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[Police: In 911 call, man threatens to shoot people playing loud music](
[Police: In 911 call, man threatens to shoot people playing loud music](
A man in Southwest Austin was charged with making a terroristic threat Friday after he told a 911 dispatcher he was planning to shoot someone unless they turned off their loud music, according to Austin police records.
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Local News
[Warmer for last day of ACL Fest, but changes ahead for rest of week](
[Warmer for last day of ACL Fest, but changes ahead for rest of week](
A roller coaster of weather will sweep through the Austin area this week, so don't get comfortable with the cool temperatures just yet.
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[EMS: Barton Springs Pool staff revive man after heart attack](
[EMS: Barton Springs Pool staff revive man after heart attack](
Barton Springs Pool staff helped revive a man after he went into cardiac arrest Sunday morning.
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[Man stabbed near Aboretum in Northwest Austin](
[Man stabbed near Aboretum in Northwest Austin](
A man was seriously injured late Friday after being stabbed near the Arboretum in Northwest Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS paramedics.
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Business
[Industry advocates wary as state weighs hemp rules](
[Industry advocates wary as state weighs hemp rules](
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has a seemingly innocuous question for farmers intent on planting hemp in the state: Who is going to buy your crop?But where he might ask it — on the official applications for Texas growing licenses — is roiling some hemp advocates as potentially excessive government interference in the free market.
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Sports
[Texas Stars take season s first win in a shootout](
[Texas Stars take season’s first win in a shootout](
Denis Gurianov and Tanner Kero each scored goals in a shootout to lift the Texas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Iowa Wild in Des Moines on Saturday night.
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[Hasty, Brewer lead Baylor over Texas Tech in double overtime](
[Hasty, Brewer lead Baylor over Texas Tech in double overtime](
WACO — JaMycal Hasty scored on a 5-yard touchdown run in the second overtime and No.
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[No. 6 Oklahoma 34, No. 11 Texas 27: Make no mistake, this was a Red River rout](
[No. 6 Oklahoma 34, No. 11 Texas 27: Make no mistake, this was a Red River rout](
DALLAS — The Cotton Bowl scoreboard said No. 11 Texas lost to rival Oklahoma by a touchdown, 34-27 for those who care about specifics.
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[Golden: As Texas loss to Oklahoma shows, Ehlinger can t do it all himself](
[Golden: As Texas’ loss to Oklahoma shows, Ehlinger can’t do it all himself](
DALLAS — It was all on Sam Ehlinger.
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[Bohls: Texas shortcomings exposed in loss to worthy opponent ](
[Bohls: Texas’ shortcomings exposed in loss to worthy ‘opponent’](
DALLAS — They’re a year away. Advertisement Or, maybe with a little luck and a very big win streak from here on in, maybe a couple of months away.
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Opinion
[Herman: Texas State Cemetery filling up? Maybe you should check in sooner than later](
[Herman: Texas State Cemetery filling up? Maybe you should check in sooner than later](
Got a reservation at the Texas State Cemetery? Worried about whether the no-vacancy sign will go up any time soon?
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[Opinion: Continue Texas investment in cancer research, prevention to save lives](
[Opinion: Continue Texas’ investment in cancer research, prevention to save lives](
Texas voters once again have the opportunity to decide if the state should invest in cancer research and prevention.
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[Pitts: Believe it or not, it can happen here](
[Pitts: Believe it or not, it can happen here](
I was maybe 10 years old when this happened. Mom is driving, I'm in the back seat. It's night.
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Nation
[Chicago teachers may test unions social justice strategy](
[Chicago teachers may test unions’ ‘social justice’ strategy](
CHICAGO (AP) " A threatened strike by Chicago teachers would test a strategy employed by a growing number of urban teachers unions convinced that transforming contentious contract talks into discussions about class sizes and student services wins public support and can be a difference maker at the bargaining table.
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[Anxiety over Supreme Court arguments pervades Coming Out Day](
[Anxiety over Supreme Court arguments pervades Coming Out Day](
National Coming Out Day festivities were tempered this year by anxiety that some LGBT folk may have to go back into the closet so they can make a living, depending on what the Supreme Court decides about workplace discrimination law.
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[Hotel collapse in New Orleans leaves 1 dead, 2 missing](
[Hotel collapse in New Orleans leaves 1 dead, 2 missing](
NEW ORLEANS (AP) " A large section of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction at the edge of New Orleans' historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday amid blinding dust and flying debris, killing one person and injuring more than 20 as rescue workers rushed into what was left of the largely unstable building to locate two people still unaccounted for.
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[California power shutdowns raise air pollution worries](
[California power shutdowns raise air pollution worries](
Power shutdowns intended to prevent more devastating California wildfires are raising new concerns about another longstanding environmental threat: air pollution.
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[Pregnancy discrimination continues, 41 years after US ban](
[Pregnancy discrimination continues, 41 years after US ban](
For 41 years, federal law has banned pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. But the stories tumbling out this week show it's far from eradicated.
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World
[The Latest: UN: talks to end Ecuador crisis to start Sunday](
[The Latest: UN: talks to end Ecuador crisis to start Sunday](
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) " The Latest on Ecuador's crisis (all times local):7:45 a.m. The United Nations and Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference have announced that talks between indigenous protest leaders and Ecuador's government will begin at 3 p.m. local time (4 p.m. EDT) Sunday.
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[Trump says he s an island of one on Syria](
[Trump says he’s an ‘island of one’ on Syria](
WASHINGTON (AP) " President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is an "island of one" for removing U.S. forces from northeastern Syria.
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[Hong Kong protesters plan assemblies in 18 districts](
[Hong Kong protesters plan assemblies in 18 districts](
HONG KONG (AP) " Black-clad protesters calling for political reforms have started gathering in several Hong Kong districts.
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[Typhoon leaves 19 dead as Japan launches major rescue](
[Typhoon leaves 19 dead as Japan launches major rescue](
TOKYO (AP) " Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan Sunday to rescue people stranded in flooded homes Sunday as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to at least 19 with more than a dozen missing.
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[Tunisia: Post-debate handshake hailed as pro-democracy sign](
[Tunisia: Post-debate handshake hailed as pro-democracy sign](
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) " A media mogul and a former law professor who are vying to be Tunisia's next president sparred during a televised debate over how to fight terrorism and poverty.
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Austin360
[At ACL Fest, the last Childish Gambino show](
[At ACL Fest, the last Childish Gambino show](
And that's how you go out in style.
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[ACL Fest: Hot girl summer is officially over, Megan Thee Stallion is a no-show](
[ACL Fest: Hot girl summer is officially over, Megan Thee Stallion is a no-show](
A huge crowd gathered for Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion's 1:15 p.m. Austin City Limits Festival set, but sadly, the head hot girl never showed up.
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[Matthew McConaughey saw Billie Eilish at ACL Fest, duh](
[Matthew McConaughey saw Billie Eilish at ACL Fest, duh](
The king of Austin came to pay his respects to the queen of teen pop.
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[The Cure delivers another spotless ACL Fest set](
[The Cure delivers another spotless ACL Fest set](
The Cure is taking a victory lap.
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[Orville Peck: one of our favorite things we ve seen at ACL Fest](
[Orville Peck: one of our favorite things we’ve seen at ACL Fest](
He wore a mask and rode right into our hearts.
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