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At least one person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting that unfolded across Midland on Friday morning. Authorities later confirmed the suspected gunman was dead after a standoff with SWAT.
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Umberto NicolettiThe French pianists celebrate more than a half century of recording together with a triple-disc set containing many brand new tracks. -
Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty ImagesThe government says more than 60% of the president's daily intelligence briefing relies on information collected under a tool known as FISA Section 702. But Congress has struggled to renew it.
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State officials and researchers warned Texas lawmakers in May that New World screwworm was advancing toward the state and could carry a billion-dollar economic toll. -
The administration is once again bypassing federal environmental laws to speed up construction on border barriers and related infrastructure – this time for a project in Big Bend National Park and a nearby state park. Six former national park superintendents recently urged the administration to not take that step. -
Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that potentially could devastate the nation’s cattle industry. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday the new cases were found in a calf and a dog, hundreds of miles apart. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says border wall panels will start being installed in the region late this summer or early fall. Multiple signs of construction moving forward have surfaced in recent weeks, from the development of a “man camp” worker housing facility to apparent deliveries of steel bollards to the region.
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