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Venus Williams is back and ready for more matches
TSN
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July 25, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Venus Williams' four-matches-in-four-days return to professional tennis was over, after she was loudly feted by appreciative fans even after a loss in singles, the D.C. Open stadium announcer offered a thought: “We’re never...
Congressman Cory Mills faces eviction from a luxurious D.C. penthouse
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Rep. Cory Mills faces eviction from his $20,833 month Washington D.C. penthouse for allegedly owing over $85,000 in back rent. Mills claims to have attempted payments that failed to process, but hasn't directly addressed the landlord's complaint....
Newhouse To Host Telephone Town Hall 7/28
KLCK - Washington D.C.
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July 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) will host a telephone town hall session next week to hear from constituents of Washington’s Fourth District. WHEN: Monday, July 28, 5:30-7:00 PM PT. Any constituents interested in joining the session...
Merkley Remarks at Senate Appropriations Committee Markup of Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill
KLCK - Washington D.C.
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July 25, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) delivered the following remarks as the Senate Appropriations Committee met for a full committee markup of the fiscal year 2026...
Merkley Announces Committee Action to Boost Oregon’s Wildfire Resiliency, Water Infrastructure, and Climate Investments
KLCK - Washington D.C.
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July 25, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—as the Ranking Member of the Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee—announced he helped advance critical investments to strengthen forest health and wildfire resiliency,...
Man With Oil City Ties Named Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery
exploreVenango - Pennsylvania
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July 25, 2025
ARLINGTON, Va. (EYT) – Army National Military Cemeteries (ANMC) is pleased to announce the arrival of John G. Knapp as its new Superintendent. Knapp brings a wealth of experience, most recently serving as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs...
3 Franklin County students head to Washington D.C. for Girls/Boys Nation
Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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FRANKLIN COUNTY — This week, three of the four students representing Vermont at Girls and Boys Nation in Washington D.C. will be from Franklin County. Molly Bernard and Jacoby Soter from BFA-St. Albans and Abby Durkee from Missisquoi Valley Union...
Balfour Beatty breaks ground on US$260m tower in Washington D.C.
Construction Briefing
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July 15, 2025
UK-based Balfour Beatty’s US construction arm has started work on a US$260 million residential tower in Washington, D.C., marking the final phase of the long-running Portals Complex near the Tidal Basin in the US’ capital city. Render of the...
After weeks of testing, the new Razer Blade 16 is the gaming laptop I’d happily take anywhere
Stuff
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July 22, 2025
Introduction I’m not a fan of having to pick between high frame rates and portability. The most powerful gaming laptops are usually the biggest and heaviest – and rarely last more than a few hours as soon as you unplug their brick-like power...
‘Smoke’s Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine Was “Terrified” To Play “The Loneliest Man On The Planet”: “It’s Really Hard To Fathom What He’s Gone Through”
Decider
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July 25, 2025
Dennis Lehane’s fiery Apple TV+ drama, Smoke, takes viewers on a search for two very different serial arsonists. The first, a former fire fighter known as “the D&C arsonist” (divide and conquer), lights blazes in multiple locations at once,...
Q&A: What D.C.’s school modernization process can teach Philly
Chalkbeat
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Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with news on the city’s public school system. The School District of Philadelphia’s facilities planning process aims to “rightsize” school buildings across the city by renovating...
Former Cobb officer who died during water rescue honored at US Capitol
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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Anderson 'Chase' Childers. Photos courtesy of GoFundMe WASHINGTON, D.C. - A former Cobb County police officer was honored on Capitol Hill for his selfless sacrifice to save the lives of five strangers while on vacation off the South Carolina...
Southern Syria exploded into the worst violence of post-Assad era. What that means for the region's future
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 25, 2025
Seven months of relative calm in Syria came to a bloody end last week, when what began as local skirmishes escalated into the worst fighting since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December. The fighting took place in Suwayda, a southern Syrian...
Medical staff face charges after allegedly interfering with California ICE arrest
Fox News
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Staff at the Ontario Advanced Surgery Center were captured on video on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, attempting to block ICE officers from making an arrest. (Credit: Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice/AP) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!...
Black Rave Culture bring the sounds of D.C.’s electronic scene to Smart Bar
Chicago Reader - Illinois
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July 18, 2025
Black Rave Culture is a DJ collective from Washington, D.C., consisting of James Bangura, Nativesun, and Amal. The trio are all long-established figures in their city’s underground scene, and their tastes in techno, club, and house music...
Not over yet: Office loans are still inflicting pain
American Banker - New York
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July 25, 2025
The threat of souring commercial real estate loans is once again doling out pain. Eagle Bancorp, a small bank just outside of Washington D.C., took a $70 million loss in the second quarter due to troubled office loans. The company's share price...
Expanding Financial Inclusion, Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr, At "Unleashing A Financially Inclusive Future," The Second Annual Financial Inclusion Conference Hosted By The Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C.
Mondovisione
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Thank you, Eric; thank you to the Fed staff who have organized this second annual financial inclusion conference; and thank you all for being here.1 I have long believed that financial inclusion is a crucial component of a safe and fair financial...
Liberia: New Chapter in US-Liberia Relations Begins as Ambassador Conteh Presents Credentials
Front Page Africa
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July 25, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Liberia’s newly appointed Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh, has formally presented his letter of credence to U.S. President Donald J. Trump. The credential ceremony, held in the Oval Office of the White...
Don’t fall for cheap cameras like Rollei’s strange new twin-lens compact – here are 3 budget bargains I’d buy instead" target="_self"…
TechRadar
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July 22, 2025
Rollei Powerflex X8 compact camera unveiled with dual lenses One lens is an 8x optical zoom, the other a fixed selfie lens It costs €299, which converts to about $350 / £225 / AU$535 The Rollei Powerflex X8 was unveiled last week, but the headline...
Charles Lloyd ‘Charlie’ Owens
Bowling Green Daily News - Kentucky State
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July 25, 2025
Charles “Charlie” Lloyd Owens, 78, of Bowling Green, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025 at Hospice of Southern Kentucky. He was born on September 20, 1946 in Bowling Green, KY to the late Durward “C.D.” Owens and Mildred Corbitt Owens. He was...