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Heads up, Houston: Tomorrow is the last day you can apply for property tax relief from May storms
Read full article: Heads up, Houston: Tomorrow is the last day you can apply for property tax relief from May stormsIf your home suffered damage during May’s tornado or derecho, an important deadline is coming up Tuesday.
Ericsson's early Indianapolis 500 exit typifies wild day full of crashes and other problems
Read full article: Ericsson's early Indianapolis 500 exit typifies wild day full of crashes and other problemsMarcus Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion and 2023 runner-up, was knocked out of Sunday's race before completing a lap as part of a three-car crash.
Reformist Thai party, thwarted from forming new government, seeks law change to limit Senate's power
Read full article: Reformist Thai party, thwarted from forming new government, seeks law change to limit Senate's powerThe political party that captured first place in Thailand’s general election two months ago — only to see the country’s unelected Senators block it from taking power — is fighting back.
Why did it take so long for Father’s Day to be created?
Read full article: Why did it take so long for Father’s Day to be created?On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation declaring the second Sunday of each May would be “a public expressions of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country,” also known as, the creation of Mother’s Day.
US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 million
Read full article: US job losses in May could raise 3-month total to 30 millionIf their forecast of 8 million jobs lost in May proves correct, it would come on top of April's loss of 20.5 million jobs the worst monthly loss on record and bring total job cuts in the three months since the viral outbreak intensified to nearly 30 million. That's more than three times the jobs lost in the 2008-2009 Great Recession. That is still more than all the jobs lost in the Great Recession. Oxford Economics, a consulting firm, estimates that the economy will regain 17 million jobs by year's end, a huge increase by historic standards. Adam Ozimek, chief economist at Upwork, notes that the fastest year for job growth since the Great Recession was 3 million jobs in 2014.
Notes from the Texas Game Wardens: A sack of undersized oysters, shark fin soup and drugs in a boat
Read full article: Notes from the Texas Game Wardens: A sack of undersized oysters, shark fin soup and drugs in a boatTwo Harris County game wardens were searching the web when they saw a restaurant advertising shark’s fin and shredded chicken soup on their menu. Shortly after, the second warden found another piece of shark’s fin wrapped in cellophane in a near-by freezer. The warden then picked up a menu off a nearby table and pointed to the soup section which listed sharks fin soup for sale. All sharks fin was seized, and charges are being filed with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. When the warden asked if he had a fishing license, the man said he didn’t need one because he wasn’t fishing.