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• Armadillo Christmas Bazaar returns for 49th season

  14-12-2024 20:16 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar returned for its 49th season on Saturday.The holiday local shopping event will take place from December 14 through the 23 at the Palmer Events Center.According to organizers, this year there will be nearly 200 artists and live music from 30 bands.Armadillo Christmas Bazar (KXAN photo/David Delgado)Armadillo Christmas Bazar (KXAN photo/David Delgado)Armadillo Christmas Bazar (KXAN photo/David Delgado)Armadillo Christmas Bazar (KXAN photo/David
  
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• Texans on rosters for the 125th Army-Navy football game

  14-12-2024 19:28 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's a college football game unlike any other, and plenty of Texans are participating.Army and Navy meet for the 125th time at 2 p.m. CT Saturday (on CBS) from Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, home of the NFL's Washington Commanders. It's the only college game this weekend, a week after the conference championships and a week before the College Football Playoff, giving the game the national stage it deserves. The winner will claim the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. Te
  
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• Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in over a decade: Study

  14-12-2024 19:02 via kxan.com
  
  The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday. The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that obesity nationwide has dropped from 46 percent in 2022 to 45.6 percent last year. The researchers also discovered that obesity has declined substantially in the South, including among women older adults, ages 66 to 75. “In the U.S overall, obesity was on the decline, led by the South,
  
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• USPS reminds senders to ship holiday mail before deadlines for Christmas delivery

  14-12-2024 18:54 via kxan.com
  
  WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Knowing these shipping deadlines from the United States Postal Service could save you from a holiday headache if you plan to send holiday gifts or cards.USPS has various shipping deadlines to ensure holiday packages and gifts reach their domestic and international destinations by Christmas Day, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.The deadlines are as follows for domestic shipping, excluding Hawaii and Alaska:
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• How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year

  14-12-2024 18:53 via kxan.com
  
  The Geminids — among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids — will be visible until Dec. 21, although peak viewing was on Dec. 13. Here’s what to know about the Geminids and other meteor showers. It's one of the year's last chances to see fireballs in the sky.The shower often produces meteors with a distinctly more yellow glow, likely due to the unusual origin material, said Sally Brummel, planetarium manager at the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum.
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• Data shows more records for heat than for cold

  14-12-2024 18:20 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- We report in this space many times in the course of a year about records being set for heat. The global trend spells out this fact: there are more daily high-temperature records versus daily low temperatures. Climatologists at Climate Central say that these numbers are an indicator of climate change.In its analysis of available data, climatologists found an increasing frequency of record highs than record lows through the reporting period that ended in November 2024.
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• Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies

  14-12-2024 18:06 via kxan.com
  
  A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged certain inconsistencies in her story, while her lawyer said he will continue to vet her claims.
  The unnamed woman described being driven from Rochester, New York, to New York City for the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000 and then Combs’ limo driver offering her a ride to an after-party, NBC News reported on Friday. She claimed she spok
  
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• Social Security retirement age set to change in 2025

  14-12-2024 17:21 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Among the changes Social Security recipients will see in 2025 is a higher full retirement age.The number marks the age at which workers become eligible to claim 100 percent of their retirement benefit based on lifetime earnings.
  For years, the full retirement age was 65, but that changed with a law passed by Congress in 1983 to gradually raise that number to match the growing expected lifespan, according to the Social Security Administration.The full, or "normal" retirement age
  
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• Texas' most popular Christmas song is also one of the most hated

  14-12-2024 17:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Holiday season is here again and that means you're likely hearing end-to-end Christmas music at most retail stores and on many radio stations. While we all have our favorite (and least-favorite) holiday tunes, you'll be interested to know that song popularity differs state-to-state.Recently, data outlet FinanceBuzz used Google Trends to determine which Christmas songs each state searched for the most over the past five years. Only data on the 25 highest-charting songs on the Bi
  
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• 1 dead following incident near 6th Street

  14-12-2024 15:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Saturday, the Austin Police Department confirmed a person died following an incident near Sixth Street and Congress Avenue.
  APD said officers responded to a shoot/stab service call at 2:35 a.m. The incident is being investigated as a homicide, according to police.It is unknown if police will provide additional details surrounding the incident.
  
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• How many native Texans still live in Texas?

  14-12-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR)—There's a certain pride that comes with being born in Texas. Texas is a culture, a way of life that people worldwide have grown to love. So if you're born there, why would you ever want to leave?New data shows that most Texans typically don't.According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2023, there are roughly 334 million people who currently live in the United States. About 21 million of those people were born in the Lone Star State. That's the second-highest in the coun
  
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• Austin ticket parking program offers waivers for responsible drivers

  14-12-2024 14:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — With the holiday season in full swing, many Austinites and visitors will meet up with friends, coworkers and loved ones to celebrate the festivities. But for those drinking, what happens if you realize you've over-indulged and can't drive home?The city of Austin's Get Home Safe Ticket Waiver Program is a year-round initiative to help encourage responsible driving practices. Those who've legally parked in a city-owned paid parking space and received a parking ticket can appl
  
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• California DMV apologizes for Cybertruck's offensive license plate

  14-12-2024 06:01 via kxan.com
  
  Related video: These are the wealthiest Californians(KTLA) – The Department of Motor Vehicles has issued an apology over a California license plate that openly mocked the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas.On Thursday, the license plate in question, which was on a Tesla Cybertruck, was spotlighted in a post to X by StopAntisemitism, a group “dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism.”The license plate reads, “LOLOCT7.” “Lol” is an acronym that stands for
  
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• Mystery drones: Where they have been spotted?

  14-12-2024 05:58 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The crux of the federal probe into mysterious drone sightings in recent weeks has centered around the skies over New Jersey and New York, but the flying objects controlled by unknown operators has become a global phenomenon.In the United States, the FBI insists that the drones do not belong to the U.S. military and are also not the property of foreign governments. But as lawmakers and residents push for more government transparency and answers about what these objects are, t
  
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• Waco La Vega's offense too much for Wimberley in 4A Division II semifinal

  14-12-2024 05:35 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Wimberley simply couldn't stop Waco La Vega's high-octane offense in a Class 4A Division II semifinal Friday at Birkelbach Field in Georgetown.Sophomore quarterback Kourtney Parr and senior tailback Bryson Roland led the Pirates to a 62-35 win over the Texans, and La Vega will play Carthage for the state championship at 11 a.m., Dec. 20 in Arlington at AT&T Stadium. Carthage beat Brock 45-17. Texas high school football playoffs: State semifinal matchups, sites, timesLa
  
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• SMPD: Woman dead after accidental shooting at gas station

  14-12-2024 04:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The San Marcos Police Department is investigating an accidental shooting that left one woman dead on Friday, the agency said on social media.Around 4 p.m., SMPD said it was actively investigating the shooting that happened at a gas station near Redwood Road and Highway 123.A spokesperson for the department told KXAN the woman was with her toddler at the time the shooting happened. Police said there was no threat to the public.The shooting remained under investigation Friday by p
  
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• Lawmakers tell Apple, Google to prepare for TikTok ban

  14-12-2024 03:56 via kxan.com
  
  (The Hill) — The top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) told Apple and Google on Friday to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores, as a potential ban looms next month. Committee Chair John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) said in a pair of letters to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai that their companies “must take the necessary steps to ensure it can fully comply” with the l
  
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• Former doctor indicted on child sexual exploitation, other charges

  14-12-2024 03:38 via kxan.com
  
  Editor's Note: The story has been updated to reflect Philip Sobash was a former doctor not licensed in the state of Texas.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A former doctor has been indicted on a child sexual exploitation charge. Court documents said he met a teen online and then blackmailed her into sending him nude photos. But the allegations do not stop there.The Department of Justice (DOJ) said between October 2018 and May 2019 Philip Sobash, who was a licensed doctor in another state but was living in Austin
  
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• Former Austin doctor indicted on child sexual exploitation, other charges

  14-12-2024 03:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A former Austin doctor has been indicted on a child sexual exploitation charge. Court documents said he met a teen online and then blackmailed her into sending him nude photos. But the allegations do not stop there.The Department of Justice (DOJ) said between October 2018 and May 2019 Philip Sobash, who was a practicing doctor in Austin at the time, had an "online sexually explicit relationship" with a minor who lived in Tennessee.Sobash is charged with sexual exploitation of a&
  
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• Camp Mabry unveils 3D-printed innovation center, receives recognition by Texas Historical Commission

  14-12-2024 01:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, Camp Mabry, a military base in Austin, unveiled the new, 3D-printed Texas Military Department Training and Innovation Center.The base said it partnered with ICON, a construction company, to replace temporary buildings.According to Camp Mabry, the purpose of the new, 3D-printed center was to modernize the facility and create more space for training opportunities. The center will also be a part of the Texas Military Department’s Joint Force Headquarters.Grand
  
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• APD: 2 suspects arrested, accused of robbing $8K in jugging incident

  14-12-2024 01:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Two men were arrested after they were accused of felony theft in connection with a jugging incident in north Austin Friday, the Austin Police Department said in a news release.Those suspects were identified as 25-year-old Brandon Lee Wright and 19-year-old Marquise Keyon Collins, according to police. They were both arrested and charged with felony theft. Online court records were not updated with attorney information. We will update this once that changes.Brandon Lee Wright, 25;
  
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• 'We’ve got to stay ahead': DPS director talks need for new troopers, as 130 graduate academy

  14-12-2024 00:38 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A new class of 130 Texas state troopers graduated from the Texas Department of Public Safety academy on Friday, after seven months of training.Colonel Freeman Martin, the newly named director of DPS, said the graduating class marked the "most talented, best trained" group he has seen in his three decades with the agency. Get an inside look at Texas DPS’ high-intensity trooper trainingThe new troopers will fill vacancies across the state, but their graduation comes at a tim
  
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