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PPP to reject bill on open ballot in Senate polls: leader


January 31, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Even before discussing the matter in the party’s Central Executive Com­mittee and four days before a meeting of the heads of the 10-party opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Move­m­e­nt, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) vice president Sherry Rehman declared on Saturday that her party would “reject” the government-proposed constitution amendment bill for open balloting in Senate elections when it would be put to …

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PTI leader Shahid Gondal passes away due to coronavirus in Rawalpindi


January 31, 2021

PTI activist and chairman of the Insaf Lawyers Wing Advocate Shahid Naseem Gondal passed away at the Military Hospital Rawalpindi on Saturday night due to complications arising from the novel coronavirus, party leaders and his family confirmed. Gondal was also serving as the Chief Legal Adviser of the Capital Development Authority. According to his nephew, Ihteshamul Haq Matoo, the PTI …

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Still windy, but much cooler Sunday


January 31, 2021

After early morning showers and a few rumbles of thunder, skies cleared out and temperatures skyrocketed into the mid and upper 70s by Saturday afternoon. Winds gusted to 45 mph, or even higher during the day. The Wind Advisory expired at 6 pm, but it will still remain rather windy overnight and through the day on Sunday. It will also …

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2 men in custody after street racing crash killed woman, left 70-year-old man critically injured


January 31, 2021

Two men are in custody after a street racing crash in Pleasant Grove left one woman dead and a 70-year-old man in critical condition Friday night. Reginald Manning, 27, and Lee Lucas, 29, each face second-degree felony charges of racing causing a death and racing causing serious bodily injury. Dallas leaders urge everyone to register for COVID-19 vaccines. (Video: Everton …

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Fair Park vaccination center closed through the weekend, vaccinations to resume Monday


January 31, 2021

Dallas County’s Fair Park vaccination center in South Dallas will be closed Friday and Saturday, a county spokesman said. Dallas leaders urge everyone to register for COVID-19 vaccines. (Video: Everton Bailey, Jr./DMN) Subscribe to The Dallas Morning News: The center distributed 9,000 doses this week and ran out of vaccine appointments before the weekend, said Christian Grisales, a spokesman for …

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These Dallas-Fort Worth providers are among Texas’ 82 vaccination hubs


January 31, 2021

Fourteen agencies in Dallas-Fort Worth will serve as COVID-19 vaccination hubs as Texas shifts toward a centralized approach to distributing the shots. Dallas leaders urge everyone to register for COVID-19 vaccines. (Video: Everton Bailey, Jr./DMN) Subscribe to The Dallas Morning News: In Dallas County, the county health department, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Baylor University Medical …

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Dallas County adds 20 COVID-19 deaths; 183 deaths in 7 days shatters record set only a week ago


January 31, 2021

Dallas County on Saturday reported 1,407 new coronavirus cases and 20 more deaths from COVID-19. Dallas leaders urge everyone to register for COVID-19 vaccines. (Video: Everton Bailey, Jr./DMN) Subscribe to The Dallas Morning News: This marked the deadliest week of the pandemic so far, with 183 deaths, County Judge Clay Jenkins said. That shatters the previous high of 138 set …

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Hitting error message while registering for COVID vaccines in Dallas County? Try again, authorities say


January 31, 2021

People hitting an error message when trying to sign up online for COVID-19 vaccinations through Dallas County should make sure they are starting at the right place, officials say. Several people have reported completing the online registration form only to then be told “the maximum number of people have already responded to this form.” Dallas leaders urge everyone to register for COVID-19 …

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Driver killed along NE Harris County curve neighbors say is ‘dangerous’


January 31, 2021

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A driver died early Saturday when his SUV went airborne after he lost control along a curve in Northeast Harris County, authorities said. It happened in the 12100 block of Mesa Drive around 1 a.m. The SUV rolled several times when the driver lost control and was thrown from the vehicle, according to authorities on …

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