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# texas - Saturday 8 June, 2013
SHARK! Record 94 stone shark caught after 2 1/2 hour battle
The fishermen almost needed a bigger boat…
# texas - Friday 7 June, 2013
If you can solve this maths sum, a Texas banker will give you one million dollars
Time to dig out that Leaving Cert maths book.
# texas - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
Breast milk lollipops, earwax jellies and 5 other disgusting sweets
Sick. Sick and wrong.
# texas - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Six die as powerful storm hits Texas
A powerful storm spawned tornadoes which hit several times in Hood, Tarrant, Dallas and Parker counties last night.
# texas - Friday 10 May, 2013
Criminal probe launched in Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 14
Around 200 people were injured in the blast, which decimated the small town of 2,800 people.
Student’s rant at teacher’s ‘uninspiring’ lesson goes viral
“This is the future of this nation,” he told his class.
# texas - Friday 3 May, 2013
How this plane is travelling across America without any fuel
Powered entirely by the sun, the plane can fly by day or night but it will never be able to carry passengers.
# texas - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Daughter wants nothing to do with mother who disappeared for 11 years
Brenda Heist, who was presumed dead, told police she made a spur-of-the-moment decision in 2002 to join a group of homeless hitchhikers on their way to Florida.
# texas - Saturday 20 April, 2013
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Saturday.
Meet the Texan marathon runner who had two near misses this week
Joe Berti, who completed Monday’s Boston Marathon before witnessing the massive explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas two days later, has said that he feels blessed that both he and his family are sill alive.
Barack Obama: ‘All in all, this has been a tough week’
The US president reacted to the dramatic apprehending of the second suspect in the Boston bombings and the explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant at a press conference in the White House earlier.
# texas - Friday 19 April, 2013
Authorities confirm 12 dead in Texas fertiliser plant blast
Police would not say how many people are still missing although one estimate says it may be as many as 60.
Firefighters seek colleagues’ bodies as search for Texas bodies continues
The community of West still doesn’t know how many people may have died, as rescuers carefully work through piles of debris.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Friday.
Tragedies sparked by fertiliser explosions around the world
In 1947, another explosion in Texas claimed 581 lives and is considered the deadliest industrial accident in US history.
# texas - Thursday 18 April, 2013
The Evening Fix…now with added baby penguins
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The 5 at 5: Thursday
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Photos: ‘Devastation’ at scene of fertiliser plant explosion in Texas
Police have confirmed there are fatalities but have not yet said exactly how many people have died in the blast.
Police say between 5 and 15 killed in Texas fertiliser explosion
Waco police said they are treating the incident as a crime scene for now, but that there is no evidence that it was anything other than accidental.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning! Here are the nine things you need to know as you kick off your Thursday.
VIDEO: Live local TV news coverage of the Texas explosion
Watch live video from the local CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth as it covers the explosion at a chemical plant in West.
Several killed, and over 100 injured, in explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
A fertiliser plant in West, Texas, exploded following a fire – damaging buildings several blocks away.
# texas - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Students offer firsthand accounts of stabbing at Texas campus
14 people were injured, two critically, when Dylan Quick raced through buildings wielding a razor-like knife.
# texas - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Hey kids! Exams are no time for YOLO
You only live once. Except when it comes to school.
# texas - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
George Foreman met Shane Lowry last night and asked him for a photo*
*It may have happened the other way around. We can’t be sure.
# texas - Friday 22 March, 2013
VIDEO: This woman’s description of a hailstorm is the best ever
KAPOOYA! KAPOOYA!
# texas - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Russia concerned by US move not to charge dead boy’s parents
The US has decided not to prosecute the adoptive parents of a Russian boy who died in January – despite Russian claims that the toddler was tortured and murdered.
# texas - Monday 4 February, 2013
Former US Marine charged with Navy SEAL sniper’s death
Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were shot dead at a firing range in Texas on Saturday with their friend Eddie Routh facing charges over the shooting.
# texas - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Fort Hood army shooter loses bid to avoid death penalty
Major Nidal Hasan is accused of going on a shooting spree in 2009 that left 13 dead and 32 wounded at the army base in Texas.
# texas - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
Texas campus issues alert amid reports of shooter
Lone Star College System’s campus in the Houston area has told students to take immediate shelter or avoid coming in.
# texas - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Really Ryanair? Pic of the Day
Ryanair asks: Which is bigger, a cabbage or Texas?
# texas - Monday 14 January, 2013
Lance Armstrong ready as Oprah comes to town
The shamed rider seemed ‘unfazed by the attention and the international news crews that made stops at his home’ yesterday.
# texas - Thursday 27 December, 2012
George Bush Senior in intensive care after ‘setbacks’
The 41st president of the United States has been in hospital since November, but his condition worsened over the past four days.
# texas - Friday 23 November, 2012
Two killed, dozens injured in 140 car pileup in Texas
Almost 90 people were brought to hospital with around 12 of them believed to be in a critical condition.
# texas - Monday 19 November, 2012
US Grand Prix: Hamilton gate-crashes Vettel’s title party
Vettel’s second place was enough for Red Bull to claim the contructors title.
# texas - Friday 16 November, 2012
Party in the USA: Vettel imperious in practice
The German could seal another Formula One title this weekend.
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning. Here’s nine things to know this morning…
Four killed, 17 injured after train hits Texas parade for veterans
Veterans were on the back of a truck heading to a parade when they were hit by a train passing through a level crossing.
# texas - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
Texas petition to leave the United States gets 60,000 signatures
Texas is the only state of the union that can secede voluntarily, some supporters of independence believe.
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