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Apr 26 2024
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Mom of Jaguars’ Brian Thomas Jr. had a very literal response to 2024 NFL Draft question
The mother of new Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. went viral Thursday during a green room interview at the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit. When discussing the road to her son’s NFL dream, ESPN’s Laura Rutledge asked Sondra Thomas, “How far has this family come,” to which the matriarch offered a literal response. “We came from Baton Rouge, Louisiana,” she said. Rutledge followed up her
New York Post (News)Apr 20 2023
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly Vetoes Bills On Trans Youth Care, Bathrooms
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Thursday vetoed Republican legislation aimed at ending gender-affirming care for children and teens, and another, sweeping GOP proposal for preventing transgender people from using bathrooms and other public facilities associated with their gender identities. Gov. Laura Kelly’s actions highlighted how her Republican-leaning state has become a
HuffPostApr 24 2024
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Andrea Bocelli Celebrating Three Decades in Music with 3-Day Concert Event and Concert Film
Andrea Bocelli is celebrating his 30 years in the music business. The singer is hosting Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration , a three-day event in his hometown of Lajatico, Italy, on July 15, 17 and 19. The celebratory event will take place at Tuscany’s Teatro del Silenzio and will feature appearances and performances from several more superstars, such as Ed Sheeran , Shania Twain , Jon Batiste
PeopleApr 24 2024
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen hires new deputy communications director following turnover
Pillen's office hired Allan Urlis, who previously worked for Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services, within the last week, said Laura Strimple, Pillen's communications director. Urlis — who spent 12 years working as a self-employed communications consultant as part of a decades-long career in media relations in Iowa prior to joining HHS in June 2023 — replaces Jacy Schafer on the
Lincoln Journal StarApr 24 2024
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Colbert, Mack homer in No. 4 Egg Harbor's win over Hammonton - Softball recap
Payton Colbert went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs and Laura Mack also had two hits and a homer to lead Egg Harbor, No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20, past Hammonton 10-1 in Hammonton. Kaci Velardi added four hits and two runs as Egg Harbor snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 9-4. Myra Coulter had two hits and scored for Hammonton (3-9). The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is
nj.comApr 24 2024
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‘Rattiest’ no more: Residents gain ground in Evanston battle against rodents
Rats scurried in broad daylight outside Insomnia Cookies in downtown Evanston. At night, the long-tailed rodents leapt out of trash cans. And around the clock, they forced nearby businesses to wage a “losing battle” to keep them away, store operations manager Laura Dundas said in early March. She estimated that hundreds had overrun the 1700 block of Sherman Avenue. Defeat to mere rodents
Daily NorthwesternApr 23 2024
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Three arrested for inappropriate relationships with multiple Nebraska inmates
The Nebraska State Penitentiary on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Lincoln. (Rebecca S. Gratz for the Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Patrol on Monday arrested three people who worked at the state prison for inappropriate relationships with multiple inmates. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services in a Tuesday release said an investigation continues into the related arrests
Yahoo NewsJul 20 2023
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Laura Kempton's cold case murder in Portsmouth NH solved with genetic genealogy, AG says
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - More than four decades after she was brutally killed, authorities said Thursday they have finally solved the cold case murder of Laura Kempton in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The 23-year-old was found dead in her apartment with massive head trauma on September 28, 1981 after coming home from a night out with a friend. Detectives collected evidence that later revealed a male
CBS News (Online)Apr 23 2024
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Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law without her signature. Gov. Laura Kelly also vetoed a bill with bipartisan support to increase the penalties for killing a law enforcement dog or
KXAN NewsApr 23 2024
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Drowned widow was scammed out of $1.5m in Match hoax, left note about secret ‘double life’
An Illinois widow found dead hundreds of miles from home had been scammed out of $1.5 million by someone she met on a dating app — and had penned a chilling note predicting she “would end up dead” because of her secret “double life,” according to her family. Laura Kowal, 57, had a nearly two-year online relationship with someone she assumed was a handsome Swedish businessman named “Frank Borg
New York Post (News)