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A cold front arrives Friday


July 2, 2021

A rare July cold front is going to move through North Texas early on Friday. This front will bring a scattering of showers and storms as well as a drop in temperatures, but the humidity will remain moderately high. The best chance of showers and storms will be Friday. As the front moves out of North Texas into Central Texas, …

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NA body comes down hard on IIUI for ‘mishandling’ rape case


July 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Thursday came down hard on the administration of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) for mishandling a rape case on the campus. Moreover, the committee approved a bill to reduce the tenure of the chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC) from four to two years. The National Assembly Standing Committee on Education met at the HEC …

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Pims OPD opened after over a year


July 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Out patient department (OPD) of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Thursday was opened for public. The OPD was closed in February last year for renovation and later it remained closed due to spread of Covid-19. “Finally, renovation has been completed and now patients do not have to wait outside the building in the sizzling heat. Air conditioners …

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President stresses need for strengthening cyber security


July 2, 2021

ISDLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday stressed the need for strengthening cyber security of the country. Addressing the Convocation Ceremony at the National Defence University (NDU) the president said in the past, hundreds of thousands of innocent people were killed in Iraq based on the fake reports of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). “It is a fact that enmities …

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Contagious disease prompts Humane Society of North Texas to halt dog adoptions


July 2, 2021

The Humane Society of North Texas will pause dog adoptions and intake of all animals for the next two weeks after dogs in its shelter tested positive for a highly contagious virus disease, the organization announced Thursday. Dogs recently housed in its shelter tested positive for distemper, an incurable and often fatal disease that affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal and central …

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Amber Alert: Missing baby abducted by his mother, Ennis police say


July 2, 2021

Police in Ennis are asking for the public’s help finding an abducted infant they believe to be in grave danger. An Amber Alert has been activated for 7-month-old Miguel Ramirez, who was last seen about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 900 block of Shawnee Street. Police said the boy’s mother, 20-year-old Faith Reid, and a man went into the home …

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Unsettled weather expected through part of the holiday weekend


July 2, 2021

Friday begins dry for most, but a weak cold front will move slowly southward through North Texas as the morning progresses. This front will bring scattered to numerous showers and storms as well as a drop in temperatures, but the humidity will remain moderately high. Highs will remain from the upper 80s to lower 90s. Severe weather is not expected, …

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