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Franklin County gift card promotion sells out in 17 minutes, generates $27 K for local businesses
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1004+ words) GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) " A Franklin County Chamber of Commerce gift card promotion backed by a local business leader generated $27, 000 in spending power for area businesses after selling out in just 17 minutes. The chamber's second annual "Buy-$25-Get-$50" Gagne Gift Card…...
Data: Migrant encounters on SW border up 11% in May
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (267+ words) Mc ALLEN, Texas (Border Report) " The number of migrants encountered by U. S. Border Patrol agents was nearly 10, 000 in May, up 11% from April, and the Rio Grande Valley Sector had the most migrants trying to cross the border into the United States,…...
Border Report Live: New World screwworm adding to overburdened, under-funded US health system
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (278+ words) HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) " Although the chance of New World screwworm infecting humans is extremely rare, Dr. Tyler Evans, CEO and co-founder of the Wellness and Equity Alliance, says the threat is adding to an overburdened U. S. health system. In the…...
Sealant on Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appears to be peeling, photos show
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (406+ words) I want my money back, after seeing this," one visitor told Reuters after observing a partially connected portion of the coating floating toward the surface. I think that it was a huge waste of money to begin with." Footage captured…...
Travel advisory for Scotland vs. Morocco World Cup at Boston Stadium
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (340+ words) BOSTON (WWLP) " The Massachusetts Department of Transportation issued a travel advisory for the World Cup match between Scotland and Morocco on Friday, June 19, at 6 p. m. Motorists should plan ahead and expect delays in the town of Foxborough and the vicinity of…...
Bunnie Xo opens up about Jelly Roll divorce filing, says decision wasn't "mutual'
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (476+ words) (NEXSTAR) " Bunnie Xo, the wife of recording artist Jelly Roll, has opened up about news that the pair were divorcing, alleging that the decision was not exactly "mutual." Bunnie Xo, whose legal name is Alisa Andrea De Ford, spoke about…...
Who is Andy Burnham, the lawmaker seeking to replace Keir Starmer
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (765+ words) The 56-year-old politician presents himself as an amiable northern everyman who prefers T-shirts to a suit and tie and spends spare time playing soccer or spinning 1990s tunes during DJ battles. He's also an experienced politician whose career has taken him…...
Primary care push could spur disruptive health care spending shift
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1004+ words) BOSTON (SHNS) " As the Senate looks to dramatically shift healthcare spending to pump more into primary care, state health analysts can't say how much additional commercial spending is needed to satisfy a proposed benchmark that would not apply to large…...
Florida's exclusive "Billionaire Bunker' has everything " except sewers
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (486+ words) (News Nation) " Here's the poop sheet on Florida's Indian Creek Village, the pricey and exclusive "Billionaire Bunker" where NFL legend Tom Brady and tech titans Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg own properties, which is finally ditching septic tanks in favor…...
Starmer vows to fight as Burnham's election win fuels a Labour leadership showdown
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (1062+ words) Burnham decisively won the seat of Makerfield in northwestern England over Rob Kenyon of the anti-immigration party Reform UK. He called his victory a chance for Britain "to turn the tide." The result cements the status of Burnham, a 56-year-old…...