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• How nice is too nice for politics? Jeff Hurd wants to find out May 18, 2025 11:50 am The Gazette - Colorado Freshman Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) has joked that if you want to look for someone with good judgment, don't look at someone running for Congress. But now, serving Colorado's Third Congressional District and just at the start of his first term, Hurd is …
• Elissa's journey: A young mom's relentless battle for life after colorectal cancer hit May 18, 2025 11:47 am AOL Harper Robinson, 9, of Macomb, Michigan, is comforted by her mother, Elissa Robinson, 40, who tells her “it’s going to be OK, this will be one of the easiest treatments I have had” on Feb. 28, 2024, as they walk to Harper’s bus stop before Robinson travels …
• The future of history: Trump could leave less documentation behind than any previous US president May 18, 2025 11:42 am The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia All of that follows President Donald Trump discouraging note-taking at meetings, ripping up records when he was done with them, refusing to release White House visitor logs and having staffers sign nondisclosure agreements during his first term — then …
• ‘Hamilton’ author brings unique perspectives on Mark Twain’s businesses and family in new biography May 18, 2025 11:42 am Hartford Courant - Connecticut One of the most eagerly awaited books of the year, Ron Chernow’s new biography of Mark Twain covers all aspects of the life of the most famous American writer of his time. The book, released on March 13 through Penguin Press, is bursting with fresh …
• These four British stocks are glaringly undervalued - investors should act now to reap the benefits: MIDAS SHARE TIPS May 18, 2025 11:18 am Daily Mail Just four weeks ago Midas recommended pawnbroker H&T. At £3.82, the shares seemed too cheap, given recent trading, future prospects and market conditions.  Midas was not alone in spotting H&T's potential. Last Wednesday, Texas-based pawn giant …
• Blighted town where Pope Leo grew up is hoping for a resurrection May 18, 2025 11:11 am USA Today - Virginia DOLTON, Il. – They said this village didn't have a prayer. And then Leo came along. Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of …
• $9M for lakeside contemporary: Plus 89 more Onondaga County home sales May 18, 2025 11:03 am Syracuse.com - New York The Onondaga County Clerk’s office registered 90 home sales during the week of May 4 to 10. The most expensive home on the list is a four-bedroom, five-bath contemporary home on the shore of Skaneateles Lake. The house sits on more than five acres of land. …
• The Real Cost Of No-Cost EMIs: What You Need To Know For Your Credit Score May 18, 2025 10:56 am News18 Last Updated:May 18, 2025, 13:28 IST Splitting purchases into ‘No-Cost EMIs’ sounds like a win-win. But if misused, these schemes can lower your credit score and raise red flags for lenders. Since EMIs seem painless, users may commit to multiple EMIs such …
• ‘Witches hats’ scenes could save Dons; Blues ‘void’ glaring as odd list calls exposed — Talking Pts May 18, 2025 10:31 am Fox Sports It was one of those awful Essendon nights their fans have come to dread; but it could end up as a turning point for the club. Plus Carlton’s years-long void exposed again, the AFL’s woes at the top and growing Port Adelaide concerns. The big issues from …
• How Trump's 'bribe now, pain later' budget scheme hit a surprise roadblock May 18, 2025 10:22 am MSNBC Rep. Chip Roy of Texas had major problems with the bill his fellow Republicans presented to the House Budget Committee on Friday. On paper, the legislative package for President Donald Trump’s agenda slashes more than a trillion dollars in federal spending …
• US Rep. Jonathan Jackson spending taxpayer dollars to rent district office space from longtime business partner May 18, 2025 10:22 am Chicago Tribune - Illinois U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson is spending federal tax dollars to rent a congressional district office on the South Side from his longtime business partner, powerful city developer Elzie Higginbottom, at more than twice the rate paid by the previous tenant. …
• Aging in Colorado: Longtime neighbors growing old on the same Denver street wonder whether to stay May 18, 2025 10:19 am The Colorado Sun Get alerts for new stories Aging in Colorado is a special series publishing this summer. Sign up to get notified when new stories publish. The white brick home sits on a quiet street in Denver’s Mayfair neighborhood, an expansive, ranch-style construction …
• Bishop T.D. Jakes to Morris Brown College graduates: Be resilient May 18, 2025 10:03 am The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia Speaking over organ riffs, Jakes suggested told the graduates to remain resilient when they’re faced with obstacles, create a legacy that can impact others and become productive citizens that who serve their communities. He encouraged the students to …
• Why solar stocks have soared — and why there's trouble ahead for the rally May 18, 2025 10:01 am Markets Insider Solar stocks outpaced a rally in the broader market this week. The sector surged after a key budget bill kept tax credits intact. But the bill proposes changes that could slow the solar industry's buildout. Sunshine is beaming down on solar stocks …
• Brother vs. brother: New Rangers coach faces little bro's Yankees May 18, 2025 10:01 am Marco Eagle - Florida CHICAGO — ”Where the hell did this come from?" Ah, nothing like little brother’s reaction to big brother’s promotion. The truth is that Bret Boone received virtually the same response from his close friends and golf buddies as when he broke the news …
• US Congress Ready To Impose "crushing" Sanctions Against Russia May 18, 2025 9:49 am Charter 97 17 Rubio explained when that will happen. Washington has been giving Moscow time to make progress in peace talks, but patience is running out - a decision on sanctions is on the way. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this, Face the Nation reported, …
• My husband and I moved from Hawaii and bought a house in Italy. We're spending less on groceries and housing in Europe. May 18, 2025 9:47 am Business Insider For almost 16 years, I called the Hawaiian Islands "home." A perpetual wanderer, I left for a summer in Alaska, a winter in Aspen, and a bike ride across Southeast Asia. But I always eventually made it back to the lush, green curvature of Hawaii…
• VOLCANO WATCH: Lava Ooze-Outs At Kīlauea Examined By Scientists May 18, 2025 9:45 am Big Island Video News (BIVN) – The ongoing eruption at the summit of Kīlauea is currently paused. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported on Saturday that preliminary data indicate the next episode, Episode 23, may occur “by the end of next week or early the following …
• Case Closed: I’m Unoka May 18, 2025 9:37 am The News Chronicle I am Unoka—yes, that Unoka. Okonkwo’s father. The most misunderstood and maligned character in Things Fall Apart. Since I embraced this identity, I’ve known true peace. The kind that comes from dropping anxiety like a hot akara and breathing in the fresh …
• Rubio announces US against ‘endless negotiations’ on Ukraine May 18, 2025 9:23 am MENAFN (MENAFN) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has emphasized that Washington does not support prolonged or indefinite peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, calling instead for tangible progress. His comments followed the first direct negotiations between …
• George Floyd’s murder sparked a reckoning on race. But did America change? May 18, 2025 9:17 am Christian Science Monitor You can see it on a map, but if you’re driving, you might not know it’s the border between Missouri and Kansas. State Line Road, a major thoroughfare, runs north-south through Greater Kansas City. Drive northbound, and you’re in Missouri. Drive southbound, …
• Key sign that 'awkward' Nicola Peltz was 'distancing herself' from the Beckhams revealed in final photograph together - as three-year feud comes to an ugly head May 18, 2025 9:15 am Daily Mail Nicola Peltz positioned herself as an 'outsider' in her final photograph with the Beckhams, it has been claimed.  The last photograph of the Beckham family with their eldest son Brooklyn and his wife Nicola before their feud went into overdrive was …
• Sumter devotes $4M in tax dollars to ‘revitalize’ a barn. Residents wonder why they aren't welcome. May 18, 2025 9:12 am The Post & Courier - South Carolina SUMTER — The latest project at the Welcome Center at Shaw-Sumter Farm is a nearly $4.3 million plan to restore an old barn for large events, work that city officials said is part of their high-stakes campaign to support nearby Shaw Air Force Base. But …
• ‘I’m from Glasgow – the swearing came naturally!’ The full uncensored history of The Thick of It May 18, 2025 9:09 am The Guardian Twenty years ago this month we were plunged straight into the middle of an omnishambles. It was a moment in time when petrified politicians lurched from crisis to crisis, scrambling desperately to control the narrative as their endless gaffes derailed even …
• The US doesn’t have a perfect credit rating anymore. Investors shouldn’t worry. May 18, 2025 8:58 am Mint While the impact of the downgrade on bond markets won’t be clear until they open Sunday night, investors may not yet have to worry about major near-term impacts to U.S. equities or Treasury yields, money managers told Barron’s. Given the U.S. hasn’t had a …
• Bowood: A tale of demolition, rebirth and the visionary owner who threw open the gates of one of Britain's greatest estates May 18, 2025 8:20 am Country Life In 1955, George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 8th Marquis of Lansdowne, took the agonising decision to demolish the so-called Big House at Bowood. His intention was to reorganise an adjacent double courtyard of service buildings — the Little House, as it was known, …
• Books: the story of a holiday in Ibiza gone horribly wrong May 18, 2025 8:13 am The Anglo-Celt Published: Sun 18 May 2025, 9:00 AM This week there’s a lot of murder about. There’s also a historical novel focused on Rembrandt and there’s the story of a holiday in Ibiza gone horribly wrong. Date with Destiny, Julia Chapman, Pan, €14.50 If ‘cosy crime’ …
• Rubio announces US against ‘endless negotiations’ on Ukraine May 18, 2025 7:48 am MENAFN (MENAFN) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has emphasized that Washington does not support prolonged or indefinite peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, calling instead for tangible progress. His comments followed the first direct negotiations between …
• He was leader of Salford Council for 15 years, this is why he resigned from the Labour Party May 18, 2025 7:31 am Manchester Evening News In the bear pit which was Salford Council chamber in the 1990s Bill Hinds never kept his beliefs and passion in check. As the leader of the council he regularly let fly at Tory government cuts, the Poll Tax, and what he saw as the crime-heavy coverage of …
• Only one Sex and the City character wouldn't afford her lifestyle today May 18, 2025 7:14 am Irish Star Julianna Salinas Showbiz & TV Reporter 04:05, 18 May 2025 The hit HBO series Sex and the City turns 27 this June, just one week after Season 3 of the spinoff series And Just Like That premieres May 29 on HBO Max. The series stars Sarah Jessica Parker …