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With Republican Convention, Trump Hopes to Pull His Party Out of a Tailspin
With Republican Convention, Trump Hopes to Pull His Party Out of a Tailspin
Trump is not deterred by the environment even as he seems oblivious to it. He is sitting on a $400 million political warchest that Republicans are eyeing as it,...
The Promise of the Kurdish Peace
The Promise of the Kurdish Peace
Turkey’s embrace of a political process—instead of simply pursuing a decisive military path—to end the conflict made it more acceptable to the PKK leadership and the Kurdish movement. Abdullah...
Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Trump’s Expansionist Map
Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Trump’s Expansionist Map
How Iceland responded to Trump’s U.S. takeover mapIceland’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir had summoned Long to “convey a clear message that the image...
Dating Apps Are Dying
Dating Apps Are Dying
Matches offer a clear metric of success and an immediate burst of validation, even when neither person intends to begin a conversation. Because they arrive unpredictably, they can operate...
White House Removes ‘Build the Wall’ Game After Tetris Rebuke
White House Removes ‘Build the Wall’ Game After Tetris Rebuke
The other White House games launched last week also borrowed mechanics associated with iconic games like Snake and Flappy Bird. Promotional clips posted by the White House mimicked branding...
Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash that killed 5, flight data indicates
MIAMI (AP) — Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people...
Agencies, crews responding to large San Saba Co. fire
As of Tuesday night, the Kurk Fire in San Saba County is at 1,500 acres and is five percent contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Source...
Some Austin musicians express disappointment in changing scene, feel 'Live Music Capital' is no more
When David Castro found out Valhalla would be closing this fall, he was disappointed, to say the least. But he's also worried that Austin's culture is slowly disappearing. ...
Too early to discuss the Heisman Trophy race? Not at all
The Heisman Trophy race didn't waste any time heating up. Source link
Austin airport's parking site goes offline for large chunk of Tuesday
An estimate of when the website would be available again was not available, and neither was the cause for the outage. Source link
'Gender Bender Gina': Abbott's first attack signifies new stage of midterm races
After spending months largely ignoring Democratic nominee Gina Hinojosa, Gov. Greg Abbott's campaign is now attacking her by name as statewide races enter a new phase ahead of Election...
Second Presidential Meadows employee arrested on charge of injury to a child
Another former Manor ISD employee was arrested on a charge of injury to a child, according to the district. Source link