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Hot July Heat Hits North Texas

July 3, 2026

North Texas woke up on Friday with a typical summer start: warm and muggy. Temperatures climbed into the mid‑90s, while what you feel could be in the low 100s. A tiny chance—about ten percent—for a few showers or storms will appear later in the day. Over the holiday weekend, the heat will keep roll

politics

Anchorage Assembly Stands Divided Over George Martinez’s Flight

July 3, 2026

The Anchorage Assembly faces a split decision about what to do next with Representative George Martinez after state regulators fined him for misusing campaign money on a round‑trip trip to Florida. Three members—Erin Baldwin Day, Keith McCormick and Sydney Scout—plan to introduce a resolution tha

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Trump’s Crypto Earnings Upset Senate Talks on Digital Asset Bill

July 3, 2026

The Senate is racing to vote on a digital‑asset law, but new numbers about President Trump’s crypto profits have thrown the debate into turmoil. A recent financial disclosure shows that Trump earned more than $1. 4 billion from family crypto projects last year, a chunk of his total $2. 2 billion

business

Trump’s Merch Empire: From Watches to Books

July 3, 2026

"Donald Trump has turned every item into a money maker, from luxury watches that feature patches of his suit to books filled with photos of presidential moments. The watch line alone earned nearly five million dollars, while a coffee‑table book about his first term brought in almost two million. H

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Trump, Crypto and the Big Money Shuffle

July 3, 2026

The story starts with a $30 million gamble in November 2024. A Chinese billionaire, Justin Sun, poured money into a crypto project that was tied to the soon‑to‑be president. The venture, called World Liberty Financial, was run by Trump and a partner, Steve Witkoff. Its tokens promised nothing concre

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Bar Space Rule Gets a Shake‑Up

July 3, 2026

Portland is thinking about scrapping an old rule that keeps bars a set distance apart in the downtown area. The law, made in the 1990s and kept alive when a special entertainment zone was created in 2007, was meant to stop too many nightclubs from clustering together and causing noise or fights.

education

Bright Minds Power a New Future

July 3, 2026

David Chudoba, a senior at Niles West High School, has always leaned toward math and science. When the Exelon Foundation invited him to a weeklong STEM Academy, he jumped at the chance to explore engineering prospects. The program unfolded at DePaul University and the ComEd Training Center from Jun

health

Kitchen Safety Class Turns Home Into a Hazard Zone

July 3, 2026

The local food‑inspection workshop ended with a sobering realization: my own kitchen might fail the same strict checks that restaurants face. After watching inspectors highlight 83 rules and 51 key compliance points, I felt oddly exposed, as if every dish I cook could trigger a closure order. The

politics

Senator McConnell’s Health: What Kentucky Really Needs to Know

July 3, 2026

A rising Democrat in Kentucky is demanding that the state learn the truth about a senior Republican senator’s health. The candidate says the senator’s team has not answered basic questions and may be hiding whether he can still serve. The story began when the senator was reportedly hospitalized over

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Kids’ Health at Risk: How Policy Cuts Threaten Immunity and Nutrition

July 3, 2026

In recent months, a sharp shift in federal health policy has sparked concern among experts. A former UCLA critical‑care professor highlighted how changes under the current administration have eroded long‑standing child‑health safeguards. He pointed to a reduction in recommended childhood shots—from