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Think it's been extra humid around Boston this summer? You're right
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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July 15, 2025
Boston has registered 120 hours with a dew point of 70 degrees or higher through July 15 – over two times as many hours compared to average, according to data compiled by Iowa State University.The average summer dew point through July 15 was 64.4...
Chilling twist in hunt for beloved missing news anchor Jodi Huisentruit as new 'person of interest' is unmasked
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
Thirty years after news anchor Jodi Huisentruit vanished on her way to work, a bombshell documentary reveals a new person of interest. Huisentruit, 27, was running late to her shift at KIMT-TV in Mason City, Iowa, on June 27, 1995, when she was...
Cedar Rapids Community School District extends superintendent’s contract
KCRG - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) has extended the contract of Superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover. Last night, the CRCSD Board of Education unanimously approved a contract extension for Grover, lasting...
Traffic Touchpoint: Week of July 14
KWQC - Iowa
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July 15, 2025
QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - A list of traffic alerts in the Iowa and Illinois KWQC viewing area. Alerts are ordered as newest first then ongoing. KWQC will continue to update this weekly list as more alerts are posted. Have a traffic alert?...
Members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity visit Marshalltown on cross-country bike ride
The Times Republican - Iowa
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T-R PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY — Pi Kappa Phi members participating in The Ability Experience’s Journey of Hope bike ride across the country pose for a photo outside of the Hampton Inn in Marshalltown on Monday afternoon. Journey of Hope riders ate...
O'Brien County Fair prepares for its 101st year
Moville Record - Iowa
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PRIMGHAR—The O’Brien County Fair an emphasis on embracing the county’s agricultural roots for a century. The 101st fair will continue that legacy when it is held Saturday-Thursday, July 19-24, at the county fairgrounds in Primghar. Admission is...
Fatal Crash Near Peterson Claims One Life, Injures Four Others Including Children
Iowa Pulse
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July 15, 2025
PETERSON, Iowa — A fatal crash involving a passenger vehicle and a commercial feed truck occurred Monday morning in Clay County, resulting in one death and multiple injuries, including three children. The incident took place around 9:53 a.m. in...
Max Planck Summer School on the Political Economy of Conflict and Redistribution 2025
VoxEU
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Max Planck Summer School on the Political Economy of Conflict and Redistribution 2025 Berlin, July 21 - 24, 2025 The Political Economy of Conflict and Redistribution (PolEcCon) Summer School 2025 is aimed at young researchers in the early stage of...
Fever star Caitlin Clark to sit out of 3-point contest, WNBA All-Star Game after injury
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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July 18, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark may be an injury doubt for this weekend’s All-Star game but her star power in Fever country remains indisputable, as Indianapolis prepares to host the WNBA showcase with their sharpshooting talisman the undeniable...
Fayette County Fair Queen Coronation Tuesday
Oelwein Daily Register - Iowa
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Fayette County Fair Queen Mae Wedemeier and Fayette County Fair Princess Laci Lauer will pass their crowns to a pair of new royalty during the 2025 coronation ceremony Tuesday, July 22. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the bandstand on the opening...
Billionaire Warren Buffett Was Asked Which Is Better, Being 'Rich' or Being Wealthy — He Said He'd Gladly Trade Net Worth For Extra Years On Earth
Benzinga
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If you think being a billionaire means living in some gilded, diamond-encrusted parallel universe — Warren Buffett might surprise you. At the 1999 Berkshire Hathaway BRKBRK annual shareholders meeting, Jane Bell from Des Moines, Iowa, stepped up...
GOP Budget Threatens Rural Hospitals Across Several States
Newsweek
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July 18, 2025
After President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" brought in some of the biggest healthcare spending cuts in American history, there has been growing concern about how many rural hospitals, both those already at risk of closure and others, will...
An Historic Event
Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
If you weren’t there, you missed a chance to be a part of making history. July 3rd, Des Moines at the Iowa State Fair grounds, President Trump kicked off the year long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of The United States of...
78 year old sprinter representing Louisville at National Senior Games
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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78-year-old Jim Hutchinson will compete in the 2025 National Senior Games in Des Moines, Iowa. Hutchinson, named a Humana Game Changer, emphasizes the importance of physical activity for healthy aging. He credits strength training and walking with...
8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Digest: July 16, 2025
Minnesota Lawyer
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July 17, 2025
Bankruptcy Chapter 7 Personal Injury Tort Claim; Exemption Debtors appealed the district court’s judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s disallowing of debtors’ request for an exemption for a pre-petition, contingent, unliquidated personal...
Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions
Nebraska Examiner
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July 10, 2025
For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns — even though there’s no drought. Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling pools. And some cities turned...
What to know about Texas Tech football opponent Kansas State
The Ames Tribune - Iowa
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Based on our predictions for the Texas Tech football team thus far, the Red Raiders will have a solid 6-2 record heading into their Nov. 1 matchup against Kansas State. Each of those projected losses, though, will have come on the road against...
Comment: The flash-flood era is here and we’re not ready for it
Herald - Washington State
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July 18, 2025
By Mark Gongloff / Bloomberg Opinion New York City’s subway system is mainly known for moving millions of riders every day and scaring the U.S. transportation secretary. But every so often it also becomes the world’s least-popular water park....
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
Tama-Toledo News Chronicle - Iowa
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Mayor pro-tem Joe Boll started this week’s Toledo City Council meeting with some style by declaring, “Hear ye, hear ye!” After approving the consent agenda, the council then went into a closed session. When they were back in open session, the...
Severe weather, flash floods, tornado in Quad-Cities area
KWQC - Iowa
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July 11, 2025
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The First Alert Weather Team will be tracking possible severe weather including tornado warnings and thunderstorms Friday. LIVE Weather updates 11:32 p.m.: Bettendorf Fire Department is evacuating homes on Parkway Drive....