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Dianeravitch.net ~ 9/20/2020 8:00:49 AM

Texas State Board Authorizes Another Gulen Charter Chain

dianeravitch

The Texas State Board of Education inexplicably approved another Gulen charter chain—this one deceptively called “Royal Public Schools—though the only thing public about it is its name. Its leader is one Sonar Tarim, who tried and failed to open a charter in …

Forbes ~ 9/20/2020 6:30:00 AM

Go To These 4 National Parks & Forests Instead Of The Crowded Ones

Brandon Schultz, Contributor, Brandon Schultz, Contributorhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/brandonschultz/

Skip the National Parks and Forests you've heard of, and head to some of the less visited gems around the country for smaller crowds and better social distancing. Here are four of the best choices.

CNA ~ 9/20/2020 1:16:36 AM

Midas touch: Singapore Precious Metals Exchange touts gold to the masses

CNA

SINGAPORE: Fancy owning your own gold bars that you can admire and take selfies with? With COVID-19 fuelling demand for safe-haven assets for investors to park their cash, a Singapore exchange is offering mom-and-pop investors what it says is an easier way t…

ComicBook.com ~ 9/19/2020 9:05:00 PM

The 7 Best WCW Clash of the Champions Matches

Ryan Droste

Between 1987 and 1998, NWA/WCW presented 35 editions of Clash of the Champions. The show was a special television event outside of WCW's usual television schedule, with the promotion and feel of a PPV. The shows aired on TBS, with the first edition of the Cla…

Boxingnews24.com ~ 9/19/2020 4:07:35 PM

Charles Conwell vs. Wendy Toussaint on October 7 on Showtime

Boxing News

ShoBox: The New Generation returns for the first time since March with a four-fight card headlined by exciting, undefeated super welterweight prospects Charles Conwell and Wendy Toussaint in a 10-round main-event bout on Wednesday, October 7 live on SHOWTIME …

Thefencepost.com ~ 9/19/2020 3:02:00 PM

Denver's NWSS: Closed for business | TheFencePost.com - Fence Post

Rachel Gabel

Producers, competitors and exhibitors in 40 states and 35 countries won’t be coming to Denver for the “best 16 days in January” after officials announced Sept. 14 the National Western Stock Show’s 115th event would be postponed until January 2022. According t…

Lareviewofbooks.org ~ 9/19/2020 9:00:45 AM

Killers in the Making

LARB Blog

A boy, not quite a man, out of shape, out of place, and armed with a semiautomatic rifle he’s too ...The post Killers in the Making appeared first on BLARB.

ESPN ~ 9/19/2020 8:05:02 AM

Mascots, uniform reveals and the best from Week 3

Dave Wilson

With SEC play a week away and Big Ten football on the horizon in a month or so, here is what's going on in college football's Week 3. Louisville throws deep, uniform and mascot reveals and more as the schedule starts to heat up this fall.

NBC News ~ 9/19/2020 6:00:27 AM

The sheriff's race pitting Trump against Black Lives Matter

Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project

The race for sheriff of Brevard County, Florida — where Wayne Ivey faces challenger Alton Edmond — has become a political test case for competing visions of American law enforcement.

The National Interest ~ 9/18/2020 11:00:00 PM

Denmark Didn't Stand a Chance Against Nazi Germany

Warfare History Network

Warfare History Network History, Europe While the Danes were having their breakfast, the blitzkrieg in Denmark drew to its conclusion. On the night of April 8, 1940, almost four million people went to bed at peace in the midst of a world war. By the time th…

Allthatsinteresting.com ~ 9/18/2020 8:00:00 PM

Where Is Nichol Kessinger? Here’s What Happened To Chris Watts’ Mistress

Marco Margaritoff

Chris Watts' girlfriend Nichol Kessinger didn't know that her boyfriend was capable of murdering his pregnant wife and daughters to be with her. Or did she? The post Where Is Nichol Kessinger? Here’s What Happened To Chris Watts’ Mistress appeared first on Al…

Newgeography.com ~ 9/18/2020 7:29:01 PM

San Jose: Largest % Migration Loss Outside New Orleans

Wendell Cox

This article expands on the 2000 to 2019 state net domestic migration data from last week, covering the 110 metropolitan areas with more than 500,000 residents (Note). The big surprise may be that the largest proportional outflow of net domestic migrants, out…

Newgeography.com ~ 9/18/2020 7:29:01 PM

San Jose: Largest % Migration Loss Outside New Orleans

Wendell Cox

This article expands on the 2000 to 2019 state net domestic migration data from last week, covering the 110 metropolitan areas with more than 500,000 residents (Note). The big surprise may be that the largest proportional outflow of net domestic migrants, out…

NPR ~ 9/18/2020 6:28:42 PM

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87

Nina Totenberg

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from cancer. Architect of the legal fight for women's rights in t…

Kearneyhub.com ~ 9/18/2020 5:30:00 PM

Technology next frontier for Kearney's growth - Kearney Hub

MIKE KONZ Hub Enterprise Editor

NPPD and the Economic Development Council jointly announced Tuesday that 70 megawatts of additional energy now is available to increase the capacity at Tech oNE to 100 megawatts. That would

PRNewswire ~ 9/18/2020 4:35:00 PM

Dhiman Basu, MD is recognized by Continental Who's Who

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Dhiman Basu, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Rheumatology Specialist for his exceptional contributions in acknowledgment for his unwavering devotion as the Owner of Heritage Rheuma…

Yahoo Entertainment ~ 9/18/2020 4:35:00 PM

Dhiman Basu, MD is recognized by Continental Who's Who

PR Newswire

Dhiman Basu, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Rheumatology Specialist for his exceptional contributions in acknowledgment for his unwavering devotion as the Owner of Heritage Rheumatology and Arthritis Care.

Stars and Stripes ~ 9/18/2020 4:10:04 PM

'Cheer' star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charges

Jerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” was arrested Thursday and charged with producing child pornography, three days after twin boys filed a lawsuit alleging he sent them sexually explicit photos of himself and cornered one of them…

D Magazine ~ 9/18/2020 3:37:34 PM

‘Our Faces, Our Voices’ Highlights Self-Portraits by Artists of Color

Natalie Gempel

A recent study of 18 major American museums found that 85 percent of art in their collections is by White artists, and 87 percent by men. That makes it nearly impossible for people of color to walk into a major institution and find artwork that represents the…

D Magazine ~ 9/18/2020 3:37:34 PM

‘Our Faces, Our Voices’ Highlights Self-Portraits by Artists of Color

Natalie Gempel

A recent study of 18 major American museums found that 85 percent of art in their collections is by White artists, and 87 percent by men. That makes it nearly impossible for people of color to walk into a major institution and find artwork that represents the…

STLtoday.com ~ 9/18/2020 2:30:00 PM

Walmart to raise wages, paying staff up to $30 an hour

By Maria Halkias, Dallas Morning News / Tribune News Service

About 165,000 Walmart supercenter employees are about to get more pay — with more responsibility and some staff getting pay up to $30 an hour.

Lee.net ~ 9/18/2020 2:30:00 PM

Walmart to raise wages, paying staff up to $30 an hour

By Maria Halkias, Dallas Morning News / Tribune News Service

About 165,000 Walmart supercenter employees are about to get more pay — with more responsibility and some staff getting pay up to $30 an hour.

Billings Gazette ~ 9/18/2020 2:30:00 PM

Walmart to raise wages, paying staff up to $30 an hour

By Maria Halkias, Dallas Morning News / Tribune News Service

About 165,000 Walmart supercenter employees are about to get more pay — with more responsibility and some staff getting pay up to $30 an hour.

Triangle Business Journal ~ 9/18/2020 1:11:12 PM

Fort Worth biotech company Eyevance Pharmaceuticals acquired in $225M deal

Kevin Cummings

There’s another exit in the North Texas startup scene that further points to the increased interest the biotech industry has seen during the pandemic. Santen Holdings U.S., a subsidiary of Japan’s Santen Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement to acquire For…

Triangle Business Journal ~ 9/18/2020 1:11:12 PM

Fort Worth biotech company Eyevance Pharmaceuticals acquired in $225M deal

Kevin Cummings

There’s another exit in the North Texas startup scene that further points to the increased interest the biotech industry has seen during the pandemic. Santen Holdings U.S., a subsidiary of Japan’s Santen Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement to acquire For…

Triangle Business Journal ~ 9/18/2020 1:11:12 PM

Fort Worth biotech company Eyevance Pharmaceuticals acquired in $225M deal

Kevin Cummings

There’s another exit in the North Texas startup scene that further points to the increased interest the biotech industry has seen during the pandemic. Santen Holdings U.S., a subsidiary of Japan’s Santen Pharmaceuticals announced an agreement to acquire For…

Everout.com ~ 9/18/2020 12:00:49 PM

The Best Movies to Stream in Portland This Weekend: September 17-20, 2020

Mercury EverOut Staff

by Mercury EverOut Staff You might not be able to breathe in fresh PNW air right now, but you can watch Alone, a woodsy survival story about a road trip to rural Oregon gone awry. Magnet Releasing Another weekend of smoggy isolation is met with some g…

Freerepublic.com ~ 9/18/2020 11:52:50 AM

Cowboys Legend Emmitt Smith Says He Would Kneel for the Anthem

Breitbart

Only one Cowboy who has knelt for the national anthem. However, Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith says that if he were still playing, there would be one more. The NFL Hall-of-Famer told the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram that he would kneel because he too has been a vict…

Autostraddle.com ~ 9/18/2020 11:00:35 AM

Announcing the Winners of the Third Annual Autostraddle Gay Emmys

Riese

Who snagged top honors at the most important television awards show in the entire world and also in the entire history of the planet?!?!?!?!?!?! The post Announcing the Winners of the Third Annual Autostraddle Gay Emmys appeared first on Autostraddle.

D Magazine ~ 9/18/2020 10:55:05 AM

We’re Now Closer To Quantifying Just How Bad Our Air Is

Matt Goodman

As I’m typing this on Wednesday afternoon, the air in the Joppa neighborhood of southern Dallas is about three times as polluted as what UT Dallas students are breathing up in Richardson. It was difficult, if not impossible, to compare those two things before…

D Magazine ~ 9/18/2020 10:55:05 AM

We’re Now Closer To Quantifying Just How Bad Our Air Is

Matt Goodman

As I’m typing this on Wednesday afternoon, the air in the Joppa neighborhood of southern Dallas is about three times as polluted as what UT Dallas students are breathing up in Richardson. It was difficult, if not impossible, to compare those two things before…

D Magazine ~ 9/18/2020 10:55:05 AM

We’re Now Closer To Quantifying Just How Bad Our Air Is

Matt Goodman

As I’m typing this on Wednesday afternoon, the air in the Joppa neighborhood of southern Dallas is about three times as polluted as what UT Dallas students are breathing up in Richardson. It was difficult, if not impossible, to compare those two things before…

MLB Trade Rumors ~ 9/18/2020 10:39:40 AM

Jeff Mathis Hopes To Continue Playing In 2021

Steve Adams

Veteran catcher Jeff Mathis hopes to play in what would be a 17th Major League season next year, tweets T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com. The 37-year-old Mathis is wrapping up a two-year deal with the Rangers right now, and Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram…

New York Times ~ 9/18/2020 10:23:10 AM

Everywhere Has Its Own Climate Risk. What Is It Where You Live?

Stuart A. Thompson, Yaryna Serkez

Perhaps focusing on today's real harms could help us figure out how to start dealing with climate change. Here's one way to do that: by looking at the most significant climate threat unfolding in your own backyard.

Dansdeals.com ~ 9/18/2020 10:10:06 AM

Earn Up To 70K Miles With Limited Time Offers On Delta AMEX Cards

Dan

AMEX has limited time offers available on their Delta Gold and Platinum cards through 10/28. Unfortunately new Delta cards are not eligible for the limited time spending offers that were added to existing Delta cards due to Coronavirus. It is worth noting tha…

TMZ ~ 9/18/2020 9:01:38 AM

Emmitt Smith Says He'd Kneel For Anthem, I'm A Victim Of Social Injustice

TMZ Staff

Emmitt Smith says if he were still playing today, he'd take a knee for the national anthem ... saying he's been a victim of social injustice despite being an NFL legend. The Dallas Cowboys all-time leading rusher spelled it all out in a lengthy… Permalink

Yahoo Entertainment ~ 9/18/2020 8:00:00 AM

Bank7 Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock

PR Newswire

Bank7 Corp. (NASDAQ: BSVN), the parent company of Oklahoma City-based Bank7, today announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend will be paid on October 14, 2020, to shareholders of rec…

PRNewswire ~ 9/18/2020 8:00:00 AM

Bank7 Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank7 Corp. (NASDAQ: BSVN), the parent company of Oklahoma City-based Bank7, today announced the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend will be pa…

Triangle Business Journal ~ 9/18/2020 7:41:42 AM

Assent Aeronautics to auction $20M worth of aircraft out of Love Field

Evan Hoopfer

Assent Aeronautics will host another virtual aircraft auction at 1 p.m. on Sept. 24. A dozen aircraft, with a total value of around $20 million, will go across the block. The auction will be live streamed from Dallas Love Field on the company's website, as w…

Triangle Business Journal ~ 9/18/2020 7:41:42 AM

Assent Aeronautics to auction $20M worth of aircraft out of Love Field

Evan Hoopfer

Assent Aeronautics will host another virtual aircraft auction at 1 p.m. on Sept. 24. A dozen aircraft, with a total value of around $20 million, will go across the block. The auction will be live streamed from Dallas Love Field on the company's website, as w…

D Magazine ~ 9/18/2020 7:38:08 AM

Leading Off (9/18/20)

Matt Goodman

This Love Field Entrance Plan Doesn’t Sound Cooked. I’d encourage you to read this column, about the city of Dallas’ efforts to give Love Field a second entrance and the Park Board’s wide-eyed disillusionment at it coming at the cost of a chunk of Bachman Lak…

D Magazine ~ 9/18/2020 7:38:08 AM

Leading Off (9/18/20)

Matt Goodman

This Love Field Entrance Plan Doesn’t Sound Cooked. I’d encourage you to read this column, about the city of Dallas’ efforts to give Love Field a second entrance and the Park Board’s wide-eyed disillusionment at it coming at the cost of a chunk of Bachman Lak…

D Magazine ~ 9/18/2020 7:38:08 AM

Leading Off (9/18/20)

Matt Goodman

This Love Field Entrance Plan Doesn’t Sound Cooked. I’d encourage you to read this column, about the city of Dallas’ efforts to give Love Field a second entrance and the Park Board’s wide-eyed disillusionment at it coming at the cost of a chunk of Bachman Lak…

PRNewswire ~ 9/18/2020 7:34:00 AM

VERTESS Stampedes Past COVID-19 Hurdle, Closes 4 Deals in Q2/Q3 2020

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- VERTESS (www.vertess.com), a leading healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, today announced the closing of four major Durable Medical Equipment (DME) healthcare transactions in Q2 and Q3 2020…

Yahoo Entertainment ~ 9/18/2020 7:34:00 AM

VERTESS Stampedes Past COVID-19 Hurdle, Closes 4 Deals in Q2/Q3 2020

PR Newswire

VERTESS (www.vertess.com), a leading healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A;) advisory firm, today announced the closing of four major Durable Medical Equipment (DME) healthcare transactions in Q2 and Q3 2020, despite challenges brought on by the pandemic. …

PRNewswire ~ 9/18/2020 7:34:00 AM

VERTESS Stampedes Past COVID-19 Hurdle, Closes 4 Deals in Q2/Q3 2020

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- VERTESS (www.vertess.com), a leading healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, today announced the closing of four major Durable Medical Equipment (DME) healthcare transactions in Q2 and Q3 2020…

PRNewswire ~ 9/18/2020 7:00:00 AM

Home Values Soar Even Higher In August As Inventory Tightens

SEATTLE, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pressure from this summer's housing inventory shortage caused U.S. home values to rise sharply in August. They are up 0.7% from July to $256,663, the biggest month-over-month increase in nearly seven years, according to…

ESPN ~ 9/18/2020 6:37:54 AM

How to stop LeBron in the playoffs

Jackie MacMullan

How do you stop one of the greatest players of all time in the postseason? It's not easy -- and it doesn't last long.

ESPN India ~ 9/18/2020 6:37:42 AM

How six teams have stopped LeBron James in the NBA playoffs - ESPN India

Jackie MacMullan

  1. How six teams have stopped LeBron James in the NBA playoffs  ESPN India
  2. 'Game 2 loss is on me': Jayson Tatum accepts blame and reveals reason for Celtics' horror show vs...  The Sportsrush
  3. Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat Game 2: Live…

Yahoo Entertainment ~ 9/18/2020 5:30:00 AM

PermRock Royalty Trust Declares Monthly Cash Distribution for September

PR Newswire

PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE:PRT) (the "Trust") today declared a $0.010000 cash distribution to record holders of its trust units representing beneficial interests in the Trust ("Trust Units") as of September 30, 2020. The distribution will be paid on October…

PRNewswire ~ 9/18/2020 5:30:00 AM

PermRock Royalty Trust Declares Monthly Cash Distribution for September

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE:PRT) (the "Trust") today declared a $0.010000 cash distribution to record holders of its trust units representing beneficial interests in the Trust ("Trust Units") as of September …

PRNewswire ~ 9/18/2020 5:30:00 AM

PermRock Royalty Trust Declares Monthly Cash Distribution for September

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PermRock Royalty Trust (NYSE:PRT) (the "Trust") today declared a $0.010000 cash distribution to record holders of its trust units representing beneficial interests in the Trust ("Trust Units") as of September …

Triangle Business Journal ~ 9/18/2020 5:00:00 AM

Dallas-Fort Worth Software Developers

METHODOLOGY The Dallas Business Journal surveyed software development companies beginning Jan. 6. The surveys were sent via email to companies who opted-in to the Business Journal’s surveys and met eligibility requirements. To be eligible for The List, compan…