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No injuries in Temple space heater fire

Killeen Daily Herald 04 Nov 2021

No injuries were reported in a fire reportedly caused by a space heater connected to an extension cord. At 1.43 a.m. Thursday, Temple Fire & Rescue responded to reports of a structure fire in the area of 805 E. Houston Ave ... ....

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Youngkin's Virginia win jolts Democrats, tight race in NJ

TDT News 03 Nov 2021

By WILL WEISSERT and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va ... The 54-year-old Youngkin’s defeat of Democrat Terry McAuliffe marked a sharp turnabout in a state that had shifted to the left over the past decade and that President Joe Biden captured by 10 points in 2020. And as the party felt the sting from that loss, Democratic Gov ... ___ ... ....

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Troubles at home shadow Biden's climate efforts abroad

TDT News 02 Nov 2021

By JOSH BOAK, ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ... climate summit abroad even as a coal-state U.S. senator is again threatening Biden's landmark climate legislation at home. Comments by Democratic Sen ... Putting the U.S ... After discussions on methane and technology, Biden will hold a news conference before returning to Washington ... ___ ... ....

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Temple Police seek robbery suspect

Killeen Daily Herald 01 Nov 2021

The Temple Police Department is searching for a male suspect involved in a Sunday night robbery of business in the 500 block of N. Third St ... ....

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In Virginia, McAuliffe brings big names, Youngkin goes solo

TDT News 29 Oct 2021

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe has brought in the biggest names in Democratic politics to come to his aid in Virginia's hotly contested gubernatorial race. Obama, Harris, Abrams, Biden (both Joe and Jill). Republican Glenn Youngkin, meanwhile, is campaigning with Glenn Youngkin ... ___ ... ....

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Biden announces 'historic' deal — but there's no action yet

TDT News 29 Oct 2021

By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he and Democrats in Congress have reached a “historic" framework for his sweeping domestic policy package. But he still needs to lock down votes from key colleagues for what's now a dramatically scaled-back bill ... With U.S ... Rep ... Rep ... ___ ... ....

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United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker

TDT News 27 Oct 2021

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press. DENVER (AP) — The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation — a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female — and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the State Department said Wednesday. The U.S ... ___ ... ....

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Merck agrees to let other drug makers make its COVID pill

TDT News 27 Oct 2021

LONDON (AP) —Pharmaceutical company Merck agreed to allow other drug makers to produce its COVID-19 pill, in a move aimed at helping millions of people in poorer countries get access to the potentially life-saving drug, a United Nations-backed public health organization said on Wednesday ... Merck has requested its pill be licensed by both the U.S ... ....

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Nor'easter brings hurricane-force wind, causes power outages

TDT News 27 Oct 2021

BOSTON (AP) — A nor’easter that battered the U.S. coast with hurricane-force wind gusts left 425,000 people without power in Massachusetts and forced the closure of bridges, ferries and schools in the region on Wednesday ... About 90,000 people lost power in Rhode Island, according to National Grid ... Winds are slowly diminishing throughout the day ... ....

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Iran says cyberattack closes gas stations across country

TDT News 26 Oct 2021

The semiofficial ISNA news agency, which first called the incident a cyberattack, said it saw those trying to buy fuel with a government-issued card through the machines instead receive a message reading “cyberattack 64411.” Most Iranians rely on those subsidies to fuel their vehicles, particularly amid the country's economic problems.

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Billionaire tax criticized as Biden pushes for budget deal

TDT News 26 Oct 2021

By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press ... Biden said Monday he’s hopeful the talks with Congress can wrap up overall agreement on the package this week. It's tallying at least $1.75 trillion, and could still be more. Biden said it would be “very, very positive to get it done” before he departs for two overseas global summits.

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Facebook's language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism

TDT News 25 Oct 2021

The redacted versions received by Congress were reviewed by a consortium of news organizations, including The Associated Press ... That was at the peak of the bloody 2014 Gaza war, following years of his news posts on violence between Israel and Hamas being flagged as content violations.

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Microsoft: Russian-backed hackers targeting cloud services

TDT News 25 Oct 2021

The Associated Press. NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft says the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and have been relentlessly targeting cloud service companies and others since summer ... The Biden administration downplayed the impact of the Russian efforts. A U.S ... The U.S.

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Opponents of critical race theory seek to flip school boards

TDT News 25 Oct 2021

By MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press. GUILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A racial reckoning began years ago for the Guilford school system, first with an episode in which a student wore blackface makeup to a home football game and then a fraught debate over the elimination of its mascot, the Indians ... That could not be more wrong.” ... “Education not activism." ... ___ ... ....

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Dozens missing in Nepal as floods, mudslides kill over 100

TDT News 22 Oct 2021

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese authorities on Friday searched for dozens of people missing in this week's heavy rains, floods and landslides, as survivors complained they were yet to receive any government help. The death toll has crossed 100 in the country’s eastern and western parts, said police spokesperson Basanta Bahadur Kunwar ... ....