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HIVE Digital Technologies Surges 18% In Monthly Bitcoin Production
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) San Antonio, Texas, July 8, 2025 - HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd . (TSX.V: HIVE ) (Nasdaq : HIVE ) (FSE:YO0) (the“Company” or“HIVE ), a global leader in sustainable digital infrastructure, is pleased to report a 18%...
Deadly Texas flooding devastates farms, livestock, and infrastructure
Fresh Fruit Portal
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July 9, 2025
Texas is grappling with the aftermath of catastrophic flash flooding that has claimed at least 82 lives, with over 40 individuals reported missing. The severe weather event caused widespread destruction across the state, impacting both communities...
What happens to North Texas cops who break the rules during a car chase? Depends where they work
KERA - Texas
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July 9, 2025
Dallas police officer Barron Cooper held the barrel of his gun to Ramon Aguinaga’s head as the 17-year-old lay face down on the ground. It was just after 1:30 a.m. Jan. 2, 2022. Ten minutes prior, the teen allegedly blew through a red light past...
First Annual Tacos & Tequila at the Museum of South Texas History
El Periodico - Texas
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July 9, 2025
An Evening of Flavor, History, and Heritage A Fundraiser Benefiting the Museum’s Mission Edinburg, Texas – The Museum of South Texas History invites the community to its first annual Tacos & Tequila, a spirited evening of flavor, music, and...
Whitney Houston’s ‘The Bodyguard’ to be staged in Makati in September
Inquirer
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July 10, 2025
The musical adaptation of “The Bodyguard” — inspired by the 1992 film starring the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner — will be staged in Makati in September, although details on the leads are yet to be disclosed. “The Bodyguard” will be the...
Texas Tech's Joey McGuire Calls Out SEC Powerhouse for Future Matchup
Yahoo Sports
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Texas Tech's Joey McGuire Calls Out SEC Powerhouse for Future Matchup originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The college football landscape is changing before our very eyes as the Texas Tech Red Raiders aim to transition from an afterthought of the...
4 things to know about SoCal’s flood systems in the wake of the Texas tragedy
LAist - California
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July 9, 2025
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. The flood tragedy in Texas has claimed over 100...
X engineers disable Elon Musk's AI over Israel remarks, Grok4 launch in question
Cryptopolitan
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July 9, 2025
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, developed by xAI and integrated into the X platform, was abruptly muted on Tuesday after posting several inflammatory and antisemitic statements. The posts came just days after the chatbot received...
Maxwell farmer receives grant to advance regenerative agriculture
Lockhart Post-Register - Texas
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By Anthony Collins LPR Editor In an era where many Americans have never met a farmer or know where their food comes from, one non-profit is bridging that gap, and regenerating the land in the process. Kiss the Ground, a pioneering organization...
MLB draft: The biggest Texas Rangers booms and busts of the last decade
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 9, 2025
Major league teams pour countless resources, dollars and hours into amateur evaluation each year in preparation of the MLB draft. It remains an inexact science despite that. Don’t believe us? Take a gander at the last decade of the Texas Rangers’...
Texas flooding highlights challenges for Trump’s plans to replace FEMA
United News of Bangladesh
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Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced plans to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after this hurricane season, aiming to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.” However, in response to...
Another energy project in Utah approved with expansion of oil train facility
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 9, 2025
The Trump administration has approved another project in Utah under the president’s national energy emergency declaration, green-lighting the expansion of a facility in Carbon County that will allow for increased oil exports. Once it’s completed,...
Challenge of predicting Texas floods and SCOTUS allows for mass federal layoffs: Morning Rundown
NBC News
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July 9, 2025
Meteorologists and forecasting experts say the severity of the deadly Texas floods couldn’t have been predicted. The Supreme Court allows Donald Trump to move forward with mass firings. And more pet owners are opting into insurance for their furry...
Clean energy for cities? No thanks, Trump says.
E&E News
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July 9, 2025
The Trump administration aims to kill decades-old federal programs designed to reduce diesel fuel use and the detrimental health effects linked to it. The GOP megabill that passed Congress last week nixes millions of dollars from an EPA grant...
“Disasters are a human choice”: Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas
The Gilmer Mirror - Texas
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By Joshua Fechter and Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune, Graphics by Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune July 9, 2025 ““Disasters are a human choice”: Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas” was first published by The...
Central Texas Hill Country deals with floods 'on a regular basis'
Amarillo Globe-News - Texas
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The Texas Hill Country's terrain, featuring hills, rivers, and rocky soil, contributes to its vulnerability to flash floods. The area has a history of devastating floods, including incidents in 1932, 1978, 1987, and 2015. Rapid runoff due to thin...
Littwin: Texas Hill Country flooding foretells impact of Trump’s budget cuts
The Colorado Sun
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July 9, 2025
Maybe the most important question from the recent flash-flood disaster that hit Texas Hill Country — taking more than 100 lives at last count, including those of dozens of children — is whether there was sufficient warning for those in the path of...
Michael R. Bloomberg: The Texas floods were made worse by climate denialism
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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By Michael R. Bloomberg Bloomberg Opinion The tragic news out of central Texas has been heartbreaking, but it’s also been maddening – because so many lives could have been saved if elected officials had done their jobs. They owe the families who...
Movies and TV shows casting in Houston
Y100 FM - Texas
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July 9, 2025
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a...
Roff: Peeling back the curtain on energy producer lawsuits
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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Under Joe Biden, filing lawsuits against energy producers and accusing them of harming the environment was cool. Under Donald J. Trump’s America First energy policy, not so much. The “David vs. Goliath” narrative has collapsed on the altar of...