The Culture Edit: Aug. 31
Forty-some years ago, the Miss America Pageant was a big deal.
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Protesters fill the streets in France over cost of living and school funding
Thousands of students and workers marched in Paris and other French cities on Saturday over school funding and soaring living costs. Police used tear gas in Lyon, where the rally had been banned, on Saturday morning. In Clermont-Ferrand, officers used tear gas and stun grenades t...
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Fire guts Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest retreat in German Alps
A fire swept through the mountaintop retreat built for Adolf Hitler and known as the Eagle's Nest as emergency services struggled to tackle the blaze in snow and wind, and a man was arrested on suspicion of arson, authorities said Saturday. Emergency services in the Berchtesgaden...
parks
Data center anxiety plays out in Senate campaign debates
Democrats sought to tie data centers to rising energy costs and the larger issue of affordability; polling data appears to support that choice.
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Pain at the Pump: Significantly Lower This Weekend
WACO (FOX 44) -- The pain at the gas pump not packing the punch it did the last several weeks, with the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded down across the board in Central Texas and Brazos Valley Counties. Triple A Texas reports residents in Bell County are seeing the...
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12 of the top cases on the US Supreme Court's docket this term
From a ban on home distilling to DOGE and voting rights, here’s a look at some of the cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear during its current nine-month term....
parks
Parkdale eyes future without anchor as Hobby Lobby, Belk shake up local retail scene
Hobby Lobby is swapping about 57,000 square feet at Parkdale shopping center for nearly 90,000 square feet at Central Texas Marketplace, but the timetable—and impact on Parkdale—remains a mystery....
government
Infrastructure, business climate in Robinson the main issues for city council candidates
This Robinson city council race features an incumbent who points to needed infrastructure improvements vs. a challenger arguing an emphasis on commercial development will help ease residents’ increasing tax burden....
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PHOTOS, VIDEO — Bagpipers, drummers descend on Waco for Tartan & Taps clinic
PHOTOS, VIDEO — Check out scenes of pipe-and-drum musicians from police and fire departments across Texas (and beyond), in town for this weekend's three-day Tartan & Taps clinic....
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VIDEO: Super Centex After Dark — Instant reaction to Week 9 high school football
Super Centex After Dark: The Trib guys react to La Vega's triumphant homecoming, Axtell's blitzing of Bosqueville, a Lorena-Troy game that wouldn't end and more on #TribFridayNight....
