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# to the victor go the spoils
France's Victor Perez continues fairytale run to reach WGC Match Play semi-finals
He advances with Matt Kuchar, Billy Horschel and Scottie Scheffler.
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Mar 27th 2021, 11:21 PM
# austin
Young Irishman dies after crash in Texas
It’s believed the man was from Dublin and was on holiday with friends.
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Jul 29th 2018, 1:12 PM
# austin
'A very challenged young man': Texas bomber left video confession on phone before he died
The video details the weapons he used but fails to outline a motive for the attacks.
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Mar 22nd 2018, 7:11 AM
# austin
Texas parcel bombings suspect blows himself up as police Swat team closes in
Authorities identified the suspect only as a 24-year-old white man.
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Mar 21st 2018, 12:44 PM
# Cameras
Austin parcel bombs: Texas police find clue after FedEx centre explosion
A sixth explosion that went off yesterday isn’t related to the other five, police said yesterday.
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Mar 21st 2018, 6:57 AM
# austin
'We're clearly dealing with a serial bomber': Another parcel blast reported in Texas
This is the fifth bombing this month.
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Mar 20th 2018, 12:03 PM
# Texas
Two injured in fresh explosion in Austin as police investigate series of parcel bombings
The head of police has warned residents not to touch any unexpected packages left at their homes.
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Mar 19th 2018, 8:28 AM
# Mail Bomb
Texas is rattled by a series of parcel bombs that have killed two people in 10 days
Officers are investigating whether the attacks are serial hate crimes.
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Mar 13th 2018, 10:57 AM
# Dail be back
Leo to join Arnie and Bernie Sanders as speakers at US festival
The stop in Texas forms part of Varadkar’s trip to the US for St Patrick’s Day.
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Feb 24th 2018, 2:28 PM
# trump and dump
The company making lots of money out of the chaos Trump's tweets cause in the corporate world
The Trump & Dump bot is designed to make stock trades based purely on who Trump has been tweeting about.
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Feb 4th 2017, 9:30 AM
# Cocks Not Glocks
Students at University of Texas protest gun law with sex toys
A new law allows concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms.
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Aug 26th 2016, 12:46 PM
# US
One woman dead and multiple victims at shooting in Austin, Texas
There were two seperate shooting incidents and police are still looking for the suspect.
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Jul 31st 2016, 9:44 AM
# Haruka Weiser
Texas university on edge after brutal killing of 18-year-old dance student on campus
Haruka Weiser was found dead in a creek.
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Apr 8th 2016, 4:33 PM
# snoop dogg
This US state trooper's bosses really aren't happy about this photo
The officer was reprimanded for associating with a known criminal.
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Apr 3rd 2015, 9:15 AM
# endamania
Look who Enda Kenny wrestled* with yesterday
*Sort of
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Mar 16th 2015, 11:21 AM
# hands in the air
Enda Kenny is going to perform at a music festival in Texas*
*No word on whether or not he’ll actually sing.
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Feb 26th 2015, 1:00 PM
# strange fruit
PR firm forced to change 'racist' name after massive Twitter reaction
The company has deleted its social media accounts.
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Dec 8th 2014, 8:33 AM
# lost the head
100 human brains have gone missing from a university in Texas
WHERE ARE THE BRAINS?
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Dec 3rd 2014, 8:08 PM
# always on my fist
Willie Nelson is getting a black belt in martial arts today
He’s eighty years old.
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Apr 28th 2014, 7:30 PM
# geography lessons
Texas news station gets missing plane search graphic epically wrong
Not helping, Texas. Not helping.
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Mar 23rd 2014, 11:36 AM
# printed oreos
10 insufferably smug tweets from SXSW
Yeah we get it, you’re all changing the world.
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Mar 14th 2014, 7:30 PM
# Tragedy
Suspected drunk driver kills two and injures 25 at SXSW festival
The car drove at high speed into a crowd before knocking two people off a moped and crashing into a taxi.
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Mar 13th 2014, 10:19 AM
# delicious brains
This is a wedding cake... and the bride made it
I… er… do?
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Nov 7th 2013, 12:27 PM
# Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Guy offers $1500 to the person who can find him his ideal girlfriend
Can you help this man find the girl of his dreams?
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Sep 26th 2013, 11:40 AM
# Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland to open offices in Texas and Istanbul
Minister Richard Bruton said that the government is determined to build a “powerful engine of Irish exporting businesses”.
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Sep 16th 2013, 11:21 AM
# Trade mission y'all
Yee-haw! Jobs minister Richard Bruton off to Texas on trade mission
Burton will meet with Texas governor Rick Perry as part of his four-day trade mission to the Lone Star State.
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Mar 5th 2013, 10:16 AM
# D-Day
Lance Armstrong ready as Oprah comes to town
The shamed rider seemed ‘unfazed by the attention and the international news crews that made stops at his home’ yesterday.
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Jan 14th 2013, 11:14 AM
# F1
US Grand Prix: Hamilton gate-crashes Vettel's title party
Vettel’s second place was enough for Red Bull to claim the contructors title.
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Nov 19th 2012, 7:40 AM
# F1
Party in the USA: Vettel imperious in practice
The German could seal another Formula One title this weekend.
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Nov 16th 2012, 10:17 PM
# Race
US Supreme Court to hear case of race discrimination by University of Texas
Abigail Fisher, who recently graduated from Louisiana State University, believes her failure to be accepted at the University of Texas was race-related.
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Oct 10th 2012, 11:15 AM
Voices
Column: Why I still believe in Lance Armstrong
Having come to know the controversial cycling superstar, former Clare hurler Tony Griffin says he does not feel let down by the ‘human, flawed’ Armtrong.
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Oct 6th 2012, 1:00 PM
# TDF
Armstrong team stumbles as it takes USADA to court
An American federal judge said the former Tour de France champion’s lawsuit seemed more intended to whip up public opinion in Armstrong’s favor than focus on legal arguments.
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Jul 10th 2012, 12:19 PM
# What the...
Homeless people used as internet hotspots at tech conference
Homeless people at the SXSW festival in Texas wear t-shirts that say “I am a 4G hotspot”, and carry devices which allow conference attendees to get online.
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Mar 12th 2012, 1:27 PM