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Woman claims she was sexually assulted by hotel security guard
A woman says she was assaulted at a local hotel, tricked by a man who posed as a good Samaritan. But she says he wasn't trying to help her, he attacked her and now she's ...
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Mothers incredible body transformation
You can see the difference in Ackerman's before and after photos for the Lifetime Fitness Challenge. Her body fat loss was amazing; she lost more body fat than anyone else in the ...
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Danielle Bradbery wins The Voice
At just 16, Danielle, who's from the Cypress area, was the youngest artist in the competition. She came to the show never having a vocal lesson and had never really performed in front of an audience before her ...
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Darvish fans 10 but bitten by homers vs. As
OAK@TEX: Pierzynski drives a two-run single to center ARLINGTON -- This was not about a lack of run support from the offense. This was simply about the Rangers' starting pitcher not being at his best, and this is supposedly the Rangers' best starting pitcher. But Yu Darvish has not earned a victory in over a month, and he didn't deserve one on Tuesday night, allowing five runs ...
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Restaurant Report Card for June 13 Get a sweet treat
At Red Pepper restaurant at 5626 Westheimer, inspectors saw a roach on a shelf in the food storage room; and they said there were rodent droppings in the food storage area of Hunan King at 5714 Chimney ...
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Movie Review
50 First Dates
50 First Dates, an affectionate, but often tonally awkward date movie, tries to have it both ways: earn tears and sniffling smiles from the sentimental and big guffaws from those who like vomit, penis, and gay jokes. The fact that is stars Adam Sandler ... ...
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Thief caught on video trying to steal statue from Heights home
Home surveillance video shows the would-be thief as the culprit. Sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning he tried to lift it up, but quickly gave ...
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Man takes action after ID stolen while buying phone at AT+T store
A loyal AT+T customer, Larry Bates was eager to take advantage of a cell phone upgrade the company was offering him. So he paid a visit to his neighborhood store in ...
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Berkman back in lineup after two-game hiatus
Email ARLINGTON -- Lance Berkman was back in the lineup on Tuesday after getting two days off. But he was batting fifth in the order after batting exclusively in the third spot. A.J. Pierzynski, who was hitting .382 in his last 19 games going into Tuesday, was moved up to the No. 3 spot. Berkman was hitting .192 in his last 19 games. "I just decided to give Berkman less stress, so I moved ...
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Rangers place Baker on DL with thumb sprain
Email ARLINGTON -- Jeff Baker is still unable to throw a baseball or grip a bat, so the Rangers placed him on the disabled list on Tuesday with a sprained right thumb. The Rangers also optioned first baseman Chris McGuiness to Triple-A Round Rock while calling up catcher Robinson Chirinos and left-handed pitcher Joseph Ortiz. Baker has not played since last Wednesday, a day before injuring the ...
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Despite dominant stretch Perez staying in Minors
ARLINGTON -- Left-hander Martin Perez threw six scoreless innings for Triple-A Round Rock in a 12-2 victory over Oklahoma City on Monday night and is 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his last four starts. But the Rangers are not ready to bring him to the Major Leagues. "The only conversation we had was he threw the ball well again [Monday] night," manager Ron Washington said. "End of ...
On the record
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
Hotel Review
The Plaza, New York City
The Plaza had two entrances, both attended by a Concierge. On arrival my car was greeted enthusiastically with assistance with ...
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