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Emerson poll: Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Senate primary

Emerson poll: Cornyn, Paxton in dead heat in Senate primary

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A new poll of Texas’ Senate GOP primary shows Sen. John Cornyn leading Attorney General Ken Paxton by …

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Joint practice brings the heat, and a few errors

Joint practice brings the heat, and a few errors

Big play from an unlikely source — England One of the plays of the day came from an unlikely source. Linebacker Mapalo Mwansa, the Panthers’ English exchange student, forced a fumble during a kickoff coverage drill. It was a huge moment for the 21-year-old, who can stay here on the practice squad with a roster exemption since he’s part of …

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Patriots Defense Brings the Heat in First Joint Practice with Vikings

Patriots Defense Brings the Heat in First Joint Practice with Vikings

EAGAN, Minnesota – The Patriots defense made its presence felt in Minnesota on Wednesday during the first of two joint practices with the Vikings. J.J. McCarthy and his offense made their fair share of plays over the course of the two-hour session, but the Pats flashed a nice combination of consistent pressure and quality coverage throughout the competitive team periods. …

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These tiny flyers levitate on the Sun’s heat alone

These tiny flyers levitate on the Sun’s heat alone

Devices (artist’s illustration) kept aloft by sunlight could take sensors into an understudied layer of the atmosphere.Credit: Schafer et al. Nature (2025) Theory and mathematics said his device would fly. But Ben Schafer was still pleasantly surprised the first time he flipped a switch and watched the centimetre-square device his team had built levitate, if only for a moment before …

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Real estate startup Runwise is taking on record heat this summer

Real estate startup Runwise is taking on record heat this summer

Runwise co-founders (L-R) Jeff Carleton, Lee Hoffman and Mike Cook. Courtesy of Runwise A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future …

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Fast-growing Canyon fire forces evacuations amid SoCal heat wave

Fast-growing Canyon fire forces evacuations amid SoCal heat wave

A rapidly growing wildfire straddling the Ventura-Los Angeles county line Thursday afternoon triggered evacuations in and around Piru and Castaic amid a major heat wave that officials warned could foster extreme fire growth and behavior. The Canyon fire was initially reported to be about 30 acres, but within about two hours that estimate jumped to over 1,000 acres, according to …

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Former Miami Heat security officer accused of stealing and selling millions of dollars’ worth of team memorabilia

Former Miami Heat security officer accused of stealing and selling millions of dollars’ worth of team memorabilia

Facebook Tweet Email Link A former Miami Heat security officer has been charged with allegedly stealing and selling millions of dollars worth of team memorabilia, federal officials announced Tuesday. Marcos Thomas Perez worked with the NBA team for five years from 2016 to 2021 and later with the league from 2022 to 2025. During his time with Miami, Perez was …

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