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Juneteenth statues stuck in limbo

Several statues built 14 years ago to commemorate the day are still locked up from the public.

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    AFD Firefighter Colin Camp 

    Affidavit: Driver took sleeping pill

    A 33-year-old Austin Fire Department firefighter is in a coma after a pickup truck hit him while he rode his bicycle Tuesday afternoon.

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    House panel OKs new youth punishment

    A Texas House panel endorsed a bill Wednesday to create a new punishment for 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder to allow the possibility of parole after 40 years.

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    Fire blazes at Dutch…

    AMSTERDAM (AP) — Authorities in the Dutch city of Oisterwijk say a fire has broken out at a factory that makes firelighting blocks for barbecues and campfires.

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      James Gandolfini

      This 1999 file photo provided by HBO, shows James Gandolfini as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an episode from the first season of the HBO cable television mob series, "The Sopranos." (AP Photo/HBO, Anthony Neste, File) 

      Actor James Gandolfini dies at age 51

      James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.

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