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Social media is abuzz over the recent announcement that Dairy Queen will be discontinuing one of its stalwart favorites. DQ says they are getting rid of the Cherry-Dipped Cone. News of the discontinuation surfaced on TikTok by a Dairy Queen location in Michigan a few weeks ago. “Unfortunately, today I have some bad news, and…
DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast and Ride’ event in Iowa By MICHELLE L. PRICE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amid plates of sliced pork, statement-making leather ensembles and piles of political T-shirts, eight Republican presidential hopefuls descended on Iowa to pitch themselves to voters…
Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. It was a decidedly low-key…
Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty in Army’s most prominent move to erase Confederate names from bases By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans said was a small but important step in making the U.S.…
Biden celebrates a ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal By ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening, ready to sign a budget agreement that eliminates the potential…
Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over handling of classified documents By JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence ‘s legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home.…
Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding…
Biden says he got ‘sandbagged’ after he tripped and fell onstage at Air Force graduation By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden quipped that he got “sandbagged” Thursday after he tripped and fell — but was uninjured — while onstage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation. Biden had…
The Bureau of Land Management is developing a sustainability project that will focus on ecosystem restoration and the economic viability of communities who reliance on these lands is important to their livelihoods as well as traditions. BLM has selected 21 Restoration Landscapes where they will dedicate $161 million toward the improvements in the health of these…
The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing a historic conservation proposal that will protect the most important water system in the western United States. The Department of the Interior is slated to enact efforts to protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System now and into the future. As part of the Department’s continued efforts to address…