The Texas GOP, all but untouchably dominant for more than 20 years, will gather at week’s end in San Antonio with a subplot of discord that is not uncommon when one party need not fear whatever competition the other might throw its way. The Texas GOP Convention, which formally opens Thursday and closes Saturday, will […]
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Wilkes-University kicks off 77th Annual Spring Commencement
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local university held its annual spring commencement ceremonies, minus the pro-Palestine protests some other colleges have experienced. Wilkes-University handed out more than 700 degrees. Those Wilkes-University graduates were awarded their degrees amid a world of much uncertainty and chaos. Grads 28/22 News spoke with say they hope they can […]
Annual Berries, Bluegrass, and BBQ kicks off strawberry season
ANDERSON, Mo. — A community came out this morning to celebrate the start of strawberry season in style. The annual Berries, Bluegrass, and BBQ was held Saturday, at the Dabbs Greer Park in Anderson. Dozens of people came out to enjoy freshly picked strawberries from Jay, Oklahoma while listening to some bluegrass music by several […]
NRA kicks off annual meeting as board considers successor to longtime leader Wayne LaPierre
DALLAS (AP) — The National Rifle Association is kicking off its annual meeting Friday in downtown Dallas, gathering for the first time in decades without Wayne LaPierre at the helm as board members prepare to elect his replacement. Though beset by financial troubles and following a trial in which a jury found LaPierre misspent millions […]
Starmer Echoes Blair in 1997 as Labour Kicks Off Bid for Power
(Bloomberg) — Keir Starmer will fire the starting gun on his bid to be Labour’s first leader since Tony Blair to win a UK general election by borrowing from the totemic premier’s campaign play book: Printing the promises he wants to be judged by on cards to give voters at events, starting in Essex on […]
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Facing Hill pressure, tech group kicks out TikTok
As TikTok kicked off its high-stakes court fight with the government this week, it unexpectedly lost one of its few remaining allies in Washington. NetChoice — a Washington-based tech lobbying group that has counted TikTok as a member since 2019 — abruptly kicked the social media giant off of its membership rolls this week. Two […]
Shipshewana Mayfest returns, kicks off tourist season
May 5—SHIPSHEWANA — By bike, buggy, car and truck, they came to Shipshewana Mayfest Saturday. The annual event, scheduled for Friday Saturday, got underway Saturday at 10 a.m. with a parade which began and ended in the area of Shipshewana Auction, heading north along Morton Street to downtown before veering left onto Middlebury Street through […]
Berkshire shareholders descend on Omaha as annual meeting kicks off
By Jonathan Stempel and Koh Gui Qing OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) – Warren Buffett will take center stage at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting on Saturday, as shareholders descend on to watch the famed investor as well as his expected successor. The meeting is the 60th for Buffett, 93, since he took over Berkshire in 1965. He […]
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Hudson Valley commuters left out of rail discounts as congestion pricing kicks in June 30
As New Yorkers ramp up for the June 30 launch of congestion pricing tolls in Midtown, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority this week aimed to ease commuter rail fares with a 10% discount. But those breaks won’t help Hudson Valley commuters or others who catch a train outside the boundaries of New York City. That’s because […]
ABC News Kicks GMA Weatherman to the Curb Over Complaints
Rob Marciano, the veteran ABC News meteorologist who provided weather updates for Good Morning America and World News Tonight, has been fired by the network, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Daily Beast. ABC News gave Marciano the boot on Tuesday following complaints from multiple network staffers over his behavior, sources noted. […]