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Mexico’s Lopez-Obrador loses ground in midterms and Chihuahua elects first woman governor


June 8, 2021

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico — Chihuahua appears to have made history by electing its first female governor Sunday during pivotal nationwide midterms where Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s political alliance won 9 of the 15 gubernatorial races. But López Obrador’s dominant hold on Congress slipped. His Morena political party will have a maximum of 203 votes in Congress which, together …

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VP Harris, in Guatemala, says border visit would be mere ‘grand gesture,’ warns migrants ‘do not come’


June 8, 2021

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris, making her first overseas trip, hit back at criticism from Texas Republicans and others demanding she visit the US-Mexico border, asserting Monday in Guatemala that it’s far more important to focus on “root causes” of migration than to make “grand gestures.” Republicans do not consider a border visit a mere gesture, and most of …

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‘This is all connected’: Black Dallasites reflect on Tulsa Massacre lessons


June 8, 2021

Emma Rodgers said she’s particularly interested in the year 1921. It was the year her mother was born. It was also the year a white mob attacked Tulsa’s Greenwood District, which was known for its affluent Black population. Historians believe the massacre resulted in as many as 300 deaths. On the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, crowds gathered …

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Teen critically wounded in shooting outside Fort Worth high school


June 8, 2021

A teenage boy was critically wounded in a shooting outside Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth on Monday afternoon. Police were called about 5:20 p.m. to the school, near Meadowbrook Drive and Weiler Boulevard, where a shooting had been reported in the parking lot. According to a police incident report, a 911 caller said the shooter drove off. The …

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PUC considers ending Texas moratorium on shutting off utilities for nonpayment


June 8, 2021

AUSTIN — As the Texas summer and extreme temperatures approach, the Public Utility Commission is weighing whether to end a moratorium on utilities shutoffs for nonpayment — a decision that could impact customers statewide who are struggling with bills. A decision about potentially extending the moratorium will be made during a public PUC meeting this Friday, the same day it …

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Dallas voters have spoken. Here are five takeaways from city council elections


June 8, 2021

After Saturday’s runoff elections, Dallas residents now know what their city council will look like for the next two years. With a mayor halfway through his first term, the council will include 10 familiar faces and four new ones. That means when the new Dallas City Council is sworn in next Monday, it’ll be a more experienced group at the …

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Dallas assaults show slight dip in month following implementation of Chief Eddie García’s crime plan


June 8, 2021

Dallas police Chief Eddie García was cautiously optimistic the department’s new crime reduction plan is working during his first report on his crime plan to the Dallas Public Safety Committee on Monday. New numbers showed that, after one month after the plan’s implementation, the city has seen a small dip in violent assaults. But Garcia said it’s too early to …

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What you need to know about coronavirus


June 8, 2021

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: What is the virus? Scientists have identified the virus as a novel, or new, coronavirus. The name comes from the Latin word for crowns or halos, which coronaviruses resemble under …

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