Texas Weather Mix Brings Scattered Showers and Heat
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and highs near 90 persist across Texas with cooler north regions. Del Rio Laughlin AFB records 99 degrees as showers pop up in the Panhandle and Permian Basin while much of West Texas remains cloudy and hot.
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Storms stretch across Midwest and Atlantic states with heavy rain
A cold front moved southeast through the upper Midwest triggering lines of thunderstorms in the upper Mississippi Valley. Strong storms hit southeastern Pennsylvania Maryland and Delaware with winds to 80 mph. Wilmington Delaware saw 1.35 inches of rain as a cooling trend began across the Midwest and East.
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Extreme Temperature Records Report
Yesterday recorded a high of 108 degrees in Redding California and a low of 38 degrees in West Yellowstone Montana. The contrast shows notable regional temperature variation across the United States. Local weather officials noted heat and cool air masses contributing to the extremes.
Chirac acknowledges French state role in World War II deportations
Paris President Jacques Chirac said the French state aided the Nazi deportations of tens of thousands of Jews during World War II. At a ceremony marking the 53rd anniversary of the roundup of about 13 000 Jews at a Paris stadium, Chirac called the complicity a stain on the nation and said the German occupier’s crimes were seconded by the French. He noted about 75 000 Jews were deported from France, with only 2 500 survivors.
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City to consider hiring Garza as interim attorney
Texas City officials plan to consider hiring former city commissioner Carlos Garza as interim city attorney at a 5 p.m. meeting at City Hall. The agenda also lists sidewalk bids, a rate decrease by Houston Lighting and Power, and Olson & Olson for the Nov. 7 ballot.
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Teen girl slashed in attack over boyfriend attention
A 16-year-old Texas City girl was attacked at about 12:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Sixth Avenue North when a 17-year-old woman swung a beer bottle, punched, and then used a shard to slash the victim on the face, left hand, and left breast before biting her cheek. Witnesses said the assault followed a dispute about the suspect's boyfriend and another man. The victim sought emergency care, though hospital officials had no record of treatment. Charges were pending with no arrest made Sunday evening.
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Music scholarships available at College of the Mainland
TEXAS CITY The COM music department invites applications for fall semester scholarships. Auditions by appointment. call 938-1211. Applicants need a diploma or GED and must meet enrollment requirements. Vocal and instrumental auditioners should present a prepared selection. Qualified students join ensembles such as Studio Singers COM Singers Jazz Combo Brass Guild Woodwind Ensemble Flute Choir Saxophone Choir Clarinet Choir Guitar Ensemble Jazz Ensemble and the new Concert Band.
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Deaths AI Kevin Blake, 33, of Santa Fe
Kevin Blake aged 33 of Santa Fe died Thursday. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Arcadia Christian Church with burial at Alta Loma Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today at James Crowder Funeral Home Dickinson. Obituary notices priced at 8.40 per inch with publishing rules and deadlines noted by The Sun.
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Siege presses Zepa as Bosnian Serbs advance with tanks
UN and Bosnian officials report Serb artillery and tanks closing on Zepa, a Muslim enclave near collapse after Srebrenica’s fall. NATO airstrikes are disputed amid international hesitation while refugees risk mass displacement and Gorazde awaits a broader assault.
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