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Chicago, IL

Columbus, OH

TIME

We are in a new wave of public school closures. Yours could be next, write Jessica Alcantara and Laura Petty.

Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Florida State

Orlando, FL

Ash Jurberg

Westgate Resorts has announced significant layoffs as part of its efforts to streamline operations. The company, which was founded in 1982 and has grown to be the largest privately held corporation in Central Florida, filed a layoff notice with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. This notice informs that 357 employees in Orlando will be out of a job by August 30.

Florida Hit by Major Layoffs as Resort Chain Cuts Hundreds of Jobs

Los Angeles, CA

California State

(The Center Square) - The owner of fast-casual food chains Tender Greens and Tocaya filed for bankruptcy, citing California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage, inflation, and the state’s empty office districts as contributing factors. The bankruptcy effort is aimed at restructuring and keeping stores open and employees at work.

Two more California chains file for bankruptcy, citing $20 per hour minimum wage

The Biden administration is cancelling an additional $1.2bn in student loans for borrowers who work in public service through changes to an existing forgiveness program. The relief for roughly 35,000 borrowers was announced Thursday by the Education Department and made through changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which benefits workers such as teachers, nurses and firefighters. Those qualifying for forgiveness have their remaining loan balance eliminated after making 120 qualifying monthly payments.

Biden administration cancels another $1.2bn in student loans for public service workers

Los Angeles County, CA

Malibu, CA

When a particularly high tide lands on a beach in northern Los Angeles County, there is no dry sand left to stand on. It’s named Broad Beach, even though it has been disappearing steadily for decades. “I think there are another 10 stairs below the sand right here,” said...

Rising sea level will affect 2 million in U.S. by 2050, analysis finds

Washington, D.C. – U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today released the 2024 Best Medical Schools in Research and 2024 Best Medical Schools in Primary Care. In each of these categories, the methodology was updated to recognize the top medical schools by placing them within four different tiers of performance.

U.S. News Releases 2024 Best Medical Schools

FinanceBuzz

If you want to avoid sitting behind a desk all day and the white-collar life isn't for you, here are blue-collar jobs that can offer you at least $40 an hour.

10 Blue-Collar Jobs That Pay at Least $40 an Hour

SNAP benefits have helped millions of low-income households across the country to meet their groceries and basic needs. This program provides essential support for individuals whether for elderly people, single parents, or even for small and large families with children. However, the food stamp payment amount that individuals receive can...

SNAP Benefits Highest Payments: Food Stamp Differ Across the US With Benefits Soaring Up to $445 Per Person

Alameda, CA

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Alameda Post

The unthinkable has happened. Again. A gunman has taken multiple lives. The difference this time? It happened here, in Alameda. We are an island, both physically and psychologically. I spend a lot of time explaining to people that our focus is Alameda, and Alameda alone, so our coverage doesn’t usually include stories as horrific as this one.

It Happened Again. Here.

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were once ubiquitous in medicine cabinets across North Carolina and many other places. These antiseptics, with their distinctive red liquid in bottles with droppers, were staples for treating minor cuts and scrapes. For many, just looking at an old bottle brings back a flood of memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many North Carolina homes

Earning a college degree is expensive. Millions of Americans continue to struggle to pay tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. To make matters worse, many workers later end up regretting the major they chose during college. Recently, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board surveyed 11,000 American adults for...

6 College Majors That Too Many People End up Regretting

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County man has been charged with numerous offenses related to narcotics distribution and firearms trafficking. Kyrell Domnie, 39, of Irvington, known by the alias "Fly Ky," was charged by complaint and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court on July 17, 2024. He remains detained following the hearing.

Convicted Felon Faces Multiple Narcotics and Firearms Charges

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Baltimore, MD

Darren Fisher’s giving a kind of crash course on dredging. In the Port of Baltimore, it means lifting sediment from the bottom of the Patapsco River and putting it on a barge. “Then they bring the barge over to us, and they pump that material in,” said Fisher. “It’s...

“It’s like its own little civilization”: a crash course for educators about jobs in the Port of Baltimore

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

24/7 Wall St.

Demand for lawyers is projected to grow rapidly in the coming years. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for attorneys is expected to increase by 8% between 2022 and 2032 — eclipsing the 3% projected employment growth across all occupations. The latest numbers from the American Bar Association show that there will likely […]
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The Most Selective Law Schools in the US, Ranked

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Plaintiffs, in a case against Wells Fargo alleging that the bank knowingly took part in a marketing scam, asked the court, July 8, not to grant a motion for summary judgment.

Class action lawsuit says Wells Fargo customers lost over $160 Million

New York Post

Wendy’s and Jersey Mike’s franchise owners in California have cut hours and slashed jobs to offset the spike in labor costs caused by the state’s new $20 minimum wage.

Lawrence Cheng, who operates seven Wendy’s franchises in Southern California with his family, has not only chopped hours but has also stepped in to fill shifts at his burger joints, he said. 

“I schedule one less person, and then I come in for that time that I didn’t schedule and I work that hour,” Cheng told the Associated Press.  



At his Wendy’s in Fountain Valley, located in Orange County, he has...

Wendy’s, Jersey Mike’s franchise owners slash hours, jobs to offset labor costs from California’s new $20 minimum wage

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Evergreen Park, IL

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For Illinois students, the promises of for-profit colleges often ring hollow

Chicago-area resident Nikka Ewing said she was pregnant with her first daughter when she saw a TV commercial for DeVry University, a chain of for-profit colleges...

For Illinois students, the promises of for-profit colleges often ring hollow

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