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High water locations on Houston-area roads


May 2, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It’s been a wet morning on the roadways, thanks to the widespread and slow moving storm that covered the Houston area. As always, keep an eye on high-water locations on Houston-area roads and other trouble spots for drivers, as heavy storms bring flooding rains. Remember, if you come across high water, don’t attempt to drive through …

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Finally drying out later today, but it won’t be dry for long


May 2, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Our Flash Flood Watch has been canceled as rain bands gradually clear from west to east. The highest rain chances this morning will be north and east of Houston, and because locations east of I-45 have seen the lower-end of rainfall totals thus far, I don’t expect any significant flooding with what remains. As we head …

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Bottas denies Hamilton taking 100th pole


May 2, 2021

PORTIMAO: Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix and denied Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton a record-extending 100th Formula One pole on Saturday. Bottas clinched the 17th of his career and a much-needed one after he crashed in the last race and scored no points. He was .007 seconds ahead of Hamilton and .34 ahead of Red Bull’s …

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‘Maradona was left to fate ahead of death’


May 2, 2021

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football icon Diego Maradona received inadequate medical care and was left to his fate for a ‘prolonged, agonising period’ before he died last year, an expert medical panel concluded on Friday. In a 70-page document, the panel stated that Maradona, who succumbed to a heart attack on Nov 25 at the age of 60, ‘started to die …

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Aguero puts Man City on brink of title


May 2, 2021

LONDON: Manchester City moved to the brink of a third Premier League title in four seasons as a piece of magic by Sergio Aguero set them on the way to a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side were totally dominant but missing a cutting edge until Aguero’s stunning half-volley finish just before the hour mark broke …

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Jayawickrama wrecks BD to put Sri Lanka on top


May 2, 2021

PALLEKELE: Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama took six wickets on debut to dismiss Bangladesh for 251 and give Sri Lanka a commanding lead on Saturday on day three of the second Test. The 22-year-old Jayawickrama’s 6-92 bettered Upul Chandana’s record of 6-179 in 1999 when he won his first cap against Pakistan in Dhaka. Jayawickrama, a replacement for the injured Lasith …

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Mohsen emerges from the shadows with plans to resolve PFF crisis


May 2, 2021

KARACHI: Ever since FIFA appointed a Normalisation Committee for the Pakistan Football Federation in September 2019, one man has been consistently mentioned as having had a big say on the decisions taken by the NC. Mohsen Gilani has been called the orchestrator, the influencer, the ring leader to whose tune the NC has danced. He has maintained a low profile, …

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PSX suffers losses amid Covid surge


May 2, 2021

KARACHI: Enhanced restr­i­ctions amid surging Covid third wave did hurt sentiments at the stock market in the rollover week triggering profit-selling by investors with the result the benchmark KSE 100-index lost 444.41 points, or 0.99 per cent, to close the week at 44,262.35 points. On a month-on-month basis, the index saw a loss of 228.68 points over March 31 closing …

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