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Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
By JULIE WATSON
The Associated Press
JACUMÉ, México Near the towering border wall flanked by a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go,” a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group.
Then silence.
A quail on the Mexican side called back, triggering a back-and-forth soundtrack that was both fitting and heartbreaking in an ecosystem split by an artificial barrier.
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Practical Presents: Father’s Day gift ideas for hard-to-buy-for dads
Family Features
Shopping for your dad on Father’s Day each year can be a challenge, especially when he says he doesn’t want anything or claims he already has everything he needs. However, focusing on the things he enjoys such as music, exercising or hobbies like woodworking or metalworking can send you down the right path toward finding a gift to say “thank you” for all he’s done and show him how much he means to you.
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706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record.
The Associated Press
KYLE, Texas How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas city, not enough.
Another attempt by the city of Kyle to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with one name fell short Saturday despite 706 Kyles of all ages turning up at a park in the suburbs of Austin.
The crown is currently held by a town in Bosnia that got 2,325 people named Ivan...
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Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
By PETER SMITH
The Associated Press
A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites and devotions.
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is beginning with Masses and other events in California, Connecticut, Minnesota and Texas. A small group of pilgrims plan to walk entire routes, but most participants are expected to take part for smaller segments.
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MASTER GARDENERS: Save money at the grocery store
By Debbie Roland
Master Gardener
With the price of food increasing, you may be glad to know that some common vegetables can regenerate themselves letting you save money on your grocery bill. And you can do it from leftover scraps. Here are some ways you can get started.
Celery: Simply buy a stalk of celery from your local produce department. Cut the celery stalks off leaving about 3” of the base where it was pulled from the ground.
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IT’S GEEK TO ME: Reader gets stuck with annoying Outlook password error following data breach
Question: It appears I got caught up in the AT&T data breech and found that my email password was identified as being on the dark web, so I changed it both in the Outlook desktop app and in Microsoft 365.
My issue is that on my Android phone, when I open Outlook, I get the message, “Please sign into [e-mail address redacted].” I sign in on both incoming IMAP server and outgoing SMTP server and...
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PET OF THE WEEK: Siphira
Siphira, a 8-week-old female kitten, needs to be adopted into a good home. To adopt Siphira or any of the other pets at the Humane Society of Odessa, stop by 2230 W. Sycamore, call 432-257-4311, visit www.odessahumanesociety.org or leave a message at facebook.com/humanesocietyofodessa/. The Humane Society of Odessa is a no-kill pet adoption shelter, and all their pets require spay/neuter contract along with an adoption application. Adoption fees for pets start at $75. To help support HSO, donations are welcomed at tinyurl.com/279urb4s.
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PET OF THE WEEK: Leo
Leo, a 5-month-old male bloodhound mix, needs to be adopted into a good home. To adopt Leo or any of the other pets at the Humane Society of Odessa, stop by 2230 W. Sycamore, call 432-257-4311, visit www.odessahumanesociety.org or leave a message at facebook.com/humanesocietyofodessa/. The Humane Society of Odessa is a no-kill pet adoption shelter, and all their pets require spay/neuter contract along with an adoption application. Adoption fees for pets start at $75. To help support HSO, donations are welcomed at tinyurl.com/279urb4s.
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He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
By DARREN SANDS
The Associated Press
It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years.
It was more daunting — at times agonizing — to reach the decision six years later, in 2015, that God wanted him to tell his congregation that he was gay.
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Vatican moves to adapt to hoaxes, Internet and overhauls its process for evaluating visions of Mary
By NICOLE WINFIELD
The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY The Vatican on Friday overhauled its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena that have marked church history, putting the brakes on making definitive declarations unless the event is obviously fabricated.
The Vatican’s doctrine office revised norms first issued in 1978, arguing that they were no longer useful or viable in the internet age.
