died was ejected from a vehicle as it was rolling over.
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Some dogs found abandoned in Shady Lane case from N. Houston meet potential adopters
BARC says some of the dogs that were rescued after being found abandoned in a North Houston neighborhood met potential adopters Saturday. The dogs were just some of the estimated 30-40 dogs found abandoned near Shady Lane and Bantum Street at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. “Today, some o...
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14-year-old struck by bus in hit-and-run crash in Dayton dies
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