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US judge dismisses healthcare workers' Covid-19 vaccine challenge

A US judge has thrown out a lawsuit by more than 100 employees of one of Texas's largest hospitals, who sued after being required to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Man journeying a 15K mile road trip to honor daughter he lost to cancer makes a stop in Houston

Dave Fleisher and his daughter, Sarah (Photo courtesy of The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation) HOUSTON - A man is journeying on a 15,000-mile road trip across the U.S. in memory of his daughter, whom he sadly lost to a rare form of bile duct cancer.Dave Fleischer embarked on a "Journey of Hope" on May 20th across the U.S in memory of his daughter Sarah.

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1 downtown Austin shooting victim dies, juvenile suspect in custody

AUSTIN, Texas - APD has confirmed 1 of the victims of Saturday's shooting has died from their injuries. Police have identified the victim as .The Austin Police Department says it has identified two male suspects responsible for a downtown shooting that left 1 dead and 13 others hurt.APD says one of the suspects is currently in police custody.

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Downtown Austin shooting leaves 14 injured, 1 juvenile suspect in custody

AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department says it has identified two male suspects responsible for a downtown shooting that left 14 people hurt. APD says one of the suspects is currently in police custody. The department says the U.S.

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POLICE: Houston father accidentally shoots 9-year-old son in the chest

HOUSTON - A 9-year-old boy is fighting for his life after officials say his father accidentally shot him in the chest. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSPolice received a call of a child brought to Texas Children's Hospital around 1:30 a.m. Saturday overnight but say it happened in the 4500 block of Hershe St. Based on preliminary information from HPD, the boy was accidentally shot by his father when he was trying to put the gun away.

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Downtown Austin shooting leaves at least 13 injured

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Police Department says it is responding to a shooting downtown that has resulted in multiple injuries.APD says a shooting incident at 400 East 6th Street has left at least 13 people injured early Saturday morning. Austin-Travis County EMS says at least 2 transported patients have life-threatening injuries, and several others have non-life-threatening injuries.

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Hungry hungry hippo: San Antonio Zoo residents get watermelon treats

SAN ANTONIO - A hippopotamus was literally a "hungry hungry hippo" after it smashed open a watermelon in one chomp at the San Antonio Zoo on Wednesday. Footage shared by the San Antonio Zoo, located in San Antonio, Texas, shows a hippo biting down on the watermelon in slow motion, demonstrating the power of its jaws."What better way to kick off summer than a good old-fashioned hippo watermelon smash?" the zoo wrote on its social media platforms. RELATED: Heartwarming reunion captured of chimpanzee recognizing former zoo volunteer decades laterAccording to Popular Science, female hippos’ bites have been measured at 1,800 pound-force per square inch, with male hippos reportedly too aggressive to test.The San Antonio Zoo is a nonprofit

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Texas governor signs law prohibiting businesses from requiring vaccine passports

HOUSTON - Governor Greg Abbott has signed a law that prohibits businesses operating in Texas from requiring vaccine passports or vaccine information."Vaccine passports are now prohibited in the Lone Star State," Abbott said during a video posted on social media. "Texas is open 100% without any restrictions or limitations or requirements," he wrote on Twitter.FOR THE LATEST NEWS UPDATES, DOWNLOAD THE FOX 26 NEWS APPIn April, the governor announced an executive order that would prohibit government-mandated vaccine passports in the state.At the time that he issued the executive order, Gov.

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Texas woman arrested for posing as 13-year-old daughter to prove point on school shootings

Casey Garcia, 30, is charged with criminal trespass, tampering with government records and an unrelated traffic warrant. (El Paso County Sheriff's Office)SAN ELIZARIO, Texas - A Texas woman was arrested after spending an entire day at middle school posing as her 13-year-old daughter and documenting her experience online as administrators and most teachers failed to notice.Casey Garcia, 30, of San Elizario, has since been arrested and charged with criminal trespass and tampering with government records, KWTX reported.

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Carnival restarting cruises for fully vaccinated passengers July 3 from Texas

MIAMI - Carnival Cruise Line on Monday confirmed plans to restart U.S. sailings from its Texas port as early as Fourth of July weekend, open to passengers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Carnival Vista ship will begin offering cruises on July 3 from Port of Galveston, followed by the return of operations on Carnival Breeze on July 15, the company said.Carnival said the cruises are available to those who have received their final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to the beginning of the trip, and also have proof of vaccination."We appreciate the progress and support for our U.S.

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Trump’s personal priorities leaving Republican agenda in limbo, party members say

Trump pegs America’s ‘survival’ on electing Republicans at every level “I’m unaware of a GOP agenda. I would love to see one,” said Texas-based conservative activist and former tea party leader Mark Meckler.“Nobody knows what they’re about,” he said of today’s Republicans.

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Election overhaul bill: Manchin to break from Democrats and vote against

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks with reporters after stepping off the Senate Floor at the U.S.

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'Don't go!': Migrant boy screams after being abandoned along US-Mexico border, video shows

screaming "don’t go!" after being abandoned along the U.S.-Mexico border. The footage was captured last Thursday night near El Paso, Texas, where the child had been dropped off by a couple, according to the AFP. "Here, here! No, no! Don't go, no!" the boy is reportedly heard screaming to the other side of the Rio Grande River. A video shows a migrant boy screaming after being left alone at the US-Mexico border.

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Report: Trump telling supporters he expects to be reinstated

WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump is reportedly telling supporters he expects to be reinstated in August.New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman tweeted the report in reference to a Qanon conference in Dallas, Texas. "Trump has been telling a number of people he’s in contact with that he expects he will get reinstated by August (no that isn’t how it works but simply sharing the information)," she tweeted. MORE NEWS: CPAC poll: Gov. DeSantis favorite to win GOP nomination if Trump doesn't run in 2024According to FOX 5, Trump's former attorney Sidney Powell told attendees at the conference that "a new inauguration day is set."Powell has been sued by the election infrastructure company Dominion Voting Systems for defamation after

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Ransomware attack on world's largest meat company disrupts global production

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A ransomware attack on the world's largest meat company is disrupting production around the world just weeks after a similar incident shut down a U.S. oil pipeline.The Brazilian meat processor JBS SA notified the U.S.

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Texas House Democrats stage walkout to block controversial GOP voting bill

AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Democrats pulled off a dramatic, last-ditch walkout in the state House of Representatives on Sunday night to block passage of one of the most restrictive voting bills in the U.S., leaving Republicans with no choice but to abandon a midnight deadline and declare the legislative session essentially over.The revolt is one of Democrats' biggest protests to date against GOP efforts nationwide to impose stricter election laws, and they used the spotlight to urge President Joe Biden to act on voting rights.But the victory may be fleeting: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who had declared new voting laws a priority in Texas, quickly announced he would order a special session to finish the job.

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Texas Six Flags roller coaster stops mid-ride, rescue crews responding

were trapped Saturday on a roller coaster that stopped in the middle of a ride at the Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park in San Antonio.A call was made around noon for an extraction, prompting fire and rescue crews to respond, FOX affiliate KABB-TV reported.In a statement to the news outlet, Jeff Filicko, the marketing and communications manager for the park said the ‘Poltergeist’ ride stopped around 11:55 a.m. in the middle of the experience.No injuries were reported, he said. "Our first priority is the safety of our guests," he said.

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US officials to expedite immigration court cases of families arriving on border

SAN DIEGO - Families arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico will have their cases fast-tracked in immigration court, the Biden administration said Friday, less than two weeks after it said it was easing pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum.Under the plan, families stopped on the border starting Friday could be placed in expedited proceedings aimed at determining whether they can remain in the United States.

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Texas law enforcement can no longer contract with reality TV shows

GEORGETOWN, Texas - Reality TV shows can no longer contract with Texas law enforcement agencies after Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 54, also known as the Javier Ambler law.The new Williamson County sheriff said earlier this month that he felt this bill was a direct result of the old administration's partnership with the reality TV show "Live PD".Javier Ambler was killed during an altercation with Williamson County deputies. On March 28, 2019, deputies pursued Ambler's car from Williamson County into Travis County where he died while deputies were trying to take him into custody.

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Walmart partners with schools to open COVID-19 vaccine clinics for adolescents

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Walmart has partnered with school districts across several U.S. states to bring COVID-19 vaccine clinics to students at their schools. The retail giant announced Thursday that its pharmacies in both Walmart and Sam’s Club stores have worked with local districts to set up Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine clinics in "dozens of communities" throughout Georgia, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Pennsylvania.Pfizer’s two-dose vaccine is currently the only COVID-19 vaccine given an emergency use authorization for those under 18.

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Houston tiger investigation: Suspect leaves jail after posting bond again

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - Victor Cuevas, the man at the center of the tiger investigation in Houston, left the Fort Bend County Jail on Monday after posting bond.His attorney told FOX 26 that Cuevas posted bond over the weekend but wouldn’t be released until he was placed on an ankle monitoring device.He was released before 2 p.m.

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Justices reject case of retired cop put in police chokehold

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a retired federal law enforcement officer who was put in a chokehold and wrestled to the ground at a VA hospital security checkpoint.

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As Congress returns to funding earmarks, who will benefit?

HUFFMAN, Texas – Don't tell Laura Fields that providing $1.7 million to her flood-prone neighborhood would be wasteful spending. Her home in a Houston-area subdivision was filled with 10 inches of water during Hurricane Harvey.

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Tatis slam, 6 RBIs, Padres beat M's, sweep 9-game homestand

SAN DIEGO – Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice, including a 447-foot grand slam, and drove in six runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Seattle Mariners 9-2 Sunday to sweep a nine-game homestand.

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Last cat out of the Tiger King Park bag as seizure completed

THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Federal officials have removed the last of the 68 big cats from the private zoo in Oklahoma that had been the center of the “Tiger King” saga.

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The mob made me do it: Rioters claim Jan. 6 crowd at fault

Christopher Grider said he came to Washington on Jan. 6 with no intention of rioting. But he got caught up in the mob of angry supporters of then-President Donald Trump as they surged into the U.S. Capitol, breaking through police barriers and smashing through doors.

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LEADING OFF: Yanks' dominant pitching, Rays get rookie boost

A look at what's happening around the majors on Sunday:

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19-year-old accused of killing 1, wounding another with 5-year-old in car in DeSoto tracked to Arizona

DESOTO, Texas - A 19-year-old is waiting to be extradited back to DeSoto after police determined he was responsible for a shooting that killed one and injured another while a 5-year-old in their car watched on in horror last week.Police said surveillance video and old fashioned police work helped them track down Evan McMaryion in Arizona.The shooting happened on May 15, as 34-year-old Randall "Scott" Thornhill and 29-year-old Heather French were sitting in a 2003 Mazda 3 with French's 5-year-old son in the 300 block of South Elerson Road.The 5-year-old was being dropped off to his father, who lives and works at a farm, but his father hadn’t arrived back home yet.

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NASCAR's Elliott still chasing 1st win of season in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – NASCAR is set to race the Circuit of the Americas for the first time and all eyes are on both Chase Elliott and an unsettling weather forecast of rain that could make the inaugural Texas Grand Prix a wild one.

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Oregon among blue states slow at lifting COVID restrictions

CANNON BEACH, Ore. – The sand was packed on a recent sunny day at this upscale beach town on Oregon's coast, but signs of the state's cautious approach to the pandemic were still everywhere. Almost all the beachgoers wore masks — those that didn't got nasty looks — and lines for a seat at the many local cafes and restaurants snaked down the sidewalk because of rules limiting capacity to 25%.

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With more border crossers, US groups seek to stem deaths

FALFURRIAS, Texas – Every week, migrant rights activist Eduardo Canales fills up blue water drums that are spread throughout a vast valley of Texas ranchlands and brush. They are there for migrants who venture into the rough terrain to avoid being caught and sent back to Mexico.

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New voter ID rules raise concerns of fraud, ballot rejection

ATLANTA – When voters in Florida and Georgia want to vote by mail in next year’s races for governor, they will have to make sure they take one more step to ensure they receive a ballot: providing their identification.

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In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability

LANEXA, Va. – Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only major election is doing the opposite.

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Veteran, retired cop takes case against police to high court

WASHINGTON – Something went wrong at the security checkpoint at the VA hospital in El Paso, Texas, on a winter's day in 2016.

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Eyes now on 2 systems as hurricane season approaches

ORLANDO, Fla. – There are two areas of low pressure that are a concern in the tropics.

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Cooks, nurses guard inmates with US prisons down 6K officers

Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant, forcing prisons to use cooks, teachers, nurses and other workers to guard inmates.

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Historians celebrate Florida’s Emancipation Day

ORLANDO, Fla. – A group of mostly African American historians met outside of Orlando City Hall on Thursday to recognize May 20 as Florida’s Emancipation Day.

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Experts raise concerns after Texas execution without media

HOUSTON – While officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are blaming miscommunication for preventing reporters from witnessing the state’s first execution in nearly a year, legal and death penalty experts worry it's another example of what they see as a lack of transparency and competency in how the death penalty is carried out in the U.S.

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Swan song? Biles gearing up for one more Olympic ride

SPRING, Texas – Simone Biles hops up in a chair and lets out a small sigh.

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SpaceX selected to launch another moon lander carrying NASA science

Another private company has picked SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch its moon lander carrying NASA and private research to the lunar surface.

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COVID-19 vaccine: What employers can — and cannot — demand in Canada

COVID-19 vaccine, some U.S. employers are taking a hard line.

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LEADING OFF: No-hit streak, Davis down, Cueto vs Reds

A look at what’s happening around the majors today:

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Durst's defense says dismemberment helps prove innocence

LOS ANGELES – The savage and sloppy manner in which Robert Durst dismembered a man he accidentally killed in Texas helps prove the New York real estate heir didn’t murder his best friend or kill his wife, his lawyer said.

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No-hitter for 2nd straight day: Kluber pitches Yanks' gem

ARLINGTON, Texas – Corey Kluber threw the the major leagues' sixth no-hitter this season and second in two nights, leading the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Wednesday night.

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Yankees RHP Kluber has no-hitter through 6 vs. Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas – New York Yankees right-hander Corey Kluber has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Texas Rangers, the team he pitched one inning for last season.

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With hits now scarce, no-hitters on the rise

Sometimes, the simplest explanation is the valid one: The number of hits per game in the major leagues has plummeted, so no-hitters are on the rise.

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Texas bans COVID-19 mask mandates as New York opens

States continue to struggle with how and when to drop protective COVID-19 public health measures, including face coverings, in the wake of shifting guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise

Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds, but the gains are offset by a rise in other tumors caused by the virus.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0