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Why Washington small business owners are ‘afraid’ of state’s new ‘millionaires tax’
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (1841+ words) SEATTLE'Business owners in Washington state are worried that the recently passed "millionaires tax" will drive economic activity out'and even target them next." "There's a lot of fear and trepidation with what's going on in our government when it comes to…...
Maryland mom steps up with sincere gesture for street vendor after her son stole $30 from tip jar on Twitch livesteam: ‘Wasn’t raised like that’
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (466+ words) A Maryland food vendor received a jaw-dropping surprise when the mom of a customer who swiped cash from his tip jar in a viral video showed up at his truck days later " ready to make things right. Muhsin Sarac, a…...
Massive Maryland farm heads to auction — with certain features dating to Colonial America
1+ week, 1+ day ago (410+ words) This 97-acre working farm in Maryland, which traces its roots to the 17th century, is heading to auction on April 9. Known as P.A. Bowen Farmstead, the Brandywine farm includes a 19th-century home with a kitchen that, in part, dates to 1665 " before the…...
Ink of independence: George Washington’s secret Revolutionary War orders
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (461+ words) Two secret battlefield letters written by George Washington during one of the toughest winters of the Revolutionary War have recently surfaced and are now up for sale " just in time for America's 250th birthday celebration this July 4. Four years into the…...
Washington Post begins hundreds of newsroom layoffs as Jeff Bezos ignores reporters’ pleas: report
2+ mon, 17+ hour ago (461+ words) The Washington Post announced mass layoffs across the newsroom Wednesday " ignoring impassioned pleas from reporters to billionaire owner Jeff Bezos over the past few weeks, according to a report. Hundreds of journalists across the newsroom could be impacted, especially the…...
Top Trump intel official reveals DC terror suspect wasn’t vetted for entry to US
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (249+ words) WASHINGTON " A top Trump administration intelligence official said Friday that the suspected Afghan terrorist who gunned down two National Guard service members was "not vetted" before being allowed to enter the US in 2021. "During Biden's disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, his…...
Taylor Swift fans flocking to German museum to see this painting from her new video: ‘It’s been a shock’
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (344+ words) Look what she made them do. Taylor Swift fans are flocking to a German museum to view a painting of the Shakespeare character Ophelia that the pop star reimagined in a music video for a song off her new album…...
Fans fume after Maryland’s Cam Rice levels limping Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (350+ words) A yellow flag isn't going to cut it." Football fans are demanding for Maryland's Cam Rice to face harsher penalties after he issued a "dirty" hit on injured Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola during the Cornhuskers' 34-31 win on Saturday afternoon at…...
Maryland mom Jameka Ivy ‘drugged, kidnapped’ at hotel during trip to Africa: ‘I was fighting for my life’
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (569+ words) A Maryland mother claimed she was attacked, drugged and kidnapped during her vacation at an African resort, before she fought back and escaped her captor. Jameka Ivy, 31, jetted off to the North African nation of Tunisia for a week-long trip…...
Tom Hanks keeps 2-year promise, sends vintage German typewriter to small Oregon business owner
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (428+ words) Tom Hanks doesn't cast away a promise. The two-time Oscar winner sent a "much anticipated" vintage German typewriter to a small business owner in Portland, Ore., years after initially pledging to do so. "Two years ago, Tom Hanks told me…...