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COVID-19 vaccine confusion on who is next as Texas starts next phase


December 29, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As thousands of health workers and first responders continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine, there’s a growing desire to understand how the rest of the public may finally get vaccinated. “People are going to be hearing stories, and we’re hearing them already,” admitted Houston’s health authority Dr. David Persse, of people who didn’t seem like they …

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Model projections paint grim COVID-19 picture, despite vaccine


December 29, 2020

TEXAS (KTRK) — On the same day Texas saw more hospitalizations on a single day than any other during the pandemic, health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, are warning that despite the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the next few weeks will likely get worse before they get better. With just 0.6% of the U.S. now vaccinated, it could be months …

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Woman gets scammed out of $900 in ‘Facebook fee scheme’


December 29, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston woman is sharing her story and warning others after a scammer posed as someone she knew. “I really needed that money. Now I don’t have anything in my account,” said Yajaira Torres. Torres was scammed out of $900 by a man who she said was a long-time Facebook friend. “I already did the police report. I’m …

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15-year-old shot and killed in west Houston near Alief, HPD says


December 29, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 15-year-old was shot and killed in the Alief area, according to police. It happened on Cook Road near Beechnut Monday night. According to a tweet posted by the Houston Police Department, the teen was found dead at the scene.   Westside officers are at a homicide scene 8000 Cook. 15 year old male deceased at …

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Kylie Jenner shares never-before-seen photos of her pregnancy to mesmerise fans


December 28, 2020

Reality star Kylie Jenner delighted fans as she fulfilled their request to share her unseen pregnancy photo. The ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ actress also shared a baby picture of daughter Stormi after joining in with the popular Instagram challenge ‘Post a picture of’. It was a perfect treat for Kylie’s fans to take a trip down memory lane with …

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It took 24 years for Texas Republicans to elect their second female U.S. representative: Meet Beth Van Duyne


December 28, 2020

It was not until the 2018 midterm election that Rep. Kay Granger realized how seriously the Republican party needed to recruit more female candidates. In a record-breaking year for Democrats, 106 Democratic women were sworn into Congress, and one day all of the women in the House of Representatives were sitting together. What you need to know about coronavirus, plus …

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Active weather later this week


December 28, 2020

Monday will feature increasing clouds as low-level moisture streams in from the south. A stalled front to our south will be moving northward through the day. Light showers will be possible mainly across Central and Southeast Texas this afternoon. Scattered rain showers are expected across the rest of the region tonight into Tuesday. The next strong storm system will head …

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KP reports 252 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths


December 28, 2020

PESHAWAR: At least seven more patients of COVID-19 died during the past 24 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), taking the total death toll to 1,609 in the province. According to the statistics issued by the KP health department, 252 more people tested positive for the COVID-19 overnight, bringing the total number of cases to 57,467. However, 372 more patients recuperated from the …

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