The grant will help launch a program for new Habitat homes and repairs to homes in the Central City neighborhood in Davenport. DAVENPORT, Iowa — Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities received a $1 million grant from the John Deere Foundation to launch a new repair program and build more homes, according to a release sent on Wednesday, Sept. 6. The …
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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 07:30 PM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years with the company, Nick has …
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North Platte City Council members will wrap up their work on the city’s 2023-24 budget with final votes at a special meeting Thursday evening. The budget drew no public comments during a 15-minute hearing at Tuesday’s regular meeting, setting up Thursday’s votes. Council members will reconvene at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall council chamber, 211 W. Third St., to …
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The relationship between Vanessa Bryant and Nike has entered the NIL world. On Tuesday, Bryant announced five schools — Duke, LSU, Oregon, UConn, and USC — will partner with the Mamba & Mambacity Sports Foundation for this upcoming season. Players from all five programs will be wearing Kobe Bryant and Gigi Bryant shoes throughout the 2023-2024 season. Duke, LSU, Oregon, …
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New York CNN — Bud Light’s parent company is having a miserable year. But there’s at least one prominent investor who believes in Anheuser-Busch: Bill Gates’ foundation trust. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust last quarter bought 1.7 million shares of Anheuser-Busch, valued at around $95 million, according to a regulatory filing, signaling that Gates has confidence in the …
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Like paying bills and eating more fiber, laundry is one of the less fun parts of adulting. For this reason, homeowners tend to overlook the laundry room when it comes to design. But a well-conceived laundry room can not only make chores easier to manage but also elicit a smile when it’s time to throw in a load. “We need …
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Enlarge / Your car’s maker can collect data on you from many different sources. Getty Images Today, the Mozilla Foundation published its analysis of how well automakers handle the privacy of data collected by their connected cars, and the results will be unlikely to surprise any regular reader of Ars Technica. The researchers were horrified by their findings, stating that …
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Ashley Gilbreath’s new book The Joy of Home. (Photo by Emily Followill) You can see a few examples of that success in her spectacular new coffee table book The Joy of Home. Gilbreath is on tour this fall and winter signing the book and sharing a few of her styling and business secrets. “We are very selective as to who …
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Ella Dalgliesh ’25 and Prof. Stephanie Chan are examining how Americans understand democracy—and how those understandings could be used to influence support for political policies By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis Year-round, Lafayette College students have the opportunity to participate in academically meaningful experiences outside of the classroom. Through collaborative research projects with Lafayette faculty, students enhance their academic skills as well as …
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On September 6, 2023, the Gilbert Family Foundation made a groundbreaking announcement that is set to revolutionize medical research in Detroit. In an unprecedented move, they unveiled plans for a remarkable $400-million medical facility, which will not only house the cutting-edge Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research Institute but also pioneer the utilization of organoid technology and other innovative models solely dedicated …
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The Daily Mail noticed last week that some fans were upset to learn that the wallpaper in Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment in And Just Like That … — a pattern of gigantic blue and teal carnations — was actually designed by Sarah Jessica Parker. “They showed that damn wallpaper every chance they got,” one complained on Reddit. “I’m not really sure why …
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MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WCBD) — The Tidelands Health Foundation will bring its annual “In the Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Walk” to Murrells Inet this October. For 18 years, the foundation has seen hundreds of participants walk the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk to celebrate survivors and raise money for the Tidelands Health Foundation Breast Care Fund. “It’s heartwarming to see so many …
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Sunnylands Center & Gardens is celebrating interior designer William Haines, the decorator of the mid-century modern home on the Rancho Mirage property of the late Walter and Leonore Annenberg, with the upcoming exhibition “Variations to a Theme: William Haines at Sunnylands.” When does the exhibit run? The exhibition opens on Sept. 13 and will be on display throughout the 2023-2024 …
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By Jaedon Mason, contributor Stone Mountain, GA – The Stone Mountain City Council met on Sept. 5 and voted to postpone approval of a budget amendment moving $10,000 within the general fund from the cemetery lawn care account to the buildings and grounds landscaping account. These funds, once moved, would have been used to contract out care of Main Street, …
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The Whitefish Community Foundation and many of the 78 Flathead Valley nonprofits raising funds in this year’s Great Fish Community Challenge will be on hand at the Great Fish Fun Run and Community Celebration on Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Whitefish’s Depot Park. This family friendly event features 5K and 1-mile races, lunch from Piggyback BBQ, …
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