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Iowa Department of the Blind Director Emily Wharton resigns

Emily Wharton, director of the Iowa Department for the Blind will be retiring Thursday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced. Her resignation comes after battling Stage 4 kidney cancer for more than a year and a half, according to a news release from the department Tuesday. The Des Moines Register reported that she is on immunotherapy treatment […]

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ISU research identifies possible point of entry for avian flu in cattle

As avian influenza is being detected in more and more dairy herds across the U.S., Iowa State University researchers have found a possible “why” connection to the virus being found in raw milk. A study published this month by a team in ISU’s College of Veterinary Medicine found that bovine mammary gland tissue held receptors […]

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Sen. Bob Casey and David McCormick raise over $8 million each in Q2

Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate fundraising race between U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Republican David McCormick continues to reach new highs with both candidates each raising more than $8 million, according to the latest campaign finance reports.  McCormick’s campaign announced it raised $8.4 million from April 4 to the end of June, which includes a $2.09 […]

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Trump unexpectedly drops in on convention in first public appearance since shooting

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at the end of the first day of the Republican National Convention on Monday, his first public event since a gunman attempted to kill him during a campaign rally last weekend. Trump, who became the party’s official presidential nominee earlier in the day, walked into the arena […]

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Trump unexpectedly drops in on convention in first public appearance since shooting

MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at the end of the first day of the Republican National Convention on Monday, his first public event since a gunman attempted to kill him during a campaign rally last weekend. Trump, who became the party’s official presidential nominee earlier in the day, walked into the arena […]

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Biden says ‘bullseye’ remark about Trump was a mistake but defends criticism

President Joe Biden called for a de-escalation in political rhetoric but kept up criticism of former President Donald Trump on Monday, in Biden’s first interview since a Saturday assassination attempt on Trump. Talking to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, Biden said he called the injured Trump on Saturday to convey his well wishes. But he […]

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