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The number of American homeowners without insurance has jumped to 12% from 5% in 2019.The spike in uninsured homes is being driven by a dramatic rise in the cost of coverage.Higher premiums are putting a strain on households already struggling to afford life’s staples.It was 2019 when Anjali Tierra decided that homeowners insurance wasn’t worth the price.The retired high school teacher, 58, took out a policy in late 2018 after purchasing a three-bedroom home nestled in the Tehachapi Mountains of southern California. She considered the insurance affordable at less than $100 a month, and the coverage brought her peace of…
Goats from Goats for Hire tend to the lawn at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids Township (June 24, 2024). GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The owner of Kalamazoo-based Goats for Hire said his services, including removing weeds and unwanted plants, are in high demand this time of year. These 50 goats work for food and make their own rules. “I just get them to the job site … and they do the work,” said Philip Schwartz, owner of Goats for Hire. Their job is to eliminate invasive plants. Goats from Goats for Hire tend to the lawn at…
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is holding its annual conference in Denver this year, with delegates including students from the Thompson School District scheduled to present. ISTE holds its conference in a different city each year, and this year’s location in Colorado gives TSD an opportunity to showcase its apprenticeship program, said Kelly Thayne, chief technology officer. Sain has served on the ISTE board of directors in the past and is heavily involved in running the annual conference, although this year he is not an organizer, only an attendee and presenter. The Information Technology Apprenticeship Program offered…
June 24, 2024 at 10:19pm ETCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers plan to stay in Charlotte for the time being.The Charlotte City Council on Monday night approved a joint $800 million stadium renovation plan with the Carolina Panthers that will tie the NFL team to the city for the next 20 years.According to the policy document, the city would pay $650 million for renovations to Bank of America Stadium in exchange for Panthers owner David Tepper keeping the team in Charlotte through 2045. Tepper would pay the remaining $150 million up front.Tepper has already invested more than $117 million in…
A coalition of groups filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Louisiana’s new requirement that the Ten Commandments be posted in all school classrooms, arguing that the new law violates parents’ rights.”Making the Ten Commandments permanently posted and inescapable in every public school classroom in Louisiana would unconstitutionally pressure students into religious observance, veneration, and adoption of state-endorsed religious scriptures,” the lawsuit states, arguing that there is no long-standing tradition of displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms and that courts have already ruled against the practice.The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Americans for Separation…
Rocky Top is now the top of the college baseball world.Tennessee defeated Texas A&M 6-5 in the Men’s College World Series championship series winner-take-all game to capture the team’s first national championship in school history.It didn’t take long for Tennessee to get on the board with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first from Christian Moore. The Aggies boasted one of the best pitching staffs this season, but it was the Tennessee pitchers that put on a dominant showing the majority of the night that made it a frustrating night for Texas A&M. A seventh inning filled…
The key showdown will take place on Thursday, June 27, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Copa AmericaUSA vs. Panama. A match that combines pressure, expectations and recent history that could determine the course of both teams in the tournament. With an USA team enjoying a promising debut and a Panama team looking to exact revenge after a tough loss, this match is sure to be a shocking one.The Americans come into the match high on the heels of a commanding 2-0 win over Bolivia. Christian Pulisic showed his mettle again with a spectacular early goal and an assist for Folarin…
Ben BlanchardTAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said on Monday that democracy was not a crime and dictatorship was the real “evil” after China warned of the death penalty in extreme cases against “stubborn” Taiwanese separatists.China, which considers Taiwan to be its territory, has made no secret of its dislike for Lai Ming, who took office last month, calling him a “separatist” and conducting military drills shortly after he took office.China stepped up pressure on Taiwan on Friday by issuing new legal guidelines to punish those it says support formal Taiwan independence, but Chinese courts have no jurisdiction over…
AMRITSAR: A restored statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which was vandalised thrice since its installation in Lahore Fort and relocated to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib complex in Pakistan’s Kartarpur, will be unveiled in the neighbouring country on June 26 to mark the Sikh warrior’s 185th death anniversary.Around 450 Indian Sikhs are currently in Pakistan to celebrate the death anniversary of Ranjit Singh, who ruled Punjab in the 19th century and was the first maharaja of the Sikh Empire.Fakir Syed Saifuddin, director of the Fakir Khana Museum in Lahore, led the project to repair, rebuild and reconstruct the statue, which was…
All is not well within the Mumbai unit of the Indian National Congress, where around 16 leaders have called for the replacement of its Mumbai unit chief, Varsha Gaikwad. In a letter dated June 16, they said Gaikwad’s replacement would help strengthen the party’s organisation in Mumbai ahead of the Maharashtra state elections due in October, PTI reported, citing people familiar with the matter. They also believe that Varsha Gaikwad, who was elected from Mumbai North Central constituency in the recently concluded general election, does not have the time to work at an organisational level and they also object to…