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OOPS! I-45 exit sign spelling mistake turns heads, TxDOT plans quick fix


April 25, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — There may be no “I” in team, but there should be at least two of them in Airline, as in Airline Drive in north Houston. A fairly new sign on I-45 for the Airline Drive exit is missing a letter, and the sign has apparently been there for weeks, according to regular commuters in the area. …

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5-vehicle crash closes 290 eastbound at Bingle Road


April 25, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A major crash involving a pedestrian on US-290 Northwest Freeway forced the complete closure of all eastbound main lanes Saturday night in northwest Houston. It happened sometime before 8:30 p.m. on the freeway at Bingle Road. At least five vehicles were involved, according to Houston TranStar. The pedestrian was transported to a hospital, Houston police said. …

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Beautiful Sunday, rain chances return next week


April 25, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Temperatures will end up in a similar spot as they did yesterday afternoon, but we’re taking a very different path to getting there. This morning temperatures are a bit cooler, mostly 50s and low 60s across the area. Plenty of sunshine today will warm us well in to the 80s, but with low humidity it should …

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Punjab revives old patwar system by replacing ARCs


April 24, 2021

GUJRAT: The centuries-old Patwar system has, once again, been revived by the PTI government in Punjab through posting of land revenue officials at the recently launched the Dehi Marakaz-i-Maal (rural revenue centres), also called Satellite Arazi Record Centres. Earlier, the PML N government had gradually replaced the Patwar system with at least 144 Arazi Record Centres (ARCs) and computerisation of …

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Costa Rica unveils radar that tracks space objects from a farm


April 24, 2021

Surrounded by clear blue skies and fields of sugar cane crops on the Pacific coast, a farm in the northwest of Costa Rica is now home to a giant radar capable of tracking small objects in space that threaten the safety of astronauts and satellites. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado and US and Costa Rican astronauts on Thursday unveiled the …

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Saudis living in Pakistan advised to return home


April 24, 2021

RAWALPINDI: Saudis living in Pakistan and four other Asian countries have been advised to return home “as soon as possible” since no flights would be available from these countries even if Riyadh decides to resume international flights next month. The four other countries are India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines. According to a notification issued by the General Authority …

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Kevin Spacey did a dance number amid sexual harassment deposition: report


April 24, 2021

Disgraced Hollywood star Kevin Spacey is facing fresh allegations of sexual assault by his former employee. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor had groped his young House of Cards assistant and an actor who was looking to audition for the show. As per the portal, these new claims are amongst the numerous brought to light in a closed-door legal battle between …

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EU to shortly sign world’s largest COVID-19 vaccine deal


April 24, 2021

The European Commission said it expects to seal the world’s biggest vaccine supply deal within days, securing up to 1.8 billion doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for the next few years as a debate rages over unfair access to shots for the world’s poorest people. The vaccines from the U.S. drugmaker and its German partner BioNTech would be delivered over …

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AstraZeneca vaccine doses in US ‘should go to hard-hit countries’


April 24, 2021

The US Chamber of Commerce on Friday called on the Biden administration to release millions of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from storage for shipment to India, Brazil and other countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. “The vaccine doses will not be needed in the United States, where it’s estimated that vaccine manufacturers will be able to produce enough doses …

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