Associated Press Miami (AP) — A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf during the first Trump administration. Republican David Rive...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- An undocumented immigrant from Guatemala and a convicted sex offender was charged with illegal re-entry into the United States in the El Paso area, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas said. Jaime Felipe Batres was arrested near Fort Hancoc...
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, is campaigning in El Paso as part of her bid for Texas lieutenant governor. Goodwin is serving her fourth term in the Texas Legislature, representing parts of South Austin and the Lake Travis area. She is seeking a stat...
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By Abbas Al Lawati, Tal Shalev, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The pilot suspected of having attacked another pilot aboard a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight on Wednesday was removed from a previous job at Oman’s national airline last year following concerns about his extremist views, s...
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She remains "critically ill,' her attorneys said Friday. By Meredith Deliso , Darren Reynolds , and Jack Moore Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, remains "critically ill," unconscious and on a ventilator in a hospital, two days after a botched execution attemp...
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Local and federal authorities seized hundreds of grams of narcotics and made more than 200 arrests during a five-week-long operation targeting violent crime. The U.S. Marshals Service District of New Mexico said it happened in Las Cruces and the surroun...
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By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Two Iranian men have been charged with terror offenses over an alleged plot to attack the Jewish community in Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur, the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in the UK this year. London’s Metropolitan police named the ...
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Opponents of border construction in the Big Bend region brought their fight to federal court Friday, and they came out with a victory that stops work they say threatens private property, wildlife and historic sites along the Rio Grande....
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The El Paso Police Department and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for the public's help to identify a thief in Northwest El Paso. At around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, a suspect allegedly jumped over the customer service counter at the Bass Pro S...
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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is on a ventilator at a Nashville hospital after she was given two lethal injection doses during her failed execution....
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A traffic stop in Horizon City led to the arrest of a man wanted in Kansas, according to police. Horizon City police said an officer assigned to the Lone Star Grant stopped 45-year-old Jorge Luis Lara on Sept. 24 near Corby Road and Darrington Road after a...
schools
SB 2972 requires public universities restrict several forms of protected speech on campus during certain times.
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Name: Matt Sistrunk Party: Republican Occupation: Self-employed cryptocurrency miner Website Relevant Experience My experience in finance, leadership, budgeting, and organizational management has prepared me to make the kinds of decisions required of a County Commissioner. Throug...
