Utah County complaint shows how out-of-state cash seeps into local elections

A Utah political action committee faces questions over a $100,000 donation from an out-of-state group. A roughly 280-page complaint raised concerns about transparency and dark money in local elections. Orem resident John Barrick, a Brigham Young...

The additional eight-figure revenue boost Sunderland have landed since promotion detailed in new report

Sunderland will earn over £100 million in broadcast revenue this season - but the financial impact of promotion is even greater overall The boost to Sunderland's revenue streams sparked by promotion to the Premier League have been detailed in an...

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South Korea trade deal appears elusive as Trump seeks $350B investment GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — After a charm offensive in Japan that culminated in $490 billion in investment commitments, President Donald Trump is set to meet with South...

Trulioo Says the Next Evolution of KYC Is KYA

Commerce is changing fast, and verification has never mattered more for payments companies. As October unfolds, surprises abound and may touch on everything from new regulations, emerging technologies and, increasingly, the rise of agentic...

UNDER CONTRACT! Premium End Unit Townhome At Millville by the Sea!

UNDER CONTRACT, Situated on a premium homesite with the back of the home facing green space without neighbors close by this end unit townhome offers refined modern living and a tranquil coastal environment. This Brentwood model is a fully...

AI Mistakes In Infrastructure Could Be Deadly. Here’s How To Prevent Them

Led by Debbie Ferraro, PE, associate vice president of transportation, the engineering firm Pennoni has designed a new way to reconnect part of Philadelphia to the Delaware riverfront. They are creating an 11.5-acre civic park with improved...

Tesla chair warns shareholders that Musk could walk if they don’t approve $1 trillion payday

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Sheehy champions new bipartisan Senate Stewardship Caucus

Montana’s junior Sen. Tim Sheehy is the co-chair of a new bipartisan caucus launched this week focused on protecting the nation’s public lands. The Senate Stewardship Caucus has six inaugural members and is co-chaired by New Mexico Democrat Sen....

Maryland legislator seeks to end state’s vehicle emissions inspection program

By Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun (TNS) Del. Christopher Bouchat plans to introduce legislation in the 2026 General Assembly session to eliminate Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program, also known as VEIP, calling the decades-old...

Millville woman has a world of stories to share

Lisa Silliman-French of Millville has spent decades traveling the world, supporting and photographing wildlife. The retired kinesiology professor said last week that, although the meeting only lasted a few moments, she recalls vividly the way the...

LGBTQIA+ Meditation Group

Find peace & community through mindfulness meditation. In person sessions in Lewes. All are welcome, no experience needed. Drop in! Join us for a drop-in session of guided mindfulness meditation and meaningful discussion for the LGBTQIA+...

New Jersey’s once-in-a-lifetime – but urgent – construction opportunity

New Jersey faces an unprecedented opportunity over the next few months as America’s pharmaceutical industry looks to double down on American investment by relocating overseas R&D and manufacturing facilities to various locations around the United...

Global cooling startup raises $60M to test sun-reflecting technology

A once-outlandish idea for reversing global warming took a major step toward reality Friday when Israeli-U.S. startup Stardust Solutions announced the largest-ever fundraising round for any company that aims to cool the Earth by spraying particles...

PFAS treatment market potential estimated at $132M, experts predict

Dive Brief: An annual survey by the Environmental Business Journal estimates the 30-year market potential for managing PFAS contamination is about $132 million. That's the lowest projection seen by the journal since at least 2019, when experts...

Pheasants released in Ohio hunting areas

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will release over 14,000 ring-necked pheasants at public hunting areas in late October and November, starting Oct. 25, during Ohio’s youth small game hunting season. Male...

Does A.I. Make Our Bridges, Roads, Buildings Safer, Smarter And More Resilient?

Led by Debbie Ferraro, PE, associate vice president of transportation, the engineering firm Pennoni has designed a new way to reconnect part of Philadelphia to the Delaware riverfront, creating an 11.5-acre civic park and transforming the...

Love's Labours Found: The Performative Report

(Editor’s Note: “Love’s Labours Found” presents St. Helena experiences and the poems they inspire.) When Star editor (star pun intended) Jesse Duarte asked me to write on the topic of how to be a poet in authoritarian times, I immediately thought...

State to Phillipsburg: Your plan to sell the town’s crumbling sewer system is incomplete

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has given Phillipsburg partial approval to sell or lease its problematic wastewater system, clearing two of four required hurdles under federal infrastructure protection laws. State...

Panama taking back land from failed Chinese port

Panama’s Ministry of the Presidency ordered the extraordinary expropriation, “in the public interest” of a series of 41 properties on the Atlantic Margarita Island in the Colon province. The land owned under a port concession by the Chinese port...

Ten people face trial accused of cyberbullying French president's wife Brigitte Macron

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