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• 'It's such an honor to be working with your mother:' The heart behind Buenos Aires Café

  18-05-2025 23:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A local mother and daughter have spent more than 20 years running one of Austin’s only Argentinian restaurants. Their restaurant, Buenos Aires Café, is a local staple known for its family atmosphere and dishes that make customers feel at home.Reina Morris moved from Argentina to Austin in 1997, bringing with her a deep love of her homeland’s flavors. After graduating from the Texas Culinary Academy in 2005, she began an internship at the Four Seasons but
  
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• Austin has plenty of chances, comes up scoreless in draw with Vancouver

  18-05-2025 19:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Vancouver keeper Yohei Takaoka posted five saves and recorded his sixth MLS shutout of the season, helping the Vancouver Whitecaps earn a scoreless draw against Austin FC on Saturday.Takaoka proved invaluable for the Western Conference-leading Whitecaps (8-1-4), who were lackluster offensively and were outshot 16-5 by Austin (5-6-3). Austin FC selected to host 2025 MLS all-star gameProbably Takaoka's biggest save of the night occurred at the 83rd minute when he turned
  
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• Person of interest in Palm Springs IVF clinic explosion confirmed dead: FBI

  18-05-2025 18:32 via kxan.com
  
  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KTLA) — The person of interest in the "act of terrorism" that severely damaged a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, is confirmed to be dead, according to authorities.An FBI spokesperson had initially confirmed the information to Nexstar's KTLA early Sunday morning.The facility, the American Reproductive Centers (ARC), is a fertility clinic and in vitro fertilization (IVF) lab.Palm Springs Mayor Ron deHarte was one of the first officials to
  
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• Why the beautiful blue sky has become more hazy

  18-05-2025 16:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The haze has returned to our beautiful azure blue Central Texas sky. Why? There's a simple explanation.
  This is the season for agricultural burning in Mexico. This "burning season" for our southern neighbors occurs during Mexico's dry season, which is essentially from the middle of March until May. The wet season in Mexico begins in June.This is the time when the farmers clear the land of unwanted vegetation, allowing for nutrients to return to their soils. This burning of the l
  
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• New text alert system coming to Travis County

  18-05-2025 15:04 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County announced it would soon launch a new system to notify residents of burn bans.Beginning June 1, the Fire Marshal’s Office will move the burn ban notification system to a new system. With the new system, residents can opt in to the alerts by texting TCBURNBAN to 888777. Texas Burn Bans Map“Timely information saves lives and property. Signing up for these alerts is one of the simplest and most important things residents can do to stay informed and saf
  
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• Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge, snapping masts and killing 2 crew members

  18-05-2025 07:41 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday, snapping its three masts, killing two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the 142-year-old bridge was spared major damage but at least 19 people aboard the ship needed medical treatment.
  Two of the four people who suffered serious injuries later died, Adams announced on socia
  
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• Trump berates Walmart over price hikes: ‘EAT THE TARIFFS’

  18-05-2025 05:25 via kxan.com
  
  President Trump on Saturday lambasted Walmart over its decision to raise prices this week due to the high costs associated with the Trump administration's trade war. “Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” the president wrote on Truth Social. "Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected.""Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, ‘EAT THE TARIFFS,’ and not charge valued
  
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• Making money on your social media posts: How does it work?

  18-05-2025 05:20 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Social media has made it easier than ever for content creators to show off their favorite products, and some claim they’re making thousands in “passive” income doing so. It’s called “affiliate marketing,” — an arrangement that allows creators, or “affiliates,” to earn a commission for generating sales, often by convincing viewers to click the “link in the bio.”“Back in the day, TV shows could run ad
  
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• Missing hiker survived weeks in California wilderness by foraging and drinking melted snow

  18-05-2025 05:08 via kxan.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 28-year-old woman described Friday how she survived for weeks outdoors in California's eastern Sierra Nevada by foraging for food and drinking melted snow after a solo camping trip went awry during harsh winter weather.Tiffany Slaton detailed her ordeal during a news conference with the Fresno County Sheriff's Department, two days after she was found in a cabin that the owner had left unlocked in case wayward hikers needed shelter. Authorities said she had be
  
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• 'Little shelled friends': Keeping Texas turtles and tortoises safe in the summer

  18-05-2025 04:44 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The weather is warmer, and it is now getting into that time of year where you might see some more turtles or tortoises roaming around.Red-eared sliders, river cooters, three-toed box turtles and the Texas tortoise are native to the Central Texas area, said Brenda Bush with the Central Texas Tortoise Rescue.KXAN's Tom Miller and Sally Hernandez spoke with Bush to get more details on how to safely rescue one if you see them in the road, or even in your backyard.Read a transcriptio
  
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• Reality show will be 'Biggest Loser' for immigration: Producer

  18-05-2025 04:34 via kxan.com
  
  A reality show producer says he’s pitched a show to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) based on immigrants competing for expedited legal status. Producer Rob Worsoff told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas that the show will be a “celebration of America in the most positive possible way.” He emphasized that it is not meant to be “'Hunger Games' for migrants.” Worsoff said contestants will already be in the immigration system but would onl
  
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• Longhorns top seed in SEC baseball tournament

  18-05-2025 04:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - With an incredible first season in the SEC, the Texas Longhorns won the outright regular season conference championship in baseball. Jim Schlossnagle's group in turn earns the top seed in the conference tournament.The tournament, which takes place in Hoover, Alabama, starts Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. central with ninth-seeded Alabama battling the 16 seed in Missouri.Texas is coming off a series win over Oklahoma with a 9-1 win Saturday. They will not have to play until Thursday. The wi
  
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• Severe weather leaves several dead in parts of U.S.

  18-05-2025 03:28 via kxan.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped over a car on an interstate.In Kentucky, some 18 people were killed by severe weather, and the death toll is likely to rise, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. Local authorities in Laurel County, in the state's southeast, said nine people were killed after a tornado touched
  
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• This 'highly toxic' plant is spreading around US: Here's how to get rid of it

  18-05-2025 03:25 via kxan.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A highly toxic plant, that can be deadly if ingested, is spreading fast around the U.S.
  Poison hemlock (or Conium maculatum) is about to flower in Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and can already be seen spreading along roadsides, fields and fence lines. Poison hemlock grows nationwide and can be spotted throughout the seasons, but its most rapid growth typically occurs between March and May.While it was "relatively rare" 30 years a
  
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• Scottie Scheffler storms into a 3-shot lead in the PGA Championship

  18-05-2025 02:23 via kxan.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A PGA Championship missing star power got the best in golf Saturday when Scottie Scheffler delivered a clinic over the closing stretch at Quail Hollow for a 6-under 65 and a three-shot lead going into the final round.Scheffler started his big run with a 3-wood to just inside 3 feet on the reachable par-4 14th for an eagle, causing so much hysteria that Bryson DeChambeau had to back off his putt across the lake at the 17th.It ended with an 8-iron from the se
  
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• State of Texas: Senate plan would send an additional $8 billion to public schools

  18-05-2025 01:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - With just over two weeks to go before the end of the legislative session, Texas lawmakers still need to pass a public school finance plan.Now, a new proposal from the Texas Senate could move the funding forward.The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 held a hearing Thursday morning to discuss the future of public school financing, nearly a month after the House passed a bill to give public schools an almost $8 billion in additional funding.The bill discussed on Thursday i
  
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• 1 person killed in explosion outside Palm Springs fertility clinic; police say act was ‘intentional’

  18-05-2025 01:00 via kxan.com
  
  PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — An explosion at a fertility clinic in the upscale California city of Palm Springs appears to have been intentional, local authorities said. One person was found dead, and the FBI said it was sending investigators, including bomb technicians, to the scene.Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said in a statement Saturday that the blast “appears to be an intentional act of violence” and that several buildings damaged, some severely.“There has been
  
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• Bastrop Co. Emergency Food Pantry asking for community help to amid food shortage concerns

  18-05-2025 00:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry is asking for help from the community. Whether it's becoming a monthly donor or volunteering, the food pantry is doing what it can to ensure it stays ahead of food shortage concerns, the nonprofit said in a news release.The food bank said the "growing demand, rising food prices, and looming food shortages put increasing pressure on local resources." Central Texas Food Bank hit with $5.5M in federal funding cutsThis comes after the U.S. De
  
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