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Severe storms forecast Wednesday with hail, damaging winds possible for D-FW
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (255+ words) The last few months have been drier than usual, but March could see a change. Potentially severe storms on Wednesday are forecast to kick off days of rain, with the chance for flooding increasing as the storms continue. The National…...
Average cost of private school in U.S. nears $50,000 a year
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (554+ words) The cost of private school in the U.S. is inching closer to $50,000, according to a new report by S&P Global Ratings. Annual average tuition reached new highs, according to the rating firm's report on 59 schools in the sector released Tuesday....
Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) BEKKERSDAL, South Africa " Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before…...
G20 summit in South Africa ends with glaring absence of the U.S.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (731+ words) JOHANNESBURG " The Group of 20 summit in South Africa ended Sunday with the glaring absence of the United States " the next country to lead the bloc " after the Trump administration boycotted the two days of talks involving leaders of the world's…...
U.S. sends third-country deportees under secrecy to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (772+ words) CAPE TOWN, South Africa " The United States sent five men it describes as "barbaric" criminals to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration's largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said…...
Trump sets tariffs for 14 countries
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1059+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into effect on Aug. 1. Trump provided notice by posting…...
Plano’s Will Zalatoris sidelined again after undergoing another back surgery
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (246+ words) Zalatoris, a one-time winner on the PGA Tour and three-time runner-up finisher at majors, previously underwent season-ending back surgery just over two years ago. He withdrew from the CJ Cup Byron ... Plano's Will Zalatoris sidelined again after undergoing another back…...
White South Africans don’t deserve special refugee status
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (442+ words) Two contradictory events this week illustrate the muddled, inconsistent mess that passes for U.S. immigration policy. On Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau personally welcomed almost 60 white South Africans claiming refugee status to the United States. President Donald Trump has…...
Episcopal Church ends refugee resettlement grant agreements with the US government
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (359+ words) Episcopal Migration Ministries said that about two weeks ago, the government contacted it and said it expected the ministry to resettle some of the South... Episcopal Church ends refugee resettlement grant agreements with the US government The church's migration service…...
White South Africans refugees arrive in U.S.
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1365+ words) Speaking at a business conference in Ivory Coast, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday that he spoke with Trump recently and told him his administration had been fed false information ... DULLES, Va. " The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a…...