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Electric male grooming company Philips Norelco is hosting a college basketball social media challenge for students around the country. The company is asking students to post their “best bracket-season facial hair looks” on Instagram.
Competitive gaming has been a growing industry for years. Millions watch esports around the globe, and many colleges and universities such as Texas A&M University and the University of Texas even have university-sponsored teams that compete against those of other schools. Currently, Baylor does not have an official team, but members of Oso Esports, a competitive gaming club at Baylor, said they are trying to have the club become an official Baylor-sponsored team.
Waco PD is currently asking witnesses to come forward with any videos of a fight that led to a fatal shooting last week outside the Warehouse Bar in downtown Waco.
She said the places she journeyed to were unlike anything she’d ever experienced before, especially given the monkeys on the beaches stealing things from her towel while she was only a few feet away.
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Texas voters turned out in historic numbers Tuesday, delivering victories for State Rep. James Talarico and forcing a runoff between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s U.S. Senate contest that claimed national attention. The total early-voting turnout of more than 2.5 million marks the highest ever for a midterm primary election. The results also kicked off the 2026 midterm cycle.
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The Iran war is now in its 46th day. Iran responded by restricting access to Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil, and moving to toll vessels transiting the strait. Waco drivers are already feeling it. The local average hit $3.38 a gallon last week, up 21 cents in seven days and 75 cents year-over-year, according to AAA data.
Gas prices in Texas have surged more than 70 cents per gallon since the U.S. went to war with Iran three weeks ago. The near-total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has driven oil prices up more than 40%, pushing the national average to its highest point since 2023 and sending diesel past $5 for the first time in three years.
The largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in decades unfolded as American and Israeli forces struck Iran Saturday, killing its supreme leader and triggering retaliatory strikes from the Gulf to Israel. The White House said the campaign is aimed at dismantling Iran’s military and toppling its government.
Dr. Joshua Alley, assistant professor of political science, said part of the Trump administration’s interest in Greenland has to do with America’s national security strategy.
