By Kyle Bonn Still in its infancy, the Leagues Cup has grown in popularity since its inaugural season in 2023 when Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to a first-ever title. Since then, Major League Soccer and Liga MX have teamed up to try to push their new competition’s credibility and popularity, attempting to balance competitive […]
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Record US Honey Bee Losses and What Mite Be Behind Them
By Darlene McCormick Sanchez In arid South Texas, home to mesquite and cacti, it hasn’t been uncommon for commercial beekeeper Robert Wheeler to lose half his bees every year. But this year has been far worse. His family-owned Frio Country Farms lost 2,000 of its 3,000 bee hives this year, many of which would have […]
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Witkoff Meets Putin as Trump’s Ukraine War Deadline Looms
By Chris Summers U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Wednesday as Washington’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine approaches. Details have not yet emerged of what they discussed. Trump said on July 14 that he would impose “severe tariffs” on […]
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Texas Governor Orders Arrest of Democratic Lawmakers Who Left State
By Jack Phillips Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who left the state amid a vote on congressional districts. “Texas House Democrats abandoned their duty and are holding flood relief and property tax cuts hostage,” Abbott said in a post to social media on Aug. 4. In a separate post, […]
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NFL Training Camp Injuries Mounting All Over
By Matthew Davis As NFL training camps continue through the first full week of practices, injuries have only mounted, including among some notable stars. The numbers increased this week amid initial padded practices, and the list included everything from potentially season-ending injuries to ones that might keep a player out for a few games. That’s […]
Posted inEconomy
Fed Governor Announces Resignation, Giving Trump a Nominee on Interest Rate Setting Committee
By Tom Ozimek The Federal Reserve has announced that Fed Governor Adriana Kugler is resigning early from her term and will exit the central bank on Aug. 8, creating a vacancy on the central bank’s 12-member interest rate setting committee that President Donald Trump will have an opportunity to fill. Kugler, an appointee of President […]
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The Young and the Restless—Yankees’ Struggling Shortstop Volpe Too Talented to Fail
By Donald Laible In all likelihood, patience is the most effective remedy to getting New York Yankees’ shortstop Anthony Volpe’s career back on a productive path. The naysayers just may have been proven wrong. Box scores don’t lie. Volpe’s bat is as hot as Florida’s summer grass. The past two games against the Tampa Bay […]
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Consumer Spending Jumps in June, Helping Power US Economy
By Tom Ozimek U.S. consumer spending picked up in June, offering fresh evidence that household demand remains resilient even as higher tariffs and policy uncertainty weigh on the outlook. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported on July 31 that personal consumption expenditures—a broad measure of household spending—rose by 0.3 percent in June, […]
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MLB Speedway Classic Set to Break Single-Game Attendance Record on Saturday
By Donald Laible Bristol Motor Speedway, a premier NASCAR venue in the shadows of the Smoky Mountains, is ready to play ball on Saturday. For the first time in MLB history, a regular-season game will be played in Tennessee. Two National League clubs—the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves—will meet on a makeshift field constructed on […]
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Starbucks CEO Says Price Increases Will Be Last Resort Amid Plan to Revitalize Chain
By Katabella Roberts After six consecutive quarters of declining sales, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said on July 29 that price increases at the Seattle-based coffee giant would be a last resort. Niccol, the former Chipotle chief executive who became CEO of Starbucks in September 2024, vowed in January to turn the global coffeehouse chain around under […]
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5 Dead, Including Police Officer and Shooter, in Manhattan Office Building Shooting
By Sam Dorman and Joseph Lord A shooting in a midtown Manhattan office building on July 28 left four victims dead, including a police officer. Authorities reported that the shooter is also dead. “Our hearts are heavy. We lost four souls to another senseless act of gun violence, including a member of the New York […]
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Shooter Neutralized in Incident in Midtown Manhattan
By Sam Dorman The shooter in an incident in midtown Manhattan on July 28 has been neutralized, according to authorities. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said earlier that the city had an active shooter investigation. “There is an active shooter investigation taking place in Midtown right now,” he said on social media. The shooting […]
