Associated Press MACON, Ga. (AP) — Sabrina Friday scanned the room at Mother’s Nest, an organization in Macon that provides baby supplies, training, food and housing to mothers in need, and she asked how many planned to vote. Of the 30, mostly women, six raised their hands. Friday, the group’s executive director, said she tries
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks out from Election Day, the crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for the White House, with one candidate struggling to find just the right words to navigate its difficult cross-currents and the other making bold pronouncements that the age-old conflict can quickly be set
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The owners of boba milk tea brand Twrl have a chance to pitch a pretty well-known investor, actor Simu Liu. It came after they posted a video in support of Liu calling out the white owners of a boba drink brand for cultural appropriation on “Dragons’ Den,” the Canadian version of “Shark Tank.”
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken up the cause. To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech — and the freedom to think, both central to university life. This semester, some of the
Continue ReadingAP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — For a year, Project 2025 has endured as a persistent force in the presidential election. It’s rare for a complex 900-page policy book to figure so dominantly in a political campaign. But the far-right proposals are being deployed by Democrats as a warning for Donald Trump’s potential second-term agenda.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTOBELO, Panama (AP) — At dawn, pilgrims like Ernesto Troya undertook the hardest stretch of their journey to reach the image of the Black Christ of Portobelo in Panama. Moved by faith, they crawled for several hours along the street toward the image of the saint. It is one of the most striking
Continue ReadingAP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — For the past year, Project 2025 has endured as a persistent force in the presidential election, its far-right proposals deployed by Democrats as shorthand for what Donald Trump would potentially do with a second term at the White House. Even though the former president’s campaign has vigorously distanced itself
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – High Desert Chamber Music has been awarded a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission for $4,110 toward general operating support. The Oregon Arts Commission established the Operating Support Program to contribute to the core operations of Oregon’s arts organizations that offer ongoing, sustained, artistic programming and outreach programs in the community.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this week. Freddie Tuilagi made sure of that when he visited St. James’ Palace recently wearing nothing but a bark cloth wrap and a necklace historically worn by orator chiefs. Charles, in a blue suit and carefully knotted
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with anti-monarchists hoping the debate surrounding his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state. Esther Anatolitis, co-chair of the Australian Republic Movement, said while thousands turned
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CheapInsurance.com explores how roundabouts are reducing accidents, improving traffic flow, and establishing the future of safer, more efficient intersections.
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OLBG shares the most popular and best-selling arcade games over the past 40-plus years.
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Experian inventories which expenses cost more than they did before prices began spiking during the pandemic.
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Truck Parking Club compiled information from the Department of Energy to illustrate EV regulations and support in states across the nation.
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The RealReal analyzed shifting trends in U.S. clothing imports over the past two decades using data from the International Trade Administration.
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Stacker identified 20 music legends from the ’70s who still perform today. All acts included either performed in 2024 or have a show scheduled for 2025.
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Machinery Partner mapped the quantity of compost per capita in each state using data collected by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Spokeo examined data from the Federal Election Commission to find the most common first names of presidential campaign donors and whom they support.
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Netspend analyzed Federal Reserve Bank of New York data on home mortgages to show how Americans are increasingly falling behind on payments.
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Section 8 Housing analyzed academic research and data from Zillow to see where home prices were going up the most.
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