U.S. futures are falling Friday as technology companies such as Amazon, Intel and Alphabet all tumble lower, pressuring Wall Street. Futures for the S&P 500 dropped 1% on Friday, while those for the Nasdaq declined 2.3%. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were unchanged. Bitcoin dropped...
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An NPR investigation finds that more than 15,000 military veterans were put into much-higher-cost home loans after the Trump administration cut a key program. Many now pay $1,000 more per month....
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While many young voters are focused on the cost of living in the election, for some from immigrant families, the political calculation — and their votes — is often about even more than the economy....
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A joke by former President Obama has gone viral and received backlash from the Trump administration as the issue of affordability looms large over next week's midterm elections....
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The locally owned concept recently took over the former Allora space adjacent to the Pearl development. The post Fresh seafood shines at San Antonio restaurant (a)mar while other dishes flounder appeared first on San Antonio Current ....
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One of the countless memorable lines that have tumbled out of the “Star Trek” universe over the years is this gem, originally from a 20th-century poet named Delmore Schwartz: “Time is the fire in which we burn.” It was uttered as an existential warning to Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in...
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On most October nights, fishing guide Bill Wetzel can be found navigating the shores of Montauk, New York, in a modified 4x4 pickup truck, rumbling over boulders and thick sand as he scans the surface of the Atlantic for signs of life. He notes, and meticulously logs, where he sp...
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Striped bass fishing has been Bill Jakob's passion for more than 60 years, and he remembers an era when he'd spend all night casting his line into the crashing waves off Montauk and get eight or nine fish ranging up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms), a big catch by anyone's standards. ...
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Dockworkers in Europe and beyond were staging strikes on Friday as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions, unions said. Unions in France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Turkey and Morocco issued a joint call to demand an end to the...
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FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS SOGGY FRIDAY: Another round of rain for SA today DRIER HALLOWEEN: Only an isolated shower Saturday, trick-or-treating looks good! TUESDAY FRONT: Arrives early, lower humidity, cooler by Tuesday afternoon FORECAST SOGGY FRIDAY Over the last 24 hours, San Antoni...
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This coverage is made possible through Votebeat , a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletters here . This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center . ALAMO — Eustorgia Santos...
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The Texas governorship was long considered a weak position until Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his predecessor Rick Perry each spent long tenures amassing the kind of political sway needed to deftly achieve their agendas. If Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa manages to stop A...
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The $650 million package approved by council includes $442 million for infrastructure needs across the city and $208 million for a stormwater drainage bond. City Council ‘came together’ to shape 2027 bond valued at $442M, plus $208M for flood control was first posted on October 3...
