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10 Butler or Warren county students receive National Merit scholarships
Journal News - Ohio
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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has released the last two lists of finalists who are received college scholarships of between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study. For this year’s competition, 146...
"Odd couple" Lane Kiffin & Paul Finebaum fire shots at each other in hilarious interview at SEC Media Days 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin led the Rebels to a consecutive 10-win season last year to bring his overall record in Oxford to 44-18 in four years in charge. Under his tutelage, the Rebels missed out on the expanded college football playoffs by a...
NASA employees layoffs: Trump administration planning to cut over 2,000 senior staff across 10 regional centers
The Economic Times
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July 10, 2025
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut 2,145 senior-ranking NASA employees with specialized skills or management responsibilities, according to documents obtained by Politico. All these employees are GS-13 to GS-15 positions-...
Texas’ Arch Manning shares grandfather’s advice for SEC Media Days
AL.com - Alabama
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July 15, 2025
Arch Manning certainly is one of the biggest attractions of Day 2 of SEC Media Days in Atlanta. The Texas quarterback, of course, knew he would be in the limelight. The nephew of NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning got a piece of advice from...
Congressional Lawmakers Approve Bill To Block Justice Department From Rescheduling Marijuana
Marijuana Moment
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July 15, 2025
A congressional committee has approved a spending bill that contains provisions to block the Justice Department from rescheduling marijuana. The legislation would also maintain a separate longstanding rider protecting state medical cannabis...
Roswell Park Welcomes Eight New Physicians as Faculty Members
Newswise
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July 10, 2025
Highlights Eight new faculty additions in recent months Group includes faculty leaders in cell therapy, clinical trials, hematopatholo One doctor inspired by college research at Roswell Park Newswise — BUFFALO, N.Y. – Roswell Park Comprehensive...
Florida county leads the way with a high-tech 911 system that improves emergency response
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida
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July 15, 2025
NAPLES, Fla. — When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can send text and video from the scene to dispatchers. Moving to what's known as...
Agency defends handling of blaze that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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July 15, 2025
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the nearly century-old Grand Canyon Lodge and dozens of historic cabins, saying containment lines had been built...
Nippon finalizes $14B US Steel takeover
Simm Tester - Texas
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Friday, July 4, 2025 Nippon Steel on Wednesday finalized its nearly $14.2 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, bringing the years-long acquisition saga to a potential close. The Japan-based steelmaker, which first proposed buying U.S. Steel in December...
South Birmingham Times publication area records 1 H-1B petition approved for employers classified under Utilities industry during 2024
South Birmingham Times - Alabama
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July 14, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadershipUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and...
Notes from the US: This is what impunity looks like
Freedom News
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July 14, 2025
There is increasing evidence that the MAGA cult was always prepared to break the law when it suits them ~ Louis Further ~ Last weekend saw the first major loss of life whose severity was partially caused by the MAGA/Trump/DOGE cuts to public...
Las Vegas’ first female bomb squad commander living her dream
Las Vegas Review-Journal - Nevada
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July 15, 2025
Las Vegas’ Chief of Fire Investigations Jamie Sypniewicz was a fourth grader when she spotted a fire engine, inspiring her to tell her teacher that she wanted to be a firefighter when she grew up. “And she said, ‘You can’t,’” Sypniewicz said....
Denmark Tech snubbed in SC budget amid ongoing financial struggles
SC Daily Gazette - South Carolina
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July 14, 2025
Students attending South Carolina’s only historically Black technical college can learn to weld but on equipment that’s 70 years old. The school has talked of growing its cybersecurity degree program, but the computer systems it has for students...
Battle for the ballot NABJ Black News & Views
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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July 15, 2025
Oct. 4-7, 1864: In Syracuse, New York, the National Convention of Colored Men – comprised mainly of delegates from the North but also some from Virginia (5), North Carolina (2), Louisiana (2), Mississippi (1), and Florida (1) – issue an eloquent...
Free Tech Resilience Assessments from James Moore Aim to Shield Small Businesses From Storm Disruption
Grit Daily News
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July 16, 2025
With forecasters predicting an active hurricane season and digital systems powering everything from payroll to patient records, a new no-cost service is offering small businesses a crucial way to prepare before the next weather emergency hits....
Army veteran Dr. Phillip Mongan named chair of APSU Department of Social Work
Clarksville Now - Tennessee
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July 15, 2025
CLARKSVILLE, TN − Dr. Phillip Mongan has been named the new chair of the Department of Social Work at Austin Peay State University – but long before jumping into university administration, he was jumping out of planes with the Army’s 501st...
LIVE! A Music Calendar: Jake Hertzog ‘Reimagines’ the Ozarks for concert, album”
Free Weekly - Arkansas
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July 10, 2025
MONICA HOOPER mhooper@nwaonline.com As a jazz musician and assistant professor of guitar at the University of Arkansas, Jake Hertzog’s work often requires extensive scholarly research. However, when looking for the roots of Ozark folk music, he...
Overview and Live Results: Arizona Congressional Special Primary
270toWin
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There are currently three congressional vacancies, all of them associated with Democratic incumbents who died in office earlier this year. A 4th seat will open this upcoming weekend; the resignation of Republican Mark Green (TN-07) is effective on...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.15.25
Florida Politics
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July 15, 2025
Good Tuesday morning. Ballard Partners is announcing the addition of four lobbyists to its Washington, D.C. office: Thomas Boodry, Grace Colvin, Alison Anway, and Scott Wagner. This significant expansion of talent is complemented by the firm’s...
National Park Service defends the handling of lightning-sparked blaze that destroyed historic lodge
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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July 15, 2025
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the nearly century-old Grand Canyon Lodge and dozens of historic cabins, saying containment lines had been...