After Disasters, Dallas Non-Profit Helps Communities Regrow
Storms and natural disasters can be merciless in Texas. For communities hit hard, that can also mean the loss of greenery that makes them beautiful. Now, a Dallas non-profit is helping.
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Storms and natural disasters can be merciless in Texas. For communities hit hard, that can also mean the loss of greenery that makes them beautiful. Now, a Dallas non-profit is helping.
There is little doubt that Zika is coming to the continental United States, bringing frightening birth defects and, most likely, newly urgent discussions about abortion and contraception.
Gov. Greg Abbott is launching a bus tour to promote his book detailing how he overcame an accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Abbott plans to hit 19 Texas cities starting May 18.
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City workers in Hurst are checking on the elderly and taking stock of last night's storm damage. And with the potential for bad weather again, residents are trying to repair damage and shore up for more bad weather.
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Staples and Office Depot said Tuesday that they are scrapping their planned $6.3 billion merger after a federal judge blocked the deal. The government made the case that the combination would hurt competition.
A Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death — including the day before he died — and prescribed him medication, according to contents of a search warrant.
Disney said Tuesday that it was shutting down its "Disney Infinity" line of video games, explaining that the changing market is too risky. CEO Bob Iger told analysts that the risks "caught up with us."
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