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Tornadoes ravage Texas at least 6 killed
Powerful tornadoes that ravaged the territory of Texas, killed at least six people. Dozens were injured and hundreds were left homeless as a result of the ...
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American to let passengers with small carry-ons board early
American Airlines has introduced a new boarding process it says will speed the loading of passengers. Passengers with carry-on items that will fit under the seat in front of them will be allowed to board American Airlines flights early, according to a new process the Fort Worth-based airline has introduced. The new process will speed up boarding time by an average of two minutes per plane, ...
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Chesapeake Energy taps Anadarkos Lawler as next CEO
Aubrey McClendon will be replaced by an executive from Anadarko Petroleum, according to the Wall Street Journal. Chesapeake Energy Corp. has chosen an executive from a rival oil-and-gas company to succeed Aubrey McClendon as CEO. The Wall Street Journal reported that Robert Douglas Lawler, senior vice president of international and deep-water operations at Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) ...
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Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
The political debate over immigration focuses on jobs and border security, but the wounds of broken bonds are inescapable in cities like El Paso, ...
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Amnesty International USA Governor Rick Perry Must Halt Medellin Execution Immediately
Texas Goes 'Beyond the Pale if it Insists on Going Forward' With Execution WASHINGTON - August 4 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today urged Texas Governor Rick Perry to stay the execution of ...
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Texas Clean Air Cities Coalition and Environmental Defense Fund Reach Milestone Agreements With NRG Texas on Limestone Station Expansion
Environmental Defense Fund media contact: Chris Smith, 512.691.3451 TCACC media contacts: Frank J. Librio (Director, Public Information Office, City of Dallas) 214.670.3322 Frank Michel (Director of Communications, City of Houston) 832.393.0800 NRG media contacts: Meredith Moore 609.524.4522 David Knox (Texas) 713.795.6106 NRG Investor Relations contacts: Nahla Azmy ...
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Texas abortion doc twisted heads off fetus necks with his bare hands
A second 'house of horrors' abortion clinic is being investigated in Texas, just days after Dr Kermit Gosnell was found guilty of murdering newborns at his Philadelphia termination ...
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MLS Wrap Johnson does Dallas Salt Lake sink Chivas
Seattle Sounders have stunned Western Conference leaders FC Dallas 4-2 in Major League Soccer thanks to a brace from Eddie Johnson.The Sounders ended Dallas' unbeaten run at nine games, scoring twice in each half at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, while the Texan visitors finished the match with 10 players after Blas Perez was red-carded in the 73rd minute.Johnson got the home side going with ...
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Is Kobe Bryant better than MichaelJordan MAY 09
You must be young to ask that question. No one who watched both Jordan and Bryant play would argue that Kobe is in the same league. Kobe is not even number two. Jordan was a much better defenders and led the league in steals every year, he had a better shoting percentage, averaged more points, and in truth his teamates sucked. Kobe has always had strong ...
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NBA San Antonio Spurs thump Memphis Grizzlies in series opener
NBA 's Western Conference finals. Tony Parker scored 20 points and handed out nine assists for the Spurs, whose stifling defence held Grizzlies' top scorer Zach Randolph to only two points. Randolph came in averaging 19.7 points per game in this post-season, but finished just 1-of-8 from the field for a Grizzlies team appearing in the conference finals for the first time. The Spurs, ...
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Mom under arrest after baby dies in hot car outside Dallas school www.privateofficer.com
-- A one-year-old child who was left in a vehicle parked in the faculty lot of Frank Guzick Elementary School Friday afternoon died at Baylor ...
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Texas suspect wanted in connection with slaying of postal carrier arrested www.privateofficer.com
- A man wanted in connection with the slaying of a rural route postal carrier was taken into custody Sunday morning by postal inspectors and Texas Rangers, police said. Investigators said that James Wayne Ham, 36, was found in a vacant house located near his home in San Jacinto County. Postal inspectors said Ham is considered the lead suspect in the murder of U.S. Postal carrier Marie ...
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MLB Texas 11 Detroit 8
Geovany Soto went 3-for-5 with a run scored for Texas, which improved to an MLB best 29-15. Robbie Ross (2-0) earned the victory with a scoreless seventh inning ...
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Port Aransas Art Center
Photos by George Gongora/Special to the Caller-TimesJoy Lucas (left) and Terri Huddleston admire the Ocean Creations shells by Linda McLemore (right). Vendors sold art during a fundraiser at Roberts Point in Port Aransas to pay off the note for a new art ...
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Sifting through the ruins of some 40 years of life together piece by piece
GRANBURY — Billy Kelly and a dozen other members of Glenda and Robert Whiteheads family sifted piece by piece through the ruins of the Whiteheads mobile home in the 3700 block of Sundown Trail in Rancho Brazos ...
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Cabrera Has 3-Homer Game in Texas 2nd of Career
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Austin memorial for AIDS HIV
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austinites gathered Sunday in Republic Square Park to pay tribute to the fight against AIDS and HIV. Community leaders spoke to the crowd and had a moment of silence to remember those whove lost their lives. Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Austin Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole participated and spoke at the event. This year's theme: "In solidarity," emphasized the need of ...
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Breaking News Tornadoes level homes in Okla. hit other states 3 may be dead
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APDs LGBT help build new homes
AUSTIN (KXAN) - If you're a homeowner - you likely remember the first time you stepped foot in your first home. An Austin woman and her family are about to know what that feels like...thanks to Habitat for Humanity and the "Austin Pride Build" tradition. You often see them working together to keep Austin safe. On Saturday morning a group from the Austin police department -- worked up ...
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Alex and Max Krutko are state-ranked math masters at Colleyville Heritage High School
syjinkins@star-telegram.com Though they’re only freshmen, twin brothers Alex and Max Krutko are a binary blast of mathematical ...
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Tornadoes Level Homes in Okla. Hit Other States
One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter. The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota. At least four ...
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Memorial ride honors Alice cyclist fatally struck by vehicle
PHOTO BY EDDIE SEAL/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Riders leave London School on Sunday morning for the 1st Tony Balboa Memorial Ride on Sunday. The ride, sponsored by the Corpus Christi Cycle Club, went from London School to Alice, Balboa’s hometown. More than 130 cyclists of all ages began their journey Sunday morning at London Elementary School with Tony Balboa in their ...
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Tim Balboa Memorial Ride
PHOTO BY EDDIE SEAL/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMESScott Cartier get’s ready to ride his 1800’s Penny Farthing replica bike off the starting line at London School on Sunday morning for the 1st Tony Balboa Memorial Ride on Sunday. The ride, sponsored by the Corpus Christi Cycle Club, went from London School to Alice, Balboa’s ...
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Sams finds groove with San Antonio
But the recently signed first baseman has been raising eyebrows since he joined the Double-A San Antonio Missions as an injury replacement for Tommy ...
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Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park
People survey damage from a tornado that hit Edmond, Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, ...
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Austin among the leading US cities emerging from recession
The financial crisis, now refered to by some as the Great Recession, has battered cities across the country, but Austin has become a pocket of hope where jobs are available and the population is growing, suggesting that the city may be among a few in the US leading the country out of the recession.
Austin has been ranked in the top 20 US cities with strong population growth, the study was done by the Census Bureau, this is a reflection of the sound economic performance of Texas as whole (the state had several of its cities in the top 20), and subsequently may be given four additional House seats following the 2010 census. Read more
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