This is not a Shit You Should Know. The past month the world has been depressing, so here is this instead. I went to Texas and filmed some of it. Be back soon, political nerds.
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Austin restaurant among Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Brunch Spots’ in the US
Need a fun restaurant for breakfast burritos and boozy cocktails? Yelp has published a list of well-reviewed brunch spots.
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‘Deadly batch’ of opioids suspected in a sudden outbreak of overdoses in Austin, Texas
Austin police are investigating a sudden surge in suspected opioid overdoses in the Texas capital, with dozens of reported cases in just two days this week.
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Ranking the top 20 players in college football’s transfer portal this spring
Transfers are ranked based on their experience, production, potential, interest they’re generating and feedback from coaches.
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At UT-Austin, police, troopers stood in riot gear as if ready for war
Elaine Ayala writes that UT-Austin protests reflect a CNN poll showing 81% of voters younger than 35 disapprove of Biden’s handling of Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Some protesters arrested at UT Austin released from jail around 24 hours later
UT confirmed that 34 of the 79 people arrested were students, while the rest were not affiliated with the university.
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Police arrest, clear protesters from barricaded Columbia building
The backlash, as well as Columbia’s demonstrations, inspired the encampment and protests on campus last week where 90 people were arrested by police in riot gear. The university has canceled its main ...
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Chiefs 2024 NFL Draft grades: The upside (and risk) with Brett Veach’s latest class
Here’s KC Star beat writer Jesse Newell’s analysis of all seven Chiefs picks, along with an overall final grade.
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Why Carolina Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks calls his knee injury ‘a blessing’
The Panthers made Jonathon Brooks the first running back selected in the 2024 NFL Draft. The former Texas standout is recovering from an ACL injury.
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Refugio boys, girls seek to repeat as state champions
REFUGIO — Very few schools hold pep rallies for their track & field teams. But no school in Texas has had as much success in the sport than Refugio. The Bobcats have won 12 state championships, and ...
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With more than 50 overdoses and 8 killed, Texas capital seeing ‘unusually deadly’ string of opioid incidents
Austin, Texas, saw an "unusually deadly" surge of more than 50 opioid overdoses between Monday and Tuesday, resulting in eight people dying and several others being rescued with Narcan, according to ...
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UT students hold peaceful protest after day marked by dozens of arrests
The Palestine Solidarity Committee, or PSC, organized a peaceful sit-in on the lawn beneath the UT tower on Tuesday, April 30.
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Police enter Columbia University's Hamilton Hall amid pro-Palestinian protests
A steady stream of officers entered through a second story window using an NYPD armored vehicle with a mechanized drawbridge.