Sen. Cornyn sidesteps GOP to back a bill to keep SNAP benefits flowing for 3.5 million Texans as the federal shutdown threatens to halt food aid starting Nov. 1.
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The Commerce Tigers secure their first district football championship in 24 years with a record-setting 71-6 win over the Rains Wildcats! QB Aidan Brown shines.
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Larry Weishuhn (aka Mr. Whitetail) is back with Luke this week. Today is the opener of the general deer season in north Texas. Luke and Larry give some tips that will hopefully help you put that big buck on the meat pole. Remember next Saturday Nov 8 Luke and Larry will be at the Dash For Cash Pawn Shop on Hall Street in Seagoville, Texas from 10am to 3pm. Come by and say hello and enjoy some fajitas cooked on the fire pit. Email Luke through his website www.catfishradio.org
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Former Bonham Mayor Roy Floyd, remembered as the city’s “People’s First Mayor,” has died at 78 after more than 40 years in public service.
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The average retail price of 100% ground beef was $6.32 per pound in September — the highest recorded price from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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North Texas hospitals provide billions in uncompensated care. ACA changes could increase that burdenLast year, North Texas hospitals provided more than $7 billion in uncompensated care, like charity care or bad medical debt. One health leaders said if federal lawmakers don't extend a subsidy that makes federal health insurance marketplace coverage more affordable, hospitals statewide could be responsible for more than $1 billion in additional uncompensated care — which could lead to a loss of services or closures.
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Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities elsewhere.
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President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations -- and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act -- for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.
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Many voters told NPR they like that California's redistricting measure provides the Democratic-leaning state a rare opportunity to directly counteract President Trump and other Republicans.
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Along Lebanon's border, Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire in the country's war with Hezbollah last year.
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Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a long list of accomplishments, many of them progressive. In the race for New York City mayor, that experience hasn't given him the boost he wanted.