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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]