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Apr 04 2026SPORTS

College athletes face new rules on playing time and transfers

A new rule change is coming for college athletes, and it could shake up sports programs across the country. The order limits players to just five years of eligibility within a five-year span. It also restricts transfers, letting athletes switch teams only once without losing a year of play. Schools

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Apr 04 2026POLITICS

Alaska’s Dividend Debate: Balancing Checks and Cash

Alaska’s state budget talks just got heated over how much money each resident should get from the Permanent Fund dividend—a yearly cash payout meant to share oil wealth. A key committee voted 6-5 to move forward with a plan that could send residents around $3, 800 each, but only if they dip deep int

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Apr 04 2026POLITICS

New Mexico sets tax rules to boost city redevelopment

The state of New Mexico has put new rules in place to help cities pay for upgrades and repairs. Part of the sales tax revenue collected locally can now be set aside specifically for redevelopment projects. This change aims to give communities more control over how their money is spent on fixing up n

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Apr 04 2026POLITICS

A $1. 5 trillion defense grab despite claims states should pay for day care

The federal government can’t "take care of day care" but can somehow find half a trillion dollars extra for bombs and battleships. That’s the message slipping through Washington as a staggering $1. 5 trillion Pentagon budget lands on Capitol Hill, a leap big enough to buy every toddler in America te

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Apr 04 2026FINANCE

Simple tools win in the busy world of online trading

Online investing used to feel like piloting a spaceship: dozens of buttons, endless menus, hidden charges, and pages of numbers flashing at the same time. Each new platform promised “more power, ” yet the first thing most users wanted was just to buy a share without reading a manual. Wise Equites la

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Apr 04 2026SPORTS

Boxing Showdown: Tszyu vs Nurja in Wollongong

Tim Tszyu steps into the ring this weekend eager to bounce back. He’s had three tough fights in his last five bouts, including losses to top fighters Sebastian Fundora and Bakhram Murtazaliev. Those defeats sparked doubts about his future. But two recent wins against Joseph Spencer and Anthony Velaz

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Apr 03 2026HEALTH

Ginseng Compounds Show Promise in Spinal Cord Healing

Studies of animals and cells reveal that ginsenosides, the active ingredients in ginseng, can protect nerves after a spinal cord injury. Researchers searched many scientific databases and found 22 studies that met strict criteria. The research covered both living animals and lab-grown cells, giving

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Apr 03 2026BUSINESS

Tax Breaks to Help Dutch Startups Keep Talent

The Netherlands is exploring a new tax plan that would let workers in young companies pay less tax on the shares they receive. The proposal, which is still open for public input, was created after talking with a number of startup and growing firms. It aims to make the country more attractive for new

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Apr 03 2026POLITICS

Worcester’s Apartment Plan Gets a New Deadline

The city’s planning board decided to push back the review of a request for more time on a downtown apartment project. The developer, HHM Cube from Springfield, asked for extra days to lock in funding, finish the building drawings, and file a permit. Instead of hearing about it on April 1, the

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Apr 03 2026HEALTH

Correction Notice on a Study About Lung Cancer Drug Costs

The Italian research team has released an update to their earlier work that examined how affordable the drug osimertinib is for patients with a specific type of lung cancer. The original paper, published in the December 2025 issue of ESMO Real World Data and Digital Oncology, used real‑world patient

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