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Missouri’s congressional map earns ‘A’ for partisan fairness
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 17, 2025
Missouri's current congressional map gives no unfair advantage to either major political party. That's according to the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which studies partisan redistricting and representation across the country. The current map,...
Mother of OU Rugby Player demands justice five months after his death
News9 - Oklahoma
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Five months after the death of Joe Pal, a 23-year-old University of Oklahoma rugby player, his family continues to seek answers and accountability. “I don’t really know the true story,” said Amanda Pal, Joe Pal’s mother. Pal died in March...
I Asked ChatGPT How To Drive Cross-Country With Minimal Tolls — Here’s What It Said
AOL
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Eakarat Buanoi / iStock.comMost states have separate toll systems. That can make a cross-country trip costly if you don’t understand the toll pass you’ll need to travel in the 38 states that have toll roads or bridges. But avoiding tolls isn’t...
NEO A&M College honors graduates at Physical Therapist Assistant Pinning Ceremony
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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August 16, 2025
MIAMI, Okla. — Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (NEO) celebrated eight graduates from the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program during the annual Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, August 14, 2025. The event recognized the hard work, dedication,...
KFF Health News: Why young Americans dread turning 26 -- Health insurance chaos
Magnolia Reporter - Arkansas
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Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26. That is the age at which the Affordable Care Act declares that young adults generally must...
Metro Phoenix housing shortage hits 98,703
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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August 17, 2025
America’s housing shortage grew to an all-time high of 4.7 million units, according to a new Zillow® analysis of recently released Census data. This deepening housing deficit remains the prime driver of the nation’s housing affordability crisis....
Sorority Girls Are the Right's Latest Obsession
Newsweek
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August 17, 2025
If you've taken a quick glance at social media over the last few weeks, you'll likely have spotted two things. The first, viral posts of sorority girls dancing, part of the #RushTok trend that's been picking up steam as university life kicks off...
Hate the poor? Raise the Minimum!
Tulsa Today - Oklahoma
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August 16, 2025
The gap between intentions and outcomes can be vast in politics, as the push to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage demonstrates. Proponents say they want to help struggling citizens at the bottom of the state’s economic ladder. But in practice, their...
Tribal colleges see Trump funding proposals as threat to existence
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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August 16, 2025
MACY, Neb. — President Donald Trump took direct aim at elite universities this spring, prompting an outcry over the choking off of billions of dollars in federal research funding from top-tier institutions. But far from historic campuses like...
Teammates, friends mourn Scarborough basketball star in the making
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 17, 2025
When Adeena Razzaq showed up at the Jarvis Collegiate Institute basketball court in Toronto this week, she arrived wearing her brother's clothes. "Ever since I was a kid I've been wearing his clothes," the 18-year-old told CBC Toronto. "He got mad...
One database, 2,600+ sources: Track your local police with PDAP’s new access tool
Technical.ly
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August 13, 2025
Earlier this summer, bystanders on Pittsburgh’s North Side captured video of several police officers pulling a Black man with a physical disability from his car and pinning him to the ground. The arrest drew swift criticism on social media and...
Aberdeen Dynamics Acquires Southwest Seal & Supply
Industrial Distribution - Wisconsin
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August 12, 2025
Motion and control technology supplier Aberdeen Dynamics announced Tuesday that it has acquired sealing products distributor Southwest Seal & Supply. Southwest operates two ParkerStore locations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, and...
Federal judge dismisses Supt. Walters' lawsuit against Freedom Religion Foundation
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) against the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The lawsuit filed on March 31 alleged...
Microbial Hydrogen From Depleted Oil Wells: Scaling, Costs & Challenges
CleanTechnica
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August 14, 2025
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Someone asked me recently about a Houston-based startup called Gold H2. That was enough to send me down the rabbit hole. After a few hours of reading, checking some...
Students at Dove Schools receive new devices through Verizon Innovative Learning
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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TULSA, Okla. — Eight Dove Schools across Oklahoma received internet-connected devices and data plans for their students through joining Verizon Innovative Learning. At Friday's rollout event in Tulsa, more than 3,000 devices were distributed as...
Missouri State promotes three coaches within Bears baseball staff
Springfield Standard - Missouri
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August 15, 2025
Missouri State University head baseball coach Joey Hawkins has announced promotions for three members of the Bears' staff. The changes include Aaron Sawchak moving to Chief of Staff, Kyle Cliff becoming Director of Pitching and Recruiting, and...
Moose Have Been in Colorado for Centuries, Despite NPS Statements
Westword - Colorado
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August 16, 2025
Moose are on the loose in the southern Rockies. In July, a young wandering bull was captured roaming a city park in Greeley. A spate of similar urban sightings alongside some aggressive moose encounters has elevated moose management and...
Ginnie Graham: Homelessness can't be fixed without social workers doing the hard parts
Tulsa World - Oklahoma
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Nestled in the corner of a Tulsa motel, Angie Humble is shy about answering her door. Nine years living on the street has her leery of people, but a painful skin cancer eating into her nasal passage amplifies her reluctance to be around others....
Schoolgirl meets woman who saved her life as bone marrow donor flies from US to Scotland
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 16, 2025
A brave schoolgirl and her family have been left overcome with emotion after meeting the woman who saved her life. Ava Todd, 12, met Juleena Master, from Oklahoma, in Edinburgh last week - nine years after the US woman donated her stem cells to...
Dr. Derek Barchenger Wins 2025 Borlaug Field Award for Pepper Breeding Breakthroughs
Seed World
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August 15, 2025
The World Food Prize Foundation has named Derek Barchenger, Senior Scientist and head of the Global Pepper Breeding Program at the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg), as the 2025 recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and...