Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün tweeted Monday he is praying for the victims of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked parts of Turkey and Syria early Monday morning. Şengün, a native of Turkey, added "my heart is with our citizens who were affected by the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş." The disaster killed more than 2,300 people, per an Associated Press report, with the center of the earthquake residing in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey's southeastern province. "The pain we experience is indescribable," Şengün tweeted. "My prayers, my heart is with our citizens who were affected by the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş... R.I.P. to those who lost their lives, I wish a speedy recovery to the injureds. #PrayForTurkey" Twitter — alperennsengun Twitter Monday's earthquake hit before dawn in Turkey and Syria, and per the AP report, local authorities "feared the death toll would climb as rescuers searched through tangles of metal and concrete for survivors in a region beset … [Read more...] about ‘Indescribable’: Alperen Sengun details pain after Turkey earthquake
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Nearly 70 percent of Texas voters support legalizing weed
New polling data shows that Texans are generally pretty down for legalizing weed . A survey from the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs released this week found that 67 percent of Texans "support legislation that would make the recreational use of marijuana for any purpose legal for those age 21 and older." Attitudes towards legalizing recreational cannabis appear to vary by race: according to the study's findings, " 73 percent of Latino, 66 percent of Black and 62 percent of white Texans support this legislation," referring to proposed recreational weed legalization laws. Hobby School researchers also found that 82 percent of Texans "support legislation that would make the use of marijuana legal for a wide range of medical purposes with a prescription, with 56 percent strongly in support of medical marijuana." Texas also appears to be in favor of reducing criminal penalties for marijuana use and possession. "81 percent of Texans support legislation … [Read more...] about Nearly 70 percent of Texas voters support legalizing weed
C. Force wins Funny Car portion of NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout
Listen to this article Brownsburg, Ind. – Courtney Force won the lucrative Funny Car portion of the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout and Matt Hagan secured the No. 1 qualifier Sunday at the 62nd annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Angelle Sampey (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also were No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the 18th event of 24 on the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is the final race of the regular season. Funny Car Force sprinted to a $100,000 payday in her Traxxas Chevy Camaro SS by posting a 4.018-second pass at 266.04 mph to defeat teammate Robert Hight’s 4.596 at 180.09 at the controls of his Auto Club of Southern California Chevy Camaro SS during the final round of the specialty event. This is Force’s first final round appearance at the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout and her fifth time in the … [Read more...] about C. Force wins Funny Car portion of NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout