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Texas eligibility expands but health experts fear impact of vaccine hesitancy


March 16, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Texas is expanding its vaccine availability to those 50 years and older, the age group that has made up 93% of COVID-19 deaths in Texas, in the state’s 1C phase. Texas’ 1C phase is different from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s definition of the 1C Category. The state announced it will base the phases on ages, …

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More than 20 percent of Texans may have COVID-19 antibodies, study shows


March 16, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More than 20% of Texans may have COVID-19 antibodies, according to a scientific study done by UTHealth in Houston and The Texas Department of State Health Services. Researchers at @UTexasSPH and @TexasDSHS released preliminary data today estimating that 14%-24% of Texans have COVID-19 antibodies, months after launching @texas_cares, the largest #COVID19 serological survey in the U.S.https://t.co/NsVTYDRHcS pic.twitter.com/IzL47qsmTO — UTHealth (@UTHealth) March 15, 2021   Four …

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Skating through barriers


March 16, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Skateboarding has come a long way since it was first invented. It has evolved from a hobby to an art form, and it will debut as an official Olympic sport this summer. Some still view skateboarding as a sport for white males. But these Houston skateboarders are breaking barriers – proving you can be any race, …

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Houston nails ranking as busiest home construction market in US


March 16, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas — New single-family homes are popping up like mushrooms around Greater Houston, with the region nailing down its status as the busiest home construction market in the country. Data from the National Association of Home Builders shows the Houston area issued 48,208 construction permits for single-family homes in 2020. That cements the Bayou City’s status as No. 1 …

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COVID-19 highlights health, economic disparities in communities of color


March 16, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas — Before COVID-19, Katrina Barlow was prepared to retire at 55, was driving her dream car, had recovered from cancer and was able to support her disabled mother. After a year of living through the pandemic, Barlow is spending her savings on keeping her small business in Pearland, Salons on the Lake, afloat. “I have had my business …

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Bitcoin ATMs are coming to a gas station near you


March 15, 2021

A new feature has appeared at smoke shops in Montana, gas stations in the Carolinas and delis in far-flung corners of New York City: a brightly-lit bitcoin ATM, where customers can buy or sell digital currency, and sometimes extract hard cash. The machines have multiplied quickly through the United States over the past year, fueled by a frenzy in crypto …

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Major arms sales flat in 2016-20 for first time in more than a decade


March 15, 2021

STOCKHOLM: International deliveries of arms were flat in the period 2016-2020, ending more than a decade of increases, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Monday. The United States, France and Germany – three of the world’s biggest exporters – increased deliveries, but falls in exports from Russian and China offset the rise, SIPRI said. …

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Man arrested in West Dallas shooting that killed 41-year-old Sunday


March 15, 2021

Police have arrested a 31-year-old who they say admitted to shooting a 41-year-old in West Dallas on Sunday morning. Police were called to the 1800 block of Bayside Street around 9:25 a.m. Sunday, where they found Kenya Chalmers injured from a gunshot wound. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officers talked to Calvin Holmes …

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Iran’s Zarif says time running out for US to revive nuclear deal


March 15, 2021

PARIS: The United States should act quickly to revive Iran’s nuclear deal, because once Iran’s presidential election period kicks off it is unlikely much will happen until later this year, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Monday. Speaking at the European Policy Centre think tank, Zarif repeated Tehran’s longstanding demand that Washington return first to compliance by lifting sanctions. …

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