Speaker of the House Mike Johnson delivers remarks during an enrollment ceremony for H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 3. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images BOSSIER CITY, La. — The sweeping megabill pushed through Congress by House Speaker Mike Johnson could have some of its deepest consequences …
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Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. It’s amazing how far we’ve come, scientifically, in the span of only ten years. Back in 2015, humanity didn’t know whether a core prediction of Einstein’s General Relativity — the existence of energy-carrying gravitational waves — …
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A federal judge in Miami late on Thursday ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail within 60 days, and ruled that no more detainees were to be brought to the facility while it was being wound down. The shock ruling by district court judge Kathleen Williams builds on a temporary restraining order she issued two …
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – International Paper has announced that it will close its locations in Savannah and Riceboro. In a release, International Paper says this announcement is “a series of strategic changes to achieve an advantaged cost position, deliver a superior customer experience and maintain a high relative supply position as part of its ongoing transformation journey.” The release states …
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Director Carol Bash and Robert Shepard, director of photography, on a set for the documentary, Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band. The documentary was made with the help of funding from public media. Stacey Holman/PBS hide caption toggle caption Stacey Holman/PBS The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has helped make PBS a home for independent documentaries for more …
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ANN ARBOR, MI — On a weekday afternoon in downtown Ann Arbor, Chera Tramontin looked out from Kilwins and saw just two customers sitting outside a nearby lunch spot. “They should be having their lunch rush,” she said. “Businesses can’t live like this.” After 42 years in operation, Kilwins at 107 E. Liberty St. will close permanently Dec. 31. Tramontin, …
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Travelers have a new reason for concern about a trip on Spirit Airlines. In a quarterly financial update filed on Monday evening, the Dania Beach, Florida-based carrier warned about its future solvency. Financial results, Spirit said, are not improving as fast as is necessary to meet the liquidity requirements of its creditors. In other words, the amount of cash and …
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A bull moose whose lingering presence around an Adirondack mountain hiking trail this summer forced its closure was euthanized after showing signs of severely deteriorating health, New York environmental officials said Thursday. The Goodman Mountain trail in the Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest had been temporarily closed since June 6 after the moose began exhibiting “unusual behaviors” and staying on or …
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