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UN appoints US agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program
The United Nations announced the appointment Friday of U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program, the U.N. food agency that calls itself “the world’s frontline responder to hunger” in conflicts, crises and emergencies around the world. Lindberg, the s...
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'The judge saw the truth': San Antonio woman wins $32K judgment against HOA after three-year battle
A San Antonio woman is sharing her story after winning a nearly three-year legal battle against her homeowners association, hoping it encourages other homeowners who feel like they’re fighting the same fight. Elizabeth Luna owned a rental unit at the Oaks Northwest community, a d...
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Aaron Donald expects to play for Rams on Monday night against Giants
The smile on Aaron Donald's face said it all, well before he verbalized his expectation that he will play for the Los Angeles Rams in their home opener against the New York Giants on Monday night. “That is the plan,” Donald said Friday. ”I think that's all of our plan. We can hav...
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Trump to meet acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez in New York next week, White House says
President Donald Trump will meet with Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela, for the first time next week since his administration carried out an operation to capture the nation's former leader and effectively put Rodriguez in charge. The gathering in New York City b...
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Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war
President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine . The measure was a final legacy item for the late Sen. Lindsey...
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A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home
Denny Glover was hoping for a big catch when he went fishing with buddies on the Sacramento River, but he wasn't expecting a fully grown humpback whale . Glover saw the whale surfacing on Wednesday while he was fishing for salmon and striped bass from a 21-foot (6.4-meter) boat, ...
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Yankees slugger Aaron Judge to miss most or all of rest of regular season with a right calf strain
Three-time AL MVP Aaron Judge is headed back on the injured list — this time with a right calf strain — and New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't sure whether the slugger will be able to return for the postseason. New York said it will make the roster move on Saturday. The p...
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Queen Anne Victorian for sale steps from the River Walk has a sun porch and stained glass windows
This 1903-built Painted Lady in San Antonio's Southtown area is a charmer with historic details and a low price. The post Queen Anne Victorian for sale steps from the River Walk has a sun porch and stained glass windows appeared first on San Antonio Current ....
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SAPD seeks help identifying person of interest in two attempted sexual assault cases
San Antonio police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest in two attempted sexual assault cases. Police said a 24-year-old woman was assaulted on May 23 around 7:44 a.m. in the 14200 block of Cross Canyon. The woman told police she was sitting in her pa...
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Trump has a deal to build US military presence in Greenland while leaving island in Denmark's hands
President Donald Trump announced Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally — an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark's hands. Trump in a soci...
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Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
The president chalked the ban up to what he called unfavorable coverage, and he threatened that bans on other media companies could be coming.
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Brentford climbs to third in Premier League after sweeping Chelsea aside 3-0
Brentford climbed to third in the Premier League after a crushing 3-0 win over west London rival Chelsea on Friday. It was a puzzling display by Xabi Alonso's Chelsea side, which has now gone three league games without a win. Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho all sco...
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Democrats challenge Gov. Abbott's TV ad on property tax cuts
They claim the ads are misleading about who is in the best position to provide property tax relief — local governments or the state.
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Gov. Abbott's data center audit is underway. Here's what ERCOT is asking.
ERCOT released the questions included in its community impact survey on Friday. It's also working to verify that large data centers looking to connect to the grid are ready to build....
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Security measures at Ole Miss will be heightened for Lane Kiffin's high-profile return with LSU
Mississippi will assemble the state's largest law enforcement presence ever for a college football game this weekend, highlighting the heightened security in place around the stadium and off campus for the much-anticipated game Saturday night against LSU and former Rebels coach L...
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Space hardware built in San Antonio at SwRI will soon take measurements on Mercury
On board the BepiColombo spacecraft is Strofio, a neutral mass spectrometer specifically designed to sample the sparse exosphere around Mercury. The spacecraft is a joint mission of the European and Japanese space agencies and was launched in 2018....
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Texas AG Ken Paxton owes overdue property taxes in Hawaii
Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas AG Ken Paxton may owe overdue property taxes and fees on one of his properties in Hawaii according to Maui county records....
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Judge rules EPA illegally terminated $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
The Trump administration illegally terminated a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Friday. The Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the Solar for All fund...
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Vikings will start Carson Wentz at QB vs. Bears with Kyler Murray still in concussion protocol
Carson Wentz will start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, with Kyler Murray still in the NFL concussion protocol and ruled out for the game at Chicago. Murray was a limited participant in practice all week and simply ran out of time to make more more progress af...