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• 'America! I told you!' Lyles win 100-meter gold in photo finish at Paris Olympics

  04-08-2024 22:33 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When the official times flashed on the big scoreboard atop Stade de France, American sprinter Noah Lyles wanted to ensure his country heard him."America! I told you!" he yelled into a camera in triumph after being declared the gold medal winner in the 100-meter dash by five-thousandths of a second Sunday at the Paris Olympics.Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis
  
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• Man charged for threatening to shoot members of Kansas City Chiefs at Morgan Wallen concert

  04-08-2024 20:52 via kxan.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — An Illinois man has been charged with a felony after allegedly making threats of shooting two members of the Kansas City Chiefs organization at a Morgan Wallen concert in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium.
  Aaron Brown, 23, of Winchester, Illinois, faces a Class E felony of making a terroristic threat in the second degree. Brown was charged on Saturday and a $15,000 bond was set.According to court documents, Kansas City police detectives and intelligence analysts in
  
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• Taco Bell to use AI at more drive-thrus: What does that mean?

  04-08-2024 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Taco Bell announced Wednesday it would be expanding its use of AI to hundreds of drive-thru locations by the end of the year.
  Taco Bell's parent company, Yum! Brands, said the move aims to make things easier for their staff and "elevate the order experience for consumers." But what will it mean for you if you pull up to one of these updated drive-thrus?The biggest change will be telling your order to the AI – not a person. The voice reader technology has been trained
  
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• FDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead: What to know

  04-08-2024 20:45 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded.The Food and Drug Administration has issued its third alert this year, adding at least 10 types of packaged ground cinnamon sold at popular outlets including Dollar Tree, Patel Brothers and Eurogrocery stores in several states.The FDA has recommended that companies recall th
  
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• IHOP's all-you-can-eat pancakes are back: What to know

  04-08-2024 20:39 via kxan.com
  
  (WJW) — Pancake lovers, rejoice!
  IHOP is bringing back its beloved All You Can Eat Pancakes, now through September 15.
  While IHOP usually offers this deal at the beginning of the year, the company explains in a press release they're running the special now to align with the beginning of the school year "to help families when schedules are tight, and wallets are pinched from shopping."
  The offer only includes buttermilk pancakes that come with certain breakfast combos.
  At first, IHOP says a
  
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• Police release photos of suspects in death of 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor

  04-08-2024 20:34 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The Los Angeles Police Department has released photos of the suspects and vehicle connected to the May killing of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor. Wactor, 37, was shot and killed during an attempted catalytic converter theft in the early morning hours of May 25, authorities say.According to witness statements later confirmed by the LAPD, Wactor was leaving his shift as a bartender when he noticed three men who had raised his vehicle with a floor
  
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• Another disturbance appears in the Atlantic as Florida prepares for Tropical Storm Debby

  04-08-2024 20:32 via kxan.com
  
  Related video: Tropical Storm Debby strengthens as it approaches Florida
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A second disturbance has popped up in the Atlantic as Florida braces for Tropical Storm Debby.The disturbance has a 10% chance of development over the next 48 hours and a 20% chance within the next seven days, forecasters warn. Tropical Storm Debby strengthening, expected to become hurricaneThe National Hurricane Center said the tropical wave is several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands a
  
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• Local Venezuelans in turmoil following the country's election fraud

  04-08-2024 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Turmoil continues to grow in Venezuela following the presidential election that took place on July 28, local Venezuelans said they have faith and believe changes will come.Last Sunday, July 28, elections were held in Venezuela between the candidates Nicolás Maduro Moro and Edmundo González Urrutia. González was the opposition party expecting to win the election but after votes were in, Maduro the current president declared himself the winner.To this day
  
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• Local Venezuelans in turmoil following country's election

  04-08-2024 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Turmoil continues to grow in Venezuela following the presidential election that took place on July 28, local Venezuelans said they have faith and believe changes will come.Last Sunday, July 28, elections were held in Venezuela between the candidates Nicolás Maduro Moro and Edmundo González Urrutia. González was the opposition party expecting to win the election but after votes were in, Maduro the current president declared himself the winner.To this day
  
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• LIVE: Local Venezuelans in turmoil following country's election

  04-08-2024 20:19 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Turmoil continues to grow in Venezuela following the presidential election that took place on July 28, local Venezuelans said they have faith and believe changes will come.Last Sunday, July 28, elections were held in Venezuela between the candidates Nicolás Maduro Moro and Edmundo González Urrutia. González was the opposition party expecting to win the election but after votes were in, Maduro the current president declared himself the winner.To this day
  
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• Scottie Scheffler wins Olympic gold medal in golf thriller

  04-08-2024 17:56 via kxan.com
  
  SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Scottie Scheffler delivered the best performance of his greatest year by rallying from four shots behind on Sunday with a 9-under 62 to win the Olympic gold medal in men's golf in a thriller at Le Golf National.Already a six-time winner on the PGA Tour this year, including his second Masters title, Scheffler added Olympic gold to an astonishing season with a round that kept some 30,000 fans on edge for a wild final two hours
  
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• Suni Lee picks up her third medal in Paris

  04-08-2024 16:59 via kxan.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Sunisa Lee of the U.S. picked up her third medal in Paris and sixth of her Olympic career in the uneven bars final Sunday by grabbing bronze -- exactly where she finished in Tokyo three years ago.Lee has spent much of the last 15 months dealing with multiple kidney diseases that have limited her training. She didn’t really get serious about Paris until December. And seven months later she’s already picked up three medals after helping the Simone Biles-led U.S.
  
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• Julien Alfred cruises in 200, US hurdlers advance in 110

  04-08-2024 16:52 via kxan.com
  
  SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Julien Alfred cruised in her opening-round heat of the 200 meters the morning after the sprinter from Saint Lucia won the Olympic 100.Alfred acknowledged Sunday she felt tired, but it hardly showed as she ran 22.41 seconds to advance to the semifinals. American Gabby Thomas, the bronze medalist at the Tokyo Games, had the top time in the first round at 22.20 seconds.The only real surprise was when reigning world champion Shericka Jackson withdrew f
  
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• Increase in tropical development possible

  04-08-2024 16:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Atlantic Basin had been quiet for the past several weeks until the latest system formed Friday. The fourth tropical storm is in the eastern Gulf of Mexico named Debby.While the hurricane season does start on June 1st, it is the middle of August to the middle of October when things really get cooking in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. The peak of the season is September 10.In looking back over the past five years we found an average of 5.5 tropical weather system
  
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• Texas ranks No. 2 for where high-earning households are moving, study shows

  04-08-2024 14:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas is No. 2 when it comes to where high-earning households are moving, according to a recent study. States were ranked by the net inflow of households earning $200,000 after accounting for those that moved into and out of the state.SmartAsset, a financial technology company, said IRS data from the 2021-2022 tax year showed more than 8,000 households earning $200,000 annually or more came to Texas. How much money do you need to make to be in the top 5% in Texas?“Whe
  
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• Too hot and too dry

  04-08-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A heat dome is setting up shop in the southwest United States spreading into Texas.
  The large ridge of high pressure will keep the majority of this week hot, dry and sunny. Other than a stray spot of rain today (less than 10% chance), this week will favor dry skies across the region. High temperatures will top 100° nearly every day with heat index values 105°-110°.Hot ... and getting hotterThe proximity of the high will cut off any chances of rain/thunderstorms throu
  
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• Stretch of triple digit heat through the week

  04-08-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The heat takes center stage in Central Texas this week with multiple days at or above 100°.A large ride of high pressure will keep the majority of this week hot, dry and sunny. Other than a stray spot of rain today (less than 10% chance), this week will favor dry skies across the region. High temperatures will top 100° nearly every day with heat index values 105°-110°.Triple digit heat expected every day this weekAn update on Hurricane Debby is found in the blog
  
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• Showers, strong storms bring heat relief

  04-08-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Rain and thunderstorms developed Sunday afternoon over parts of Central Texas, including much of the Austin metro area. Heavy downpours dropped 2.8 inches of rain in the Waller Creek area on the UT Campus.The showers and storms were weakening by mid-afternoon, however additional rain and some storms remain possible the rest of the day, ending this evening.Next weekHigh pressure aloft will remain in control of the local weather throughout the week. The high will hover to our nort
  
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• Plenty of heat along with a few showers

  04-08-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Much of the rain Saturday fell in the western Hill Country. A gauge at Tow picked up .69" and the one at Cherokee Creek at Bend measured .68".
  A few showers with isolated thunderstorms moved north to south through the region overnight to this morning. A gauge just outside of Spicewood recorded .70" and one near downtown Willow City picked up .65". Central Texas rain totalsThere will be more rain with a few isolated thunderstorms today. Most totals will average a trace to .10" wi
  
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• LIVE: Stretch of triple digit heat through the week

  04-08-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The heat takes center stage in Central Texas this week with multiple days at or above 100°.A large ridge of high pressure will keep the majority of this week hot, dry and sunny. Other than a stray spot of rain today (less than 10% chance), this week will favor dry skies across the region. High temperatures will top 100° nearly every day with heat index values 105°-110°.Triple digit heat expected every day this weekAn update on Hurricane Debby is found in the blog
  
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• Hottest stretch of 2024 arrives this week

  04-08-2024 14:25 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Recent rains will keep temperatures from reaching triple digits today, but as our soil dries out this week our temperatures will warm up.As high pressure reasserts control, we'll be rain free, hot and sunny for a week or more.Weather pattern this weekHighs will be up near 100º tomorrow and deeper into the triple digits for the rest of the week.
  This should make for our hottest stretch of 2024 so far, while also not coming close to any records.
  Highs this weekTropical Storm
  
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• Neighbor takes action after KXAN investigates kids 'swarmed' by mosquitos

  04-08-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary: A Buda woman said her toddler couldn’t go in their backyard without getting attacked by swarms of mosquitoes. She believed the large number of pests was coming from a neighboring business' property. After a year of trying to get the business to help, with no success, Salazar reported her problem to the KXAN Investigates Team and within days the business owner took action.
  BUDA, Texas (KXAN) – The green cylinder perched on a pole in the back corner of Lex Salaz
  
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• Suspect dead after shooting involving Bastrop County deputies

  04-08-2024 13:39 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A person is dead following a shooting with Bastrop County Sheriff's Office deputies Saturday evening, authorities said.
  The sheriff's office said it responded to a call east of Bastrop about a person "indiscriminately shooting" around 8:48 p.m. where the person fired at a deputy but did not injure them.
  The Special Response Team was called to the scene, and the suspect was shot and died after they "engaged the responding deputies," Bastrop County Sheriff Maur
  
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• New Seats at DKR stadium installed by high schoolers

  04-08-2024 05:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — If you plan on attending a football game at DKR Stadium this upcoming season, you may notice there are new seats. These seats were not installed by the University of Texas, but instead high schoolers.The Elgin High School Band program had its UT Seatback Install fundraiser on Saturday, where its students and staff worked to input thousands of seats on the bleachers at DKR."The funding goes straight back to the kids," said Armando Martinez, the head band director for Elgin.
  
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• Many online pharmacies selling weight loss products illegally: Study

  04-08-2024 03:40 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — Many online pharmacies that are selling semaglutide, the main ingredient in weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, are doing so illegally, according to new research.The study, released Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open, found that when researchers used search engines to try and find “websites advertising semaglutide without a prescription” in the summer of last year, 42.27% of the online pharmacies that came up “belonged to illegal pharmacy opera
  
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• 'Let's continue to grow this small town': Locals excited for new Elon Musk school

  04-08-2024 03:19 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) -- Elon Musk's impact in Central Texas continues to grow. The billionaire's latest venture is a new school in Bastrop."It's continuing to help growth here. Obviously this isn't the same Bastrop that I grew up in. I used to be able to walk around, and I couldn't go somewhere without knowing who we were," native Tracey Merino said. RELATED: Elon Musk’s X actively searching for Austin office space, sources sayHe was one of several dozen attending the Bastrop High School
  
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• Bride and groom send ‘you are not invited’ cards to friends, family

  04-08-2024 02:29 via kxan.com
  
  (WJW) – You might not get invited to every wedding your friends and family have, but have you ever gotten a “you are not invited” card to let you know?According to a post on Reddit, that is one couple’s plan for their upcoming ceremony invitations.The poster, a family member of the engaged couple, took to Reddit after being surprised by the idea of sending cards to the people who didn’t make the cut on the guest list. The family member said in part, “I ju
  
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• Biden visits Austin; Texas polling shows school voucher support

  04-08-2024 01:50 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- President Joe Biden's visit to Austin to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 came at another historic moment that's not without precedent.Sitting behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, Biden told the nation in a televised address last week that the "best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation." Five days later, the president visited the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, where the landmark Civil Rights Act is currently on display
  
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• UT alum Ryan Crouser shakes off balky elbow to claim 3rd consecutive gold medal in shot put

  04-08-2024 00:56 via kxan.com
  
  SAINT DENIS, France (AP) — Leading into the Paris Games, shot putter Ryan Crouser wasn’t sure his aching elbow was going to hold up enough for him to compete, let alone defend his title.It did. He would.Get the latest on how our Texans are doing in the Olympics by signing up for push alerts on the KXAN News App and our More Than The Score newsletter.
  Crouser became the first three-time Olympic winner in the men’s shot put Saturday night in the rain as h
  
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• Some Social Security recipients getting extra payment in August: Here's why

  04-08-2024 00:53 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — For a second time this year, some Social Security recipients are on track to receive two payments in the same month.
  Those who receive Supplemental Security Income usually get one payment a month. According to the Social Security Administration, this comes on the first day of the month — for August, that was Thursday.
  The exception — which is contributing to the double payment in August — is when the first day of the month lands on a weekend or holiday. When t
  
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• Sha'Carri Richardson's comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia

  04-08-2024 00:20 via kxan.com
  
  SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — There were small signs for anyone willing to look at the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson is, not the person she has become.The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a promising start.
  All the hype aside, Richardson was never a sure thing to win an Olympic gold medal Saturday in the 100 meters. On a rainy and odd evening at the Stade de France, 23-year-old Julien Alfred from St. Lucia showed the
  
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• Del Valle ISD prepares for first day, opens P-TECH facility

  04-08-2024 00:17 via kxan.com
  
  DEL VALLE, Texas (KXAN) — Central Texas school districts are getting ready to open their classrooms once again as the summer comes to an end.In Del Valle ISD school starts on Aug. 7, and the district held its back to school bash on Saturday.The district handed out backpacks and helped answer questions from parents as students participated in games.DVISD also held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) facility.Del Vall
  
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