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ATM service tech attacked and robbed at convenience store in south Houston


September 23, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are searching for the men responsible for attacking and robbing an ATM repair technician who was servicing a machine at a convenience store. It happened in the 12100 block of Almeda on Sept. 11. The victim told officers he was leaving the store when he was suddenly attacked from behind. One suspect pushed the …

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Chevron asks employees to delete WeChat


September 23, 2020

US oil giant Chevron has asked employees globally to delete Tencent’s WeChat from their work phones, following the Trump administration’s executive order to ban the social media app, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. A US judge on Sunday blocked a government order requiring Apple and Google to remove WeChat for downloads on national security grounds. The U.S. Commerce Department said …

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What US has done to TikTok is almost the same as a gangster: China Daily


September 23, 2020

SHANGHAI: China has no reason to approve the “dirty and unfair” deal based on “bullying and extortion” that Oracle and Walmart said they struck with ByteDance, the state-backed English-language China Daily newspaper said on Wednesday. “What the United States has done to TikTok is almost the same as a gangster forcing an unreasonable and unfair business deal on a legitimate …

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Policing, criminal justice issues at the forefront in Dallas County race for Texas House


September 23, 2020

An already combative race for an eastern Dallas County statehouse seat grew even more contentious this week when Republican challenger Will Douglas questioned Democratic incumbent Rhetta Bowers’ support for local police. “I’d like to push back on on the idea that Rep. Bowers supports local services,” Douglas said during an interview Monday with The Dallas Morning News’ editorial board. “I’m pretty sure Rep. Bowers chose not …

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No, Mr. President, you didn’t win Texas by ‘landslide’ and polls didn’t show dead heat four years ago


September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is serving up revisionist history of his 2016 victory in Texas, telling Ohio voters Monday night that he won in a “landslide” despite “suppression polls” this time four years ago that showed a dead heat in Texas. Neither claim is true. Trump topped Hillary Clinton by a 9-point margin in Texas. There’s no precise definition …

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Richardson ISD enrollment down by more than 2,000 students


September 23, 2020

Richardson ISD has over 2,000 fewer students enrolled in school than it did this time last year. The district had 37,385 students enrolled on Sept. 15, a drop of 2,105 compared to last year when 39,490 students were enrolled on Sept. 9, 2019. When compared to 2019, kindergarten and grades 5 and 9 saw the greatest declines, Brenda Payne, assistant …

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