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Teacher finds returns bank bag with $20K in College Station
An unemployed teacher was driving home after dropping her cat off at a veterinarian when she noticed a bag on the street. She stopped but doubted it contained anything, but soon discovered the bag was holding about ...
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Consumer recall Natura Pet Products dry pet food
Federal safety officials said several brands of Natura Pet Products dry pet food have been recalled over concerns they were contaminated with ...
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Arson investigators make third trip to same neighborhood in 24 hours
There have been three fires in the southeast Houston neighborhood north of Airport Boulevard in one day. The latest fire happened late Tuesday night at a home on Dulcrest and ...
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Grimm trying to help Texas gain ground on As
There's a trend starting to develop. Once again, Oakland starter Tommy Milone deserved a better outcome in his last start. Rangers starter Justin Grimm expected more from his last appearance. Again. On Wednesday, the two will square off in a battle between the top two teams in the American League West, and there's a good chance only one of them will walk off the field feeling ...
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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 ...
90.3°F Scattered Clouds
Winds: From the ESE at 2.0 MPH Gusting to 14.0 MPH
Movie Review
Zatoichi 1: The Tale of Zatoichi (Zatoichi Monogatari) [DVD]
Zatoichi was the Lone Ranger of Japanese cinema, a noble character who proved to be so popular that he starred in 25 movies from 1962 to 1973, as well as a revival movie in 1989 and a TV series that lasted for more than 100 episodes during the 1970s. Played by actor Shintaro Katsu, who became as identified with the role as Clayton Moore was with the role of the Lone Ranger in the 1950s, Zatoichi ... ...
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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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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 ...
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
After a prompt and friendly check-in at The Plaza I was escorted by the bellman to the 15th floor to ...
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