Lessons from Hurricane Isaias must be learned fast | South Florida Sun Sentinel
That Hurricane Isaias didn’t ruin more lives or property is not because Florida got smarter about predicting windstorms. It’s because Florida got lucky.
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Russia frees retired US schoolteacher held since 2022
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The big surprise in the federal school voucher program | Mary Ellen Klas
Whether on purpose or by accident, the Trump administration’s new voucher program could do something it never promised to do: help public schools.
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France’s fiscal mess has only one true solution | Bloomberg News
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Ezra Frech, Heath Ledger tribute flood ‘Dancing with the Stars’ with tears
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Trump reinvokes antisemitic slur at Kansas rally
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Two dead in Lampasas shooting
Lampasas, TX (FOX44) - A man and woman have been found dead of gunshot wounds following a disturbance at a Lampasas residence. Just before 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, emergency medical personnel were sent to a residence in the 700 block of Antelope Lane in Lampasas on what was dispatched ...
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3 issues defining the 2026 US midterm elections
The outcome will hinge on a relatively small number of competitive races, but the campaigns are being shaped nationally by a few key issues.
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ESPN is gambling with its credibility | Adam Minter
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warns Republicans of challenges ahead of November midterms
With Election Day just weeks away, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says Republicans face a series of challenges heading into the November midterm elections, pointing to concerns over infrastructure, surveillance technology, and agriculture that he believes could influen...
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Bill Shaikin: Might MLB have to sacrifice World Series TV revenue in exchange for competitive balance?
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Dom Amore: Expanding football playoffs will increase urgency for UConn to find a home
HARTFORD, Conn. — Decades of experience tells us at least this one absolute sports truth: From high schools to the major pro leagues, postseason play never contracts, but inexorably expands. Of course, it’s about money, not only the TV money…...
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Jill On Money: Sticker shock season — Picking your 2027 health plan
Last week it was Medicare, now let’s turn to benefit enrollment for everyone else. Roughly 154 million Americans are covered through workplace plans, and according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) 2025 Employer Health Benefits Survey, the average annual dollar…...