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Dick Cheney's expansive vision of presidential power lives on in Trump's agenda
(THE CONVERSATION) Former Vice President Dick Cheney will be remembered for many things. He was arguably the most powerful vice president in American history. He was a paragon of conservatism. He was thearchitect of many of the more extreme measures in President George W. Bush's "war on terror."
But Cheney's legacy, af ... (full story)
Sports
fitness mythbuster 6.0
Okay, let’s get out our magnifying glasses and our Sherlock Holmes hats for another edition of the Fitness Mythbuster.
And this edition is a humdinger, a fitness myth that I’ve heard virtually my whole fitness career: If you stop exercising, your muscles will turn into fat.
And I bet I’m not the only one ... (full story)
Ohio dads hope to help grow football interest among kids and internationally
Having enjoyed and then agonized over the Cincinnati Bengals making the Super Bowl in the 2021 season and losing to the Los Angeles Rams in February 2022, Mike Schroeder was a little lost the following year when his favorite NFL team made another playoff run.
His wife was pregnant with the couple's third child, and he wanted to ... (full story)
Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they're being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development.
The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, part of a deal with developers ... (full story)
State
Border Patrol official behind Chicago immigration crackdown defends tactics as President Trump cheers
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Border Patrol commander leading an immigration crackdown in Chicago applauded his agents' aggressive tactics that have prompted resident backlash and lawsuits.
From his use of chemical agents to a helicopter raid on an apartment building, Gregory Bovino defended the approach of U.S. Customs and Bo ... (full story)
What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the US government shutdown
The U.S. government shutdown has now dragged on for over a month, and shortages of air traffic controllers are straining operations — with flight disruptions piling up nationwide.
Staffing shortages have caused flight delays at a growing number of airports in recent weeks. Among the latest disruptions, Newark Airport in Ne ... (full story)