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New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (754+ words) New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too. Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay…...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26 M to charities ahead of wedding
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (351+ words) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charities this week ahead of their Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden. The donations were spread out across 20 local and national charities, according to Swift's publicist, with many located in areas…...
From state soccer to summer football and basketball, June was busy
4+ min ago (397+ words) Father Mc Givney's Peyton Ellis lifts the Class 1 A state championship trophy after the win against Pleasant Plains in the state championship game on June 6, 2026, at North Central College in'Naperville. Father Mc Givney's Natalie Beck and Peyton Ellis celebrate the…...
Ecuador coach Sebasti'n Beccacece steps down after World Cup exit
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (246+ words) The 45-year-old Argentine confirmed it after Tuesday night's 2-0 defeat to host Mexico. "My contract has to end with the end of the World Cup. For us, we are leaving now," Beccacece said. "I believe the dressing room is full of…...
Trump administration's $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border
11+ min ago (1063+ words) Now, after a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump's administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a "smart wall," a combination of 30-foot-tall (9-meter-tall) steel fencing and an array of sophisticated technology like sensors, cameras and…...
Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe's leaders close ranks
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (522+ words) The Edwardsville Intelligencer...
Serena Williams wins praise from fellow pros at Wimbledon after 1st singles match in nearly 4 years
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (640+ words) Serena Williams won plenty of praise about her game from her fellow players at Wimbledon a day after her first singles match in nearly four years. The 44-year-old Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in the first…...
Route 66 is the first stop in the Arts Center's new space
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (655+ words) Gloria Arndt stands in front of her oil painting "1960 Impala" at the opening of "Route 66 Reimagined" at the Edwardsville Arts Center. A visitor admires the'oil painting "Rankens Grocery: Gas Tank No. 1" by Stacey Mc Adams. The opening reception of the…...
Masked wrestlers flood Mexico's World Cup streets as fans embrace lucha libre fever
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (498+ words) The Edwardsville Intelligencer...
Ohio judge to make ruling next week in lawsuit against NCAA regarding age-eligibility rule
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (285+ words) Judge Christopher Wagner, who previously denied a temporary restraining order hours after the lawsuit was filed, said Wednesday during a hearing that his written order will be made on July 9. The lawsuit was filed shortly after the NCAA Division I…...