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The first-ever “Mission: Underground” event at the Strataca salt museum will feature food and activities, including movies and video games, and a sleeping area with cots.
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday that states can ban transgender athletes from participating in sports. That secures the status of a law in Kansas banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.
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Nearly 40% of ballots in a union election of pharmacy technicians at the University of Kansas Health System arrived in the mail late, possibly changing the results — which the union lost by just two votes. Now the state board has ordered a recount.
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Algerian fans find more halal food in Lawrence as restaurants and bars embrace 'radical hospitality'To welcome Algerian visitors and make them feel at home in the charming college town, Lawrence restaurant owners offered more halal options, with some pulling pork from their menu. The Algerian team’s presence also gave an opportunity to spotlight Lawrence’s Middle Eastern restaurants.
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Senator under scrutiny because of state law on picking replacement if he resigns.
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These ranchers tried to protect grassland from trees and shrubs in all the traditional ways. It didn't work. So they brought in hungry goats that turned woody plants into a cash stream.
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Serena Williams was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6) 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia in her first professional singles match in nearly four years in the opening round of Wimbledon.
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Mexico lost seven consecutive times at that same stage from 1994 to 2018 and didn't advance past the group stage in 2022. Now, the 40-year wait is over.
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The U.S. men's team is favored in Wednesday's must-win Round of 32 match — but they haven't beaten a European team since 2021, nor won a World Cup knockout game since 2002.
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Mark Zuckerberg met with Kalshi's CEO last year about a potential deal, but talks did not move forward. Now Meta is making its own prediction market app.
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Documents reviewing the research on peptides note lack of good evidence of efficacy or safety. Yet an FDA panel will consider easing access to them later this month.
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The National Weather Service has issued heat warnings and watches for much of the Midwest and East heading into the holiday weekend. In many places, the temperatures could shatter records.
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The New Jersey Republican was missing for months with no explanation for his constituents. He explained in a House floor speech that after his diagnosis, there was no timeline for recovery.
Commentary & Podcasts
Who really decides the rules that shape everyday work in America, the states or the federal government? On today’s Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry explores how a landmark Supreme Court decision put that question at the center of national debate and why the answer still matters today.
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