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Would-be Reagan assassin Hinckley fully released Wednesday, NYC show canceled

John Hinckley Jr., the former Texas resident who shot former President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was fully released from court restrictions on Wednesday, looking forward to launching a music career in an already sold-out concert in Brooklyn next month.

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Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how emancipated people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too

The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word that freedom for the enslaved had come. There were speeches, sermons and shared meals, mostly held at Black churches, the safest places to have such celebrations.

The Conversation

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #17

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

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Laxalt defeats Brown and six other candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Nevada

Adam Laxalt defeated Sam Brown and six other candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Nevada on June 14, 2022. Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto (D) is running for re-election.

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Primary takeaways: How to deal with Trump; and the Texas blues - Roll Call

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace won, while GOP colleague Tom Rice lost and their party flipped a Texas seat in Tuesday's elections.

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Nomadic 'Jesus reincarnated' cult could have handed over missing Baby Holly 40 years ago

Holly Clouse's parents were savagely killed in October 1981 after disappearing from Dallas, Texas as baby Holly was given to a church by a religious cult

Daily Mirror

Pro-Trump Republicans’ primary wins raise alarm about US democracy

Crucial races from Nevada to South Carolina returned candidates who back ‘big lie’ of stolen election while Democrats lost Hispanic votes in south Texas

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GOP Win Says More About Filemon Vela than a South Texas ‘Red Wave’

When Congressman Filemon Vela decamped for K Street, he created a predictable opportunity for a Republican upset in the Valley.

Texas Observer

Man allegedly threatened to ‘kill kids,’ blow up Kansas City’s Worlds of Fun last Sunday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 59-year old man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly threatened to use explosives, kill children and “have a Texas style shooting” aimed at Kansas City amusement park Worlds of Fun on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Flowserve Bags Contract To Supply Pumps To TMGcore

Flowserve Corp (NYSE:FLS) has secured a contract to provide pumps to TMGcore, Inc., a Texas-based provider of computing solutions specializing in liquid immersion cooling technology. Financial terms were not disclosed. TMGcore will receive 5,000 industrial process pumps from Flowserve and AGI Industries, which will be used in various proprietary immersion cooling units…

Benzinga

India a global security power: U.S. top diplomat

‘I spoke to the Congress yesterday [June 8], and they want to talk about the India relationship because they see this is the anchor in the Indo Pacific. This is the way that we guarantee security, not only for Asia, but for the United States and for the rest of…

The Hindu

The harsh reality of post-Roe America is already playing out in Texas

The 24 hours after Belle found out she was unexpectedly pregnant were a blur of phone calls, highways and panic. Her home state of Texas had recently outlawed the right to an abortion after around six weeks, leaving her just days to secure a procedure in a region where there’s…

Tribune News Service

Odessa, Texas, remains without water as temperatures soar

Residents of the West Texas city of Odessa remained without water as crews worked to restore service amid scorching temperatures in the area

The Independent UK

Elon Musk suggests he may vote for Republican Ron DeSantis in 2024

World’s richest man says in tweet he is leaning towards Florida governor after voting Republican in Texas special election

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Supreme Court ends challenge over ‘public charge’ rule - Roll Call

States including Arizona and Texas wanted to defend a Trump-era rule making it harder for low-income immigrants to qualify for green cards.

The Guardian - US

Mayra Flores wins special election to turn Texas House seat Republican

South Texas congressional district goes Republican for first time as party continues to make inroads among Latino voters

The Independent UK

Juneteenth: What is the historically important day and how did it start?

Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation

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Mac Engel: We don’t need to know if Marion Barber had CTE to know football safety needs tweaking

FORT WORTH, Texas — When Marion Barber died last week, many former players, and his ex-teammates, speculated that the game he played with Godzilla ferocity was a root cause.

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New Jersey touts abortion protections to lure businesses

Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to nearly 60 businesses suggesting they could expand into New Jersey because the state protects abortion rights.

Tribune News Service

Rookies Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran already setting Rangers up for difficult decision

ARLINGTON, Texas — As the Chrises in charge of the Rangers go, one is given a bit to hyperbole, the other not so much.

Sports Illustrated

Singer Won’t Perform CWS National Anthem After Horns Down Gesture

The Texas A&M alum used the gesture at a Texas–Oklahoma State WCWS game last week, and the NCAA found the act offensive.

The Independent UK

Texas pastor Bart Barber elected Southern Baptist president

The Southern Baptist Convention has elected a new president — Texas pastor Bart Barber

Sports Illustrated

Arkansas’s Sam Pittman Wants to Face Texas Every Year in SEC

The Razorbacks’ football coach says facing the Longhorns every year would be good for the program and the fans.

Chicago Tribune

Caterpillar to move headquarters to Texas, marking second major corporate departure from Illinois in 6 weeks

Less than six weeks after defense contractor and airplane-maker Boeing announced it would move its global headquarters out of downtown Chicago, leaders of another major corporation are set to leave the region.

Tribune News Service

What reported SEC schedule formats could mean for Texas rivalries with Oklahoma, A&M

DALLAS — Even as Texas and Oklahoma bide their time in the Big 12, the SEC is preparing for their arrival.

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