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9 keys to living a longer, happier life

Whether it's pursuing a demanding career, eating better or maintaining friendships, accomplishing the feats we most desire requires a healthy foundation.

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These are Tuesday's key House races

The last midterm primaries of August take place Tuesday with contests in three states: Florida, New York and Oklahoma.

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Biden's 'bodyman' and close confidante to depart the White House

Inside President Joe Biden's tight-knit inner circle, few -- if any -- White House aides have spent more time by his side in the last three years than Stephen Goepfert. That will change at the end of this week.

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5 things to know for August 23: Ukraine, Primaries, Student loans, Covid-19, NASA

With inflation driving up the cost of nearly everything in the US, a growing number of Americans are crossing the border to make Mexico City their new home. Some expats are fleeing their expensive cities in search of cheaper rent and a better quality of life, but locals say gentrification is now pricing them out and forcing them to leave.

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Hundreds of flights canceled or delayed at 2 major airports in Dallas-Fort Worth

Heavy rains in the Dallas-Fort Worth area caused hundreds of flights to be canceled or delayed Monday at the two major airports in the region: Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL).

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Scott Disick suffered minor injuries in a car crash over the weekend

Scott Disick was in a single vehicle collision in Calabasas, California on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Harmony Public Schools Opens New High School in Katy

Harmony Public Schools is excited to begin the new school year with a brand-new school in Katy. Harmony School of Innovation – Katy will open its door for the first time ever on Tuesday, August 23. This high school will be located at 21650 Bellaire Blvd. Richmond, TX 77407 making it the sixth Harmony Public School campus in Fort Bend County. 

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2 Arkansas deputies suspended and 1 officer on administrative leave after video posted of violent encounter with man outside store

Three Arkansas law enforcement officers have been removed from duty and are facing state and federal investigations, officials confirmed Monday, after bystander video captured at least two of them punching and kneeing a suspect during an arrest.

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IAEA says it will not close probe into Iran's unexplained traces of uranium without answers

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has again called on Iran to explain why traces of enriched uranium were found at previously undeclared nuclear research sites three years ago.

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Marijuana, hallucinogen use among young adults jump to record-high rates in 2021

Young adults were using marijuana and hallucinogens at record high rates in 2021, new data shows. Vaping also increased significantly among this age group last year, despite leveling off during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Tesla raises price of feature it calls 'full self-driving' to $15,000

Tesla is raising the price of its controversial driver-assist feature it calls "full self-driving" to $15,000.

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Rapper Fetty Wap pleads guilty to cocaine conspiracy, federal prosecutor says

Rapper Fetty Wap has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, according to the prosecutor's office.

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Miola Donahue Laws 103rd Birthday Car Parade Celebration

Miola Donahue Laws, a native Houstonian, where she has spent her 103 years up to date. She attended Blackshear Elementary (one of only three black elementary schools at the time) and graduated from Jack Yates High School, where she was recently honored as one of the matriarchs of her class of 1937. She married Hubert Laws, Sr., and together they had eight children: Blanche Laws-McConnell (former church minister of music and general manager of Angelus Funeral Home in Los Angeles, California), Hubert Laws, Jr. (international classical and jazz musician/flutist), Johnny Laws (veteran, retired postal worker, and vocalist), Eloise Laws Ivie (vocalis

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Battleship Texas Foundation Announces Ship Departure on August 31st

The Battleship Texas Foundation (BTF), with their partners, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission, announce that the Battleship Texas will be departing San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site for repairs on August 31st. Repairs will be done at Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporations’ Galveston Shipyard. Due to weather or day of delays, the departure is subject to potential postponement. A livestream video of the departure will be available for the public to view for free on the BTF YouTube channel and Facebook group page.

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Floodwaters overtake cars and trucks in drought-plagued Dallas as summer's worth of rain falls in a day

More flash flooding threatens the Dallas area after cars and trucks were inundated early Monday by sudden, climate crisis-fueled storms that stunned parts of Texas afflicted this summer by "flash drought."

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Appeals court temporarily pauses order requiring Graham to appear before Atlanta-area grand jury

A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily paused a district court's order requiring that Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina appear before a grand jury probing plots to illegally influence the 2020 election results in Georgia.

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Texas GOP congressman says Mar-a-Lago search reflects 'long history of loss of credibility' at DOJ under Democrats

Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas on Sunday criticized the Department of Justice for executing a search warrant on former President Donald Trump's Florida home earlier this month, calling it "a very unprecedented measure."

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Student loan announcement to come in 'next week or so,' Education secretary says ahead of deadline

US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday that Americans can expect a decision from the Biden administration on student loans in the "next week or so" as a pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on August 31.

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Biden officials see a second chance to promote last year's infrastructure law with projects underway

Most of the money from President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure bill is being handed out this summer and fall, nearly a year after passage, just in time for a campaign season he hopes will keep his fellow Democrats in power. But his team's task is getting people to pay attention -- and give them credit for what they did.

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Special election for upstate New York House seat offers new test of political energy around abortion

An hour after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrat Pat Ryan tweeted out a video that would be his first television ad of the special election campaign to fill this upstate swing seat.

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