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New needleless acupuncture therapy reduces diabetics indigestion symptoms
A study from Texas Tech University, El Paso, and the University of Mississippi, Oxford, holds promising results for diabetic patients suffering from indigestion symptoms like nausea, vomiting, bloating and heartburn. The study tested a new method of therapy using a custom-made wireless device to stimulate acupuncture points with electrical waves on the surface of the skin rather than ...
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POLITIFACT Texas Gov.s boast rated true
A former presidential contender, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is doing a little bragging. "If we want to get American working again, we need Washington to get out of the way," he said. The day Obama swung through Austin earlier this month, Perry ran an ad in the local newspaper in which he referenced the "Texas model working much better than Washington's," saying that ...
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Whincup takes V8 pole again in Texas
Holden's Jamie Whincup has given himself an ideal opportunity to further extend his V8 championship lead by taking pole for both Monday's races in the ...
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Keystone XL Through Transcanada Uses Eminent Domain to Seize Texans Land
TransCanada is an Alberta-based corporation that is building the controversial Keystone Pipeline that will carry bitumen--thicker, more corrosive and toxic, than crude oil--through 36-inch diameter pipes from the Alberta tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast, mostly to be exported. The $2.3 billion southern segment, about 485 miles from Cushing, Okla., to the Gulf Coast is nearly ...
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Texas Republican Sen. Cruz eligible to be president should he decide to run
nnCruz was born in Calgary, and his father is from Cuba. But the Republican senatoru2019s mother is from the first state of Delaware, which appears to settles the ...
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‘Doggie ice cream social’ raises money to help pet owners in need
FORT WORTH — Four hundred people attended a doggie ice cream social with their pooches Saturday at the Trinity Pavilion and raised $5,000 to supply dog food to owners who can’t afford ...
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Seattle wins 4-2 to end Dallas unbeaten streak
SEATTLE - Seattle's Eddie Johnson scored twice as the Sounders ended Dallas' nine-game MLS unbeaten streak with a 4-2 victory on Saturday.Johnson's second goal of the game came in the 62nd minute, just one minute after Dallas completed a comeback from a 2-0 deficit when Michel drilled a corner from the right into the upper left roof of the Seattle net to equalize.The Sounders ...
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Bradley holds on to slim lead in Texas
Keegan Bradley will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship after shooting a two-under-par 68 in Texas. Bradley has been at the top of the leaderboard from the outset following a stunning first round of 60 on Thursday. However, Sunday promises to be a fascinating final day with South Korea's Bae Sang-moon making real inroads into Bradley's ...
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Johnson downs Dallas Timbers extend run
Eddie Johnson scored twice as the Seattle Sounders posted their third straight Major League Soccer victory with a 4-2 win against Western Conference-leading FC Dallas on Saturday. Goals from Johnson and Lamar Neagle saw the Sounders go two up within half an hour, only ...
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Lighten Up East Texas events winners shed the pounds
cdillard@tylerpaper.com Nacogdoches residents shined Saturday as many were winners of prizes during Lighten Up East Texas' Lighten Up and Play — an event culminating a nearly six-month regional weight- loss contest.Sara McShan, of Nacogdoches, took home the keys to a 2013 Dodge Dart, donated by Allen Samuels Tyler. Emotional at the revealing of her name, she humbly credited her ...
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MLS Seattle 4 FC Dallas 2
FC Dallas . Obafemi Martins also scored for the Sounders (4-3-3), who racked up a third straight win after enduring a five-game winless streak. Johnson' second goal in the 62nd minute game only seconds after Michel had pulled Dallas into a 2-2 tie on an unassisted ...
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Sanchez struggles in Detroits loss to Texas
Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus, left, stands on third base with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) after Andrus' triple scored teammate Avisail Garcia, not shown, during the second inning of the baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...
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How much ammonium nitrate is stored in East Texas Plants
The Tyler Morning Telegraph contacted the Texas Department of State Health Services in an effort to check locations in East Texas that store ammonium nitrate, the fertilizer involved in the West explosion last month. The plant that exploded in West last month, by comparison, can store up to 2,400 tons.According to required Tier Two Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory submissions there are ...
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MLB Texas 7 Detroit 2
Elvis Andrus went 5-for-5 with two RBI for Texas Saturday in the Rangers' 7-2 victory over Detroit. Grimm (3-3) broke a personal three-start losing streak, yielding a pair of runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out two. Andrus delivered an RBI triple in the second inning, igniting a three-run outburst, and added a run-scoring hit in the third ...
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Tornado tossed mom 2 sons from their Granbury home as it was destroyed
In a sometimes wavering voice, she spoke with reporters Saturday from John Peter Smith Hospital, just days after a ferocious tornado leveled her Granbury home and ripped Green and her two sons from a bedroom ...
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Billie Sol Estes convicted swindler eulogized as loving generous
GRANBURY — Billie Sol Estes may have been infamous as a swindler who spent time in prison for Texas-sized schemes, but his family and friends recall a loving, generous man who once gave his Cadillac to a stranger who needed a ...
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Prospect watch Delvon Simmons McKeesportTexas Tech
-- Photo by Jennifer R. Vertullo/Daily News McKeesport Area defensive tackle Delvon Simmons officially was named to the 2011 U.S. Army Bowl roster during a Monday (Nov. 22, 2010) press conference at the high school. Above, Simmons shakes hands with family, friends and fans during the ...
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Report of possible drowning at Lake Arlington but no body found late Saturday
Fort Worth and Arlington dive teams were looking for a possible drowning victim late Saturday using sonar and thermal imaging on the far west side of Lake ...
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Andrus has 5 hits in Texas 7-2 win over Detroit
Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus, left, stands on third base with Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) after Andrus' triple scored teammate Avisail Garcia, not shown, during the second inning of the baseball game Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM ...
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Tornado Damage To Keep Ennis Road Closed
The city of Ennis closed off several blocks in the historic downtown area, including parts of Business U.S. 287, also known as West Ennis ...
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Granbury Tornado Survivors Story
"It just got louder and louder," said Green. "You could hear it just snapping and breaking the house! It was awful!" Green vividly remembers when a tornado destroyed her house and other homes in Granbury Wednesday ...
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Pope Tweets Request for Prayers After Explosion in Texas
Search for Survivors Still OnBy StaffHOUSTON, TEXAS, April 18, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis is encouraging prayer after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas on Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and wounded more than 160 others.The Holy Father exhorted the faithful to pray via his Twitter account, @pontifex."Please join me in praying for the victims of the explosion in ...
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The Texas Tribune With Consensus and Money State Takes on Mental Health Care
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Texas Monthly In Texas Van Cliburn Piano Contest Goes On Without Him
On Wednesday, 30 pianists from 13 countries will gather at a hotel ballroom in downtown Fort Worth for a drawing of names, a tradition that will establish the performance schedule for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Two days later, the recitals and concerts will begin at Bass Performance Hall before a 13-member jury. The competition, held once every four years, mixes a ...
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Keegan Bradley maintains grip on Byron Nelson Championship
Byron Nelson Championship after 54 holes. Bradley, seeking his second win at the Texas event and fourth title of the year, finished the third round with a one-stroke lead at 13-under-par 197. Sang-Moon Bae grabbed sole possession of second place at minus-12 after firing a 4-under 66 at TPC Four Seasons Resort. Tom Gillis, meanwhile, moved within two shots of the lead at 11-under 199 with a ...
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Lack of City Council commitment to streetcar?
Fort Worth looks like it may be a long way off until the city has a proper streetcar system if current commitment to the project by local government is anything to go by.
In July of 2008 the City Council of Fort Worth decided that a modern streetcar system might be beneficial to the rapidly growing city, a solution was needed to urban intra-city mass transportation and plans went into the pipeline, but two years on little progress has been made, it seems instead that the city council lacks the commitment to carry out the necessary work to see a streetcar system come to fruition. Read more
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