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Suspect arrested and charged in shooting deaths of 2 people near Buffalo Bayou Trail, HPD says


June 26, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been arrested and charged in the shooting deaths of a man and woman found in downtown Houston earlier this month. According to charging documents, 37-year-old Bruce Butler is accused in the deaths of 38-year-old Richard Nugent and 66-year-old RJ Lewis. On June 20, the Houston Police Department released surveillance photos of a person of …

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HISD test scores’ continued uptrend will depended on future funding, expert says


June 26, 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The first school year of the Texas Education Agency takeover is wrapped up, and HISD district leaders say STARR test results from the 2023-24 school year show improvement. However, Erin Baumgartner with Rice University said it will take money to keep students moving in the right direction. “One of the areas we’ve seen pretty consistent findings is …

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Pct. 4 deputies arrest 2 suspects accused of robbing postal worker at gunpoint


June 26, 2024

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Two suspects were arrested for allegedly robbing a postal worker at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon, according to deputies. The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office said the arrests were made following a traffic stop in the 21900 block of Gosling Road. Deputies said the two men were placed into custody for aggravated robbery. The two are accused …

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Quaid’s portrait displayed at ocular museum in Paris


June 26, 2024

KARACHI: A portrait of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah has gone on display in the museum of the Paris oculist that manufactured the founder of the nation’s iconic spectacles and monocles. The house of E.B. Meyrowitz, a pioneering optician’s located on Rue de Castiglione, counts the Quaid-i-Azam among their clients. Opened in 1875, the Paris opticians’ has catered to the likes …

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Djokovic will only play at Wimbledon if he can ‘fight for title’


June 26, 2024

LONDON: Novak Djokovic says he will only play at Wimbledon if he is fit enough to “fight for the title” but his recovery from knee surgery is going well. The seven-time champion at the All England Club was forced to withdraw ahead of his French Open quarter-final against Casper Ruud earlier this month after tearing the medial meniscus in his right knee. …

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Djokovic will only play at Wimbledon if he can ‘fight for title’


June 26, 2024

LONDON: Novak Djokovic says he will only play at Wimbledon if he is fit enough to “fight for the title” but his recovery from knee surgery is going well. The seven-time champion at the All England Club was forced to withdraw ahead of his French Open quarter-final against Casper Ruud earlier this month after tearing the medial meniscus in his right knee. …

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Cricket’s Duckworth-Lewis co-creator dies aged 84


June 26, 2024

LONDON: Frank Duckworth, one half of the team who pioneered the Duckworth-Lewis method for calculating target scores in limited-overs cricket hit by bad weather, has died at the age of 84. Along with his fellow statistician Tony Lewis, Duckworth devised the formula that was officially adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1999. The London-based Royal Statistical Society (RSS) said …

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