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Celebration of Life for Vivian Dawn Sleeth Set for Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Merritt Island
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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July 29, 2025
Rockledge resident impacted thousands during her courageous battle with cancer ABOVE VIDEO: Celebration of Life Set for Vivian Dawn Sleeth Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Merritt Island Vivian Dawn Sleeth, 10, passed away July 15, 2025. Vivian...
Religious meetings this week in City of Kansas City: July 27 - Aug. 2
KC Reporter - Missouri
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July 27, 2025
Paul Turner, Pastor Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | paulturner.org WebsitePaul Turner, Pastor Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | paulturner.org Website The following religious meetings are scheduled to take place in City of Kansas...
“He nailed it all weekend”: Bubba Wallace’s crew chief reflects on ‘super special’ win as 23XI Racing star ended 100-race winless streak
Sportskeeda
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July 29, 2025
Bubba Wallace's victory at the Brickyard 400 race last weekend has got everyone around the garage talking. With this win, the 23XI Racing team driver ended his 100-race winless streak, which was necessary for him to secure his spot in the NASCAR...
Royals’ deadline moves aim to balance now and future
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 2, 2025
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Royals found themselves in a strange and precarious position at the trade deadline: They were both buyers and sellers, interested in supplementing the club to win now while simultaneously continuing to build for the...
Laura: Strong yields in Western Kansas and Colorado
High Plains Journal - Kansas
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July 29, 2025
For nearly two weeks, we had crews scattered across western Kansas and they put in the hours to get an incredible wheat crop out. Showers and storms continued to follow us to this part of the state creating harvest delays. There were late starts...
Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce gets new nickname in Podcast
The South African
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July 27, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce is living a real-life romantic comedy that his brother Jason joked could be a “Pretty Woman” movie in reverse. The duo, who have become increasingly popular with their New Heights podcast, shared some...
Citing cultural concerns, Bushy Run to update name of hill during reenactment
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 29, 2025
Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township is using its upcoming reenactment as an opportunity to right a wrong — giving a more culturally appropriate name to a hill on its 218-acre property. The reenactment, slated for Saturday and Sunday, is a...
Kansas State U. closes LGBT ‘Spectrum Center’ following anti-DEI law
The College Fix
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July 27, 2025
Center directs trans students to scholarships, housing accommodations Kansas State University is closing its LGBT Spectrum Center at the end of this month following a new state law targeting “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives. “With...
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Bubba Wallace makes NASCAR history as he becomes first Black driver to win major race on Indianapolis' oval
Firstpost
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July 29, 2025
Bubba Wallace climbed out of the No. 23 car Sunday, pumped his fists, found his family and savored every precious moment of a historic Brickyard 400 victory. He deserved every minute of it The 31-year-old Wallace overcame a tenuous 18-minute rain...
Kansas Sen. Ethan Corson joins governor race
Salina Journal - Kansas
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Kansas State Senator Ethan Corson announced his candidacy for governor, and said he's focusing on "kitchen table issues." Corson, a Democrat, is campaigning on lowering taxes, attracting businesses, and improving public schools. He has served in...
$480 million approved for mixed-use development on Grand Boulevard to revitalize Downtown Kansas City
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 28, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Up to $480 million has been approved for use in a project with Universal Music to revitalize a historic area of Downtown Kansas City. Port KC announced on Monday, July 28, that the Board of Commissioners approved a...
Kansas Takes Step Toward Pursuit of Statewide Functional Zero Homelessness
The Good Men Project - California
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July 27, 2025
By Stefania Lugli, KLC Journal Service providers and housing officials gathered Thursday to launch their first day of a functional zero campaign, an effort to ensure that there are more people staying housed across the state than falling into...
Thomas Gase: Start your pitch clocks. Baseball, race cars blend as one this week
The Reporter - California
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July 28, 2025
Peanut butter and jelly. Christmas and presents. Salt and pepper. Las Vegas and gambling. Baseball and race car tracks? Race cars on an oval track and baseball hitters on a baseball diamond always try to go the same direction — reverse clockwise....
Opinion: Heading toward midterms, Democrats not up off the floor
The Item - South Carolina
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BARONE BY MICHAEL BARONE Here's a clue that the off-year elections in November 2026 may not go the way conventional wisdom suggests. That conventional wisdom is that the president's party almost always loses the House and, slightly less often,...
21 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws in 2025 so far
The Advocate
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July 28, 2025
21 states, 67 laws International Transgender Day of Visibility rally in Union Square, New York City, 2025 Christopher Penler/Shutterstock Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation isn't slowing down in 2025 — it's gaining traction. Five hundred and ninety-eight...
Bubba Wallace Makes History As First Black Driver To Win Major Race On Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Oval
Blavity
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On Sunday, Bubba Wallace made history as the first Black driver to win a major NASCAR race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval. According to The Associated Press, his history-making victory during the Brickyard 400 was not without its...
49ers QB Brock Purdy Celebrates ‘Sweeter’ Life as a New Father
Church Leaders
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August 1, 2025
When Brock Purdy missed training-camp practice last week, he had a great reason. Soon afterward, the 25-year-old San Francisco 49ers quarterback and outspoken Christian shared the joyful news that he and wife Jenna were new parents. “Life just...
Senator Roger Marshall discusses Kansas City Chiefs' prospects and Senate agenda during training camp visit
Joco Today - Kansas
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July 28, 2025
Senator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshotSenator Roger Marshall, US Senator for Kansas | Official U.S. House headshot U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Pete Mundo on KCMO’s Mundo in The Morning...
17 arrested in latest Kansas City street racing, sideshow crackdown
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 28, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Police Department said Monday that 17 people were arrested over the weekend across popular entertainment districts. An undisclosed number of those arrests were made as part of ongoing efforts to reduce...
Man killed in Kansas City Family Dollar collapse remembered; pastor offers to pay for funeral
KMBC 9 - Missouri
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July 28, 2025
FROM ABOVE ON BROADWAY IN MIDTOWN. ONE MAN IS DEAD, THREE OTHERS ARE HURT. KMBC NINE NEWS HAS TEAM COVERAGE. OUR ANDY ALCOCK IS LOOKING AT CONCERNS PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD WITH THAT BUILDING, BUT WE BEGIN WITH OUR MATT EVANS AND MATT....