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Organized criminal rings target SNAP recipients because of the government program's outdated security features. But upgrading the tech costs money and states' SNAP budgets are getting squeezed....
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The two candidates for Texas' 23rd Congressional District agreed on the border district's pressing problems but not how to fix them. The post Brandon Herrera, Katy Padilla Stout take off gloves in pre-election debate appeared first on San Antonio Current ....
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The race has become more competitive — and mentions of President Donald Trump have disappeared from Mealer’s website.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio opened a new $35 million basketball and volleyball training center Wednesday. The 53,000-square-foot facility features two full-sized practice courts, hydrotherapy rooms and new offices. It will serve as the daily operations hub for both the...
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The 76ers tried. Oh, how they tried, to find that missing All-Star, that missing piece they could team with Joel Embiid and a rotating cast of starters and that could finally lead the franchise to an NBA championship. Jimmy Butler. Paul George . James Harden . Tobias Harris. Al H...
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Two San Antonio restaurants received recognition in the 2026 Michelin Guide Texas, adding to the city’s growing presence in one of the dining world’s best-known restaurant guides. French bistro Petit Coquin, at 1012 S. Presa St. in Southtown, and Lovers Pizzeria, at 105 E. Ashby ...
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Hundreds of thousands of teachers, doctors and civil servants walked off the job in Ireland on Wednesday, crippling public services across the country as workers demand higher wages to offset the rising cost of living. Most schools, colleges and universities are closed and thousa...
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Long lines of vehicles snaked outside gas stations across Indonesia’s resort island of Bali this week after fuel deliveries were disrupted by a combination of technical problems, bad weather and surging demand, officials said Wednesday. On the tourism-dependent island, motorcycle...
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It's the second major staff decision that's cut out incoming leaders, drawing complaints from Democratic county judge nominee Ron Nirenberg. Bexar County races to fill top staff positions before new leaders arrive was first posted on October 14, 2026 at 9:27 am. ©2021 " San ...
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The Philadelphia Phillies are keeping Don Mattingly as manager, removing his interim tag and giving him a two-year deal even after a late-season collapse nearly cost the team a playoff spot. Team president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced the move Wednesday. Matti...
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The building that houses London's oldest restaurant has been donated to Europe's biggest conservation charity, a move that will, it is hoped, secure one of the U.K. capital's go-to eateries for centuries to come. Established in 1798 by Thomas Rule as an oyster bar when Europe was...
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The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices. The adjustment transl...
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Japan lodged a protest with Russia on Wednesday over the arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying, demanding that Moscow provide an explanation, consular access and humane treatment. Russia's Federal Security Service said the man, who works for the Hokkaido Shimbun ...
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Two San Antonio firefighters were injured in a fire at an apartment complex on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire was reported just before 6 a.m. Wednesday at a vacant building in the 5200 block of Blanco Road, near Jackson Keller Road. SAFD pu...
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President Donald Trump’s midterm roadshow to rally the GOP visits swing-state Arizona and a Republican-leaning U.S. House district in Montana on Wednesday. In Bullhead City, Arizona, Trump aimed to rally support for Rep. Andy Biggs, who seeks the governorship. Trump is set to tra...
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Today @ 10:30 a.m., The 13th Floor Haunted House is back for the 2026 spooky season. We find out what’s new and send in 2 scaredy cats to give the frights a try. Spirit Halloween stores are popping up around town. We visit one of the largest one’s to see the new, trendy costumes ...
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More than a year after President Donald Trump deployed National Guard members to begin patrolling the streets of the nation's capital, a federal appeals court on Wednesday opened a hearing on the legality of his action by asking the government if there were any limits on a presid...
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Indonesia’s top Islamic council met with government officials Wednesday to voice its opposition to two upcoming concerts by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli , arguing that the singer's past support for Israel is incompatible with the views of many in the Muslim-majority country. The ...
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Trump campaigns for a should-be-safe U.S. Senate seat while Democrats are urging their national party to help Gov. Greg Abbott's challenger. Here are the top races to watch this November 2026 election was first posted on October 14, 2026 at 5:00 am. ©2021 " San Antonio Repor...
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In recent weeks, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have adopted increasingly tough rhetoric against data centers, promising to crack down on hundreds of facilities that failed to disclose required information about their water use over the past five years. But the ...
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Leigh Wambsganss, the Republican candidate for a Fort Worth-area state Senate seat, no longer labels herself “ULTRA MAGA” on social media. Wambsganss also removed a large “Trump Endorsed” banner from her campaign website and in August replaced a photo of herself and President Don...
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Russell Brand behaved as a “ruthless” sexual predator when he assaulted six women over a decade, a prosecutor said Wednesday, as she opened the rape and sexual assault case against the actor-comedian. Brand, 51, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexu...
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U.S. President Donald Trump said that “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in “our new and beautiful Greenland,” though it wasn't clear what developments he was referring to on an island where resource extraction has stymied companies for decades. Despite Tr...
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Kamala Harris is building out her final fall campaign blitz on behalf of other Democrats, completing a midterm schedule that by Election Day will have taken her to multiple early presidential primary states on Democrats' 2028 calendar as the former vice president mulls whether to...
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The U.S. and other wealthy nations need to urgently tackle mounting global debt levels that are weighing most heavily on low-income countries and straining the global financial system, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Ge...
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Ukrainian drones lost some of their speed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on battlefield use of the country's U.S.-made Starlink communication terminals , officials said Wednesday as the capital endured a second consecutive night of missile attacks. At the same time, Ukr...
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Iran-backed Houthi rebels hit the headquarters of the Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco in an overnight strike, two regional officials said Wednesday, damaging the offices of the firm’s chief executive and other top officials. The strike, in the eastern Saudi Arabian city of D...
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Two leaders of India’s “Cockroach” youth movement were sentenced by a local court to serve five days in jail after being detained during a protest demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief , the group said Wednesday. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were among about ...
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A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage - at least, not until the matter goes to a formal trial....
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Taiwan plans to buy 6 million metric tons (6.6 million U.S. tons) of liquefied natural gas annually from a U.S. project once extraction starts and could invest up to $4.4 billion in it, its Economic Affairs Ministry said Wednesday, in what U.S. President Donald Trump touted as “o...
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Iran said Wednesday that a cargo ship has sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz . Meanwhile, a top Iranian official said Iran must be prepared for war even as it is negotiating with the U.S. And a hospital in Gaza said a woman was killed in an Israeli strike. He...
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Pope Leo XIV resumed his regular diet, began walking and celebrated Mass in the hospital Wednesday as he recovered from surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said. Questions remained about whether the cancer had spread, while Peru’s president suggested Leo...
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer appeared to intentionally drive a vehicle into a Mexican construction worker in Houston then fled the scene, a prosecutor said Wednesday, rejecting the agency’s claim the man stepped in front of the vehicle while running from aut...
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Thousands carrying white flowers lined the roads in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday as the remains of 731 people believed to have been killed during the 1968 Tet Offensive were taken for burial nearly six decades after their deaths. Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung att...
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U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gasoline and many other goods and services became more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before midterm elections that have focused heavily on affordability . The consumer price index rose...
