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Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight could be pro fight or exhibition: What's the difference?
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Attorney General Ken Paxton growing more popular, powerful: With his impeachment and securities fraud case behind him, Paxton’s political stock is on the rise.
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Attorney General Ken Paxton growing more popular, powerful
Quick Glance: Texas AG Paxton to Pay Nearly $300K in Fraud Case
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to end the fraud charges that have been looming over him for almost a decade.

  • In a deal with special prosecutors, Paxton will have three felony charges dropped and will be required to provide full restitution to victims, complete community service, and undergo legal ethics education.

  • The resolution of the case marks a significant legal and political victory for Paxton, allowing him to retain his elected position and legal license despite ongoing legal challenges.

  • Despite facing a federal investigation and other legal battles, Paxton has maintained strong political support within the GOP, including from former President Donald Trump, showcasing his resilience amidst adversity.
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Dallas resident claims $5 million prize in Texas Lottery scratch-off game Luxe
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Dallas resident claims $5 million prize in Texas Lottery scratch-off game ...
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Snake Kills Man Removing It From Preschool: The man was bitten multiple times on the hand and arm while trying to remove the snake from a child's care center ...
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Snake Kills Man Removing It From Preschool
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5-year-old on field trip dies in rollover bus crash, Texas officials say. ‘Loving child’
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5-year-old on field trip dies in rollover bus crash, Texas officials say ...
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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states: A U.S. judge in Texas struck down a climate rule adopted by the Biden administration requiring ...
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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states
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A new law allowing local authorities to deport migrants remains tied up in court. Even if it goes back into effect, logistical challenges of applying the law ... Show more
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Powerball player just misses $758 million jackpot — but still wins big in Texas: A Powerball lottery ticket sold in Texas matched five numbers to win $1 million ...
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Powerball player just misses $758 million jackpot — but still wins big in ...
Quick Glance: Strategies for Powerball and Mega Millions: Tips for Choosing Numbers
  • Nicholas Kapoor unexpectedly won the Powerball lottery and used it as a teaching tool.

  • The odds of winning Powerball and Mega Millions are extremely slim.

  • It is recommended to choose random numbers or Quick Picks to increase chances of winning.

  • Playing less popular lotteries can increase the odds of winning, but the prizes are smaller.
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Memorable opener: Rangers celebrate 2023 championship, then beat Cubs in 10 innings
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Memorable opener: Rangers celebrate 2023 championship, then beat Cubs in ...
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Supreme Court considers Texas ruling revoking FDA approval of abortion drug: The nation’s highest court will consider a ruling from an Amarillo federal judge who ...
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Supreme Court considers Texas ruling revoking FDA approval of abortion ...
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Mega Millions player just misses nearly $1 billion — but still wins big in Virginia
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Mega Millions player just misses nearly $1 billion — but still wins big in ...
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Nebraska women's basketball fends off Texas A&M in NCAA tournament win: Nebraska's 17-point lead flipped to a one-point deficit late, but Logan Nissley made the ...
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Nebraska women's basketball fends off Texas A&M in NCAA tournament win
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Titans trading for Chiefs star L'Jarius Sneed with CB expected to sign new contract, per report
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Titans trading for Chiefs star L'Jarius Sneed with CB expected to sign new ...
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Missing 8-year-old girl found dead in hotel swimming pool, Texas police say
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Missing 8-year-old girl found dead in hotel swimming pool ...
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Florida passes law requiring age verification for porn sites, social media restrictions
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Florida passes law requiring age verification for porn sites ...
Quick Glance: Florida's Legislation Limits Social Media Access for Minors
  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill prohibiting social media use for children under 14.

  • Supporters aim to safeguard children's mental health, while critics argue against potential infringement on free speech.

  • The law mandates social media platforms to delete accounts of minors and conduct third-party age verification.

  • Several other states have implemented comparable regulations, with Meta opposing the law citing privacy concerns.
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Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin Is Running in Reverse: Home prices and apartment rents in this Texas city have fallen more than anywhere else in ...
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Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin Is Running in Reverse
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Texas AG announces investigation into Boeing parts supplier over safety concerns: Ken Paxton said he's investigating Spirit AeroSystems after "numerous ...
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Texas AG announces investigation into Boeing parts supplier over safety ...
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Mega Millions player just misses $893 million jackpot — but still wins big in Texas
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Mega Millions player just misses $893 million jackpot — but still wins big ...
Quick Glance: Where Lottery Success Stories Thrive - Is Your State Among Them?
  • New York leads in the highest share of national lottery winners compared to other states, with 43 Mega Millions and 12 Powerball jackpots.

  • California secures the second spot in combined Powerball and Mega Millions lottery wins.

  • Collectively, New York has achieved the most Mega Millions wins nationwide, while Indiana has secured 39 Powerball pots.

  • The five boroughs accommodate a significant number of retailers selling Powerball and Mega Millions tickets statewide.
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Jackie Miller James speaks for first time after suffering brain aneurysm while pregnant
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Jackie Miller James speaks for first time after suffering brain aneurysm ...
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Crystal Mason, Texas Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Voting, Is Cleared: Crystal Mason didn’t know it was a felony to cast a ballot while she was on supervised ...
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Crystal Mason, Texas Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Voting, Is Cleared
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Titans sign ex-Chiefs star L'Jarius Sneed to mammoth four-year deal following trade, per report
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Titans sign ex-Chiefs star L'Jarius Sneed to mammoth four-year deal ...
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Girl, 8, dies after being sucked into pool pipe: A young girl has tragically died after being sucked into a “malfunctioning” pipe in a hotel pool.
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Girl, 8, dies after being sucked into pool pipe
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Texas woman's prison sentence for attempting to vote illegally is thrown out: A Texas appeals court tossed out a woman's five-year prison sentence for voting ...
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Texas woman's prison sentence for attempting to vote illegally is thrown ...
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Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin Is Running in Reverse: Home prices and apartment rents in this Texas city have fallen more than anywhere else in ...
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Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin Is Running in Reverse
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A Texas Oil Driller Is About to Become One of the World's Richest Men: Autry Stephens, 85, said he is selling the oil driller he founded, Endeavor ...
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A Texas Oil Driller Is About to Become One of the World's Richest Men
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Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing controversial immigration law: The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing ...
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Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing controversial immigration ...
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Dave Ramsey warns homebuyers about one major mistake to avoid: Owning real estate is an important goal, but people buying homes should be aware of an important ...
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Dave Ramsey warns homebuyers about one major mistake to avoid
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Texas woman denied abortion decries ‘cruelty’ of Trump 15-week ban proposal: Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died waiting for procedure, says Trump will inflict ...
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Texas woman denied abortion decries ‘cruelty’ of Trump 15-week ban ...
Quick Glance: Trump expresses support for national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
  • Donald Trump suggested supporting a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy.

  • When asked about a specific time limit for the procedure, Trump criticized Democrats for not endorsing such a ban.

  • Trump seemed reluctant to a federal ban, emphasizing that abortion should be a state issue.

  • The discussion on abortion rights is expected to be a key issue in the 2024 election as Democrats and President Biden's campaign clearly oppose Trump's stance.
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Tom Oliverson announces he is challenging Dade Phelan for Texas House speakership
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Tom Oliverson announces he is challenging Dade Phelan for Texas House ...
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Child care costs in Texas pose a major challenge. These panelists discussed potential solutions.
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Child care costs in Texas pose a major challenge. These panelists ...
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Texas employers add nearly 50,000 jobs in robust February hiring: The state employment report comes two weeks after the most recent national data showing ...
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Texas employers add nearly 50,000 jobs in robust February hiring
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April 2024 total eclipse guide: How to watch, understand and stay safe on April 8
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Quick Glance: Officials caution public to prepare for solar eclipse
  • US officials have warned locals to stock up on food and supplies ahead of a spectacular astronomical event.

  • The solar eclipse on April 8 is expected to attract a large number of tourists to the continent, potentially straining local resources and causing traffic disruptions.

  • Schools in Texas districts are closing due to concerns about traffic and emergency response times.

  • The total solar eclipse will darken the sky, providing a spectacular show visible from Canada to Mexico.
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Man changes name to Literally Anybody Else and announces US presidential run: Texas man says he is unsatisfied with Donald Trump and Joe Biden and says new name ...
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Man changes name to Literally Anybody Else and announces US presidential ...
Quick Glance: US Election: Texan Enters Race as 'Literally Any Other Person'
  • A man from Texas, USA, plans to run in the upcoming presidential elections under the name 'Literally Any Other Person' to express his dissatisfaction with presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

  • Dustin Ebey, a 35-year-old US Army veteran, has legally changed his name to 'Literally Any Other Person' to contest for the White House as he is 'fed up' with the 'constant power struggle' between the Democrats and the Republicans, as reported by The Guardian.

  • 'Literally Any Other Person' needs at least 113,000 signatures from non-primary voters in the state of Texas by May to have his name listed on the ballots. Given the improbability, he is advocating for people to manually write his name in.
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No. 3 LSU softball scores huge win over No. 2 Texas to stay unbeaten: The LSU softball team stayed unbeaten and sent a message to the nation Tuesday ...
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No. 3 LSU softball scores huge win over No. 2 Texas to stay unbeaten
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PhD student killed in bus crash weeks before defending dissertation, Texas family says
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PhD student killed in bus crash weeks before defending dissertation ...
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Texas schools pull $8.5 billion from BlackRock over fossil fuel ‘boycott’: Texas’s public schools are pulling out billions of dollars that had been invested with ...
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Texas schools pull $8.5 billion from BlackRock over fossil fuel ‘boycott’
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Houston Texans: Cal and Hannah McNair on future of franchise: Texans owner Cal McNair and wife Hannah McNair share their vision for the franchise ...
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Houston Texans: Cal and Hannah McNair on future of franchise
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Houston Texans to play Bears in this year's Hall of Fame game: Houston's first appearance in the NFL's annual kickoff to the preseason coincides with wide ...
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Houston Texans to play Bears in this year's Hall of Fame game
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Family stumbles onto huge alligator chomping prey at Texas beach. ‘That is a brute’
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Family stumbles onto huge alligator chomping prey at Texas beach ...
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‘Moody’ Madonna pays homage to iconic career with dazzling ‘Celebration’ show in Dallas
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‘Moody’ Madonna pays homage to iconic career with dazzling ‘Celebration’ ...
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Texas Democrat slams immigration law as an ‘absolute disaster’: Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) claimed the state’s immigration law is an “absolute disaster” ...
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Texas Democrat slams immigration law as an ‘absolute disaster’
Quick Glance: Court Blocks Migrant Arrests in Texas Once Again
  • Following the enforcement of the strict new immigration law, a federal appeals court issued an order late Tuesday preventing Texas from arresting migrants suspected of illegal entry into the USA.

  • The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals made the decision after weeks to allow Texas to enforce the law by pausing a lower judge's ruling.

  • Earlier on Tuesday, a divided Supreme Court granted permission for Texas to implement a law granting police extensive powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally crossing the border as litigation on the matter unfolded.

  • The federal government and Mexico have raised concerns about the contentious law and announced measures to impede its enforcement.
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Man enters wrong home, beats 80-year-old neighbor he thought was intruder, TX cops say
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Man enters wrong home, beats 80-year-old neighbor he thought was intruder ...
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66-year-old answers knock at the door and is then shot in the head, Texas cops say
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66-year-old answers knock at the door and is then shot in the head ...
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18-year-old Walmart worker killed in stabbing at Illinois store, police say
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18-year-old Walmart worker killed in stabbing at Illinois store ...
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Editorial: The states dive deep into immigration. This cannot stand.: Who knew that the nation's immigration system would, in the second decade of the 21st ...
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Editorial: The states dive deep into immigration. This cannot stand.
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As some celebrities issued apologies to Kate Middleton, people are demanding Kim Kardashian follow suit. Show more
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Texas Republican on why he opposed funding bill: ‘I wanted some sense of sanity on spending’
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Texas Republican on why he opposed funding bill: ‘I wanted some sense of ...
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Powerball player narrowly misses $699 million jackpot — but still wins big in SC: Lottery player buys $50,000 ticket near Charleston. South Carolina winner ...
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Powerball player narrowly misses $699 million jackpot — but still wins big ...
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Texas border law plagued by legal doubts: The whiplash created by rapid-fire court orders is sparking alarm over whether a Texas law clearing the way for state ...
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Texas border law plagued by legal doubts
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas calls Texas immigration law ‘unconstitutional’
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas calls Texas immigration law ...
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Student walking to high school killed by classmate’s dad fleeing crash, Florida cops say
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Student walking to high school killed by classmate’s dad fleeing crash ...
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Lipscomb's Pierce remains college basketball's all-time leading scorer: Caitlin Clark’s climb to the top of college basketball’s division one all-time scoring ...
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Lipscomb's Pierce remains college basketball's all-time leading scorer
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Fanatics gives a devoted Texas Rangers fan a surprise after it had canceled his order
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Fanatics gives a devoted Texas Rangers fan a surprise after it had ...
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Total solar eclipse could cause air travel delays: FAA: Air traffic and airports along the eclipse's path may be impacted, the FAA said.
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Total solar eclipse could cause air travel delays: FAA
Quick Glance: All About Solar Eclipse Glasses Before April 8
  • A total solar eclipse will be visible in the U.S. on April 8, 2024, with 31 million people in a narrow strip from Maine to Texas able to see the sun completely covered.

  • Specialized solar eclipse glasses are essential to protect the eyes during the eclipse, as looking directly at the sun can cause eye damage.

  • There are alternative methods like pinhole projectors or camera obscura to safely observe the event, but regular sunglasses are not sufficient for the eclipse.

  • It is advised to be cautious when purchasing solar eclipse glasses as there are counterfeit products, and some sellers may not adhere to safety standards.
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Why some Texas cities are getting rid of their parking rules: Most cities require homes and businesses to have parking. Critics say they drive up housing costs ...
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Why some Texas cities are getting rid of their parking rules
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Python reported in car engine was something smaller — and meaner, Florida video shows
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Python reported in car engine was something smaller — and meaner ...
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Missing mom, child found dead in ditch on eve of custody hearing, Texas officials say
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Missing mom, child found dead in ditch on eve of custody hearing ...
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Why coming to TCU was a no brainer for Vanderbilt QB transfer Ken Seals: Vanderbilt transfer Ken Seals was a big pickup for TCU in the transfer portal after ...
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Why coming to TCU was a no brainer for Vanderbilt QB transfer Ken Seals
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Joe Biden landed in Texas in middle of a chaotic border mess. Here's what you should know
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Joe Biden landed in Texas in middle of a chaotic border mess ...