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  • Man linked to Mexican cartel gets 16 years

    McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- Prosecutors say a man who helped get loads of cocaine moved from Mexico to Texas has been sentenced to 16 years in a U.S. ...

  • Reports Dell buyout group to amass $7B in financing

    Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc. are reportedly amassing up to $7 billion in financing to counter Michael Dells investor groups offer of $2.4 billion for Dell Inc. shareholders. Thomson Reuters LPC is reporting that Icahn and Southeastern want the financing before Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) shareholders meet in July to vote on a prospective buyout and move to take the ...

  • Tax break weekend in Texas for Energy Star items

    The state comptroller's office says the Energy Star sales tax holiday begins Saturday and runs through Monday. Qualifying products display the Energy Star ...

  • Bash at the Beach Concert

    The beauty of Memorial Day weekend? You can go out Sunday night and get to still sleep in Monday morning. So take advantage of that extra day off Sunday night by heading to the Bash at the Beach concert featuring the Josh Abbott Band, Kyle Park, Aaron Watson and Bart Crow at 6 p.m. at Concrete Street ...

  • Texas officer on leave after cat shot with arrow

    BOERNE, Texas (AP) -- A South Texas police officer has been put on administrative leave after being charged with shooting an arrow into a neighbor's ...

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The Limey

Steven Soderbergh is a tough director to put your finger on. He exploded onto the scene in 1989 with the indie groundbreaker "sex, lies, and videotape," and his career since then has been a journey of stylistic experimentation across numerous genres. In 1998, he made a bold move toward the mainstream with the uniformly excellent "Out of Sight," in which he energized what could have been a routine ... ...

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  • Pentagon lowers cost of F-35 program by 1.1 percent

    The Pentagon has lowered the total cost of the F-35 program by 1.1 percent. The nation's most expensive defense program ever just got a little more affordable. The Pentagon has lowered the development and production cost projections of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by 1.1 percent from $395.7 billion to $391.2 billion. Bloomberg reported that the reduction was attributable to lower labor ...

  • St. Philips College honored for being top VITA site

    The IRS and the City of San Antonio honored St. Philip's College for helping low-income residents qualify for $6.7 million in tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service and the City of San Antonio both honored St. Philips Colleges Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for helping processing $6.7 million in refunds for local residents in 2013. St. Philips prepared the most returns out ...

  • Insurance losses on North Texas twisters reach estimated $250M

    Tornadoes swept through North Texas last week, killing six and doing an estimated $250 million in damage. Insurance losses from the deadly tornadoes that hit Granbury, Cleburne and other communities in North Texas last week could reach $250 million, an insurance industry group said. The Dallas Morning News reported that the estimate from the Insurance Council of Texas is approximate and that the ...

  • Exxon InterOil talking about Papua New Guinea assets

    Exxon and InterOil are talking about a deal on InterOil's assets in Papua New Guinea. Irving-based Exxon Mobil Corp. and InterOil Corp. are in exclusive talks on a possible investment by Exxon in InterOil's gas assets in Papua New Guinea. The Wall Street Journal reported that a deal would make Papua New Guinea a significant new energy exporter. Exxon (NYSE: XOM) and Houston-based ...

  • Tory Burch making its debut at Shops at La Cantera

    Tory Burch is opening a new store at The Shops at La Cantera. The Shops at La Cantera is keeping up with its tradition of bringing in new-to-market retailers. The latest arrival is Tory Burch. The New York City-based concept describes itself as a luxury-lifestyle brand. That brand is carried out in various products from clothing, to handbags, to shoes, swimwear, small leather goods and ...

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