49ers face Seahawks in NFC West, and other things to watch for this NFL Sunday
Last Sunday the NFL saw top teams like the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots stumble in their quest for a divisional crown. With losses…
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Saudi Aramco will offer less than 1% of its shares to individual investors. It still might be the biggest IPO ever
Saudi Aramco on Saturday released details of an initial public offering that could shatter records and will give investors the chance to own a piece…
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Fine silk over fast fashion: The last hand-weavers of India’s holiest city
Known for its many temples, mysterious holy men and bustling ghats along the River Ganges, the Indian city of Varanasi also produces some of the…
Continue Reading 3 injured in a stampede to get into rapper Travis Scott’s music festival
Three people were trampled and hospitalized Saturday as thousands rushed to get into rapper Travis Scott’s music festival in Houston. An…
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‘Special day’: Crowds turn out for 23rd Annual Veterans Parade & Celebration in San Elizario
SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — Dozens of people gathered for the 23rd Annual Veterans Parade and Celebration in San Elizario on Saturday. “To me its a very…
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A Texas substitute teacher was fired and arrested for allegedly assaulting a student
A former substitute teacher faces an assault charge after she allegedly beat a student at a Texas high school on Friday, the Hays County…
Continue Reading Atatiana Jefferson’s father dies weeks after his daughter was killed by a police officer
Marquis A. Jefferson, the father of Atatiana Jefferson, died Saturday at age 59. Marquis Jefferson suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to a…
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Second half comeback leads Charlotte to victory over UTEP, 28-21
It was a tale of two halves for the UTEP Miners as the football team lost its 8th game in a row. This time it was against the Charlotte 49ers in the…
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Pedestrian struck by car, seriously injured in east El Paso
El PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in east El Paso on Saturday evening. A fire department…
Continue Reading Original ‘Marlboro Man’ Robert ‘Bob’ Norris has died
The rancher and philanthropist best known for playing the original “Marlboro Man” has died after a life spent not smoking. Robert…
Continue Reading Uncle Ruckus of ‘The Boondocks’ was replaced with a photo of Kanye West in a MAGA hat
Some might call Kanye West a character. But to someone on the internet, he’s not a very good one. An unidentified person replaced a photo of…
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‘Baby Trump’ balloon slashed and deflated after drawing protesters ahead of Alabama-LSU football game
The “Baby Trump” balloon has been slashed — and as a result, deflated. The popular protest symbol against President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Atlanta student found dead had filed a police report on unwanted touching days before she vanished, authorities say
A Clark Atlanta University student who was found dead in a park had filed a police report describing unwanted kissing and touching days before she…
Continue Reading Trump receives loud cheers, positive chants at Alabama-LSU football game
President Donald Trump received a mostly cheerful welcome from the crowd attending Saturday’s major college football game between the…
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India doesn’t need to choose between clean air and growth
When India’s Supreme Court ordered in November 2000 that polluting industries in Delhi’s residential areas be relocated outside of the…
Continue Reading This is what the whistleblower’s attorney told House Republicans who asked client to testify in impeachment inquiry
The attorney for the whistleblower, whose complaint initiated the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, responded Saturday to House…
Continue Reading Gordon Hayward is injured again. This time it’s a fractured hand
Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics, who started the season playing all-star quality basketball again, left Saturday’s game against the San…
Continue Reading Italy makes alarms for baby car seats mandatory
Italian law now requires vehicles to have a safety device that alerts drivers if a child has been left behind in the rear seat or a car seat. The law…
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Muere una menor de edad en concierto del rapero Neutro Shorty en Caracas
(CNN Español) — Una menor de edad falleció y varias personas resultaron heridas durante un concierto del rapero Neutro Shorty en Caracas, según…
Continue Reading John Bolton lands a book deal. It will publish before the 2020 presidential election
John Bolton has stayed pretty quiet since resigning as President Trump’s national security adviser in September. But he evidently has a…
Continue Reading Robyn Crawford deserves to speak her truth about Whitney Houston
It feels as if everybody’s got something to say about Whitney Houston, the pop star and actress who died in 2012 at 48. Her mother, Cissy…
Continue Reading Sandra, la orangutana liberada de un zoológico tras ser declarada ‘persona no humana’ en Argentina, llega a su nuevo hogar
(CNN) — Una orangutana de 33 años a la que se le otorgó ‘personalidad jurídica’ en Argentina, fue trasladada a un nuevo hogar en Wauchula,…
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Congressional Hispanic Caucus members get taste of ‘Vida’ in Hollywood
The cast of Starz dramedy “Vida” knows what life is like for Latinx creatives in Hollywood. So when members of the Congressional Hispanic…
Continue Reading Muere el original ‘Hombre Marlboro’ tras una vida sin fumar
(CNN) — El ranchero y filántropo mejor conocido por interpretar al original “Hombre Marlboro” murió después de una vida sin fumar. Robert…
Continue Reading Evo Morales denuncia golpe de Estado y convoca a diálogo
(CNN Español) — El presidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, dijo este sábado que estaba en marcha un golpe de Estado “contra un gobierno…
Continue Reading Giuliani’s Soviet-born associates lived lavishly despite questionable finances
As federal prosecutors pursue their case against a pair of South Florida businessmen at the center of an alleged plot to hijack the US political…
Continue Reading The NASA women who inspired ‘Hidden Figures’ will get Congressional gold medals
Four African American women known as the “Hidden Figures” who worked at NASA during the Space Race are being awarded Congressional Gold…
Continue Reading Cindy McCain: John would be ‘disgusted’
Cindy McCain said that her husband, the late Sen. John McCain, would be “terribly upset” about several recent events and she lamented the…
Continue Reading He was one of the first prisoners released under Trump’s criminal justice reform law. Now he’s accused of murder.
Joel Francisco was 14 years into a life sentence for selling crack cocaine when he got his second chance. A landmark piece of criminal justice reform…
Continue Reading House Republicans ask for Hunter Biden and whistleblower to testify in impeachment probe
House Republicans on Saturday submitted a list of witnesses they’d like to testify as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into…
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