How to design purposeful spaces at home with no renovation needed
LAZZONI Modern Furniture reports on the shift to purpose-driven home design, prioritizing intentional, multi-functional spaces over open-concept layouts.
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Why employee engagement is key to retention after mergers and acquisitions
WorkTango reports that prioritizing employee engagement during mergers and acquisitions smooths transitions, boosts retention, and fosters success.
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19 iced coffee drinks ranked from healthiest to least healthy
Hers reports on the healthiest summer coffee drinks, ranking 19 options based on calories, sugar, fat, and trans fat content.
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Why is Gen Z embracing portfolio careers?
Upwork reports that Gen Z is increasingly choosing portfolio careers for flexibility, autonomy, and diverse income sources, reshaping the workforce.
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You don’t need a new job. You need a new map.
ACT Leadership reports that many leaders feel disoriented and need a new approach, not just a new job, to navigate today’s complex terrain.
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Is your Wegovy real? Here’s how to ID fake weight loss drugs
GoodRx reports on identifying real Wegovy pens, which come in five colors and lack dose selectors. Counterfeits pose health risks; buy from trusted sources.
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What's the best truck for your lifestyle?
Edmunds reports on choosing the right truck size for your needs, recommending models for off-roading, commuting, recreation, heavy cargo, and tailgating.
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Columbia University sanctions more than 70 students for campus protests as it tries to get federal funds restored
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University disciplined dozens of students this week after its Judicial Board investigated pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the university’s largest library this year and at another campus location last year – as the school tries to get millions in federal funding restored. “While the University does not release individual disciplinary
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A major forest fire in Greece forces several villages to evacuate
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A major forest fire broke out near the Greek city of Corinth on Tuesday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of several villages. More than 180 firefighters, 15 planes and 12 helicopters were tackling the wildfire in a pine forest in the mountains near Corinth, the fire department said. There were
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Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Missouri Cash Pop
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 5 (five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Appeals court won’t reinstate AP access to presidential events
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer The U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied an appeal by The Associated Press for a hearing on its efforts to restore full access to cover presidential events, not ending its case but allowing the White House to continue its control over access to President Donald Trump. The news
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Appeals court won’t reinstate AP access to presidential events
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer The U.S. Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied an appeal by The Associated Press for a hearing on its efforts to restore full access to cover presidential events, not ending its case but allowing the White House to continue its control over access to President Donald Trump. The news
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Chiefs Training Camp day one: The new and returning faces
ST JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp kicked off on Tuesday, July 22, at Missouri Western State University.
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‘The Osbournes’ changed Ozzy’s image from grisly to cuddly, and changed reality TV
By ANDREW DALTON, ITZEL LUNA and ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — There was Ozzy before “The Osbournes” and Ozzy after “The Osbournes.” For much of his life, the Black Sabbath founder and legendary heavy metal frontman who died at 76 on Tuesday was known to much of the public as a dark
Continue Reading Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Kansas Pick 3 Midday
By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 2, 6, 8 (two, six, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 5 (five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Senate considering nomination of ex-Trump defense lawyer for lifetime appointment to appeals court
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate narrowly voted on Tuesday to begin considering the nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge, with at least one Republican opposed and Democrats vowing to try to slow his confirmation. Bove, a former criminal
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US Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it will comply with Trump’s order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has pledged to follow a Trump administration order by banning transgender women athletes in an update to its athlete safety policy – falling in line with other groups that have banned transgender women from sports competition in the women’s category. Trump’s “Keeping Men
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Daniel Zeigler pleads guilty in death of K9 Horus
SAVANNAH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A former Savannah police officer pleaded guilty to animal abuse following the death of a police K9 last summer.
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UN urges peaceful settlement of disputes as UN chief points to ‘the horror show in Gaza’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged the 193 United Nations member nations on Tuesday to use all possible means to settle disputes peacefully. The U.N. chief said that is needed now more than ever as he pointed to “the horror show in Gaza” and conflicts in
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SJSD prepares for AMI, snow days ahead of first day of school
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW)– With August just around the corner, the first day of school is quickly approaching, and St. Joseph School District administrators and staff are preparing to stay “weather ready”.
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AFP journalists sound alarm about dire conditions faced by hungry colleagues in Gaza
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer A group of journalists at the Agence France-Presse news agency is sounding the alarm about conditions faced by colleagues working in Gaza, saying that “without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die.” In a war-torn territory where Israel generally forbids outside journalists to enter, international news organizations
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Trump says a China trip is ‘not too distant’ as trade tensions ease
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a trip to China might be “not too distant,” raising prospects that the leaders of the world’s two largest economies may meet soon to help reset relations after moving to climb down from a trade war. Trump made the remarks while
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House Republicans push to name Kennedy Center’s opera house after Melania Trump
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans want to name the John F. Kennedy Center’s opera house after first lady Melania Trump. Republicans included language that would designate the opera house at the center for the performing arts in Washington, DC, as the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House” in an
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Charges dropped against more than 120 defendants in Massachusetts because they can’t get attorney
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — More than 120 cases, including some for assault on family members and police, were dismissed Tuesday in Boston, the latest fallout from a monthslong dispute over pay that has led public defenders to stop taking new clients. At a mostly empty courtroom, Boston Municipal Court Chief Justice
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Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutor
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Justice Department fought to keep President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey on Tuesday after a panel of judges refused to extend her tenure and appointed someone else to the job. Habba, who had been
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Man charged in the killings of an ‘American Idol’ exec and her husband called 911 afterward, DA says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man accused of killing an “American Idol” executive and her husband used the couple’s gun to kill them and later called the police, authorities allege. Los Angeles police previously said they responded to a 911 call about a burglary that afternoon, July 10, but left after finding “no signs of
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Award-winning AP photographer Bob Daugherty captured history with speed and persistence
By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Robert A. Daugherty, whose four-decade career with The Associated Press captured history including President Lyndon B. Johnson writing the speech in which he declined reelection, Richard Nixon flashing “V for Victory” signs before leaving the White House in disgrace and Jimmy Carter clasping hands with Middle
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns of an AI ‘fraud crisis’
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world may be on the precipice of a “fraud crisis” because of how artificial intelligence could enable bad actors to impersonate other people. “A thing that terrifies me is apparently there are still some financial institutions that will accept a voice
Continue Reading Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey
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