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North Texas groups mobilize aid after devastating floods in Nepal
For thousands of families in North Texas, images of catastrophic flooding in Tibet and northern Nepal are not from some distant disaster. They are from home....
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Venus Williams bows out of her 26th U.S. 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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Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo released from ICE detention, family says
After 54 days in custody, Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo was released from ICE detention to rejoin his family following his detainment as a key witness to the fatal immigration officer shooting of his brother, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo...
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9 fruits with the most calcium for strong bones and teeth
Fruit doesn’t top the list of calcium-rich foods, but some fruits do contain the mineral famous for its role in keeping bones and teeth strong. It may be welcome news for people who don’t drink milk or eat dairy products and are looking for other sources to add to their diet . Ca...
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Novak Djokovic loses in opening round of the U.S. Open for first time in his career
Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis’ most decorated player. The 39-year-old is out of the U.S. Open...
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Texans on Mission nonprofit to send team to Nepal to help with flood relief
Dallas-based volunteer nonprofit Texans on Mission is sending a team to Nepal to help after the floods devastated the community there. Hundreds have died, and thousands are still missing, according to officials. With unfathomable damage, the group decided to send a team to help. ...
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1 dead, 1 injured after reported shooting in Forest Hill
One person was found dead and another injured after Forest Hill police responded to a reported shooting Sunday evening. Officers were called to a home in the 4200 block of Bowling Green Street just before 6:30 p.m. The Forest Hill police chief said investigators are still trying ...
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US forces launch first attack on Iran in a month
The U.S. military launched its first attack on Iranian forces in a month to prevent them from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told The Associated Press....
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Lake Ontario or Lake America? For Google Maps, it depends
Not every mapping company is making the same choice. Another mapping company indicated that it will stick with Lake Ontario.
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Curaçao defeats Nevada to win Little League World Series
For the last two weeks, Curaçao Little Leaguers were focused and disciplined about what they ate, when they slept and how they practiced for youth baseball’s biggest tournament. Now, the champs can relax and enjoy a treat or two. Juriënsly De Windt and Shardijon De Lanoi each dro...
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President George W. Bush creates new art collection for 25th anniversary of 9/11
President George W. Bush has painted 16 all-new works of art in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, which will be displayed at the Bush Museum throughout September. The works of art are to reflect on the courage, sacrifice, and resilience that emerged from one of t...
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Former TCU safety Jacob Fields turns himself in on assault charge related to his removal from team
Former TCU safety Jacob Fields turned himself in to Tarrant County authorities on Sunday for an assault charge stemming from a locker room incident with a teammate that led to him getting kicked off the team. Online county records showed that Fields was charged with aggravated as...
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Ezequiel Durán leads the way as Rangers snap 4-game skid by beating Brewers
Ezequiel Durán homered, doubled and drove in three runs to help the Texas Rangers avoid a sweep by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Sunday. Joc Pederson added a solo shot as the Rangers snapped their own four-game skid and the Brewers’ four-game winning streak. Milwaukee’s Ga...
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US-Mexico trade negotiations hung up by cheese name dispute
The U.S. argues that names like parmesan and feta are generic, while the European Union says they should only be labeled as such if they're from certain parts of Italy or Greece....
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At least 1 dead, more than a dozen missing at Grand Canyon after extreme flash flooding
At least one person is dead and more than a dozen others are missing or unaccounted for, park officials said, after flash floods overwhelmed a remote area of the Grand Canyon Sunday. Forecasters warned that more flash flooding was possible on Monday. The biggest threat of flash f...
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Invest 97L in Gulf among 2 tropical disturbances being tracked this week
Two tropical disturbances are being tracked in the Atlantic Ocean this week, and one of them is in the Gulf of America.
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Colorado city leader dies after collapsing on 14,000-foot mountain hike
Englewood Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson, 45, died Friday after collapsing while hiking Colorado’s Quandary Peak, a 14,271-foot mountain in Summit County.
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Large grass fire in Sand Branch prompts multi-department response, burns 10 acres
A large grass fire in the unincorporated Sand Branch area of Dallas County prompted a mutual air fire response from numerous departments on Saturday evening and has been contained. Dallas County Sheriff’s Department initially put out a fire alert around 10 p.m., warning residents...
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College football player dies after collapsing on sidelines moments after scoring touchdown
A running back for William Jewell College in Missouri died Saturday after suffering a medical emergency during the first quarter of his team’s season opener, shortly after scoring a touchdown. MicahJo Barnett, a junior business administration major at the Division II school, had ...
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U.S. forces strike Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in first military action in weeks
U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Vowing to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack, Iran later...
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North Carolina warns mobile petting zoo visitors of rabies exposure after baby goats test positive
North Carolina health officials are urging people who touched baby goats at a mobile petting zoo to contact their local health department after several goats tested positive for rabies....
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Google Maps updates Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America' in U.S. following federal name change
Google announced Saturday it has begun updating Google Maps to reflect the federal government’s official renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Under the update, users inside the United States will see the body of water labeled as Lake America, while users in Canada will conti...
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Meep, meep. ‘Coyote vs. Acme' opens with $15.5 million, ‘Spider-Man' stays No. 1 for fifth weekend
Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned “Coyote vs. Acme,” the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment debuted with an estimated $15.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend. For the fifth weekend in a row, “Spider-Man: Brand...
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Karina rapidly becomes Category 3 hurricane in the Pacific far from land, forecasters say
Hurricane Karina formed Sunday in the Pacific Ocean and swiftly intensified into a dangerous major storm within hours, fueled by warm waters far offshore where it poses no immediate threat to land. Karina gained Category 1 hurricane status early Sunday with top sustained winds of...
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NASA launches its next-generation space telescope
NASA on Sunday launched a next-generation telescope into space that is expected to survey hundreds of millions of stars and billions of galaxies. Its findings could also unlock clues about dark energy and dark matter, and some of the universe’s biggest enigmas. The Nancy Grace Ro...
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Chicago mass shooting leaves 1 dead, 13 injured Saturday night
Chicago police are investigating a mass shooting on the city’s South Side, with one person dead and at least 13 others injured. According to Chicago police, officers were attempting to disperse a large crowd in the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. wh...
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Fort Worth ISD hosts community listening session Monday night
The board of managers appointed by the Texas Education Agency to lead the Fort Worth ISD wants to hear from the community on Monday night. The interim board has called for a listening session to be held at the Junior League of Fort Worth at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31. The session will run...
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Sen. Ted Cruz calls for elections in Venezuela to proceed ‘rapidly'
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Sunday renewed his call for free and fair elections to be held in Venezuela , just two days after the Trump administration announced that the U.S. would take over 65 billion barrels of oil from the South American nation. “There need to be democratic, fr...
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USPS honors American novelist Sarah Orne Jewett with new ‘Literary Arts series' stamp
The U.S. Postal Service released a new stamp this month honoring American novelist and short story author Sarah Orne Jewett. Known for her regional works set along the southern coast of Maine, Jewett’s stamp is the 35th in the USPS’s Literary Arts series. The stamp recognizes the...
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2 dead, 8 hurt in NJ mass shooting, police say
Two people were killed and eight have been hospitalized after, officials said, 10 people were shot when gunfire erupted at a gathering — that may have been a cookout — in Trenton, New Jersey, on Sunday. According to Captain David Ordille of the Trenton Police Department, the mass...
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Olivia Rodrigo's festival uniting women behind nonprofits promoting their well-being
Evoking the same do-it-yourself pop-rock feminism of her ’90s musical influences , Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women’s well-being with a benefit show that activated her young audience. Daisy Chain Fields united a women-led lineup boasting queer pop star Chappell Roan, b...
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Minnesota Supreme Court rejects Mike Lindell's bid to recount GOP gubernatorial primary
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has long denied President Donald Trump ’s loss in the 2020 presidential election. Now, he’s refusing to accept his own election loss in the GOP primary for governor of Minnesota . The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Lindell’s bid Saturday to order a...
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A cardiologist's No. 1 rule for healthy eating is avoiding this food: ‘I don't touch it'
People worried about their heart health must often change their diet to lose weight, get blood sugar under control and lower cholesterol levels. So what’s the best way to eat to prevent heart disease? Dr. James Stone, a cardiologist at the South Heart Clinic in Harlingen, Texas, ...
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Video shows US forces seizing and sinking floating refueling station
Newly released video shows the U.S. military seizing and sinking a vessel that was suspected of being used as a floating gas station by a prominent narco-terrorist group....
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Lionel Messi scores 4 goals, leads Inter Miami to a 7-1 romp over Montreal
Lionel Messi scored three times in the second half to finish off his first four-goal effort in MLS play while adding an assist, and Inter Miami scored six unaswered goals in a 7-1 romp over CF Montreal on Saturday night. Messi snapped a 1-1 tie in the 40th minute when he found th...
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Trump-shaped ecstasy spurs red alert: ‘Absolutely do not use these pills’
Ecstasy pills designed to look like U.S. President Donald Trump spurred a “Red Alert" warning from a Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute that is worried the drug could be deadly....
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Defense says Karmelo Anthony appeal is strengthened despite new trial denial
Though Karmelo Anthony’s motion for a new trial was denied following his conviction in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, defense attorneys say newly entered evidence strengthens their position as they prepare to take the appeal to the state appellate court....
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Crane operator rescued after medical emergency 220 feet in air
A crane operator is in the hospital after being rescued while 220 feet in the air Saturday afternoon. Fort Worth Fire Department Alarm Office received a call for a medical emergency at a construction site at 1300 South Main Street at 11:50 a.m. Crews found that the person having ...
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Authorities say man stole deer feeder from Jack Co. property opened for wildfire crews
A man was arrested after authorities said he stole a deer feeder from a property left unlocked for firefighters.
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Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK after ICE arrest at New Orleans airport
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the United Kingdom after U.S. immigration authorities accused him of overstaying his visa....
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Trump cannot deport students for criticizing Israel, judge rules
Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration’s quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses...
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Family, friends of slain teacher's assistant, road rage victim lay her to rest
Family and friends gathered at a Fort Worth church Saturday for the funeral service of LaTaivia Davis, a young teacher’s assistant remembered for her compassion and unwavering support of others. The celebration of her life follows a balloon release at E. Ray Elementary School, wh...
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Taylor Swift donates $50K to mom left seriously injured after saving teens from highway crash
Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to help a Rhode Island mother who was left seriously injured in car accident last month, NBC News has confirmed. Ashley Taunton, a married mother of three, was driving on I-95 in Hopkinton during a torrential rainstorm on July 18 when she saw a ca...
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Willowfork firefighters injured while assisting with North Texas wildfire
Willowfork firefighters who were assisting with a North Texas wildfire were injured after being involved in a collision on Thursday.
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Man charged after setting himself ablaze in Google's NYC office building
A 63-year-old man set himself on fire Friday afternoon in the lobby of a lower Manhattan building that houses Google’s New York offices — in an incident police say appears to have no clear motive. John Butch, of Brooklyn, walked into the lobby of 315 Hudson Street at around 3 p.m...
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Milo Yiannopoulos deported to the U.K. one day after ICE arrest
Milo Yiannopoulos, a controversy-baiting internet personality who once vehemently backed President Donald Trump, has been deported to the United Kingdom, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on Saturday. Yiannopoulos was arrested by ICE at the Louis Armstrong New O...
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Tennessee lawmakers pitch 9-25 as '9 to 5 Day' for Dolly Parton
Days after Dolly Parton’s death, the state of Tennessee is looking for more ways to honor "one of the most legendary Tennesseans of all time."
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How international supermarkets can break up a dinner rut without costing a fortune
When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task. Eating out or relying on convenience foods are increasingly difficult solutions for many American families, who are facing the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half cent...
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Some U.S. cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights
Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work. What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding ones with fewer red lights. The solut...
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Gov. Abbott leaves nearly a million Texans without a vote in Congress
Nearly 800,000 people living in a district that stretches from northwest San Antonio to El Paso still have no vote in Congress because Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t set a special election to fill the seat left open by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. He resigned last spring under pressure from...
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FBI no longer treating an applicant's experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring
The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past, according to people familiar with the matter. The ...
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How Lindsay Clancy sought help before she killed her three children
In the months before Lindsay Clancy killed her three children and tried to take her own life, she was desperate for help — she saw psychiatrists, called a suicide hotline and went to the emergency room and was turned away from inpatient treatment. She was put on 13 medications ov...
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WaterTower Theatre announces new leadership
Since June 1, JC Schuster has been serving as WaterTower Theatre’s Interim Producing Artistic Director, following Shane Peterman’s move to Augusta, Georgia. Beginning Oct. 1, Schuster will be the Addison Theater Company’s permanent Producing Artistic Director. “Since stepping int...
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Trump says he'll visit Pentagon, rather than Ground Zero, for 9/11 ceremony
President Donald Trump will appear at the Pentagon to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, instead of visiting Ground Zero in New York City. Asked about why he would not be commemorating the anniversary in his hometown, Trump told reporters Friday, “Because...
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National Park Service backs Trump's arch, despite its impact on DC's sightline
A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in D.C., including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. The report released Friday...