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Texas’ Operation Lone Star to get another $500 million to secure border, Gov. Abbott says
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The money will be redirected from state agencies to Operation Lone Star, which went into effect a year ago. The program is a joint mission between the National Guard soldiers and troopers with the state Department of...
University of Virginia paid CRT proponent Ibram Kendi more than $500 per minute for lecture: report
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Controversial author and critical race theory advocate Ibram X. Kendi reportedly earned over $ 500 per minute to give a speech at the University of Virginia in April 2021. According to a contract obtained by the Dai...
Biden Revives Obama-era loan program that funded Solyndra and cost U.S. taxpayers more than $500 million
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The Energy Department said it would guarantee up to $ 1 billion in loans to help a Nebraska company scale up production of "clean" hydrogen to convert natural gas into commercial products used in manufacturing and a...
Dolphins return to .500 and may have just found a new wrinkle to make playoff push
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And there’s reason to believe Miami is better equipped to make that final push than it was before Sunday’s 31-24 victory over the New York Jets began because the team suddenly has found a running game. CLICK HERE FOR...
AFC has record 12 teams at .500 or better through Week 12
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Heading into December, only four teams in the conference have losing records, with the 12 teams at .500 or better the most for a conference through 12 weeks since the merger. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . ...
Kamala Harris reportedly spent over $500 on cookware in Parisian shop amid US economic uncertainty
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The vice president visited the shop on her four-day diplomatic trip to Paris last week, reportedly dropping 516 euros on pots and pans at high-end cookware store E. Dehillerin. The store is located outside of the wor...
Police seize $500 million in illegal marijuana in a raid in Oregon
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At a time when legalized marijuana sales are rising nationally, state police in Oregon last week seized 500,000 pounds of illegal marijuana in a bust outside Medford, Oregon, that they estimated had a street value o...
Chicago man fed up with speed bump behind home, takes pickax to it and faces $500 fine
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Nicolas Benitez complained to his alderman's office and then took a pickax to the asphalt speed bump behind his garage in his Brighton Park home, an action some frustrated residents may look at as heroic, the Chicago...
Nola lifts Phillies back over .500, beats reeling Yanks 7-0
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Odubel Herrera, Jean Segura and J.T. Realmuto combined to go 7 for 13 with a double, a triple, four runs scored and five RBIs. Philadelphia has won four straight games and three straight series, giving the Phillies a...
Suárez, surging Reds sweep Rockies, move back over .500
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The Reds have won 10 of their last 13, including three straight over the Rockies. It was the Reds' first sweep of Colorado in Cincinnati since 2006. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Tony Santillan, recalled fr...
Air travel surged nearly 500% during Memorial Day weekend: TSA
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More than 1.65 million people were screened at airports across the United States on Sunday, according to the Transportation Security Administration. That’s an increase of 368% compared with 2020 figures when 352,947 ...
Kluber gets 100th win, Yankees sweep Tigers to reach .500
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Kluber (2-2) looked like the pitcher who won AL Cy Young Awards with Cleveland in 2014 and 2017, before injuries wrecked his 2018 and ’19 seasons. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . The 35-year-old right-hander ...
Javier pitches Astros past Mariners 2-0, back over .500
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Javier (3-0) allowed two hits in a career-high seven innings — both by Kyle Seager — struck out six and walked three. "He showed me he’s in shape," Houston manager Dusty Baker said. "Even though his velocity went dow...
Difo leads Pirates over Royals 2-1, back over .500 at 12-11
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Pittsburgh (12-11) has won three straight games and 11 of of 16 since a 1-6 start, moving back above .500 for the first time since it was 1-0 in the opening week. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Kansas City h...
Randle leads Knicks over Lakers and back above .500
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Two nights after dominating the Nets, the defending champions got a look at how much better the New York Knicks are defensively. Julius Randle had 34 points and 10 rebounds against his former team and the Knicks beat...
Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 per month, no strings attached
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Low-income families of color in Oakland, California, could receive some extra financial assistance over the next year and a half. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced this week that the city will launch a guarantee...