The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2639: The Space Needle
Episode: 2639 The Seattle World’s Fair and the Space Needle. Today, a landmark in the clouds.
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Saudi Arabia reopens airport as attacks by Houthi rebels persist, and other Mideast news
Saudi Arabia reopened its main airport for international flights, more than two weeks after deadly strikes by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels knocked the facility out of service. Earlier Sunday, the kingdom said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and a drone fi...
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Drew Rasmusssen can't make it through 4th inning as Rays blow 4-0 lead in Game 2 loss to Brewers
Tampa Bay Rays ace Drew Rasmussen had sailed through his first three postseason starts while working at least six innings in each of them. He couldn’t make it out of the fourth inning Saturday night against a Milwaukee Brewers lineup that specializes in driving up pitch counts an...
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Serbia holds a parliamentary election as populist Vucic faces protesting students
Polls opened in Serbia on Sunday for 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 t...
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Brewers lefty Aaron Ashby nears postseason scoreless relief record with World Series save
Aaron Ashby's playoff struggles in previous years taught him how important it was to avoid getting caught up in the pressure of the moment. The mindset shift has helped the Milwaukee Brewers left-hander deliver one of the great runs by any reliever in postseason history. Ashby fi...
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Bulgaria holds a presidential election 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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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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Frelick, Pratt lift Brewers to 5-4 comeback win over Rays and 2-0 World Series lead
Four-run deficits don't discourage the Milwaukee Brewers this October, not with those orange Life Savers. Sal Frelick and Cooper Pratt, two of the under-the-radar Brewers manager Pat Murphy thinks of with his nickname for less-appreciated candy, combined for a sweet World Series ...
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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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From isolation to community: Houston mom launches 'Abby’s Brave Buddies' after daughter’s cancer fight
When Jennifer Clark asked her daughter, Abby, what she wanted to do for her third birthday, the toddler did not ask for a trip to the playground or a party with classmates....