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Ghislaine Maxwell quietly moved from Florida prison to softer Texas ‘honor dorm’ after asking for Trump pardon
The Independent
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August 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Churches prepare to reach thousands at widespread fall Go Tell America Crusade
The Daily Leader - Mississippi
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July 30, 2025
Churches in and around Lincoln County are working together to offer a free-to-attend gospel crusade in October. On Sunday-Wednesday, Oct. 19-22, at 7 p.m. nightly, the Go Tell America Crusade will take place at King’s Field, the Brookhaven High...
The Houston Pianist Shaping 21st-Century Jazz
Texas Monthly
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August 1, 2025
As a touring member of the rock band Haim, Paul Cornish spent six nights playing in front of 70,000 people at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. “I don’t think I’ll ever hear a louder cheer in my life,” he says. “It...
Tucker-based Friends of Disabled Adults and Children provide relief to Texas flood victims
Rough Draft Atlanta - Georgia
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August 1, 2025
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Former Rangers GM Jon Daniels reveals his favorite, least favorite trades he made in Texas
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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August 1, 2025
Former Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels joined The Dallas Morning News’ SportsDay Rangers podcast with longtime beat reporter Evan Grant and Rangers senior advisor and team historian John Blake. They discussed how the trade deadline has...
Texas Senate advances bill to ban THC — again
KENS - Texas
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July 30, 2025
The Senate’s decision signals another potential standoff with Gov. Greg Abbott, who vetoed a similar ban earlier this year as he called for more regulations instead. AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at...
EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell Is Moved to Minimum Security Prison in Texas After Meeting with Justice Department About Epstein
The New York Sun
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August 1, 2025
Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite convicted for her role in Jeffrey Epstein’s underage sex trafficking operation, was quietly removed late Thursday from the Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee, in northern Florida, and is now at a...
Texas Redistricting Plan Could Give Republicans 5 Seats—But Democrats Are Fighting Back
Forbes
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Topline An unusual plan to re-draw congressional lines in Texas that could earn Republicans five more House seats in next year's midterms was unveiled Wednesday, and the state’s Democrats are reportedly considering a stonewalling move that could...
Texas Senate advances bill to ban THC; final passage expected Friday
CBS Dallas - Texas
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The Texas Senate approved the second reading of a bill banning THC products on Wednesday with a 21-9 vote. The final vote will take place on Friday. Just over a month ago, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a similar bill banning products containing THC. He...
Texas sues New York clerk protecting illegal abortionist who killed baby, injured woman
LifeSite
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July 30, 2025
News Texas AG Ken Paxton is moving to enforce a $100,000 fine against abortionist Margaret Carpenter for sending illegal pills into the state that killed an unborn child and seriously injured the mother. (LifeSiteNews) — An abortionist who...
Mariners look to strengthen postseason hopes with White Sox in town
Field Level Media
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Julio Rodriguez has entered the record books. Rodriguez became the first player in major league history to open a career with four consecutive seasons of 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases when he went deep Sunday in a 5-4 victory against the Texas...
Penny Schwinn drops out of the running for Education Department’s deputy role
Tennessee Lookout
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August 1, 2025
This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. Updated Penny Schwinn, in line to serve as second in command of the U.S. Department of...
Episcopal Diocese of West Texas provides help and hope through disaster relief
Karnes Countywide - Texas
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August 1, 2025
Whenever there is a natural or human disaster in south Texas, The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, will be there to aid with relief efforts. The Diocese, led by Bishop David Read, is made up of about 90 churches throughout the entire southern...
Mexican national pleads guilty to identity theft; seven others face immigration charges
Old North News - North Carolina
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July 31, 2025
Dena J. King U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North CarolinaDena J. King U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina Jose De La Cruz-Lopez, a 45-year-old Mexican national...
'Radical far right agenda': Texas school districts reject state's Bible-themed curriculum
AlterNet
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August 1, 2025
This coming school year, the Fairfield, Texas, school district, about halfway between Dallas and Houston, will roll out a new K-5 reading program that includes multiple biblical references. But the staff, hoping to avoid debates over families’...
Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here's what they did
WKYU - Kentucky
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August 1, 2025
For hundreds of civil servants, today marks the end of their work at the U.S. Department of Education, though most haven't been allowed to work since March when they were placed on leave and later laid off. These employees performed a wide range...
The long struggle to balance faith and freedom at Baylor
Baptist News Global
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August 4, 2025
The latest controversy between Baylor University and the Baptists — rejecting grant funding to study LGBTQ exclusion in the church — has roots that stretch back more than 100 years, far preceding late 20th-century and early 21st-century struggles...
How to watch Saturday’s Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway: Start time, TV info and weather
NBC Sports
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August 1, 2025
The Xfinity Series will have a new short-track winner for 2025 at Iowa Speedway, the third of five short-track races this season. With Cup Series champion Kyle Larson (Bristol) absent from the entry list and Austin Hill (Martinsville) suspended...
Right-wing gets bloody eye as Texas schools reject Bible-themed curriculum
Raw Story
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August 1, 2025
This coming school year, the Fairfield, Texas, school district, about halfway between Dallas and Houston, will roll out a new K-5 reading program that includes multiple biblical references. But the staff, hoping to avoid debates over families’...
Texas Senate Approves Bill To Criminalize Wide Range Of Consumable Hemp Products
Marijuana Moment
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July 30, 2025
The Texas Senate has signed off on legislation that would impose a sweeping ban on most consumable hemp in the state, criminally outlawing products containing any detectable amount of THC as well as any other cannabinoid except CBD and CBG....