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Pirates GM Ben Cherington says trading ace Paul Skenes is ‘not at all part of the conversation’
The Pittsburgh Pirates are reeling, and just about everything is on the table for a last-place team that has already fired ...
Trump’s Harvard visa threat could wipe out several of the school’s sports teams
Some of Harvard’s sports teams would be virtually wiped out by a Trump administration decision announced on Thursday that would make the Ivy League school with the ...
Aledo cuts ribbon on city’s first dog park
City leaders celebrated the Aledo Bark Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony today. It is the city’s first dog park. (, OurQuadCities.com) The park is divided into two sections: ...
North Scott Community Schools receive $15K grant for manufacturing education
The North Scott Community School District is bolstering its commitment to manufacturing education. “We feel like we are doing a wonderful job placing students into the building trade, the ...
A look at the deportees on plane that headed for South Sudan from US
The foreign men convicted of crimes who were placed on a deportation flight headed for the chaotic nation of South Sudan were originally from countries as far away as Mexico and Vietnam. They had ...
Union sues Tailgate N’ Tallboys organizers over labor agreement
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is taking action againstthe organizers of Tailgate N’ Tallboys, alleging USA Concerts and Events breached a labor agreement ...
A Cool but Decent Holiday Weekend
As we are getting closer to Friday it means we are getting closer to the holiday weekend this week for Memorial Day. This holiday weekend is looking to be cooler than normal with temperatures ...
Scarlett Johansson debuts as a director in Cannes with a comic tale of grief and empathy
Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, “Eleanor the Great,” stars June Squibb as a 94-year-old woman who, out of grief and ...
Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks calls out ‘vile’ social media messages directed to him, his family
Red Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks took to social media Thursday to express his displeasure about death threats he says he ...
Toronto Maple Leafs are not renewing president Brendan Shanahan’s contract
Brendan Shanahan will not be returning as president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, ending the Hall of Fame player-turned-executive’s tenure after 11 years, nine playoff appearances and no trips ...
Arizona plans to carry out its second execution this year
The state of Arizona is planning to carry out a second execution this year, this time for a man convicted of violently killing four members of a family in 1993 at their home in ...
Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when ...