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La Marque couple hospitalized with COVID wishes they got vaccinated, family says


August 2, 2021

LA MARQUE, Texas (KTRK) — A husband and wife say they wish they would’ve gotten the vaccine before they ended up hospitalized with COVID. Family members said Lydia Rodriguez and her husband Lawrence were both admitted to the hospital nearly three weeks ago with the virus. “We’ve been told they are very, very, very, very sick is what the doctor …

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Wet start to Monday


August 2, 2021

Widespread rain and a few thunderstorms will continue Monday morning. Severe weather is not expected, but locally heavy downpours are possible. Roads will likely stay wet through mid-morning. With the extra clouds hanging around today, temperatures will be held down. The high will likely remain in the upper 80s. Rain chances will diminish by afternoon. Most will be dry for …

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Jake Ellzey beat Susan Wright for Congress by keeping it local amid Donald Trump, national circus


August 2, 2021

There’s a semi-old adage that states what used to be obvious: All politics is local. In today’s environment, where many people are driven by the constant tug-of-war on cable television and social media platforms, those words of wisdom don’t always apply. Political consultants from both major parties are effective at taking national talking points and selling them to voters who …

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Houston Health Department will give you $25 gift card once you’re fully vaccinated


August 2, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Health Department is offering an incentive to try to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19. You’ll earn a $25 gift card once you’ve received your second COVID-19 dose. The incentive only applies if you get the vaccine starting Monday, Aug. 2 at one of the health department’s health centers or multi-service center clinics. The …

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Prioritising growth over inflation-fighting


August 2, 2021

THE central bank thinks it is time to let ongoing economic recovery grow stronger even if it means no immediate easing in inflation. But it keeps reassuring the nation it will act responsibly if inflation goes further up. On July 27, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced to keep its policy rate unchanged at 7pc — the level where …

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Ogra faces pressure to allow new gas connections


August 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of its determination of gas pri­ces, the Oil and Gas Regula­tory Authority (Ogra) is coming under increasing pressure to allow millions of new connections despite unavailability of additional gas, rising price and circular debt. Ogra completed the process of public hearing more than a month ago on up to 220 per cent increase in prescribed prices to meet …

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Pakistan’s exports to Italy record 49pc growth


August 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to Italy recorded a 49 per cent growth on a year-on-year basis to $786 million in the outgoing fiscal year 2020-21 despite the fact that the Covid-19 pandemic had hit the Italian market. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Italy Jauhar Saleem said Pakistan posted trade surplus of $300 million, which is 49pc higher than the previous year’s figure, according …

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What the Talha Talib story says about Pakistan’s one-sport obsession


August 2, 2021

Since July 25, a day hasn’t gone by without someone eulogising Talha Talib for coming that far or cursing the darned ‘system’ for ignoring our track-and-field athletes. Talha Talib’s name has been front and centre everywhere and everyone wants a piece of him. Talib, which literally means seeker, is himself the sought-after (oh the irony!). This Talib overload also means that probably …

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Italy hails new sprint king, milestone medals in pool


August 2, 2021

TOKYO: Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the most coveted crown in athletics on Sunday, giving Italy its first 100 metres gold on a night of high drama in Tokyo. As Jacobs stormed to the first Olympic title of the post-Usain Bolt era, the fate of a Belarusian sprinter’s Tokyo Games was playing out at a nearby airport. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who had …

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Bashir sixth, Khalil 16th after first round of 25m rapid fire


August 2, 2021

TOKYO: Pakistan shooter Ghulam Mustafa Bashir put himself in contention for the final of the men’s 25m rapid fire air pistol event at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. His compatriot Mohammad Khalil Akhtar has work to do. Bashir finished with 293 points after the first qualifying stage at the Asaka Shooting Range, just inside the cut-off line at sixth. Just …

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