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Scottsdale ranked among top U.S. cities for driver safety
NE Valley Times - Arizona
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July 30, 2025
Scottsdale has been recognized as one of the safest cities in the United States for drivers, according to the 2025 Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The city ranked seventh nationwide and was named the safest city in Arizona for motorists,...
'WHIRLWIND': Paris Jackson calls off engagement after only 8 months as she's seen with 'breakup tears'
The Mirror US
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August 1, 2025
Paris Jackson and Fiancé Justin Long have called of their engagement. Paris Jackson and music producer Justin Long have ended their engagement just eight months after announcing it. The daughter of the late Michael Jackson addressed speculation on...
Swiss Maison Chopard Brings Elevated Luxury To Melbourne’s Chadstone
ELLE Australia
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August 1, 2025
Long celebrated as a fashion destination, Melbourne has just added another jewel to its crown: Chopard, the Swiss Maison renowned for high jewellery and horology, has unveiled a new boutique in Chadstone, the city’s fashion capital. Shopping for...
Peggy Tarr: Make someone’s day
Evanston RoundTable - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Sign up for our free newsletters to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox! Summer is drawing to a close and August has arrived. Celebratory names for the month of August include: Black Business Month, American Artists Appreciation...
Twenty-one years of Okpomo’s farewell
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 1, 2025
It’s been an incredible 21 years since one of Nigeria’s foremost football technocrats, Patrick Okpomo, who was a former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Association (NFA), died in Lagos. ‘Secto’ as yours sincerely fondly called him was a...
Chevron, SLB Deals Signal U.S. Return to Iraqi Oilfields
Oil Price
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July 31, 2025
Western Firms Eye Multiple Deals In Major Offensive To Take The Iraq Initiative Back From China And Russia There are two distinct superpower strategies at play to capture the very heartland of the Middle East – Iraq. On the one hand, China and...
Saving the Great American Road Trip
Saturday Evening Post - Texas
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July 31, 2025
Weekly Newsletter The best of The Saturday Evening Post in your inbox! My faith in the American road trip was saved by a small town in Texas on the Fourth of July. When that faith began to waver, and how far the road trip sank on my leaderboard of...
The Rundown: U.S. Rep. Danny Davis won’t seek reelection
WBEZ - Illinois
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July 31, 2025
Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, and Lollapalooza has arrived. Here are the artists local experts recommend across genres. And here’s what else you need to know today. 1. At least 9 candidates are waiting in the wings to replace retiring U.S. Rep....
U.S. Drone Industry Investment Surging Amid Sweeping Legislative Reforms - Financial News Media
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- Financial News Media) data-id="165ecfe1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content"> New York, NY – July 31, 2025 – A recent article from drone industry insider, Dronelife, said that:“The drone industry in the United...
U.S. Drone Market Outlook And Competitive Landscape Becoming A Sector Poised For Prosperous Expansion - Financial News Media
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- Financial News Media) data-id="165ecfe1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content"> Palm Beach, FL – July 31, 2025 – Recently, drone market insiders, have issued very optimistic reviews on where the U.S. drone...
Shipbuilder Importing South Korean Techniques to American Yard
USNI News
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July 31, 2025
Hanwa Philly Shipyard on July 16, 2025. USNI News Photo PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – On the banks of the Delaware River, a bright orange crane visible from the interstate stands above the remnants of a once bustling naval shipyard district. The crane –...
Rep. Kweisi Mfume Tells Black ICE Director He Hopes Spirit Of Enslaved African Americans ‘Haunts’ Soul
Black Enterprise
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July 31, 2025
Mfume, 76, told the director of a Baltimore ICE facility that he hopes the spirit of Black ancestors “haunts your soul” and wanted her to “realize that that is more important than job.” Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) schooled a Black U.S. Immigration...
Uber starting women-only driver options in U.S., Savannah travelers react
WTOC 11 - Georgia
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July 31, 2025
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Uber, the popular ride-sharing app, is offering a pilot program catering to women’s preferences in three major cities in the United States soon. Uber said that, throughout the country, about 1 in 5 of their drivers are...
US book highlights rights of the Cuban LGBTQ+ community
Cuban News Agency
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August 1, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 30 (ACN) Published the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the book Love is the Law: Cuba´s queer rights´ revolution was presented at the Casa de la Amistad in Havana as an expression of solidarity with the island, the just...
Callous Incompetence on Nigeria‘s Power Supply
This Day
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July 31, 2025
Chido Nwangwu wonders if President Bola Tinubu has the capacity to address the myriad of age-long problems associated with Nigeria’s power sector. On July 18, 2025, members of the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), led by Col. Sani...
Advocacy group files complaint with the UK's CMA over efforts to block third-party cookiesÂ
IAPP
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July 31, 2025
Advocacy group Movement for an Open Web filed a complaint with the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority after the World Wide Web Consortium proposed an end to third-party cookies, MediaPost reports. The MOW said the proposal would prevent...
'You're paying that!' Michael Steele says Trump taking 'money out of Americans' pockets'
AlterNet
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August 1, 2025
As President Donald Trump's new tariffs are set to take effect on Friday, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is setting the record straight on what they actually mean for American consumers. On Thursday, Steele began a...
Midwest's average gas prices rose slightly from last week
Springfield News Leader - Missouri
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Regional gas prices slightly rose last week and reached an average of $3.01 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, up from last week's price of $2.99 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in the...
My Mom’s $2 Secret Ingredient for Making THE BEST Potatoes of Your Life
AOL
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Credit: Photo: Justin Bridges | Food Stylist: Tyna HoangThis article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Growing up, I took two (or three)...
CJID launches Nigeria’s first Openness Index Report (PHOTOS)
Premium Times
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July 31, 2025
The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), on Thursday, launched the CJID Openness Index Report in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. The report is Nigeria’s first-ever subnational assessment of press freedom and civic space across...