Archives | April 2024
Results
Monday, April 1
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Pac-12 survival: Tallying the cash available to Washington State and Oregon State for rebuilding the conference
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Then and Now: Balazs sculpture for Expo ’74 remains a landmark
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50 years ago in Expo History: Steam-powered locomotive tours West, exhibited at world’s fair
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What we know about the AT&T data breach affecting millions of current and former customers
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Tesla has Wall Street worried about how many cars it just sold
Tuesday, April 2
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House hunters fear Realtor settlement could make homebuying harder
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A million simulations, one verdict for US economy: Debt danger ahead
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California could be first state to give workers right to ignore boss’s after-hours calls, texts, emails
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50 years ago in Expo history: Mexico’s participation in the fair was up in the air
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Zoom Diallo, UW Huskies top recruit, noncommittal about joining men’s team
Wednesday, April 3
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Here’s why the auto industry got the EV adoption timeline wrong
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Idaho politics are polarized. Can these projects help people ‘see each other’s humanity’?
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With help from outside influence groups, Idaho lawmakers work to ban climate action
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‘They need you on the street’: How Jen Kerns harnessed basketball career to become a force for Spokane Police
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50 years ago in Expo history: In a not-so-fair game, the big event was expected to draw con artists to the Lilac City
Thursday, April 4
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Stuck ships and supply chain inflation
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Global wine glut compounds headaches for struggling California vineyards
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Hospitals cash in on a private equity-backed trend: concierge physician care
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Boeing 1 month out from 4 years of catchup to SpaceX with 1st crewed Starliner flight
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50 years ago in Expo history: Oregon committed to the fair, cementing Spokane’s bloc of neighboring states to sign up
Friday, April 5
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A ‘chilling effect’ on Boise protests? Sierra Club files federal suit over city law
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50 years ago in Expo history: Just ‘a trade fair put on by a bunch of merchants’? An environmental speaker’s hot take stirred rebuke
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Analysis: Breaking down Seahawks roster as offseason program kicks off
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‘Just proud of her’: Gonzaga assistant R-Jay Barsh excited to watch South Carolina’s Chloe Kitts at Final Four
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AstraZeneca says key lung cancer drug improved survival
Saturday, April 6
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Paul Krugman: Why Some Billionaires Will Back Trump
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David Brooks: Why is technology mean to me?
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Idaho is losing OB-GYNs after strict abortion ban. But health exceptions unlikely this year
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Commentary: Conspiracy theories fly after Baltimore bridge collapse. It wasn’t always this way
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Stephen L. Carter: TikTok ban is Congress’ latest moral panic
Sunday, April 7
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Charles M. Blow: The necessary discomfort of Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘Reality’
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Bald eagle lands in D.C. decades after his dad helped revive the species
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50 years ago in Expo history: A new music superstar was booked for the fair, but the local symphony had one issue
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A Grip on Sports: Nothing, not even the rating numbers, about the weekend has shocked us thus far though there is still a lot to come
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This Purdue-Connecticut final has the makings of a heavyweight rumble
Monday, April 8
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50 years ago in Expo history: Legislature pushes for bill to establish uniformity in licensing massage parlors ahead of world’s fair
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Then and Now: Division and Spokane Falls Boulevard
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Which debts can be consolidated? Here are 4 types to consider combining
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A Grip on Sports: Memories are never perfect but they also allow one to compare and contrast the past with the present – and most times the present wins
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U.S. inflation expectations stabilize, but debt concerns pick up
Tuesday, April 9
Wednesday, April 10
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Dungeons & Dragons bar pop-up lets players fight monsters and social anxiety
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Movie theater industry makes plea for more films, rails against piracy at CinemaCon 2024
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‘Men of quality don’t fear equality’: Yenor’s feminism speech draws protests at Boise State
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50 years ago in Expo history: An adorable new (non-human) lineup for the fair was announced
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NYSE executive says ‘handful’ of AI startups are exploring IPOs
Thursday, April 11
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Trudy Rubin: Will Speaker Mike Johnson stand up to Trump and allow House vote on Ukraine aid?
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50 years ago in Expo history: The fundraising goal for a special tribal exhibit at the fair fell short
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The Collector: Expo ’74 postcard collection shows pieces of World Fair history
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Gardening: Once established, gophers are hard to relocate
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Apple will approve used parts in iPhone repairs, in long-awaited reversal
Friday, April 12
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Idaho insurance companies paid how much on dog bite injuries in 2023? It’s in the millions
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50 years ago in Expo history: The company proposed to run amusements at the fair was under scrutiny
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Apple signal of AI intent unleashes $112 billion stock surge
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U.S. urges action on ‘generational’ debt risks, calls out China
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Ruling paves way for Biden to approve stricter California vehicle rules, but SCOTUS looms
Saturday, April 13
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50 years ago in Expo history: A customs official declined to keep the Canadian border open longer for the fair
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Commentary: Trump turns his trials into a soapbox. Does he know he’s channeling Hitler?
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A Grip on Sports: It’s a different Dan Monson who returns to the Inland Northwest as EWU’s basketball coach but, after 25 years, it’s to be expected
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Through tears, growth spurts and hard work, Michael Ajayi creates unique path to D-I, Gonzaga
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Former WSU guard Myles Rice announces he’s transferring to Indiana
Sunday, April 14
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50 years ago in Expo history: A letter writer worried Spokane would be ridiculed once the environmental-themed fair opened because of trash and litter
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‘They’re as tough as anybody’: As women’s wrestling is on the rise nationwide, Spokane hosts this year’s national championships
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Could a bald eagle and a winery block a proposed rock quarry along the Boise River?
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A Grip on Sports: No matter what sports-related event you may have watched Saturday, offense wasn’t part of the experience
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Thousands of kids swarm Spokane Falls Community College in mile-long Junior Bloomsday
Monday, April 15
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50 years ago in Expo history: North Idaho police worried world’s fair would cause issues for law enforcement
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Then and Now: Welch Building
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Scottie Scheffler’s game is pure, but his mind is his ‘superpower’
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Labor costs, shortage, increasing reliability: Why we’re seeing more robots inside plants
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Cheap mortgages deter workers from relocating for $250,000 jobs
Tuesday, April 16
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John M. Crisp: We have to blame someone for school shootings
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How Amazon became the largest private EV charging operator in the US
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California small-business owners brace for uncertainty as $20 hourly fast-food wage takes effect
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Accounting firms are prioritizing work-life balance as they face a ‘human capital issue’ — even during tax season
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50 years ago in Expo history: The best PR agent for the fair just may have been a singer
Wednesday, April 17
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The typical retiree might not look like what you imagine
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50 years ago in Expo history: Hotel capacity was becoming an issue, and a century ago, a boy’s shocking crime may have had a sympathetic motive
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Stocks advance as earnings return to center stage
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Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal
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A Grip on Sports: Yes, today is a wacky Wednesday but is it anymore than usual? It is up to you to decide
Thursday, April 18
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Michael J. Devitt: The Legislature and Supreme Court took our daughter’s rights. Yours could be next
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50 years ago in Expo history: With just two weeks to go, fair prep was in full force – including work on a now-famous sculpture
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Gardening: Planting season – and plant sale season – are upon us
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Silver Spurs still sharing international culture through dance
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Pilots, and airlines, are struggling with mental health. Here’s what they’re doing to help
Friday, April 19
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Recent Gonzaga graduate on his way to $1 million company
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Springtime means tulips and for-sale signs are popping up in Spokane
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50 years ago in Expo history: The fair’s Pan-African Pavilion was expected to offer a ‘much-needed’ lesson
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Walmart, M.D.: Why the world’s largest retailer wants to be America’s doctor
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How Ford’s most profitable business is defying the EV slump
Saturday, April 20
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Noah Feldman: Jan. 6 case will test the Supreme Court’s hypocrisy
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Pamela Paul: Let young people live with strangers
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Commentary: Think life just keeps getting worse? Try being nostalgic — for the present
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50 years ago in Expo history: Construction next to the fair? The governor was so outraged by the prospect that he considered a ‘rash action’
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A Grip on Sports: April showers interfere with M’s road trip and get us thinking about what the month means in baseball
Sunday, April 21
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Charles M. Blow: The Kamala Harris moment has arrived
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50 years ago in Expo history: The laundry list of lingering fair prep was long, but ‘everything was going fast’
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A Grip on Sports: Whenever another childhood sport hero dies it gets us thinking about what they meant to that part of our life
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‘Angered and heartbroken’: Ada County sheriff’s deputy dies after being shot in Boise
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Chasing Cardboard: How a North Idaho man turned in corporate burnout for a life of high-stakes sports card-trading on YouTube
Monday, April 22
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George F. Will: The homeless right-to-camp issue comes to the Supreme Court
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50 years ago in Expo history: Federal Energy Office expects gasoline supply not to impact world’s fair
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Then and Now: Trent Avenue development
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‘Keeps the momentum’: What the UAW’s Volkswagen win means for its organizing campaign
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Elon Musk and Tesla: Is the CEO’s controversial behavior responsible for company’s struggles?
Tuesday, April 23
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Stroke, hemorrhage, sepsis: Idaho doctors detail ways abortion ban risks patients’ health
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David Ellison’s journey from trust fund kid to media mogul vying to buy Paramount
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50 years ago in Expo history: President Nixon was confirmed for the fair’s opening day, even in spite of Watergate
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Supreme Court considers Starbucks’ challenge to labor board’s authority
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UPS profit tops estimates as efficiency push counters costs
Wednesday, April 24
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50 years ago in Expo history: The fair’s unsung heroes were celebrated, and California was an unexpected bust for a pavilion
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Seahawks pre-draft position overview: Will they draft a quarterback?
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U.S. 30-year mortgage rate rises to five-month high of 7.24%
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A Grip on Sports: The Mariners take over first place in a weak – thus far – A.L. West as the week careens toward the NFL draft
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Boeing reports $355 million loss amid door blowout crisis
Thursday, April 25
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50 years ago in Expo history: For those who couldn’t wait another day for the fair, plenty of pavilions featured pre-opening parties
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The Collector: Dan Ferguson’s collection includes flashlights and lamps used by Scouts, miners and military
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Gardening: Inoculant boosts legumes’ ability to pull nitrogen into soil
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Hertz reports $392 million loss as it unwinds Tesla fleet
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U.S. economy grew at 1.6 percent annual rate in first quarter 2024, a sharp slowdown
Friday, April 26
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50 years ago in Expo history: A steam locomotive from Omaha drew big crowds to the fair grounds
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‘The bane of retail.’ To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise
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The first big-rig hydrogen fuel station in the US opens in California
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Moscow-area residents frustrated with mobile home landlord
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US consumer sentiment falls as inflation expectations climb
Saturday, April 27
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Paul Krugman: Can Biden revive the fortunes of American workers?
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Commentary: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it’s more uncertain than ever
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David Brooks: Why are we gambling with America’s future?
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50 years ago in Expo history: Calls to Mickey and a glimpse at newfangled technology like ‘conference calls’ were on tap
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A Grip on Sports: At least the Hawks were nice enough to give us time to focus on their neighbors at T-Mobile
Sunday, April 28
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Commentary: More than 2 million workers are missing. Who are they, and how are they affecting the economy?
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50 years ago in Expo history: A Squamish tribal member and expert on longhouses was working on two for the fair
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A Grip on Sports: As April’s last weekend exits stage left, we May have some flowers to pass along soon
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How Corey Kispert built himself into an unlikely NBA success story
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Ex-Mariners help Diamondbacks avoid sweep with 3-2 win over M’s
Monday, April 29
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Local dog lovers find passion for French sport
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Then and Now: Removing streetcar tracks
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A Grip on Sports: As the draft news begins to recede, the tide turns in college hoops and a few other subjects
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The best NFL futures to bet right now (including a Jets Super Bowl)
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Former WSU wing Kymany Houinsou commits to Loyola Chicago, per report
Tuesday, April 30
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50 years ago in Expo history: The fair’s Soviet pavilion boasted a scientific ‘wonderland,’ a submarine mockup and free films
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Full circle: Why Boeing had to buy back a Missouri supplier it sold off in 2001
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Fed stares down rising inflation and a murky path to rate cuts
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Southwest passengers now get a $75 voucher for big flight disruptions
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A Grip on Sports: Transfer portal news, or TPN for short, is the newest overwhelming malady to infect the sporting realm