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De Los turns 2. Here's what we did over the last year
On the night of July 9, 2023, one of the De Los editors — they shall remain nameless — accidentally flipped the site live while doing some last-minute revisions, a full 12 hours before our announced launch date. And so, after nearly a year of...

Hawaii ranks 25th in total VA home loans during Q1
Hawaii ranked 25th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 859 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index. The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...

Alabama ranks 14th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Alabama ranked 14th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 3,806 loans issued,...

US will host biggest sporting events with guests it doesn’t want
Call it big, beautiful timing. On Tuesday, Fifa announced it had taken an office in Trump Tower. On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced he would attend the Club World Cup final. And who could begrudge the US president a little sporting entertainment...

Ohio ranks 13th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Ohio ranked 13th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 4,542 loans issued, according...

Maine ranks 43rd in total VA home loans during Q1
Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.govKimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov Maine ranked 43rd in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 675 loans issued, according to...

South Dakota ranks 47th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | BallotpediaDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia South Dakota ranked 47th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 449 loans issued, according to...

Fitchburg native comes home to teach basketball clinic
FITCHBURG — The person least surprised at the success of Nino Hernandez, who grew up in Fitchburg and Gardner, is his mom, Irene Hernandez. “Since he was a toddler he would tell me he would be in the NBA and a basketball player and I always said...

Analysis of the 2025 Federal Tax Changes Under the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Legislation
Key Takeaways: President Donald Trump signed wide-ranging tax legislation, P.L. 119-21 (the Legislation) on July 4, 2025. The Legislation includes net tax cuts of $4.5 trillion and spending cuts of $1.2 trillion, for a cost compared with current...

Latin American Hit List 2025: Billboard’s Top 25 Songs Revealed
In 2025, Latin music didn’t just dominate charts—it reshaped the world’s sound. A fearless wave of genre-bending tracks, rooted in salsa, sierreño, and Afrobeat, turned streaming platforms into cultural battlegrounds—and made Spanish hooks the...

Royal Canin Named Official Nutrition Partner of The Seeing Eye
Since 1929, The Seeing Eye has served as a pioneer of the guide dog movement. ST. LOUIS, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ROYAL CANIN® U.S., a global leader in pet health nutrition and one of the billion-dollar brands of Mars, Incorporated, announced...

Oregon ranks 22nd in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | BallotpediaDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Oregon ranked 22nd in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 1,621 loans issued, according to the...

Are Rangers ready to dethrone Celtic and will the champions take their usual approach this transfer window – Game On
15:52, 11 Jul 2025Updated 15:53, 11 Jul 2025 Desperate to get your teeth into the burning Scottish football issues ahead of the competitive action returning this weekend? Then you're in the right place as Game on from Record Sport tackles the...

Nebraska ranks 39th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Nebraska ranked 39th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 977 loans issued,...

Alaska ranks 37th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website Alaska ranked 37th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 738 loans issued, according...

The Rundown: Chicago sues Trump over sanctuary city funding
Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, and the birthday of baby pygmy hippo sensation Moo Deng. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1. Chicago joined a lawsuit challenging Trump’s funding cutoff to sanctuary cities The lawsuit, filed by 66 cities,...

Missouri ranks 16th in total VA home loans during Q1
Missouri ranked 16th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 3,306 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index. The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...

North Dakota ranks 49th in total VA home loans during Q1
North Dakota ranked 49th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 371 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index. The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...

Louisiana ranks 33rd in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | BallotpediaDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Louisiana ranked 33rd in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 1,662 loans issued, according to...

Katie Taylor Vs. Amanda Serrano III: Odds, Records, Prediction
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano fight during LIVE On Netflix: ... More Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix ©...