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An industrial project in the works for years has advanced to the construction stage due to demand, according to its developer.

Otto Lopez hit a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to drive in Tim Anderson and the Miami Marlins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Wednesday.

The ninth of playwright August Wilson’s 10-play American Century Cycle, the production examines Black life across the decades of the 20th century.

The U.S. has paused avocado inspections from Mexico's top exporting state after employees were assaulted.

Police said she returned home safely.

Sea lions mesmerize me. This one was swimming loops in its pool, and it's hard to imagine anything more aerodynamic when they pull in their front flippers and glide underwater before surfacing. I could watch all day. NOTE: Yes, hydrodynamic is the proper term. But outside of a fluid dynamics class who's ever heard of ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The Washington Post reports that Iran is expanding uranium enrichment at its Fordow nuclear facility: Fordow had ceased making enriched uranium entirely under the terms of the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. Iran resumed making the nuclear fuel there shortly after the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the accord in 2018. Is anyone ever going ...continue reading "How close are we to a nuclear Middle East?"

Retail sales were up slightly in May, but the trend is very definitely down over the past couple of years: Retail sales per capita have declined 5% since the start of 2022. But here's more context: So what's really going on? Are shoppers running out of money and buying less? Or simply reverting to their ...continue reading "Are retail sales down, or just returning to their old levels?"

Melody thrives on affection and is seeking a patient, tranquil home. Melody's compatibility with another cat can be successful, making her a good fit for a loving household

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A Glasgow Village man is charged with stealing AC units in Jennings earlier this spring.

The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers. The Kansas House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one or both teams from Kansas City. The bill now heads to Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, who said in a statement following the Senate…

Among the early homebuilders in Lafayette Square was steamboat pilot Horace Ezra Bixby. Born in Geneseo, New York, in 1826, Bixby went on to become a prodigious pilot, securing pilot licenses for the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio rivers.

As part of an angry response to a New York Times explainer on getting aid to Gaza, Alec Karakatsanis says this: For example, "humanitarian aid" pier in Gaza wasn't a cynical fraud to cover for genocide (a PR ploy by U.S. to keep sending weapons that was then itself used in one of Israel's great ...continue reading "Genocide and the floating pier"

(The Center Square) – Several U.S. oil and corn industry lobby groups are suing the Biden Administration over its plans to slash planet-warming tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks. The coalition argues the regulations will cause economic harm.