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USA TODAY Sports/American Volleyball Coaches Association girls volleyball Super 25

The top girls high school volleyball teams for Week 1 of the 2022 fall season.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 31, 2022

Texas spent more than $12m bussing migrants to New York and DC, documents show

The buses have escorted somewhere between 8,051 to 9,033 migrants north, meaning each ticket would cost about $1,400 per person

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Thousands of migrants are pouring into NYC from Texas, straining a shaky shelter system. When will it hit a tipping point?

NEW YORK — Around 7,600 migrants have poured into New York over the last several weeks — many on buses from Texas courtesy of Gov. Greg Abbott — straining an already-shaky social service network.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022

South Korea objects to World Bank's order to pay Lone Star

South Korea says it plans to challenge a World Bank tribunal’s order to pay $216.5 million plus interest to Texas-based Lone Star Funds following a decade-long dispute over the private equity firm’s sale of the Korea Exchange Bank

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

Texas’ cotton industry is facing its worst harvest in years — costing the state more than $2 billion

Cotton is Texas’ largest crop, and industry experts say they expect just half the normal annual yield — which will drive up costs for consumers.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 31, 2022

Leaky battleship in Texas set to make trip for $35M repairs

The greatest challenge in recent years for the only surviving battleship that served in both world wars has been a leaky hull that's raised concerns it could sink

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

He worked under Schmidt and Trump. But effort to overturn 2020 election was a breaking point

A former federal prosecutor appointed by President Donald Trump is backing Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly over her Republican opponent, state Attorney General Derek Schmidt, citing Schmidt’s support of a lawsuit that attempted to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022

Texas GOP stonewalls gerrymandering suit

Voting rights groups are challenging the map over intentional discrimination and vote dilution

Salon · Aug 31, 2022

1st Death Linked to Monkeypox Reported in US

Texas authorities on Tuesday confirmed the first US death linked to monkeypox, but said they are still determining what role the disease played in the demise of the "severely immunocompromised" patient. So far, there have not been any other reports of monkeypox patient deaths in the United States during the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 31, 2022

Rangers seek stability in batting order, but still get familiar loss to Astros

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Rangers on Tuesday ran out the most frequent batting order they’ve used all year. Two surprising elements: The “usual” has been used a total of five times and it features utility infielder Mark Mathias, who wasn’t even in the organization until Aug. 2.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022