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Nationwide, longer and longer trains are obstructing rural intersections, preventing paramedics from getting to emergencies, including a baby who died after his mom waited and waited.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reads a statement Friday at his office in Austin. (AP)
In a move engineered by fellow Republicans, he was impeached over allegations of bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust. It was a stunning rebuke of the conservative firebrand that at least temporarily forces him from office.
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Whether you’re traveling or catching the sun at home in the coming months, here are books we’ve enjoyed this year that make for good summer reading.
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A record number of lighthouses are being made available to the public, some through auction. Some of the structures, which can be centuries old, have colorful histories.
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