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Texas migrant advocate, civil rights activist Eddie Canales dies at 76

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas migrant advocate and civil rights activist Eduardo “Eddie” Canales has died. Canales died at his Corpus Christi home at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday surrounded by family, South Texas Human Rights Vice President Nancy Vera confirmed to KSAT. Recommended Videos Canales served as the director of the South Texas Human Rights Center … Read more

What is the repechage round? New track rule gives sprinters and hurdlers a second chance to qualify

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Based on a French word that literally means “second chance,” the word has taken on its own meaning when applied to sports like rowing, martial arts and now track. PARIS, France — Dozens of hurdlers and sprinters will get a second chance at their once-in-a-lifetime moment thanks to a new rule at the Olympic track … Read more

In ‘COUP!’ find a sharp ‘comedy of menace,’ with Peter Sarsgaard and Billy Magnussen

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It’s the early days of the 1918 pandemic when a mysterious new chef descends on a wealthy family’s estate in the new film “COUP!” The chef, played by Peter Sarsgaard, is a worldly and questioning sort with a mischievous streak who torments his employer, Billy Magnussen, a self-styled progressive journalist looking out for the plight … Read more

Two North Texas high school seniors painted pro-Trump parking spaces. Now the school district is asking them to paint over them.

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At least one of the spaces has been painted over. The district said the spaces “had the potential to cause unnecessary distractions to the learning environment.” KELLER, Texas — At least two students at Keller High School were asked to re-paint their senior parking spaces after administrators reviewed them and saw that they had rendered … Read more