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AUSTIN, Texas — The annual “Barks for Beers” event is back, bringing together dog lovers and beer enthusiasts for a good cause. Mike and Max from Divine Canines, along with their furry friends Whisky, Scotch, and Navarro, shared details about this year’s event.Divine Canines is a nonprofit organization dedicated to training therapy dogs. “We provide free services all around Central Texas with our certified and trained therapy dogs,” explained Max. Divine Canines visit schools, assisted living centers, hospitals and go “anywhere there are people in need,” Max added.”Barks for Beers” is a unique event where the community can enjoy a…
Many Americans might not have felt major effects from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs — until now.That’s because a major shipping loophole expired at one minute past midnight on Friday. The de minimis exemption, as it’s known, allowed shipments of goods worth $800 or less to come into the United States duty-free, often more or less skipping time-consuming inspections and paperwork.The loophole helped reshape the way countless Americans shop, allowing ultra-low-cost Chinese e-commerce sites like Shein, Temu and AliExpress to pour everything from yarn to patio furniture, clothes to photography equipment and more into US homes.Its impending end has rung…
The president’s speech was well-received by the crowd in deep-red Alabama, which backed him in all three of his presidential runs. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — President Donald Trump offered some encouraging words and advice for graduating students at the University of Alabama on Thursday in a speech interspersed with impressions of transgender weightlifters, accusations that judges were interfering with his agenda and attacks on his predecessor, Joe Biden. The Republican’s jolting speech was standard fare for Trump and well received by the crowd in deep-red Alabama, which backed him in all three of his presidential runs. “You’re the first graduating class of the…
As the Nuggets prepare to host Game 7 of a first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, here are three keys to the winner-take-all elimination game. Ty Lue’s lineup change: Pardon the Clippers’ Frenchman. Nicolas Batum replaced Kris Dunn in the starting lineup for the second half of Game 6, playing 34 minutes after averaging just 22 in the first five games. Lue used a nine-man rotation for most of the series, but he whittled it down to seven in that second half. Dunn, surprisingly, didn’t play at all. “Batum is much better shooter than Kris Dunn,” Nikola…
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite the stormy weather, Austin is set for a weekend packed with exciting events, promising a 100% chance of fun. Sarah Wolf, founder of Good Party ATX, shared her weekend rundown, highlighting a variety of activities in and around the city.With Sarah was adorable, adoptable Blaze. The puppy, available for adoption through Austin Pets Alive!, is a cute and cuddly ball of energy. Friday kicks off with “Vintage & Vibrations” at The Royale Room, the KUTX Rock the Park event, and the Barks for Beers kickoff featuring adorable pups Buttercup and Bentley.Saturday offers a diverse lineup with…
AUSTIN, Texas — Despite the stormy weather, Austin is set for a weekend packed with exciting events, promising a 100% chance of fun. Sarah Wolf, founder of Good Party ATX, shared her weekend rundown, highlighting a variety of activities in and around the city.With Sarah was adorable, adoptable Blaze. The puppy, available for adoption through Austin Pets Alive!, is a cute and cuddly ball of energy. Friday kicks off with “Vintage & Vibrations” at The Royale Room, the KUTX Rock the Park event, and the Barks for Beers kickoff featuring adorable pups Buttercup and Bentley.Saturday offers a diverse lineup with…
Westlake Plastic Surgery’s Dr. Robert Caridi visited We Are Austin to share more about the world of rhinoplasty, offering a peek into the transformative journey of nose reshaping.”It’s a nose job, essentially,” Caridi explained. Typically patients are not satisfied with their nose as-is and are seeking reshaping that looks natural. “Typically it’s a hump, a big tip, a long hook nose– there’s some feature about their nose that they don’t like and therefore they want to change it,” he explained. Recovery is about 5 days and then patients can see their new nose. “It’s so heartwarming for me to be…
Westlake Plastic Surgery’s Dr. Robert Caridi visited We Are Austin to share more about the world of rhinoplasty, offering a peek into the transformative journey of nose reshaping.”It’s a nose job, essentially,” Caridi explained. Typically patients are not satisfied with their nose as-is and are seeking reshaping that looks natural. “Typically it’s a hump, a big tip, a long hook nose– there’s some feature about their nose that they don’t like and therefore they want to change it,” he explained. Recovery is about 5 days and then patients can see their new nose. “It’s so heartwarming for me to be…
On Saturday morning, Coloradans will wake up with pterodactyls in their stomachs. In their lives as sports fans, there has rarely been a weekend quite like this one. Game 7. Two of them. Starting at virtually the same time, a queasy scenario that will make fingernails fret and Pepto-Bismol sales spike. The Nuggets host the Clippers at 5:30 p.m. at Ball Arena. The Avs face the Stars at 6 p.m. at American Airlines Center. The rubber band has no elasticity left. This is the most exciting, most dramatic way to reach a conclusion in athletics. After nearly two weeks of…
Jury deliberations will continue next week for Maurice Hill, a 42-year-old man accused of shooting six Philadelphia police officers during an hourslong standoff in North Philadelphia’s Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood that gripped the city and nation nearly six years ago. The standoff and shooting The incident unfolded on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. as narcotics officers served a warrant at a home near North 15th and West Butler streets. Officials said the officers entered the kitchen of the home when Hill – who was armed with an assault-style weapon – opened fire. As Hill continued to fire, some of the officers…