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Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase “Sí, se puede!” that became a widespread rallying cry, has died. She was 96. Huerta's family said in a statement through her...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco Police Department confirmed the deaths of two firefighters Wednesday morning. The city's police department and fire department are investigating an off-duty incident that occurred Wednesday morning. Details about the incident will no...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are signing Justin Tucker to their practice squad, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Wednesday, giving the five-time All-Pro kicker a second chance in the NFL after serving a 10-game suspension last year fo...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — With days left until midterms, elected officials are still heading down to the Rio Grande Valley for a final push to voters before Election Day. Gov. Greg Abbott visited Harlingen on Tuesday for a rally. “Are you ready to keep Texas red?" Abbott...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Over the last several weeks, Southern New Mexico and West Texas have been hit by rounds of flooding rains fueled by tropical moisture coming from hurricanes hitting the west coast of Mexico. Much of the water that falls in those areas makes its ...
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MADRID (AP) — The national soccer federation has postponed all 24 Copa del Rey games scheduled for Wednesday because of the train accident that killed more than 60 people in central Spain. Clubs across the country sent messages of solidarity and support to the victims of the acci...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of Cristobal Stephan Garzez, the man accused of killing tow truck driver David Zapata in a July 2025 crash in Harlingen. A jury was selected Monday to hear the case. Prosecutors Michael Benton and ...
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GENEVA (AP) — Two-time World Cup coach Takeshi Okada resigned as Japanese soccer federation vice president in protest at the politics around FIFA during Gianni Infantino’s campaign to be re-elected. Japan’s soccer body on Wednesday published Okada’s resignation statement dated la...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Brownsville police say three children were hurt Wednesday morning when they were struck by a vehicle as they used a crosswalk on their way to school. Police said the auto-pedestrian crash occurred in the 5200 block of Southmost Boulevard near So...
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Kimi Antonelli is on the verge of becoming Formula 1's youngest-ever champion, and the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953. For a country full of passionate racing fans, the 73-year wait for an Italian champ is puzzling. Over decades without a title conten...
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The prospect of a general strike in France next week amid national protests on cost of living issues has pushed UEFA to change a Europa League match date in Rennes. UEFA said Rennes will now host Olympiakos of Greece on Wednesday of next week at 4:30 p.m....
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VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Kevin Willard and his family have vacationed in Italy often enough that the Villanova coach could probably get a side hustle as a tour guide. The Catholic coach at the Augustinian university has marveled at the Sistine Chapel — named after Pope Sixtus IV, an...
