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Roanoke Breaks Ground on $103.7M Hotel, Convention Center
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Roanoke has broken ground on The Cade, a 205-room Hilton Curio Collection hotel and publicly owned convention center planned for downtown. The roughly $100 million public-private project is supported by a voter-approved $62 million bond and state tax incentives, with construction expected to take about 23 months.
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Alabama Routs Mississippi State 56-23
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— Oct 2, 2026
Nick Saban warned Alabama not to overlook Mississippi State, saying the hostile Starkville environment and the Bulldogs’ offense made the road matchup a potential trap. Alabama answered with a 56-23 win, dominating on the ground and handing Mississippi State its first loss; the Crimson Tide now turn to Georgia.
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Big 12 Defenses Face Key Rushing Tests
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Big 12 teams are facing contrasting tests on the ground: West Virginia’s productive rushing attack must contend with Arizona’s tough run defense, while Kansas has emerged as one of the nation’s strongest defenses. Kansas State, meanwhile, is trying to fix its run-stopping problems before facing a Houston offense that averages more than 229 rushing yards per game.
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Penn State Struggles After Back-to-Back Losses
Sports
— Oct 2, 2026
Penn State’s season is in trouble after back-to-back losses, capped by a 34-13 defeat to Northwestern in which the Nittany Lions managed just 48 rushing yards and allowed 413 on the ground. Coach Matt Campbell and players acknowledged the need to improve fundamentals and regain the program’s standard as they prepare to face USC at home.
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Tanker Data Shows Millions Fewer Barrels A Day Crossing Hormuz Than Energy Secretary Says
Simon August · 4 min · 10h
White House Excludes CNN From Trump’s Tennessee Trip
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— Sep 24, 2026
CNN and MS NOW said White House officials barred their journalists from covering guest arrivals at President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, despite a judge’s order restoring access. Reporters from the outlets and Politico were later allowed back onto the grounds; Trump criticized CNN and MS NOW for not providing live video coverage.
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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West Bank Settlements Expand a Year After Palestinian State Recognition
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— Sep 17, 2026
A year after Western powers recognized a Palestinian state, ground realities have deteriorated as Israeli settlement expansion increases, Palestinian movement is restricted, and the Palestinian Authority is weakened. International responses remain divided while efforts to preserve a two-state solution confront obstacles from plans like Israel's E1 development and ongoing violence, with voices from the Philippines and Amnesty International highlighting urgency to halt actions that threaten viability of a future Palestinian state.
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US Again Denies Abbas Visa Ahead of UN Assembly
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— Sep 16, 2026
The United States again denied entry visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of his officials for the UN General Assembly, forcing Abbas to address the gathering virtually for a second year in a row. Washington cited deviations from US law and failure to reform by Ramallah as grounds for the visa bans, while the Palestinian mission pushed a virtual address and sought to keep the UN gathering on schedule.
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Tom Gallagher
A virtual speech again this year just highlights how little trust exists between Washington and Ramallah right now.
Workers Blame Tariffs for Layoffs, GOP Backlash
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Workers in battleground states who blame President Trump’s tariffs for layoffs and factory closures are turning against Republicans; one longtime Republican in Michigan plans to vote Democratic after losing his job at a clockmaker that shut its factory. The White House disputes the bleak outlook, pointing to rising manufacturing output and arguing that new factory construction will create jobs, though the manufacturing workforce remains below its level when Trump returned to office.
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Harris Plans Michigan Campaign Events With El-Sayed
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— Sep 21, 2026
Kamala Harris is campaigning with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to mobilize Black voters and progressive supporters, aiming to unite a fractured Democratic base ahead of a pivotal race that could determine control of the Senate. The events spotlight a strategy centered on broad coalitions and voter turnout in Michigan, a battleground state whose outcome could influence national momentum for Democrats.
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Chris Dalton
Uniting the base here is a solid step but it will take real follow-through to keep people engaged through November.
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Ethan Hawke Threw the Independence Day Script Onto a Texas Highway
Ethan Hawke got the Independence Day lead after Reality Bites, mocked the dialogue on a road trip, and threw the script out the window. Will Smith took the part; the film made over $817 million.
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Northam Declares Temporary State of Emergency, Weapons Ban on Capitol Grounds Ahead of Gun Rights Rally
Reporting
— Jan 16, 2020
Just days ahead of planned gun rights event in Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) announced that he is declaring a temporary state of emergency and banning weapons from the Capitol grounds. The state legislature…
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Horrific Mystery Illness Now Leaving Wild Birds Blinded and Grounded in East
Opinion
— Jun 27, 2021
A novel disease has been ravaging the eastern United States in 2021, and it isn’t COVID-19. The Columbus Dispatch , citing wildlife experts, reported Wednesday that a mysterious illness has “blinded, grounded and…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Hegseth Vows To Go ‘As Far As We Need To,’ Does Not Rule Out Boots On Ground In Iran
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— Mar 2, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated on Monday that the administration will take any action it deems necessary and did not rule out putting U.S. troops on the ground in Iran. The U.S. military launched Operation Epic…
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US State Capitals See Few Protesters After Bracing for Violent Demonstrations
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— Jan 17, 2021
A heavy presence of law enforcement officers guarded state capitol grounds across the United States on Sunday in preparation for protests that so far have drawn only a small number of Trump supporters who believe the…
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Tim Walz Refuses To Resign As He Faces Major Backlash For Somali Scandal
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— Jan 6, 2026
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pledged to stand his ground on Tuesday while lawmakers in his own state are calling on him to resign over his handling of the Somali fraud scandal. Republican state lawmakers in…
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Amazon In Talks To Shell Out $7,000,000,000 For Israeli AI Startup After Anthropic Walked Away
Dylan Kresak · 2 min · 11h
SHAWNNA LM BOLICK: The Fight For Election Reform In Arizona
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— Jul 17, 2025
Last month, Maricopa County broke ground on a new state of the art tabulation and election center where our county’s ballots are counted. Unfortunately, if the Arizona state legislature doesn’t modernize our current…
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Jim Carrey vs Adam Sandler
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Rubber-faced mania versus deadpan slob comedy — two 90s comedy titans, two entirely different engines.
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Costa Rica's president says US ground troops could boost security, no deployment planned
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— Sep 4, 2026
Costa Rican President Laura Fernández has floated the idea that U.S. ground operations could bolster national security against transnational crime, but she stressed any such move would require congressional approval and is not currently planned. Her comments come amid ongoing concerns about crime and the judiciary, though she says she is not considering a state of emergency and notes no concrete U.S. deployment proposal.
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Derek Foss
If it needs congressional approval and isn't even proposed yet, this feels more like a trial balloon than real policy.
Oklahoma Advances Bill To Turn Dead Humans Into Actual Fertilizer
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— Mar 25, 2026
The Oklahoma State House on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill that would make it legal to use the decomposed and ground-up remains of human corpses as soil fertilizer in the state. The legislation, HB 3660 , seeks to…
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Cali Gov’t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment
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— Jun 1, 2026
A state workers’ union is trying to stop Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate that state employees work in person on the supposed grounds that this will somehow be bad for the environment. Newsom issued a…
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‘Green Energy’ Firm Sued For Turning State Into Wind Turbine Waste Dumping Ground
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— Feb 9, 2026
Texas filed a lawsuit against a wind turbine recycling company, alleging it illegally dumped thousands of turbine blades and parts across the state. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that the…
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Charlemagne's Coronation Brings Unity
Emperor restores order and faith
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Wintery Weather Wallops Northeast US
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— Feb 23, 2026
The weather in northeast United States turned frightful as a powerful nor’easter dumped heavy snow, which left flights grounded, schools closed and electricity nonexistent to hundreds of thousands of homes and…
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California Is Awash In Misleading Data — And The Consequences Have Been Devastating
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— Jul 23, 2024
California is awash in incomplete and misleading publicly-collected data, and experts say it’s letting policymakers and politicians get away with running the state into the ground. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and…
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Supreme Court Doubts ‘Green Cards’ for Some Protected Migrants
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— Apr 20, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared reluctant to let people who have been allowed to stay in the United States on humanitarian grounds apply to become permanent residents if they entered the country…
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Op-Ed: Bob Ehrlich: There Is Common Ground Between Right and Left – The Rejection of Authoritarian Censorship
Reporting
— Mar 19, 2021
The right half of a divided America continues in a state of frustration. It has been a year since its world was turned upside-down in what can now, in retrospect, be classified as the recipe for a perfect storm. Take a…
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Foreign National Suspected Of Illegally Voting In Battle Ground State For Over Two Decades
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— Aug 29, 2025
Federal prosecutors have charged a foreign national in North Carolina with voting in at least two federal elections and believe he may have participated in local elections for the past twenty years. Denis Bouchard, a…
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Iran War Has Reportedly Cost Each American Household $2,000
Jillian Butler · 2 min · 11h
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