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SiriusXM to shut down podcasting app amid shifting priorities

Satellite-radio provider SiriusXM said it will shut down its Stitcher podcast app at the end of August in favor of its own SiriusXM app, part of a larger effort to emphasize its own brand. Many of the podcasts featured on Stitcher are already available on the SiriusXM app, and all… Read More

Top governor appoints new secretary of state after Big Cannabis scandal

LaVonne Griffin-Valade has been appointed Oregon’s new secretary of state, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek announced in a news release Wednesday, filling the vacancy created when Shemia Fagan resigned last month over criticism for her consultancy work for a marijuana business. Griffin-Valade worked as a government performance auditor for more than… Read More

USA Today resumes bestselling books list after long hiatus

USA Today’s weekly list of bestselling books, a publishing fixture that had been on hiatus since December, returned Wednesday. “We couldn’t be more thrilled because this content is important to our vast audience and uniquely supports the communities we serve,” Kristin Roberts, Gannett Media’s chief content officer, said in a… Read More

Gymnastics star Simone Biles to return in first meet since 2020 Olympics

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles plans to return to competition at the U.S. Classic outside Chicago in early August, her first event since the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. USA Gymnastics announced Wednesday that Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and the 2016 Olympic champion, is part of the women’s field for the… Read More

Pat Sajak to be replaced by familiar face on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

Pat Sajak, 76, has presided over Wheel of Fortune for 42 years. When Sajak replaced former host Chuck Woolery in 1981, he became the show’s second host in its 48-year history. Now, Sajak is preparing to retire… and the studio confirmed a replacement on Tuesday. Eerie WW2 Photo Reveals Shocking Secret… Read More

Heat wave in Southern U.S. expected to spread this week

Scorching temperatures brought on by a “heat dome” have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the U.S. during the coming week, putting even more people at risk. “Going forward, that heat is… Read More

Top presidential candidate says he’ll build atop Trump’s wall

by Frank Holmes, reporter    Republicans want the next president to take the border seriously.  Polls show 70 percent of Republicans say illegal immigration is “a very big problem”—and they want solutions. Republican presidential hopeful and Florida governor Ron DeSantis provided his answers on Monday morning in the heart of… Read More