Blanco, TX

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

Texas State

California State

UPI News

Elon Musk says he is moving two tech company headquarters to Texas after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law prohibiting public schools from notifying parents when their children identify as transgendered.

After California approves pro-transgender measure, Elon Musk says he will move companies' headquarters

Dallas, TX

TEXARKANA, Texas (CN) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones abruptly settled his $1.6 million breach of contract federal lawsuit Tuesday against a woman claiming to be his daughter on the second day of trial,. Jones, 81, and Alexandra Davis, 27, agreed to abide by the terms of their original...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reaches settlement with woman claiming to be his daughter on second day of $1.6 million breach of contract federal trial

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

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

Fought in the United States between 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War is described as one of the darkest times in United States history. Brother fought against brother over several reasons, although primarily over the controversy of slavery in the United States. The states that remained loyal to the United States were known as the Union with the southern states that succeeded calling themselves the Confederate States of America. The conflict is the bloodiest and most costly war ever fought on American soil, changing the trajectory of the United States forever. These photos salvaged from the Civil War show what that time was really like.

Gruesome Civil War Photos Released From The Government Vault (Rare & Vintage Photos Of The Civil War)

Lancaster County, PA

NewsByJoshua

Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

Business Insider

Kimbal Musk told The Times of London that as a child Elon Musk was beaten so hard by other schoolkids, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

Elon Musk's brother says he felt helpless when Elon got beaten up at school as a kid

Oregon State

Chico, CA

OROVILLE, Calif. (CN) — Northern California authorities have arrested a man suspected of starting what has become the largest California wildfire so far this year. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said in a press release Thursday that Cal Fire arson investigators arrested 42-year-old Ronnie Dean Stout II, who they say was seen pushing a burning car into a gully in Chico’s Bidwell Park on Wednesday afternoon. The vehicle exploded and was entirely engulfed in flames which spread into what has become the Park Fire, which has scorched more than 70 square miles near Chico.

Northern California man accused of starting fast-moving wildfire near Chico

San Francisco, CA

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court in California allows Beijing Meishe Network Technology to bring its copyright infringement and trade dress misappropriation claims against TikTok, which has allegedly been using the Chinese tech firm’s source code without permission. There exists a “split in authority” over what legal precedent governs the claims, so tossing the claims would be improper.

TikTok source code stolen?

Chicago, IL

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?

Ohio State

Middletown, OH

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A Republican Ohio state senator said he regrets his remarks at a rally in Middletown for GOP vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance.
                Sen. George Lang, R-West Chester, told the crowd before Vance spoke at his first rally without former President Donald Trump that if Republicans lose the 2024 election, it would take “a civil war to save the country.”
                “I’m afraid if we lose this one it’s...

Ohio senator regrets call for ‘civil war’

ABC News

Fifteen years of tax returns show how Kamala Harris, who is now the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, became a millionaire as a public servant.

Harris' wealth comes mostly from her and her husband's investments, records show

Virginia State

Virginia Wendy Williams fans, this is your July 2024 update on the former talk show host. Her best friend of 44 years, Regina Schell, has shared recent concerns with TV Show Aces and says she has not seen or talked to Wendy in more than a year.

Wendy Williams fans are worried after her best friend claims not to have heard from her in a year

The Independent

Politicians are like superheroes: it’s all about the origin story.For JD Vance, Donald Trump’s newly minted pick for vice president, the interrelation between the man and his story is everything. Not since a young lawyer called Barack Obama – with ambitions for reaching the Illinois state senate – published Dreams from My Father in 1995, has a memoir served to propel a political career quite like Vance’s 2016 book, Hillbilly Elegy.With its tale of multi-generational, cyclical poverty – stretching from Middletown, Ohio back into the hills of Appalachia – it was an overnight success. Vance was praised on the right for his unflinching...

What ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ can tell us about JD Vance and his right-wing beliefs

A woman claiming to be the estranged transgender daughter of tech billionaire Elon Musk has come out swinging against the Tesla and SpaceX CEO on social media, painting Musk to be a liar and an absentee dad barely involved in his children's lives. Her searing comments, posted on Threads, come...

Elon Musk's Daughter Says He Was an Absentee Father and He’s Lying About Her Childhood

Condé Nast allegedly sent a cease-and-desist letter to AI company Perplexity over plagiarism concerns. The letter demands Perplexity stop using content from Condé Nast's publications in search results. This follows similar accusations from Forbes, accusing Perplexity of copyright infringement and theft. The global mass media company Condé Nast...

Condé Nast reportedly accuses AI startup Perplexity of plagiarism

The Introduction of comic strips in the American press in the 1890’s corresponds with the beginning of a renewed of racial segregation in the United States. While Southern laws were used to oppress American citizens of African descent, the mainstream white press served up accounts of Blacks in newspaper articles which supported such sanctions’. In the comics section, Blacks were the principal comic figures, having surpassed the Irish at the turn of the century as the butt of America’s jokes. Taking images from black-face minstrelsy, which was America’s first national popular entertainment form and a mainstay of the American stage until the 1940’s, many of the images of “Blacks” in the first half-century of the comics were not of Blacks at all. Instead they were caricatures derived from the popular stage routines of white males’ gross parodies of “Black life” (originally the slave life of Blacks). Just as minstrels worked “under cork,” the colloquial terminology for their use of burnt cork to blacken their faces for a performance, figuratively these were comics “under cork.”

Racial Insensitivity in Pre-WWII Comics and the Missing Vintage Barney Google Strips

History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

The New Republic

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks Elon Musk shouldn’t throw stones in a glass house.When Ocasio-Cortez pointed out Wednesday that the more than 100 empty seats in Congress were being filled by nonmembers “in order to project the appearance of full attendance and support” at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, Musk took it upon himself to attack the politician. Musk must have been feeling personally offended, as he was one of those butts in seats, having been personally invited to Capitol Hill by Netanyahu. “The Democratic Party has become openly & boldly antisemitic,” he replied to Ocasio-Cortez.Ocasio-Cortez was quick to point...

AOC Expertly Uses Elon Musk’s Own Words Against Him

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Disney can’t dodge Elon Musk-backed lawsuit by fired ‘Mandalorian’ actress

LOS ANGELES (CN) — Walt Disney Co. failed to win a quick dismissal of the wrongful termination lawsuit by actress Gina Carano, who was dropped from...

Disney can’t dodge Elon Musk-backed lawsuit by fired ‘Mandalorian’ actress

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