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It is not surprising that Latter-day Saints have an extraordinary love for the Fourth of July, the day they celebrate the birth of the United States of America.After all, Mormons are from the United States, where they believe founder Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus in a forest in New York, and where the early church was established.And for most of its nearly 200-year history, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been dominated by Americans, at times supporting major U.S. policies (including the invasion of Iraq) and extolling the country as a God-approved “promised land.”But today, the…
Former Florida State star quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke helped the Seminoles to their first undefeated season in 1999 and led the team to their second national title in franchise history. He threw touchdown passes to Florida State legends such as Peter Warrick, Anquan Bouldin, Ron Dugans and Snoop Minnis for 3,103 yards and 25 scores as the Seminoles defeated Virginia Tech to win the national title during his junior year.READ MORE: FSU Football expected to get BYE in College Football PlayoffWeinke, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2000, was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth…
In this episode of the Best of Asking for a Trend, Yahoo Finance’s Josh Lipton sat down with executives and experts in fields including freight shipping, artificial intelligence, politics, and autonomous trucking.Guests include US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller, Lightspeed (LSPD) CEO Dax Dasilva, Foundry founder and CEO Jared Quincy Davis, Veda Partners managing partner and director of economic policy Henrietta Treyz, and Waabi Founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun.For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here.This post was written by Mariela Rosales.Video TranscriptWelcome to Best of asking for a trend.This show recaps…
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Friday that homeless people can be arrested and fined for sleeping in public places, overturning a lower court ruling that found banning camping when there is no shelter is cruel and unusual punishment.The 6-3 decision was the Supreme Court’s most significant on the issue in decades.This comes as the number of Americans without permanent housing reaches record highs and Democratic and Republican leaders express frustration that a 2018 lower court ruling has limited their ability to address homeless camps that pose health and public safety threats.”The Court cannot hold that the punishment imposed by…
CNN — [Breaking news update at 8:02 a.m. ET] Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm on Sunday morning, according to the US National Hurricane Center. The center said in its warning that as of 8 a.m. ET, Beryl was about 420 miles east-southeast of Barbados, swirling with maximum winds of 115 mph. [Previous story, updated at 7:39 a.m. ET] Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, is rapidly strengthening as it spirals toward Barbados and the Windward Islands, threatening to pack destructive hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm…
PARIS: France held the first round of surprise parliamentary elections on Sunday, with opinion polls predicting the far-right National Rally party could win even if it does not win an absolute majority.What will happen if that happens, and can political paralysis be avoided after the second round of voting, scheduled for July 7?Short answer: No one knows for sure.Article 8 of the constitution provides that the president appoints the prime minister, but does not specify what criteria should be used.In reality, President Emmanuel Macron is expected to offer the prime ministerial post to a leading group in parliament, which opinion…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Mark Zuckerberg may become king of the high seas this summer, thanks to his new mega-yacht, the Launchpad. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images; Reuben Griffioen/SuperYacht Times Mark Zuckerberg’s new yacht, the Launchpad, is making its debut this summer.The mega yacht recently called at Mallorca before continuing its voyage further into the Mediterranean.It looks like Zuckerberg may be on his way to overtake Jeff Bezos as the king of superyachts this year. Move over, Jeff Bezos. Mark Zuckerberg is this summer’s Poseiden.While the Amazon founder made waves last year with…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal has advanced to the round of 16 at UEFA Euro 2024. (Bai Xuefei/Xinhua via Getty Images)The UEFA Euro 2024 tournament reaches its round of 16 this weekend. The field for Europe’s prestigious international soccer tournament has been narrowed down to 16 teams: Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Denmark, England, Slovakia, Spain, Georgia, France, Belgium, Portugal, Slovenia, Romania, Netherlands, Austria and Turkey. Today, England will face Slovakia at 12pm ET on Fox, while Spain will face Georgia at 3pm ET (also broadcast on Fox).Not sure how to watch all the Euro 2024 matches live? We’re here to help. We’ve got…
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Friday voted to definitively end the deference the court has given to federal regulators on environmental, labor and other laws, helping to overturn a 40-year-old principle that his own mother helped found.Justice Gorsuch’s mother, Anne Gorsuch, had a turbulent career as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. The Denver corporate lawyer’s nearly two years at the EPA were marked by senior resignations, off-the-cuff comments and accusations that the nation’s top environmental protection official was at the mercy of polluters.”Nobody can do that much wrong all…
Peter Thiel said he only allows his children 1.5 hours of screen time per week.US authorities are under pressure to regulate children’s use of social media.Other tech CEOs, including Evan Spiegel and Sundar Pichai, also limit their kids’ screen time.”Social media is for you, but it’s not for me, and it’s not for my kids,” says Peter Thiel.In conversation with a journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin Thiel, the PayPal co-founder and Facebook’s first outside investor, made it clear at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado on Thursday that he doesn’t want kids to spend too much time in front of screens…