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Apr 19 2024
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Man, 28, and woman, 33, found dead in rural Marshall County; suspect remains at large
Man, 28, and woman, 33, found dead in rural Marshall County; suspect remains at large A man and woman were found dead early Friday in rural Marshall County, and a 29-year-old man has been charged with their murders but remains at large, according to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office. The suspect, Ilias Julian Lasley, 29, is considered armed and dangerous, a news release posted on the
Des Moines RegisterApr 22 2024
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How Columbia and America have changed
For me, Columbia University was always an oasis of green trees and marble columns in the heart of New York. Now, it’s really dark and scary—midnight at the oasis. The usually relaxed green zone where students loved to throw frisbees or lounge on the grass became a kind of combat zone, a Middle Eastern tent city. Only the camels and the grenades were missing. The tent-dwellers were masked
American ThinkerMar 20 2024
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Authors seek inspiration in rural Wisconsin settings
The Wisconsin Book Festival hosted a panel discussion to commemorate Andrew J. Graff’s newest novel, “True North,” Feb. 28. “True North” is a tale following two characters explore the northern woods of Wisconsin as they face the floodwaters together in order to create a sustainable future for their family, the town and the pristine river upon which it all flows. Nickolas Butler, a novelist and
The Badger HeraldApr 05 2024
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Substance use roundtable discussed unique challenges in rural towns (Letter)
Mother Nature gave us the ultimate April Fool’s prank this week with warm temperatures on Monday followed by snow, sleet and ice just a couple of days later. I hope everyone was able to stay safe in the conditions out there. This past Monday, my staff and I held a roundtable on substance use disorders in rural communities at the Russell Town Hall. The substance use epidemic is one of the most
MassLive.comApr 05 2024
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City border battle pits ‘rural lifestyle’ against push for development
Baldwin Township is a small but growing community in central Minnesota that, according to its website, has retained its "rural identity" as home to a little more than 7,000 residents. It's also home to a decades-long debate over boundaries, growth, sewers and taxes. Baldwin Township aspires to be a city, amid fears it might otherwise lose a third of its land to the neighboring city of
Star TribuneApr 20 2024
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How a Jack Dorsey-backed bitcoin miner uses a volcano in Kenya to turn on the lights in rural homes
HELL'S GATE, Kenya — Two-and-a-half hours northwest of Nairobi by car, a small group of bitcoin miners set up shop at the site of an extinct volcano near Hell's Gate National Park. The mine, tucked away on the edge of Lake Naivasha, is operated by a startup called Gridless and consists of a single 500-kilowatt mobile container that, from the outside, looks like a small residential trailer.
CNBCMar 22 2024
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My Block: The rural Wisconsin town that became the 'Cheese Capital of the World'
PLYMOUTH — Many Wisconsin license plates have a common phrase, "America's Dairyland." It's not groundbreaking information. Many know The Badger State could easily be called the Dairy State. After all, theNational Dairy Shrine Museum is in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. All of Wisconsin contributes to this impressive dairy reputation. However, a community of just about 9,000 people stands out among
WTMJ 4 MilwaukeeApr 19 2024
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Voice of America Will Get a New Director
Michael Abramowitz will be the next director of the federally funded broadcaster Voice of America, its parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced on Friday. Mr. Abramowitz, 60, is currently the president of Freedom House, a pro-democracy nonprofit organization, a role he has held since 2017. He was previously a director at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and spent 24 years as a
New York Times (News)Apr 07 2024
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Protesters At Islamic Event In ‘America’s Jihad Capital’ Chant ‘Death To America!’
Protesters at an Islamic event in Dearborn, Michigan, late last week chanted “death to America!” and “death to Israel!” on the six month anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. The protesters in Dearborn, which has been labeled as “America’s Jihad Capitol”, gathered for International Al-Quds Day — a day that exists to remind the Islamic world of their opposition to Israel
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