Butler Eager To Add North Carolina To List Of Its Upsets
No. 4 seed Butler (25-8) vs. No. 1 seed North Carolina (29-7). Third round, South region; Memphis, Tennessee; 7:09 p.m. EDT.
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No. 4 seed Butler (25-8) vs. No. 1 seed North Carolina (29-7). Third round, South region; Memphis, Tennessee; 7:09 p.m. EDT.
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NBA officials have decided to move the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte over the state's controversial transgender bathroom bill.
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Gov. Greg Abbott in Dallas on Thursday vowed to help defend North Carolina's law on transgender restrooms, and hinted that a similar measure could be coming soon to Texas.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott was at the Capitol this week, asking White House leaders to reimburse the State of Texas for border security spending. "This isn't so much about reimbursing the state of Texas," Abbott told Jack. "This is paying for the purchase and the price for real estate and real estate improvements that Texas provided that would be permanent structures that will exist for the future of the United States."
Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales' district in San Antonio includes 800 miles of the Texas- Mexico border. He tells Jack Fink the reimbursement is "long overdue".
Senator John Cornyn tells Jack Fink his reasons why Texas should be reimbursed by Congress for securing the border. He also discusses concerns over inflation.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey rejects Governor Abbott's request for Congress to reimburse the state for money spent to secure the border. He tells Jack Fink, "Why in the world would they want to reimburse someone that's spent all of this money and has been virtually ineffective at doing anything."
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Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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Big solar companies oftentimes outsource on-the-ground sales efforts to third-party companies.
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The CDC says respiratory illness is now "very high" nationwide.
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The Texas Rangers have reached multiyear agreements with several distributors that will broadcast games in the team's five-state television territory.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
The company announced it purchased land at the southeast corner of LBJ Freeway and Hillcrest Road.
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