NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump and the Republican Party said Wednesday they raised more than $65.6 million in March, when the former president became presumptive nominee and installed new party leadership. Trump and the Republican National Committee ended the month with $93.1 million in their campaign accounts, a significant increase as they try to …
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MEREDITH, NH (AP) — As more than 2 million high school seniors across the United States finalize their decisions about which college to attend this fall, many are facing huge costs — in some cases as much as $95,000. A number of private colleges — some considered elite, others mid-tier — broke the $90,000 threshold …
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Bob Uecker got it hearty ovation from fans chanting “Ueck” when the legendary broadcaster appeared on the video board at American Family Field at the start of the Milwaukee Brewers’ home opener on Tuesday. Brewers fans don’t know how many times they’ll continue to cheer the presence of “Mr. Baseball.” Uecker returned …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Since its grand opening in 1957 on Las Vegas Boulevard surrounded by a wide desertto his sleepier years amid the mega-resort boom, Tropicana Las Vegas has been a familiar landmark home to colorful events in a city known for constant reinvention. Now that’s a gem from Sin City’s past. After 67 …
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With the highly anticipated women’s rematch between LSU and Iowa about to take place, Washington State coach Cammy Ethridge took a seat in Indianapolis, lamented her team’s late-season loss and celebrated another milestone for sports. Four more women’s teams played here in April, thanks to the new NCAA Women’s Invitational Basketball Tournament. …
Major freight railroads will have to maintain two-man crews on most routes under a new federal rule that was finalized Tuesday in a milestone in organized labor’s long fight to preserve the practice. The Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration released details of the rule the Tuesday morning after work on it for two years. …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the 1971 film “Diamonds Are Forever,” James Bond stayed in a luxury suite at the Tropicana Las Vegas. “I heard the Tropicana Hotel is pretty comfortable,” Agent 007 says. This was the heyday of the Tropicana. The lavish casino was a frequent haunt of the legendary Rat Pack, while its …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Supreme Court on Monday cleared the state’s way of banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while giving voters a chance to lift the restrictions in November. The court, which was reversed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, ruled 6-1 to uphold the state’s …
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CHARLESTON, SC (AP) – Perhaps for the last time, Alex Murdoin a prison jumpsuit instead of the suit the lawyer wore, slipped into a South Carolina courtroom and waited for a judge to sentence him. Murdo was sentenced Monday morning in federal court for stealing from clients and his law firm. The 55-year-old disbarred lawyer …
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