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The Harris County Flood Control District is holding meetings starting Monday to inform the public about a proposed tax rate increase on the ballot.
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Six months after the Key Bridge collapse, more than 5,500 companies most of them in transportation and warehousing have applied for SBA loans.
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Five companies peddling AI-enhanced products and passive income schemes have been targeted by the FTC for misleading customers.
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A week after Tom Brady called a game from his home away from home away from home in Tampa, he won’t be going to his home away from home in New England.
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A Georgia chemical plant caused a chemical reaction left potentially harmful chlorine lingering in the air.
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Editor’s Note: CGTN has launched a special series of animated shorts called China By Numbers in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, showcasing China’s remarkable achievements in consumer spending, per
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Microsoft Dynamics is Microsofts suite of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software applications. QA is the largest provider of Microsoft training courses in the UK.
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“As consumers, my fellow Singaporeans, I’d like to say you already had a good run,” Mr Loo said
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By Adam Dutton via SWNS Fire chiefs have blamed an exploding e-bike battery for a devastating blaze that tore through a house. One person was saved when flames engulfed the property in Leicester on Saturday (28/9) night. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service say a lithium battery in the e-bike overheated and caused the blaze. Dramatic
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Hurricane Helene roared ashore late Thursday in Floridas Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph (225 kph) winds.
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Some homes and businesses are unrecognizable from all the damage and sand left behind from the storm surge.