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Millions of Americans Moved During the Pandemic — and Most Aren't Looking Back
Americans fled big cities in droves to escape the coronavirus pandemic — and many of them are staying, permanently or indefinitely.
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Easy and Elegant Cocktail Recipes for Celebrating the Holidays at Home
From sweet treats to serious spiced drinks, here are CNBC Global Traveler’s picks for simple yet chic cocktails to make at home for Christmas to the New Year.
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How Live Music Venues Are Fighting Back to Survive the Coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, some forms of the arts are finding ways to continue — at least in some capacity — in our new socially-distanced reality. But live music, which relied on closely packing venues with fans, remains silenced. That’s why live venues are banding together to ask for help to “save our stages.”
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Hispanic Unemployment From Covid-19 Has Been Cut in Half, But Can It Last?
Job opportunities for Hispanics remain uncertain, even as the jobless rate has been cut in half from the Covid-19 peak level of 16%.
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Covid Has Dealt a Crushing Blow to the Arts — Can It Bounce Back?
As out-of-work artists leave expensive cultural centers like New York City, and venues struggle not to close permanently, concerns are growing about whether the arts industry can recover from the pandemic.
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Witness: Driver Gunned Down Armed Protester in Texas Capital
A man was fatally shot at a protest in Texas when he approached a vehicle and the driver inside opened fire, police said.
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Tesla Picks Austin for Second US Vehicle Assembly Plant
Tesla has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers.
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Coronavirus Concerns Freeze Vanilla Ice Show
Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that was drawing fierce criticism because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Austin Mayor Says ‘We Have to Find a Better Balance' Between Reopening the Economy and Safety
As cases of coronavirus spike in Texas, Austin Mayor Steve Adler told LX News that it’s not possible to fully open the economy and still keep people safe from coronavirus. “We need to find a better balance,” he said.
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'Save Me': Austin Man's In-Custody Death Raises Key Questions
Police video and documents released more than a year after the in-custody death of a black man in Texas show that sheriff’s deputies repeatedly used a stun gun on him despite multiple pleas that he couldn’t breathe following a chase after he failed to dim his headlights.
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Tesla Picks Austin, Tulsa as Finalists for New US Factory
A person briefed on the matter says Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant
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Southwest Jet Hits, Kills Man on Austin Airport Runway
A man was struck and killed by a Southwest Airlines jet landing on a runaway at Austin’s airport Thursday night.
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Austin Cancels SXSW in Light of COVID-19 Spread
Austin Mayor Steve Adler announced Friday he’s declared a declaration of disaster in the city and has canceled the upcoming SXSW music festival.
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What You Need to Know About the Toxic Blue-Green Algae That's Killing Dogs
Temperatures soared to 96 degrees in Wilmington, North Carolina on Thursday. So, Melissa Martin and Denise Mintz gathered up their dogs Abby, Harpo and Izzy and headed to a nearby pond for a swim. Hours later, all three pups were dead.
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Woman Indicted for Capital Murder in Mom's Abduction, Death
A woman accused of kidnapping an Austin mother who was later found dead was indicted Tuesday on a capital murder charge. The indictment accused Magen Fieramusca, 34, of strangling Heidi Broussard with a leash and her hands on or about Dec. 12, the day Broussard and daughter Margot Carey were reported missing from their apartment in southern Austin. An arrest…
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Greek Court Postpones Retrial in US Tourist's Beating Death
A Greek court has postponed the retrial of seven suspects on murder charges over the 2017 fatal beating of a Texan tourist on an island resort. It is to allow a lawyer newly hired by the victim’s family to familiarize himself with the case. The court on Wednesday postponed the case until Jan. 13. Six of the men, five Serbian...
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Austin ‘Stabbing Incident': 1 Dead, 3 Hurt
Emergency officials say one person was killed and three others hurt in a reported “stabbing incident” in downtown Austin, Texas. Police say a suspect was taken into custody Friday morning. Austin-Travis County EMS said a man in his 20s was pronounced dead and a man in his 50s was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two others were being...
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Missing Austin Mom Found Dead Was Strangled, Baby Is Safe, 1 Arrested: Police
More than a week after a 33-year-old Texas mother and her infant daughter vanished, authorities said Friday they found the woman dead more than 100 miles away but the baby safe, and have charged a suspect with kidnapping and tampering with a corpse. Heidi Broussard and her 1-month-old daughter, Margo Carey, were last seen Dec. 12 in their hometown of…
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Missing Austin Mom: Healthy Infant Found, Woman's Body Found in Trunk; 1 Arrested
Austin police investigating the disappearance of 33-year-old Heidi Broussard and her 3-week-old daughter Margot Carey say a healthy infant was found at a home in Houston Thursday night and that a woman’s body was found nearby. Police confirmed Friday that a person has been arrested and charged with kidnapping and tampering with a corpse, but the identity of that...
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