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Heat, humidity make you melt. How to help your pets stay cool, too
Holland Sentinel - Michigan
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Provide ample clean water, shade, and limit exercise for pets during hot weather. Never leave pets alone in a hot car. Keep smaller pets cool by limiting bedding, providing frozen treats, and using cool surfaces in their enclosures. As...
Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions
Nebraska Examiner
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July 10, 2025
For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns — even though there’s no drought. Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling pools. And some cities turned...
Jane Elizabeth Jensen Ward
The Sanders County Ledger - Montana
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Jane Elizabeth Jensen Ward joined her loved ones in Heaven July 6, 2025, surrounded by family and according to her plan. She lived her life with love, confidence, kindness, open -mindedness, determination and an independent spirit. Jane was...
House members to see increase in funds for private security
Great Bend Post - Kansas
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House Speaker Mike Johnson discussed the pilot program Tuesday-image courtesy CSPANWASHINGTON (AP) —Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that he and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries informed members Tuesday morning that they would see an...
NFL training camp 2025: Ranking 10 veterans, including Justin Fields, with the most to prove
CBS Sports - Florida
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July 23, 2025
Training camps are upon us, and with them, countless competitions that will help shape NFL lineups for the 2025 season. A handful of teams are kicking off big-name quarterback battles, but the fight to be a starting signal-caller isn't the only...
Trump’s cuts to public broadcasting leave 52 local Colorado stations staring at massive budget holes
The Colorado Sun
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July 22, 2025
President Donald Trump is not the first Republican in office to go after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Kennedy-era nonprofit that manages federal funding to thousands of local TV and radio stations. But he is the first one to...
Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt makes major contribution to Texas flood relief, announces to offer 1 week of her earnings to victims
Sportskeeda
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July 10, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt made a major contribution to Texas flood relief. The natural disaster last week has caused widespread devastation, and reportedly, over 100 people have died. On Wednesday, the Chiefs heiress shared a picture...
Is The New Superman Movie Worth Seeing?
Friday Times
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July 22, 2025
Superman was introduced in 1938. I have fond memories of reading his comic books as a teenager in Karachi and later seeing his films in the US. Superman: Legacy was released in July. James Gunn took on a tough assignment: make an old-fashioned...
August Online Exhibit of Works by Artist Diana Windham
Voices News - Connecticut
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SOUTHBURY — An showcase of work by artist Diana Windham will be on display through the Southbury Public Library’s online gallery during the month of August. Having developed a love of music through the study of piano and violin in Idaho, where she...
How a Brutal Beer War Took Down the Schlitz Empire
Esquire
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July 23, 2025
The Call The year is 1965. Thirty-four-year-old Bob Martin relaxes in his high-backed leather chair and exhales with satisfaction. His office, perched within the imposing headquarters of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company in downtown Milwaukee,...
Headlines for Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Kansas Public Radio
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July 16, 2025
Kansas Measles Cases Climb to 88 TOPEKA, Kan. (KPR) — Another new case of measles has been reported in Kansas, bringing the total in the state this year to 88. Most of the cases are concentrated in southwest Kansas, with Gray and Haskell counties...
Should Democrats pursue progressivism or moderation? That’s a false choice
The Guardian
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July 23, 2025
“How the Democrats lost the working-class vote”, ran the headline on the New York Times’s front page on 6 January. According to the Times, the Democrats’ estrangement from the working class was decades in the making. The party’s enthusiastic...
Off the wire: U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee bars trans women
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 23, 2025
OLYMPICS U.S. bars trans women The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an "obligation to...
Zonta Club of Prowers County installs new board members, presents scholarship to Brecklyn Herrera
The Prowers Journal - Colorado
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July 22, 2025
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Celebrity Birthdays: Notable Stars Celebrate Today
Times News Global
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July 16, 2025
KANSAS CITY, MO — Today marks the birthdays of several well-known celebrities, including Gareth Bale, AnnaLynne McCord, Corey Feldman, and Will Ferrell. Bale turns 36, while McCord is 38, Feldman reaches 54, and Ferrell celebrates his 58th...
Why the Ohio House override of a Mike DeWine veto is good for property tax transparency: Today in Ohio
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 22, 2025
CLEVELAND, Ohio - What’s the difference between a renewal and a replacement tax levy? Yeah, plenty of voters don’t know either, which is why the Ohio House this week overrode Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto, in order to ban local governments from using...
Beware of creepy crawlers: Georgia in top 10 most tick-infested states
Savannah Now - Georgia
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Because they carry diseases and are incapable of being squished, ticks can be very dangerous. How many are where you live? Terminix, a major pest control company, ranked the most and least tick-infested states based on the number of tick control...
Taste of the World Cup: Current hosts international soccer event at CPKC Stadium
KSHB - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The World Cup is less than a year away, and Kansas City is already getting a taste of it — this time at CPKC Stadium, where the KC Current hosted an international soccer tournament this week. From Brazil, Corinthians and...
Phillies sign first round draft pick Gage Wood
Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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July 23, 2025
It’s been an eye-opening experience for Gage Wood, the Philadelphia Phillies’ first-round draft pick. The right-handed pitcher from the University of Arkansas officially signed a $3 million contract on Tuesday and will report this week to the...
Awesome! 2 Washington Cities Rank Among Fittest in the U.S.
105.3 KISS FM - Washington
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July 23, 2025
Great news, Washington! We have two of the fittest cities in the USA! According to the 2025 ACSM American Fitness Index, these two cities rank in the top 30. #3 Seattle #26 Spokane In a study published by the American College of Sports Medicine...