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Women have roared for decades on NHRA circuit
 

Helen Reddy released “I Am Woman” as a single in 1972, three years after Shirley Muldowney competed in her first U.S. Nationals. Three years after the record went to No. 1, Muldowney won her first NHRA Nationals, at Columbus, Ohio.

 
Texas storms kill at least six, bring torrential rains

DALLAS — At least six people have died in Texas in storms that lashed parts of the state with heavy rains, causing flooding and the cancellation of dozens of flights as twisters were reported near Houston, authorities said on Saturday.

 
4 dead in Colorado Springs shooting

Four people, including the suspect, died on Saturday in a series of shootings over several city blocks in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the shooter died after an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.

 
Solar plant shines at the end of Tonopah’s tunnel — VIDEO

After four years and almost $1 billion, the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas delivered its first megawatts to the grid during a test run on Oct. 11.

 
224 dead after Russian airliner crash in Egypt

A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday after losing radar contact and plummeting from its cruising altitude, killing all aboard.

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Syndergaard’s ‘statement’ pitch has Royals steaming

New York’s strapping, rookie righthander Noah Syndergaard, known by the nickname “Thor”, hammered home a Mets message with the first pitch of World Series Game Three and made no apologies.

 
Photographer sues over shark picture used in ‘Steve Jobs’

A photo of an open-mouthed great white shark is at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed Thursday in Las Vegas against the creators and distributors of the new movie “Steve Jobs.”

 
Connecticut man could face charges in murder of parents

A Connecticut man who is in jail following the August disappearance of his parents could be charged with murder after the discovery of two bodies near a vacant house not far from where they lived, a federal prosecutor said on Friday.

 
Tap legend Prince Spencer dead at 98

Prince Spencer, who tap-danced his way across color barriers as a member of the Four Step Brothers, died Thursday, weeks after celebrating his 98th birthday Oct. 3.

 
In Vegas, some deaths become infamous — VIDEO

Thousands die in Las Vegas each year, but only few of them have been widely-known — Pat Morita, John Entwistle and B.B. King, for examples. In some of those cases, their deaths become infamous.

 
Jillette’s home is now United Church of Bacon headquarters — VIDEO

Last Sunday, the valley’s most colorful residence, “The Slammer,” played host to a fundraiser for the United Church of Bacon. The church, a satirical religion marshaled toward an atheist flock, now has a permanent home at Penn Jillette’s custom-made abode.

 
Authorities investigating after rap video posted from Georgia jail — VIDEO

Georgia authorities were investigating on Friday how a group of inmates in a suburban Atlanta jail were able to make a rap music video using jailhouse equipment and then get it posted on social media, sheriff’s officials said.

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