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Houston making a bid for Super Bowl 51
With $2.6 billion in development and one of the strongest economies in the country, the Bayou City is considered a favorite to win the bid for Super Bowl 51 in ...
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Local contestant rocks The Voice
Friends, family, and fans are putting their bets on Cypress' Danielle Bradbery to move on to the next round of NBC's hit show "The Voice" after another strong performance Monday ...
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Reed Cushing miss Texans 1st spring workout
Houston Texans ' first spring workout on Monday as he recovers from hip surgery in Colorado. Coach Gary Kubiak said Reed is "doing really well.'' The nine-time Pro Bowler signed a three-year contract in free agency and will miss organized team activities. "The expectations are for him to leave Colorado sometime this week,'' Kubiak ...
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Obama pledges help after tornado tells Oklahoma governor to call him directly if needs arise
A child is carried from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Sue ...
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Altuve leaves Boras to rejoin former agency
Email HOUSTON -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve recently left agent Scott Boras and signed with Scott Pucino and Wil Polidor of Octagon -- the agency that originally represented him before he switched to Boras about a year ago. Altuve, an All-Star in 2012, who's making a push to make the American League All-Star team this year, entered Monday hitting .333 and was tied for first in the ...
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ParaNorman
ParaNorman, a 3D stop-motion horror-comedy love letter to misunderstood outcasts, begins in hilariously meta-fashion, with a bad horror movie-within-the-movie that features an endlessly screaming young woman, a slowly lumbering zombie, and a pulsating electronic score that will imme ... ...
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Maxwell ditches brace making progress
Email HOUSTON -- Astros outfielder Justin Maxwell, who's been out nearly a month with a fractured left hand, is no longer wearing a brace and continues to make good progress. He hit 15 balls off a tee on Monday and took 30 more swing from soft toss. Maxwell said he was still a little sore and is scheduled to have a routine X-ray on Tuesday. "I've just been working with ...
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Soto Chirinos fill void competently behind the plate
Email ARLINGTON -- The Rangers went into Monday's game with the Athletics having won nine of their last 13 games. That's significant because those 13 games took place while catcher A.J. Pierzynski was on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle in his right rib cage. The Rangers were able to survive and thrive because of the work of Geovany Soto and Robinson Chirinos. Soto was ...
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5 E. coli cases confirmed
According to a press release Monday by the Brazos County Health Department, the investigation of 10 cases of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli has ...
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Mission Sierra residents fed up with vandals
"It's starting to be a little bit annoying," said Terrance Riley, Mission Sierra Homeowner's Association president. "We just noticed broken bottle glass and then we noticed bb shots to the windows and then we noticed glass being broken ...
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European Space Agency names first Briton for space station mission
The European Space Agency says a former army helicopter pilot is to be Britain's first official astronaut to go to the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake, 41, is set for a five-month mission to the ISS in 2015 in a move being called a major boost for Britain's space industry, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday. Peake has been awaiting a mission assignment since graduating ...
On the record
Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
Hotel Review
Hilton Baynunah Tower
The drive from Abu Dhabi International Airport was about 40 kilometres. We arrived into the city, and out along the ...
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