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COVID-19 cases are rising. Local Waco hospital beds are filling up. The Waco area has reached its capacity in morgues. Mayor Dillon Meek begged Wacoans to get vaccinated at a press conference on Wednesday.
“It was also important not just to preserve the history and remind us of what this building means to this campus, and really what it represents about our mission, but also to make it a facility that really meets the needs of our faculty and staff and students today in terms of the dramatic changes we’ve seen in the way we teach and learn and do research on our campus,” Livingstone said during the rededication.
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise in McLennan County, student vaccination rates at Baylor are increasing daily.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the infection rate among unvaccinated individuals is five times the infection rate among fully-vaccinated individuals.
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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.
