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Tesla sales jumped last quarter in a possible sign the worst of the Musk backlash is behind it
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (505+ words) The electric vehicle maker run by Musk reported Thursday that it delivered 480, 126 cars to customers, a jump of 25% over the 384, 122 figure a year ago when many Europeans refused to buy his cars because of his embrace of far-right political candidates…...
Another day with thunderstorms and high heat and humidity
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Awesome." Sad." Let"s keep democracy going." Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nation
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (1079+ words) Instead, in varied ways, they are tuning into their own personal concepts of America the Beautiful. In Associated Press interviews with citizens in the days before the Fourth, auto technician Joe Fuqua-Bejarano, in Topeka, Kansas, sized up "what makes us…...
Shark attack on Alabama teen inspires the start of a national alert system
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (987+ words) Lulu Gribbin was 15 when she survived a shark attack off the coast of Florida. She lost her left hand, part of her right leg and almost her life. What she didn't know when she entered the water on that day…...
States still waiting for Trump "One Big Beautiful Bill" immigration refunds
22+ hour, 8+ min ago (360+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. (NEXSTAR) " Nearly a year after Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, states still have not received money intended to reimburse them for immigration enforcement under the Biden Administration." Texas Republicans U. S. Rep. Michael…...
California to institute Bruce Lee Day, a first for a Chinese American in the state's history
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (291+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday afternoon officially designating May 17 as Bruce Lee Day, according to the office of state Assemblymember Matt Haney, who represents San Francisco. An 18-year-old Lee returned to San Francisco on May 17, 1959, after spending his…...
From Chocolate Avenue to the World Cup, how Hershey, Pennsylvania, shaped Christian Pulisic
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (851+ words) Hershey to me is everything " it's where my family is from, it's where I grew up," Pulisic recently said on his Instagram account as he promoted limited-edition Pulisic's Milk Chocolate Bars by the Hershey Company that feature custom wrappers with…...
Wisconsin selects its new athletic director as Shawn Eichorst returns to the Big Ten
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (454+ words) Wisconsin announced the selection of Eichorst on Wednesday. He most recently worked as Texas" deputy athletic director and chief operating officer. The hiring of Eichorst comes 2 1/2 months after'Chris Mc Intosh stepped down'to take over a newly created position in the…...
Much more than a piece of furniture, the president's Resolute Desk has echoed through history
1+ day, 12+ min ago (351+ words) The Resolute Desk is one of the most recognizable pieces of furniture in the White House " and probably in the entire nation. As the president's desk, it's been at the center of American history for nearly 150 years. That famous front…...
NYC police are bracing for July 4, World Cup action, searing heat and a pop star's wedding | WFRV Local 5 - Green Bay, Appleton
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (451+ words) Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday that there are no known specific or credible threats to this year's celebrations, which will include parades of sailing ships and naval vessels on the Hudson and East rivers, jet flyovers and a massive…...