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Lakewood Church money: Plumber who found cash, checks in wall to get $20K

HOUSTON - Crime Stoppers of Houston says it will gift $20,000 to the plumber who found a large amount of money inside a wall during a renovation project at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.Houston police believe the money – including cash, checks and money orders – is connected to a theft case reported at the church in 2014.RELATED: Cash, checks found in wall at Lakewood Church during repair work is from 2014 theft, says HPDBack in March 2014, Lakewood reported that $600,000 in donations were stolen from its safe after a church employee and an off-duty Harris County Sheriff's Officer noticed a break-in.Crime Stoppers of Houston automatically offered a cash reward of up to $5,000 for help solving the case, and Lakewood Church added a supplement

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US COVID vaccination rates rise as 19 states now confirm Omicron

Texas is the latest state to confirm COVID-19 infection cause by the Omicron variant, making the total number of states with confirmed infections at least 19. In addition to identifying a patient with the variant, health officials in Houston say they have confirmed the variant in wastewater, ABC News reports.

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Teen selling PlayStation 5 shot in attempted robbery, deputies say

HOUSTON - A teenager was hospitalized Sunday after he was trying to sell his PlayStation 5 in northwest Harris County and the deal went sideways. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSDeputies with the Harris Co. Sheriff's Office say an unidentified teen, 19, was selling the PlayStation 5 to an unidentified buyer in the 8300 block of Gros Ventre.At some point, the buyer shot the 19-year-old, authorities said, in order to steal the game system. The teen was rushed to a nearby trauma center in stable condition and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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Philadelphia Stars returning as USFL launches in April 2022

Philadelphia Stars ( )PHILADELPHIA - The most successful franchise in USFL history is returning to Philadelphia! The United States Football League is launching in April 2022, and on Monday, they revealed the city affiliations, names, and logos for the eight teams that will take the field I the spring. The eight USFL teams will be split into two divisions— North and South. The Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars and Pittsburgh Maulers will form the North Division.

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New USFL reveals team names, cities, logos for 2022 season

The Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars and Pittsburgh Maulers will form the new USFL's North Division. The South Division includes the Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers, New Orleans Breakers and Tampa Bay Bandits.

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Houston Methodist suspends privileges of doctor accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation

HOUSTON - Houston Methodist Hospital has suspended the privileges of Dr. Mary Bowden after she spread information related to COVID-19 they called "harmful to the community."Dr.

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World Series champ Julio Lugo dead at 45

HERMOSILLO, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 06: Julio Lugo of Republica Dominicana in action during a match between Republica Dominicana and Venezuela as part of the Caribbean Series 2013 at Sonora Stadium on february 06, 2013 in Hermosillo, Mexico. (Photo by Gonz Julio Lugo, a former MLB infielder who was a part of the 2007 Boston Red Sox World Series championship, has died from an apparent heart attack, his family said.

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Astroworld concert crush: Lawsuits representing over 200 injured victims filed, attorneys say

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9-year-old becomes 10th, and youngest, victim of Astroworld festival crush

Astroworld music festival in Houston.Ezra Blount of Dallas died Sunday at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, family attorney Ben Crump said. Inside Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert descent into chaos leaving nine dead Ezra was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering serious injuries in the Nov.

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Mount Airy community hope for safe return of missing 10-year-old girl

PHILADELPHIA - Members of the Houston Elementary School community in Mount Airy lit candles Wednesday night to honor 10-year old Qadr Williamson.The well-liked 5th grader disappeared while walking to school three weeks ago. The last place her foster mom saw her was in the 300 block of Glen Echo.

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Astroworld 2021 event operations plan didn’t mention what to do if there was a crowd surge situation

HOUSTON - As the investigation into the tragedy of Astroworld 2021 continues by the Houston Police Department, the Event Operations Plan is shedding some new light on what should have been done during specific emergencies while the event was taking place. However, what wasn’t mentioned, was the plan for if there was a crowd surge during the event. EXPLAINER: How crowd surges can kill peoplePreliminary information from HFD Chief Sam Peña on Saturday was that there were about 50,000 people in attendance, and at around 9:15 p.m., the crowd began to "compress" over the stage, causing panic and people started falling out.By around 9:30 p.m., Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner said a mass casualty incident was declared.Houston Mayor

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Travis Scott Will Cover Funeral Costs, Mental Health Services for Astroworld Victims

Travis Scott is covering important costs following the Astroworld tragedy. The 30-year-old rapper is covering the funeral costs of the eight people who died at the Astroworld Festival on Nov.

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Astroworld concert crush: What we’re learning as police begin their investigation

Police are in the early stages of investigating a concert stampede that left 8 people dead and hundreds injured. Speaking in a press conference in the early hours of Saturday, Samuel Pena, Chief of Houston Fire Department, said among the fatalities that “tragic night” were “scores of individuals that were injured.” The incident occurred at the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on the night of Nov.

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Travis Scott 'encouraged culture of violence' in May tweet, complaint alleges

HOUSTON - A lawsuit filed against rapper Travis Scott over the incident at the Astroworld Festival Friday that left eight people dead alleges Scott "encouraged" the culture that led to the incident in a May tweet."NAW AND WE STILL SNEAKING THE WILD ONES IN," Scott said in a since-deleted tweet in response to fans who were angry the show had quickly sold old.A lawsuit filed on behalf of concertgoer Manuel Souza alleges the tweet "recklessly encouraged fans to breach the barriers and otherwise actively encouraged a culture of violence."The lawsuit says Souza attended the event and suffered "serious bodily injuries" after he was knocked to the ground and "trampled" by an "uncontrolled crowd."It goes on to say the "injuries were the inevitable

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Houston police launch criminal homicide, narcotics probe into Astroworld incident

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Saturday that the Astroworld “mass casualty incident,” which left eight dead at a Travis Scott show, had become a criminal investigation involving both their homicide and narcotics divisions.

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Houston mayor says youngest victim of ‘tragic’ Astroworld incident was 14

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called the “mass casualty incident” at the Astroworld festival during a Travis Scott show “tragic” after at least eight people died. According to Turner, the youngest victim was 14.

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Investigation continues into Houston concert deaths

Disturbing details are emerging from rapper Travis Scott’s Astroworld music festival, which is now considered one of the deadliest concert tragedies in the United States. Eight people died after the crowd surged toward the stage during Scott’s performance, including two victims aged 14 and 16 years old.

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Houston officials seek answers after Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert left 8 dead

witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died at a Houston music festival when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott.City officials said Saturday they were in the early stages of investigating the pandemonium that unfolded Friday evening at Astroworld, a sold-out, two-day event in NRG Park with an estimated 50,000 people in attendance. One attendee said that as a timer clicked down to the start of Scott’s performance, the crowd pushed forward.“As soon as he jumped out on the stage, it was like an energy took over and everything went haywire,” concertgoer Niaara Goods said.

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‘I gotta get out’: Travis Scott concertgoers describe chaos at Houston show

Houston officials seek answers after Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert left 8 dead It was in trying to escape the increasingly packed venue that the couple realized how dangerous it was becoming.Little’s voice quivered with emotion as she described how small she felt gasping for air as she was battered by the crowd.“My chest is in so much pain from people pushing and crushing — literally crushing — my chest and in my lungs. And all I can remember is just screaming for him.

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The Latest: At least 8 dead, several others injured during Astroworld music festival, officials say

HOUSTON - Thousands of fans were looking forward to Houston's own Travis Scott, and his third annual music festival Astroworld, but what started out as a night of excitement, soon became deadly. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSAccording to the Houston Fire Department, it began with reports of several people injured at NRG stadium, where Astroworld Festival kicked off day one of a two-day music event.

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Philadelphia man details experience at deadly Astroworld concert

PHILADELPHIA - When Philadelphia native Jordan Bryan purchased tickets to the Astroworld concert in Houston to see headliner Travis Scott, he knew it would be wild but he never expected it to turn deadly.According to officials in Houston, eight people died as a result of massive crowd "compression."In a video provided to FOX 29 by Bryan, you can see people stepping and falling on one another in a panic that lasted nearly an hour."Before [Travis Scott] came out people were fainting, limp bodies were getting crowd surfed towards the front towards security to get them out," Bryan said.

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What happened at Travis Scott concert: How crowd surges can kill people

NEW YORK (AP) - The crowd deaths at a Houston music festival added even more names to the long list of people who have been crushed at a major event.Tragedies like the one Friday night at the Astroland Music Festival have been happening for a long time. In 1979, 11 people died in a scramble to enter a Cincinnati, Ohio, concert by The Who.

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At least 8 dead after ‘mass casualty incident’ at Travis Scott show in Houston

Fan dies at Slipknot concert after sustaining injuries in mosh pit Witnesses reported lots of pushing and shoving during the performances leading up to Scott’s set.When Scott took the stage, the crowd seemed to rush to the front, trying to get closer to the stage, said Nick Johnson, a high school senior from the Houston suburb of Friendswood who was at the concert with friends.“It just got worse and worse. Everyone was like you just can’t breathe,” said Johnson, who was near the front of the stage in the middle part of the crowd.Johnson said fans started to crush each other, and people started screaming.

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Texas couple arrested after remains of woman’s 8-year-old son found with siblings in home

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Texas kids abandoned with skeletal remains of 9-year-old brother fed by neighbors

HOUSTON - The children in Houston who were reportedly abandoned in an apartment as their dead brother’s body decomposed relied on neighbors to feed them. "One day he came down and knocked down on my door and asked if I could charge his phone. So I charged the phone.

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Texas couple arrested after remains of woman’s 8-year-old son found with siblings in home

Houston-area apartment with three surviving but apparently abandoned siblings, officials said.Brian W. Coulter, the 32-year-old boyfriend of the dead child’s mother, was charged Tuesday with murder.

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HCSO: 3 children abandoned, skeletal remains of another child found in Harris Co. apartment

HOUSTON - Authorities are piecing together a deadly and horrific scene in west Harris County where a shocking discovery was made at an apartment. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSSheriff Ed Gonzalez says three children were found abandoned at an apartment in the 3500 block of Green Crest near Westpark Tollway on Sunday.

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Bond set at more than $5 million for former student accused of shooting principal at YES Prep

HOUSTON - The man accused of shooting a principal at YES Prep Southwest Secondary had his bail set for more than $5 million. Officials say Dexter Kelsey, 25, shot through the glass door in the front of the school building, located in southwest Houston midday Friday. From there, he was able to get into the school and opened fire.

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California oil spill called 'environmental catastrophe' as crews race to limit damage

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - One of the largest oil spills in recent California history over the weekend closed beaches and continued to threaten wildlife, as officials on Monday worked to determine where and why the leak occurred. An estimated 126,000 gallons of heavy crude oil spilled into the waters off Orange County starting late Friday or early Saturday, according to officials. The leak became known when boaters began reporting a sheen in the water. The U.S Coast Guard took the lead in the response to the spill, which covers about 5.8 nautical miles between the Huntington Beach Pier and Newport Beach. The pipeline and operations at three offshore platforms owned by Houston-based Amplify Energy Corp.

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Mayor calls 3,000 barrel California oil spill ‘environmental catastrophe’

U.S. probing nearly 350 reports of oil spills in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida Carr added: “Our wetlands are being degraded and portions of our coastline are now covered in oil.”The spill was caused by a breach connected to the Elly oil rig and stretched from the Huntington Beach Pier down to Newport Beach, a stretch of coast popular with surfers and sunbathers.Carr said the oil rig was operated by Beta Offshore, a California subsidiary of Houston-based Amplify Energy Corporation.

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COVID-19: N.S. reporting 41 new daily cases, province to hold 3 p.m. briefing

COVID-19: N.S. records 32 new cases, resumes notifications for school cases Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.

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Hurts, Prescott set for first meeting as Eagles visit Cowboys

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 27: Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs toward the end zone in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&amp;T Stadium on December 27, 2020 in Arlington, Texas.

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Nova Scotia gym owners say province still hasn’t answered their vaccine policy questions

COVID-19 in order to enter and participate in many activities that the government has deemed non-essential, like gyms and restaurants.“What we want from the government is just clarity around how we’re going to do it,” said Santana Anderson, the owner of O2 Wellness in Bedford and member of the Nova Scotia Gym Owners Association. Prince Edward Island to impose COVID-19 vaccine passport starting Oct.

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3 women assault restaurant hostess who asked for vaccination proof: Cops

NEW YORK - Three tourists from Texas were arrested after attacking a hostess at Carmine's Italian Restaurant on the Upper West Side, according to the NYPD.On Thursday at about 5:30 p.m., the 24-year-old hostess asked the trio for proof of COVID vaccination to enter the popular restaurant as is required by New York City regulations.The tourists argued with the hostess over the existence or legitimacy of their COVID documents and proceeded to assault the restaurant worker, police said.Sally Rechelle Lewis, 49, of Houston and Kaeita Nkeenge Rankin, 44, and Tyonnie Keshay Rankin, 21, both of Humble, were accused of punching and hitting the hostess multiple times.

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9/11 love story: Two strangers meet during one of the most devastating attacks on US soil

HOUSTON - We’re just hours from the 20th anniversary of the September 11th tragedies and many of us have been recalling exactly where we were when we realized America was under attack. The same is true for a Houston couple who was on an international flight as terrorists began using airplanes as weapons against the U.S. MORE: Houstonians reflect on how 9/11 changed their lives20 years later it’s still hard to even think about what happened that day.

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FOX to air Major League Soccer playoff game on Thanksgiving Day

NEW YORK - Fox will air a Major League Soccer playoff game on Thanksgiving Day for the first time, the league announced Thursday.MLS Decision Day, the final day of the regular season, is set for Nov. 7.

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COVID-19: N.S. reporting 17 new cases, most in Central Zone

COVID-19 on Thursday.The majority of the new cases — 10 — are in the Central Zone. Eight of those are considered close contacts of previously-reported cases, one is related to travel and one is under investigation.Five of the cases are in Northern Zone, all of which are close contacts.One case is in Western Zone and is a close contact of a previous case.And one case is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel.

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COVID-19: Nova Scotia implements ‘proof of vaccination’ program

Starting Oct. 4, Nova Scotia will implement a “proof of vaccination policy” for COVID-19, the province’s Premier Tim Houston and chief medical officer of health Dr.

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8 Edmonton-area mayors call for COVID-19 vaccine passport, other measures in open letter

Tyler Shandro, urging the Alberta government to put further COVID-19 restrictions into place.Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, Beaumont Mayor John Stewart, St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron, Parkland County Mayor Rod Shaigec, Spruce Grove Mayor Stuart Houston, Stony Plain Mayor William Choy, Devon Mayor Ray Ralph and Morinville Mayor Barry Turner signed their names to the open letter.“Our region’s municipalities are experiencing the highest infection multiplier in the province,” the letter reads.

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Pipeline broken during Hurricane Ida causing Gulf oil spill identified

WASHINGTON (AP) - Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source as one-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor and broken open.Talos Energy, the Houston-based company currently paying for the cleanup, said in a statement issued Sunday evening that the busted pipeline does not belong to them.The company said it is working with the U.S. Coast Guard and other state and federal agencies to coordinate the response and identify the owner of the ruptured pipeline.Two additional 4-inch pipelines were also identified in the area that are open and apparently abandoned.

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Anonymous donor helps local family bring mother of 2 back to Texas after she passed away from COVID-19

HOUSTON - We’ve told you about a number of COVID-19 patients who are being sent out of town for treatment because there were no available beds for them here in Houston. And one family was facing issues after their loved one was taken to New Mexico for treatment, but sadly she passed away. MORE: COVID patients overflowing into free-standing ERs as local hospitals are stretched thinTuesday Fagbehingbe was diagnosed with diabetes shortly before her passing. Other than that, Brenda Asterion., her mom says her daughter rarely got sick. Also, she initially chose not to get vaccinated. Then Asterion says she and her daughter were going to get the vaccine together but mom caught the flu and then her daughter had to attend a mandatory meeting for

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Six-year-old Houston boy looking for family to adopt him

HOUSTON - Six-year-old Aidan will always give a smile to anyone who smiles at him. Fox 26’s Sally MacDonald met him at Jumping World in Houston, where he showed her how he can do a flip."How did you learn how to do a flip?" she asked."It’s easy.

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19-year-old charged with murder, accused of setting Houston man on fire

Emma Presler (Photo: Houston Police Department) HOUSTON - Houston police are searching for a woman accused of setting a man on fire at a home in Kingwood.Emma Presler, 19, is charged with murder and is currently not in custody.PREVIOUS: Police searching for woman who lit Houston man on fireHFD responded to reports of a house on fire around 10 p.m. August 6 in the 2000 block of Aspen Glade Drive in Kingwood.Crews found a two-story home engulfed in flames and two people, who suffered severe burns, outside.The victims, Devin Graham, 33, and Karissa Lindros, 26, were transported to an area hospital in critical condition.

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Off-duty New Orleans PD officer killed outside Galleria-area restaurant, gunmen still on the loose

HOUSTON - Authorities are piecing together what led to a shooting in southwest Houston, where two people were hit. SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSIt happened at Grotto Ristorante in the 4700 block of Westheimer Rd. around 5:17 p.m.During a press conference with HPD Chief Troy Finner, he said responding officers arrived at the scene, where they found two men shot.

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Children grab steering wheel after seeing father shot in the head while driving

HOUSTON - Police are calling it a miracle after two children leapt into action after seeing their father fatally shot while driving in east Houston Friday night. RELATED: 2 children witness man shot, killed following road rage incident in west Houston, HCSO saysAccording to Lt. Willkens with the Houston Police Department, an unidentified man was heading eastbound on I-10, when two boys both 7 and 10-years-old, respectively, heard what they initially thought was a rock hitting the windshield.

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Decision Nova Scotia: What the results of this election could mean for the federal campaign

With the Nova Scotia Liberals defeated by the Progressive Conservatives, it raises questions whether or not a similar result could be seen by on the federal stage with the Canadian federal election campaign having just begun its first week. Global News’ chief political correspondent David Akin talks about the team members PC Leader Tim Houston had on his team with federal ties, and how it could translate to the federal election.

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Decision Nova Scotia: Premier-designate Tim Houston says ‘we made history’ in election

Nova Scotia Premier-designate Tim Houston delivered his victory speech on Tuesday night after Global News projected a Progressive Conservative win in the 2021 election. He said that the party “made history” both in the province and across Canada, showing that just because there’s a pandemic, an incumbent government “doesn’t get a free pass.” He also said Nova Scotians had given them a mandate and the party was ready to govern.

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O’Toole Tories cheer Nova Scotia PC win, Trudeau Liberals look for lessons

federal election call as Nova Scotia elected its new premier — a progressive conservative.The Nova Scotia election was originally called in the hopes of snagging a majority government for Iain Rankin’s Liberals. But the voters handed him a very different result — one that had federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole cheering on Tuesday night.“A great night in NS!” he tweeted as the progressive conservative victory became apparent.“Congratulations to (Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives) and the next Premier of Nova Scotia, (Tim Houston), on an exciting election win!”According to strategists, the election result is one the federal parties should be watching closely.

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