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U.S. approves United and JetBlue partnership
United States.- JetBlue Airways and United Airlines have received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to move forward with their strategic alliance, known as the Blue Sky partnership. The collaboration aims to enhance...

U.S. Alternative Legal Service Providers Market Research Report 2025-2033 Shifts Toward Value-Based Legal Services As Corporate Clients Demand Transparency, Efficiency, And Outcome-Driven Solutions
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The U.S. Alternative Legal Service Providers market is set to grow from $9.23 billion in 2024 to $17.68 billion by 2033, driven by cost-efficient solutions and AI integration. ALSPs offer transparent pricing and...

3D Systems’ NextDent Dentures Now Commercially Available in the U.S.
U.S. 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has announced the commercial release of its NextDent 3D printed denture solution for the U.S. market. Introduced in February 2024, the jetted, multi-material, monolithic (one-piece) dentures combine NextDent...

Porsche, Aston Martin hike U.S. prices as hopes for tariff sweeteners fade
By Rachel More, Alessandro Parodi and Shashwat Awasthi BERLIN (Reuters) -European luxury carmakers including Porsche and Aston Martin have shot to the front of the grid with U.S. price hikes, which could point the way for bigger brands to follow...

The True Story of Who Invented Pool and Billiards in the United States
Billiards, a game played by kings, commoners, presidents, mental patients, ladies, gentlemen, and hustlers, originated as a lawn game in 15th-century Northern Europe, likely in France. According to Mike Shamos, Curator of The Billiard Archive, the...

High marks for Meritus in U.S. News hospital rating
Meritus Medical Center has been recognized as a High Performing hospital for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. The designation is the highest distinction available in the publication’s...

U.S. Threat to Leave the OAS Is a Win for Adversaries
Reading Time: 4 minutes When Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau took the microphone at the Organization of American States’ (OAS) 55th General Assembly in June, his words landed like a thunderclap—and a dream come true for Washington’s...

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 29, 2025 American Tower Corporation misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.783 EPS, expectations were $2.6. Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for...

American Idol's Will Moseley Closes Out Friday After 5
The 2025 season of Friday After 5 is set to come to a close Friday night in downtown Owensboro. The season finale will feature a country singer who, last year, captivated audiences on ABC's hit talent show, American Idol. It was 2024 that Will...
Where Morgan Stanley is looking for value after powerful rebound in U.S. stocks
The U.S. stock market has seen a massive rebound since ”liberation day” tariffs were announced on April 2. - Agence France-Presse/Getty Image The U.S. stock market mostly added to its big rebound from its April low after President Donald Trump...

Tripadvisor says 2 MA tours are among best U.S. experiences
If you were to name some of the best experiences you could have in Massachusetts, what would it be? Maybe hiking Purgatory Chasm, having some summer fun at Revere Beach or even kayaking on the Charles River. However, Tripadvisor said one of the...

Canada-U.S. bond strong and will survive, American ambassador tells Winnipeg audience
Despite more than six months of economic threats that have sparked anger and strained cross-border relations, the United States ambassador to Canada believes the bond between his country and this one is solid. Pete Hoekstra, who spoke to about 250...

UPDATE: Trump’s explosive new claim about Epstein at odds with past statements
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One on July 29, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) On Tuesday, President Trump offered a detailed new explanation for his rift with child sex abuser Jeffrey...

China’s arrests of boys’ love authors does not equate to a ‘gay erotica’ crackdown
Western media was quick to report on the subject of the latest “crackdown” in China: a writing genre known as “boys’ love.” News articles in the U.K. and U.S. reported “mounting public anger” over the “stifling” of “gay erotica” and the “amateur...

Latinos Living Along Southern Border Rave Over Trump's Crackdown
Many Hispanic Americans living along the U.S.-Mexico border are voicing strong support for President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration enforcement, adding that they got exactly what they voted for. In the 2024 presidential election, Trump...

Tsunamis Hit Hawaii And The West Coast After One Of The Most Powerful Earthquakes Ever Recorded Strikes Off Russia's Coast
One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of Russia on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, igniting tsunami warnings in a number of countries across the Pacific, including the United States. Tsunami alerts were issued for Hawaii...
Federal Maritime Commission Begins Publishing Carrier-Submitted Containerized Freight Statistics Data
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) has started publishing Containerized Freight Statistics (CFS) data as submitted by ocean common carriers to the FMC, in accordance with requirements set forth in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of...

The World's Smallest Hotel Is Only 8 Feet Wide—Would You Still Stay?
There are some quirky hotels around the world with strange twists, like the Asahi Ryokan in Fukuoka, Japan, that offers cheap rooms in exchange for agreeing to have your room live-streamed on YouTube. And then there is the Kimpton Hotel chain in...

SEC’s in-kind approval can spark HUGE $710 billion supply squeeze for Bitcoin ETFs
On July 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved in-kind creation and redemption mechanisms for spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs), marking a major shift in the structural framework underpinning crypto...
Conner Prairie shows Promised Land as Proving Ground for African American journey
Promised Land as Proving Ground exhibit is Conner Prairie’s newest permanent exhibit. The exhibit, woven into the 1836 Prairietown exhibit, explores Black history from pre-colonial Africa to present-day America, the struggles, triumphs and...