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Harry Styles course to be taught at Texas university

The former One Direction singer will be the subject of a new university course next year.

Manchester Evening News · Jul 20, 2022

Man City vs Club America live stream: How to watch pre-season friendly on TV in UK tonight

Manchester City tonight kick off their pre-season friendly as they take on Club America in Texas.

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2022

US demands allies share biometric police data on citizens in wake of Texas synagogue standoff

WASHINGTON — When a U.K. citizen traveled to Colleyville, Texas, to take hostages at a synagogue in January, U.S. law enforcement had no information about his criminal record and terrorist sympathies in their databases. But the British did.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 20, 2022

Michael Cunningham: Kirby Smart, Jimbo Fisher finally beat Nick Saban, but Alabama’s still the standard

ATLANTA — Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy in 2021. Now he’s the first quarterback since Jameis Winston in 2014 to return and play for a bona fide national championship contender. At SEC Media Days, somebody asked Nick Saban how Young can be better.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

Alarm as fastest growing US cities risk becoming unlivable from climate crisis

Some of the cities enjoying population boom are among those gripped by a ferocious heatwave and seeing record temperatures

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2022

House passes bill preserving same-sex marriage as Democrats seek to counter Justice Thomas, GOP

WASHINGTON — House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday to strengthen same-sex marriage rights as Republicans emboldened by comments from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hope to topple other precedents following the reversal of Roe vs. Wade.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

Here’s how much Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke have raised in the race for Texas governor

Democratic gubernatorial candidate O’Rourke is taking on incumbent Abbott in the November general election. Both have raised millions of dollars so far.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 20, 2022

Most Texans don’t want to make medication abortion a felony, poll finds

AUSTIN, Texas — About 6 out of 10 Texans oppose ideas for continuing a crackdown on abortion with additional laws that would criminalize use of an “abortion pill” obtained out of state and classify a Texan’s decision to have an abortion as homicide, a new poll has found.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Billionaire George Soros donates $1 million to Texas governor candidate Beto O’Rourke

AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic mega donor George Soros and an Austin-area couple each gave $1 million to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Frequent lockdowns may have led to slow Uvalde response

Nearly two months after a deadly shooting a Texas elementary school, a Texas House of Representatives committee report found that nearly 400 officers from local, state and federal agencies responded to the 77-minute rampage in which 19 kids and two teachers died

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022