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Florida man takes home $1M lottery prize from Publix scratch-off ticket on September 12
Florida man takes home $1M lottery prize from Publix scratch-off ticket on September 12
Publix supermarket will receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the ticket
2023-09-13 09:04
Alex Palou wins Indianapolis Grand Prix, moves into IndyCar points lead
Alex Palou wins Indianapolis Grand Prix, moves into IndyCar points lead
Alex Palou inherited the lead on Lap 65, then drove away from the pack to win the Indianapolis Grand Prix by 16.8006 seconds over Pato O’Ward
1970-01-01 08:00
Hong Kong's Q1 GDP grows 2.7% y/y
Hong Kong's Q1 GDP grows 2.7% y/y
HONG KONG Hong Kong's economy grew 2.7% in the first quarter from a year earlier, government data showed
1970-01-01 08:00
Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach explains their 'NSFW' tattoos amidst fans rumor-mill
Jeopardy!' champion Mattea Roach explains their 'NSFW' tattoos amidst fans rumor-mill
Mattea Roach was caught in the limelight for their sleek ‘NSFW’ tattoos and was questioned by fans and show producers
2023-05-18 15:38
'I felt a stream of something hot': Rita Moreno reveals she peed herself after getting a 'tight hug' at Kennedy Center Honors
'I felt a stream of something hot': Rita Moreno reveals she peed herself after getting a 'tight hug' at Kennedy Center Honors
Rita Moreno said luckily, her custom-made Narciso Rodriguez gown did not have a stain
2023-05-17 14:27
Reeling Yankees show frustration at end of disappointing trip
Reeling Yankees show frustration at end of disappointing trip
If anyone didn’t think the New York Yankees are frustrated over their latest struggles, Carlos Rodón and Tommy Kahnle visibly displayed it on Wednesday
2023-07-20 12:24
Putin Faces Historic Threat to Absolute Grip on Power in Russia
Putin Faces Historic Threat to Absolute Grip on Power in Russia
Vladimir Putin managed to avert an attack on Moscow with an eleventh-hour deal with his mutinous mercenary commander.
2023-06-26 07:00
Modern Warfare 2 TAQ-M Jumps Up Meta Ratings
Modern Warfare 2 TAQ-M Jumps Up Meta Ratings
The often forgotten TAQ-M rifle has jumped up the meta rankings in Modern Warfare 2, following a round of recent nerfs.
1970-01-01 08:00
Rep. George Santos set to appear federal court on fraud and money laundering charges
Rep. George Santos set to appear federal court on fraud and money laundering charges
U.S. Rep. George Santos is set to make another appearance in federal court on Friday
2023-06-30 12:28
2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas
2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas
Two teenagers have made initial appearances in adult court in Las Vegas where prosecutors say they'll face murder and other charges in the video-recording crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist — killing the man
2023-09-22 08:05
Oklahoma governor blocks funding to PBS station over LGBT+ characters
Oklahoma governor blocks funding to PBS station over LGBT+ characters
Oklahoma’s governor is joining the messaging war against gay, lesbian and transgender Americans with an announcement on Monday that he would veto a bill set to fund the state’s PBS station through 2026. Kevin Stitt made the news on Friday, and expanded on his decision in an interview with Fox News. He told the right-wing network that Oklahoma’s local PBS station OETA was responsible for the “sexualization” of children. “OETA, to us, is an outdated system. You know, the big, big question is why are we spending taxpayer dollars to prop up or compete with the private sector and run television stations? And then when you go through all of the programing that's happening and the indoctrination and over-sexualization of our children, it's just really problematic, and it doesn't line up with Oklahoma values," he said. “I mean, some of the programming that we're seeing… it just doesn't need to be on public television.” he continued. “Oklahoma taxpayers are going, 'Hey, hang on, time out for just a second. That's not my values.” His office provided numerous examples of supposedly objectionable instances of PBS programming to Fox News. Some were typical of the recent anti-transgender panic: A reading of The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish by drag queen Little Miss Hot Mess, while others were more in line with the typical efforts by conservative Republicans to paint any mention of LGBT persons as “propaganda” in support of some sinister political agenda. In that vein, the governor’s office took issue with a PBS Newshour segment where persons who supported the use of puberty blockers were interviewed, as well as a depiction of a same-sex marriage on the show Odd Squad. He argued that the prevalence of digital technology in contemporary life made the concept of a publicly-funded broadcast channel obsolete. Republicans have long made that argument from a government spending standpoint. During the 2012 presidential election, funding for PBS was among the federal programs that would-be president Mitt Romney would have cut had he defeated then-President Barack Obama. At the time, the Obama campaign savaged Mr Romney over his suggestion. “There’s so much television, there’s so much media,” the governor told Fox News. “Maybe in 1957 you could have made an argument that you needed a public television station. That’s totally outdated at this point.” His critics, including some Republicans, argue that his explanation displayed a critical lack of understanding regarding rural life in his home state. “Our broadcast towers are how we inform a lot of rural Oklahoma about disasters like tornadoes and thunderstorms,” said Kenneth Busby, a board member of Friends of OETA and CEO of the Route 66 Alliance. His concerns were highlighted on an MSNBC segment hosted by Joy Reid over the weekend. Mr Stitt dismissed concerns that rural Oklahomans without access to cable news or internet would be adversely affected by a cut to the channel’s broadcast infrastructure. Oklahoma is largely enveloped by an informal section of the American midwest known as “Tornado Alley”, where particularly violent storms are known to form with regularity. "All those towers and our communications, that's all owned by the state and whether we continue to fund an outdated public television station with taxpayer dollars, or we let the free market work, we're still going to have the same capabilities, the same assets, the same towers," he said. "Our DPS system is what rolls out the Amber Alerts, for example. None of that's going away," the governor continued. "So that's just people confusing the issue, not being clear with their mission, trying to make excuses of why the tax dollars should still fund this outdated system. His effort to make his own personal contribution in the campaign to smear content that features LGBT persons or supports their basic rights as the “sexualization of our children” doesn’t appear to be headed for success. If it does, members of his own party (not to mention Democrats) say it will hurt the state’s Department of Public Safety — specifically, the state’s early emergency alert system. A number of Republicans are reportedly against the governor’s veto and told local publication Tulsa World that they plan to override the veto. Doing so would take two-thirds of Oklahoma’s legislature, which leans heavily Republican. The state House speaker and president of the Senate both say they support OETA’s funding. The Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem, Greg Treat, told Tulsa World that he had been reprimanded by his predecessor over his support for a previous attempt to cut OETA’s funds, and was informed at the time about OETA’s importance for the state’s early warning system. “Ever since then, I have supported its continuation,” he told the publication. 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1970-01-01 08:00
Best NBA prop bets today for Heat vs. Celtics Game 2 (Kyle Lowry undervalued)
Best NBA prop bets today for Heat vs. Celtics Game 2 (Kyle Lowry undervalued)
The Miami Heat upset the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and it was a high-scoring game, a great sign for bettors looking to take the OVER in the prop market on any offensive stat.These teams are No. 2 and No. 3 in offensive rating in the playoffs, so how should we app...
2023-05-19 20:15