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Millions of Floridians’ power bills will go up ahead of the midterms

Millions of Floridians’ power bills will go up ahead of the midterms

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Millions of electricity customers in President Donald Trump’s adopted home state of Florida will see their bills rise, after a regulatory board approved what environmental...

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Dramatic surge in water demand predicted by 2040 puts Ohio farmers and industry on collision course

Dramatic surge in water demand predicted by 2040 puts Ohio farmers and industry on collision course

Deep inside a report on the future of water in central Ohio is this warning: Industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate the...

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Pope Leo XIV reveals Wordle secret in virtual chat with Catholic teens

Pope Leo XIV reveals Wordle secret in virtual chat with Catholic teens

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened a virtual meeting with American Catholic young people Friday by revealing a closely held pontifical secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day. Leo divu...

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About 16,000 families waiting for child care vouchers after pandemic funds run out

About 16,000 families waiting for child care vouchers after pandemic funds run out

Cantrell Keyes is working 90-hour weeks and losing $15,000 a month at the child care center she directs in Jackson, Mississippi. Nearly half of the 46 families attending Agape Christian Academy Wo...

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Report: Iowa district ‘reasonably relied’ on consultant in hiring school chief

Report: Iowa district ‘reasonably relied’ on consultant in hiring school chief

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district released a report Friday claiming that it received an abbreviated background check and what was likely a forged transcript when it was hiring...

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Intuit joins as founding partner for Los Angeles Olympics

Intuit joins as founding partner for Los Angeles Olympics

The Intuit Dome will be called just that for the Los Angeles Olympics, after organizers struck a deal with the makers of tax and business software as part of a groundbreaking arrangement to sell n...

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