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Texas day care gets reprieve after drilling plan is rejected

Texas day care gets reprieve after drilling plan is rejected

ARLINGTON (AP) – Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to breathe easier after the city refused to let a major energy company drill more gas wells a few hundred feet from the center’s playground. The Arlington City Council voted 5-4 on Tuesday night to reject…MORE

Fed Officials Now Seeing US Job Market Near Full Recovery

Fed Officials Now Seeing US Job Market Near Full Recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was nearly at levels healthy enough that the central bank’s low-interest rate policies were no longer needed. That’s according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday. The minutes also said that Fed officials expressed concerns that surging inflation was…MORE

CDC Urges ‘up to date’ Shots; No ‘fully vaccinated’ Change

CDC Urges ‘up to date’ Shots; No ‘fully vaccinated’ Change

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health officials say they are not changing the definition of being “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19. But they are urging Americans to stay “up to date” on their virus protection by getting booster shots when eligible. The move to keep the existing definition of fully vaccination – either two doses of the…MORE

NFL Eyeing AT&T Stadium as Possible Emergency Backup Super Bowl Site

NFL Eyeing AT&T Stadium as Possible Emergency Backup Super Bowl Site

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The NFL is eyeing Arlington’s AT&T Stadium as an emergency back up host for this year’s Super Bowl should COVID-19 restrictions keep the game from being played in California. WBAP/KLIF’s media partner WFAA-TV confirmed the information saying the NFL reached out to the stadium to check it’s availability. For now, the game is…MORE