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Scan today's top headlines from the Statesman Having trouble viewing this email? [View it here.]( Saturday, April 14, 2018 [Afternoon Updates]( [statesman.com »]( [Austin American-Statesman]( Saturday, April 14, 2018 Saturday's Top Story [Austin plan that targeted homeless living under freeway now stalled ]( [Austin plan that targeted homeless living under freeway now stalled]( A proposal that would have empowered Austin police to arrest people living under a South Austin over... [Read More »]( Local News [Loved ones mark 23rd birthday of Bakari Henderson, slain in Greece ]( [Loved ones mark 23rd birthday of Bakari Henderson, slain in Greece]( On what would have been Bakari Henderson's 23rd birthday, his family and friends gathered Friday nig... [Read More »]( [Beto O'Rourke doubles Ted Cruz fundraising in first quarter of 2018]( U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has raised $3.2 million for his re-election campaign in the first three... [Read More »]( [Anticipated St. Elmo project reveals initial slate of tenants ]( [Anticipated St. Elmo project reveals initial slate of tenants]( It doesn't look like much right now, but by this time next year a long-empty South Austin warehouse ... [Read More »]( [Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes ]( [Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes]( Hundreds of Syrians gathered at landmark squares in the Syrian capital Saturday, honking their car ... [Read More »]( [Officials, mother hopeful car will yield clues to Cooke's disappearance ]( [Officials, mother hopeful car will yield clues to Cooke's disappearance]( As a tarp-covered car possibly linked to the disappearance of Rachel Cooke 16 years ago rolled into ... [Read More »]( Business [Top Local Business Stories of the Week ]( [Top Local Business Stories of the Week]( ORACLE EXPANSION ... [Read More »]( [Up the Ladder]( Biotechnology ... [Read More »]( [UT Co-op aims to remake itself after 'challenging times' ]( [UT Co-op aims to remake itself after 'challenging times']( In 2006, after the University of Texas won the national championship in football, the University Co-... [Read More »]( [UT Co-op aims to remake itself after 'challenging times'     ]( [UT Co-op aims to remake itself after 'challenging times'    ]( In 2006, after the University of Texas won the national championship in football, the University Co-... [Read More »]( [Austin restaurant combo: Mama Fu's to buy Austin's Pizza ]( [Austin restaurant combo: Mama Fu's to buy Austin's Pizza]( Two homegrown restaurant chains are joining forces, with Mama Fu's Asian House set to acquire Austin... [Read More »]( Sports [Texas track and field teams lead Texas Invitational ]( [Texas track and field teams lead Texas Invitational]( The Texas track and field teams took five wins on the first day of the Texas Invitational at Myers S... [Read More »]( [Roberts, America's lone ranger in MotoGP, rides into town for COTA race ]( [Roberts, America's lone ranger in MotoGP, rides into town for COTA race]( When Formula One pulls into Circuit of the Americas every fall, Haas Hill springs up between turns 1... [Read More »]( [Texas Stars top Rampage 4-2 on the road]( The Texas Stars scored twice in the final period to take a 4-2 win over the San Antonio Rampage Frid... [Read More »]( [Texas baseball pulls off comeback to open series with OU ]( [Texas baseball pulls off comeback to open series with OU]( A two-run double by Masen Hibbeler lifted the Texas baseball team to a comeback, 7-6, win over Oklah... [Read More »]( Opinion [Facebook comments: April 15, 2018]( As reported by the American-Statesman's Johnathan Silver, President Trump has nominated Austin attor... [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: April 15, 2018 ]( [Letters to the editor: April 15, 2018]( It seems the Great State of Texas isn't so great anymore.... [Read More »]( [Why all those names on Austin dedication plaques? ]( [Why all those names on Austin dedication plaques?]( A reader asks our Austin Answered project: "Why do politicians and construction companies place thei... [Read More »]( [Billy Harden (1953-2018) opened doors and shaped minds ]( [Billy Harden (1953-2018) opened doors and shaped minds](  ... [Read More »]( [Billy Harden (1953-2018) opened doors, shaped minds ]( [Billy Harden (1953-2018) opened doors, shaped minds](  ... [Read More »]( Nation [Trump uses phrase that haunts Bush: 'Mission Accomplished!' ]( [Trump uses phrase that haunts Bush: 'Mission Accomplished!']( As he declares the U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria a success, President Donald Trump is adopting ... [Read More »]( [Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86 ]( [Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86]( Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus" ... [Read More »]( [Storm system spawns tornado in Arkansas, blizzards in Plains ]( [Storm system spawns tornado in Arkansas, blizzards in Plains]( A potent spring storm system that's expected to persist through the weekend raked across the Midwes... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Pentagon says Syria strikes 'hit every target' ]( [The Latest: Pentagon says Syria strikes 'hit every target']( The Latest on U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria (all times local):... [Read More »]( ['Mission Accomplished' in Syria, Trump declares on Twitter ]( ['Mission Accomplished' in Syria, Trump declares on Twitter]( Allied missiles struck at the heart of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal in a show of force and resol... [Read More »]( World [Armenians protest leader's plan to stay in power]( Dozens of opposition demonstrators have briefly seized the headquarters of Armenia's public radio t... [Read More »]( [Palestinians: Mysterious blast in Gaza kills 4]( Gaza's Health Ministry said four Palestinians were killed and several others injured Saturday in a ... [Read More »]( ['Mission Accomplished' in Syria, Trump declares on Twitter ]( ['Mission Accomplished' in Syria, Trump declares on Twitter]( Allied missiles struck at the heart of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal in a show of force and resol... [Read More »]( [While in Peru, Pence briefs US lawmakers on Syrian strikes ]( [While in Peru, Pence briefs US lawmakers on Syrian strikes]( Vice President Mike Pence, soon after arriving in Peru for a regional summit, fulfilled an urgent a... [Read More »]( [The Latest: Pentagon says Syria strikes 'hit every target' ]( [The Latest: Pentagon says Syria strikes 'hit every target']( The Latest on U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria (all times local):... [Read More »]( Austin360 [Musical 'Ragtime' is an American classic ]( [Musical 'Ragtime' is an American classic]( Almost 20 years ago, the breakthrough musical "Ragtime" first arrived in Austin by way of a road sho... [Read More »]( [Have a good time with 'The Book of Mormon' and other Austin events ]( [Have a good time with 'The Book of Mormon' and other Austin events]( 1. "The Book of Mormon"... [Read More »]( [Robert Ashcroft's horror debut explores humanity in age of monsters ]( [Robert Ashcroft's horror debut explores humanity in age of monsters]( An augmented soldier fights against apocalyptic nightmares in a brutal war to save humanity in Rober... [Read More »]( [Run obstacle courses, see Monster Jam and butterflies, April 15-22 ]( [Run obstacle courses, see Monster Jam and butterflies, April 15-22]( Events ... [Read More »]( [Popular harissa spices up this roasted chickpea and veggies bowl ]( [Popular harissa spices up this roasted chickpea and veggies bowl]( Home cooks are putting harissa on everything right now. I'm seeing this Moroccan spice mix rubbed on... [Read More »]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( [Twitter] [@Statesman]( [Instagram] [Instagram]( [Instagram] [Tumblr]( We have an app for whatever you want — news, weather, entertainment and more. | Statesman Live: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Statesman Weather: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( Austin360: [iPhone®]( | [Android]( This is an automated email. Please do not reply directly to this email. You received this message because you signed up to receive Morning Headlines on [statesman.com](. [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2018 GateHouse Media, LLC and Austin American-Statesman. All rights reserved. 305 S. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78704 (512) 445-3500