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Here's where job opportunities are heating up in the Pacific Northwest
Kitsap Sun - Washington State
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Break out the ice cream potatoes, Idaho. A new report from the online job board LinkedIn named the Boise metropolitan area the second-fastest-growing metro in the United States for job opportunities and attracting new talent in 2025. The...
How a Government Mind Control Experiment Backfired
Reason Magazine
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July 16, 2025
Today's guest is University of Texas historian John Lisle, author of the chilling and brilliantly researched Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA. Despite official attempts to destroy records of the CIA's...
Keeping the Lights On with Nuclear Waste
Newswise
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July 17, 2025
BYLINE: Scientists from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, have found a way to reuse nuclear waste -- a project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. Newswise — The world has been enriching uranium for many decades, primarily beginning in...
Risch highlights DHS-INL pact for ongoing cybersecurity work
East Idaho Times
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July 16, 2025
Se. James E. Risch, U.S. Senator for Idaho | Senator James E. Risch Official websiteSe. James E. Risch, U.S. Senator for Idaho | Senator James E. Risch Official website U.S. Senator Jim Risch of Idaho has praised a renewed five-year agreement...
Maj. Gen. James Smith Assumes Command of Space Training and Readiness Command at Patrick Space Force Base
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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July 19, 2025
was stationed at Patrick from 2012 to 2014, served as an Air Force squadron commander The U.S. Space Force continued to expand its footprint on the Space Coast as Maj. Gen. James Smith assumed command of Space Training and Readiness Command...
Comment: State got cheaper ferries and a policy rebuke
Herald - Washington State
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July 19, 2025
By Bob Pishue / For The Herald Taxpayers across Washington state have had a rough go as of late. New gas taxes, increased capital gains income taxes, and higher B&O taxes are hitting the wallets of many across the Evergreen State. That’s why it...
Flying Through Life
The Post-Journal - New York
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Megan Cotter became interested in flying while a student at Southwestern Central School. Submitted photoWhen Megan Cotter talks about aviation, you can hear the passion in her voice. “It’s one of my favorite things to talk about,” Cotter said....
Colorado dentist's alleged internet search history takes center stage as murder trial begins
Fox News
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July 15, 2025
Idaho Statesman investigative reporter Kevin Fixler joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to explain why the judge is keeping the gag order in place in the Bryan Kohberger case until sentencing, despite media pressure to lift it. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
Microsoft Teams Up With U.S. Lab to Use AI for Faster Nuclear Permits
WindowsReport.com
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July 17, 2025
Filing paperwork for a nuclear power plant isn’t quick, or easy. It can take years just to get through the permit process. But Microsoft and Idaho National Laboratory think AI can help fix that. As Reuters reports, the two have teamed up to see if...
3 charts that show why renters struggle to become homeowners
Housing Wire
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July 18, 2025
While these numbers are high to the naked eye, they’re even higher when placed in context of what renters earn. The annual Out of Reach report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) does just that, and the data shows in no...
Here's what a new study has to say about Utah drivers
Deseret News - Utah
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July 17, 2025
A study ranks Utah as the 7th least road-raging state. Idaho has the friendliest drivers, while South Carolina has the least friendly. About 8 in 10 Americans commit an act of road rage yearly. If you’ve been muttering to yourself about the car...
Indiana Ranks 20th Among States Building the Most Homes
Indiana Statesman
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Across the United States, a persistent shortage of housing has fueled an ongoing affordability crisis, particularly in high-growth metropolitan areas. Over the past several years, high housing costs have stretched budgets for both homebuyers and...
Jeffrey Epstein once threatened to have a "witch doctor place a curse on (my) unborn children," reveals author who investigated his finances
Sportskeeda
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July 16, 2025
Investigative journalist Vicky Ward has revealed certain details about her encounters with Jeffrey Epstein while researching his fortune for Vanity Fair in 2002. Ward revealed in a recent interview that the financier, who subsequently died in jail...
National lab taps Microsoft AI to accelerate nuclear energy permitting
Washington Examiner
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July 16, 2025
Microsoft is taking its tech to a major U.S. national lab to speed up nuclear permitting, further integrating artificial intelligence into the nuclear energy industry. Microsoft and the Idaho National Laboratory announced a collaboration on...
Mississippi Is Building the 10th Fewest Homes in the U.S.
Laurel Leader-Call - Mississippi
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Across the United States, a persistent shortage of housing has fueled an ongoing affordability crisis, particularly in high-growth metropolitan areas. Over the past several years, high housing costs have stretched budgets for both homebuyers and...
16 years with minimum wage falling further behind cost of living
The Daily Star - Louisiana
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July 19, 2025
When the minimum wage does not go up, it goes down in buying power. The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009. For full-time workers that amounts to $15,080 if you are paid for 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year....
Her nursing journey encompasses 3,000 miles, 16 months, 3 states and her faith
GCU Today
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July 16, 2025
Vienna Simar shared her nursing journey this morning at a ceremony celebrating the opening of a new Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing site in Lake Mary, Florida. Story by Eric Jay Toll / Photos by Tanielle Gilbert After several starts and...
Small Business Administration loans are boosting Weiser’s economy
Weiser Signal American
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Small businesses are the heartbeat of Idaho’s economy, responsible for job creation, innovation and community vitality. However, with inflation and rising costs squeezing margins, access to affordable financing has never been more critical. That’s...
Student stalked psychosis class professor for months after 1 Zoom class, feds say
NECN - Massachusetts
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A student in an online class on psychosis became fixated on his professor at a Massachusetts university's extension school after one class and harassed her for the next five months, federal prosecutors said Friday, after his arrest on...
Kootenai County school districts, nonprofits receive $82K in Future Fund grants
CDA Press - Idaho
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July 16, 2025
The Idaho Community Foundation announced Monday it is awarding $82,000 in education-focused Idaho Future Fund grants to nonprofits and school districts in North Idaho. The Idaho Future Fund supports preschool access, public school and library...