59 m. ago Terrifying look inside US town being overwhelmed by world's most infectious disease

In the dusty outskirts of Seminole, Texas - just past the cotton fields and under the relentless spring sun - Peter Hildebrand stands outside a gas station, his eyes rimmed red and voice cracking.

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15 h. ago Katy Perry, Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez and four others arrive back on Earth after space flight – live

The Amazon founder’s Blue Origin lands minutes after liftoff at 9.30am ETIt’s a clear, crisp morning in Texas. There’s a crackle of anticipation among the supporters gathered to watch the big launch.A lot at stake here. This launch could be the defining moment for Blue Origin’s reputation in space travel. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Katy Perry and Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez about to take space flight with all

The Amazon founder’s Blue Origin is due to take off at 9.30am ET, with the trip expected to last about 11 minutesIt’s a clear, crisp morning in Texas. There’s a crackle of anticipation among the supporters gathered to watch the big launch.A lot at stake here. This launch could be the defining moment for Blue Origin’s reputation in space travel. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Texas man suing Titans cornerback L'Jarius Sneed over December shooting at car lot

A Texas man is suing Tennessee Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed for at least $1 million

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3 d. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Time for Britain to lead the world out of tariff chaos

With ­trembling fingers I reached into the chilled display. It felt like hours that I had been ­scouring the shelves in the vast Texan supermarket, with aisles as long as Westminster Abbey.

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5 d. ago Popular hot sauce recalled in 10 states due to possible ‘life

Two different flavors of Texas Pete hot sauce were recalled

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6 d. ago RFK Jr stayed silent on vaccine, says father of child who died from measles

Pete Hildebrand says health secretary ‘never said anything’ about vaccine’s efficacy when he visited for funeralA Texas man who buried his eight-year-old daughter on Sunday after the unvaccinated child died with measles says Robert F Kennedy Jr “never said anything” about the vaccine against the illness or its proven efficacy while visiting the girl’s family and community for her funeral.“He did not say that the vaccine was effective,” Pete Hildebrand, the father of Daisy Hildebrand, said in reference to Kennedy during a brief interview on Monday. “I had supper with the guy and he never said anything about that.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Supreme Court lifts order blocking deportations under 18th century wartime law

The Supreme Court has lifted a court order blocking the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants under an 18th century wartime law

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8 d. ago Rodeo star horrifically stamped to death by furious bull after being thrown off

Rodeo star Dylan Grant suffered injuries after being thrown off a bull in Texas on Thursday evening. The 24-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he sadly died

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1 week ago The truth about Hulk Hogan's explosive family feud and his secret plan to get estranged daughter back on side, revealed by insiders

As far as road trips go, Hulk Hogan's two-day visit to Texas seemed surprisingly upbeat this week. Behind the scenes, however, is a very different story.

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1 week ago Texas Open champion begins title defence with surprise Masters 2025 admission

Akshay Bhatia won his second PGA Tour title in San Antonio last year and as he prepares to defend his crown, admits it isn't his focus right now

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2 w. ago Golfer's caddie picked up a turtle at the Houston Open... and what happened next left fans horrified

A video emerged on Sunday from the Texas tournament appearing to show Mitchell Theoret picking up a turtle to move it safely out of harm's way.

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2 w. ago Health insurance CEO admits to hiring private investigators to dig up dirt on patients, doctors and politicians

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has vowed to ‘uncover any illegal activity’ as has launched an investigation into Superior HealthPlan and its chief executive Mark Sanders

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2 w. ago Texas pastor says county’s superintendent candidate isn’t fit because of her ‘ungodly and immoral’ lifestyle

Dr Tiffany Regan has 30 years of experience with the Deer Park Independent School District

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2 w. ago US judge calls heat in Texas prisons ‘unconstitutional’ but does not order AC

Lawsuit from advocates argues brutal heat routinely rising above 100F amounts to cruel and unusual punishmentA federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons was “plainly unconstitutional” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions.The ruling affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in Texas, where summer heat routinely soars above 100F (38C) for weeks. But they will have to continue pressing their lawsuit later in a trial. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tragedy rocks Texas sheriff’s office after four deputies die by suicide in six weeks: ‘It caught a lot of us by surprise’

The death of Deputy Christina Kohler was announced by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office last week

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2 w. ago Accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO asks for laptop in jail

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers want computer for him to review case materials in deadly shooting of Brian ThompsonThe accused killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, is asking for a laptop in jail, but just for legal purposes – not for communicating with anyone – as he awaits trial.In a court filing made public late on Monday, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers proposed that he get a laptop configured solely to let him view a vast amount of documents, video and other material in the case surrounding Thompson’s deadly shooting on 4 December. Similar limited-laptop provisions have been made for some other defendants in the federal lockup where Mangione is being held. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago On the Clock by Claire Baglin review – a fast food novel for a refined palette

Tensions sizzle alongside burgers in the hazy timelines and brisk prose of the French writer’s disorienting debutIn recent novels set in restaurants, the breakneck speed of the action hides darker elements at work. Stéphane Larue’s The Dishwasher follows a restaurant worker whose life threatens to unravel amid his gambling addiction; in Merritt Tierce’s Love Me Back, the world of waitressing is a front for Texas’s grimy underbelly. Beneath the surface frenzy of French writer Claire Baglin’s debut novel, On the Clock (translated by Jordan Stump), there is a similar stream of existential angst, its protagonist “mired in the heart of pointlessness”.Baglin’s focus is intergenerational exploitation in the (French) workplace. She gives an impressionistic portrait of a young woman employed at a burger joint in brisk but unsparing prose, alternating between her unnamed narrator’s customer-facing drudgery – unfriendly co-workers, pestering managers, habitual injuries – and her childhood memo...

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3 w. ago Texas Lottery Commission holding out on paying $83.5M to winner over technicality

Texas Rangers and Attorney General Ken Paxman are investigating the ‘suspicious’ win after the ticket was purchased through the app Jackpocket

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3 w. ago Kansas City Chiefs signed Super Bowl winner and Houston Texans safety as free agents

Andy Reid will be looking at the free agency market right now ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, just in case there are any hidden gems sitting in plain view to add to his Super Bowl calibre team

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