July 7, 2025

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N. Baltimore creates new funds, honors quiz team

The Powell Elementary School Quiz Bowl team won this year’s Northwest Ohio Quiz Bowl League tournament. Front row, from left, are Bentivolio Hixson, Nolan Perry and Emily Campise. Back row, from left, are Coach Allison Coldren, Shawn Albright, Ismena Hixson, Jackson Sharninghouse, and Coach Megan Howard. NORTH BALTIMORE — The North

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Six reasons to avoid hedge funds

While most people will agree about holding traditional assets like stocks and bonds in their portfolios, hedge funds are more controversial. I generally recommend sticking to stocks and bonds. This post outlines a few observations in support of my position. Returns aren’t great The best hedge fund managers are probably skilled. According to research, hedge

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Trump threat to withhold K-12 funds over DEI leads Michigan, other states to file suit

LANSING, MI — Michigan joined nearly 20 other states in filing a lawsuit against federal education authorities on Friday, April 25. The latest lawsuit Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is party to stems from Trump administration threats to withhold funding from state and local education agencies not agreeing to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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Mass. AG Campbell sues Trump admin after threat to hold education funds over DEI

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell sued the Trump administration over the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to not fund state and local education agencies that do not shut down diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. As part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, the lawsuit filed Friday seeks to stop the Trump administration

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Manchester United have funds for key targets before summer sales

Manchester United have the financial capacity to sign Matheus Cunha and Liam Delap before recouping funds from sales this summer. The financial strength of the Red Devils this summer is uncertain with doubt over whether the club will be competing in European competition. United are set for their lowest-ever Premier League finish and first bottom-half

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A Nevada politician was convicted of using funds meant to honor a slain officer on plastic surgery. Trump just pardoned her

President Trump has pardoned a Las Vegas politician convicted last year of using money meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer on personal costs, including plastic surgery. Michele Fiore, a former city councilwoman and Nevada state lawmaker, was found guilty in October of six counts of federal wire fraud and one count of

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After criticism, HHS reverses plan to cut funds for a landmark study on women’s health

CNN  —  In an abrupt reversal, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it no longer plans to cut funding for the Women’s Health Initiative, a groundbreaking research project focused on preventing disease in older women. The move comes after a wave of concern and criticism about the threat to the

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Courts Block Trump From Withholding School Funds Over D.E.I., for Now

President Trump was dealt a setback in his plans for American public education, as three federal judges issued separate rulings on Thursday pausing his ability to withhold funds from schools with diversity and equity initiatives. The rulings block the administration, at least for now, from carrying out efforts to cut off billions of dollars that

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South suburbs to get $850,000 in Cook County storm relief funds

Cook County will provide more than $850,000 to communities, including several in the south and southwest suburbs, to help pay cleanup costs associated with two days of severe weather in July 2024. The July 14-15 storms spawned 38 tornadoes, a record for a 24-hour period, and 11 tornadoes were confirmed in Cook County, according to

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Trump’s Push to Slash Federal K-12 School Funds, Explained

The first three months of the second Trump administration have brought a dizzying cascade of threats to federal investment in K-12 schools, and even bigger existential battles loom in the near future. The administration has already terminated hundreds of grants and contracts supporting teacher preparation and education research; frozen funding doled out by the Biden

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