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Bellwood's Small Town, Big Freedom gathering celebrates community

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The Bellwood-Antis Community Trust will host “Small Town, Big Freedom,” a three-day community celebration honoring the spirit of freedom, patriotism and small-town pride from July 10-12. Residents and visitors are invited to come together for a weekend filled with family-friendly activities, entertainment, community fellowship and celebration. The festivities begin on Friday, July 10, with opening ceremonies at Memorial Field at Bellwood-Antis High School. Community members will gather to celebrate what freedom means to them and recognize the values that make Bellwood such a ...

Ticker: Trump refuses to sign bipartisan housing bill

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A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won broad bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadblock in becoming law. Although the White House supported the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, President Donald Trump canceled the housing bill signing ceremony on Wednesday. He says he won’t sign the measure until Congress passes separate election reform legislation. The delay could impact aspiring homeowners and renters at a time when many Americans are burdened by the cost of housing. Tech ...

Nation’s biggest banks clear Fed test

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All 32 of the nation’s biggest banks passed the Federal Reserve’s annual “stress test” of the financial system, the central bank said Wednesday, a sign that the banking system would remain healthy even if a major economic contraction occurred. The annual stress test measures whether a bank’s capital, a financial cushion it uses to absorb losses, would remain at healthy levels even after hundreds of billions of dollars in projected losses. The tests are required under the Dodd-Frank Act, the law passed after the 2008 financial crisis that nearly brought down the global ...

Chemours to pay $450M to settle ‘forever chemicals’ case

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The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains. The settlement is the first by the federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a manufacturer of harmful chemicals known as PFAS. Under the agreement, filed in federal court in West Virginia, Chemours will pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million for alleged violations and spend $90 million over 15 years to mitigate PFAS discharges in three ...

Fireworks revenue expected to reach new heights in region

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Revenues for both consumer and display fireworks hit record highs in 2025 and another record-setting year is likely this year as America celebrates its 250th anniversary on July 4. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, the fireworks industry saw revenues of $2.3 billion for ...

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Nation South Carolina Attorney general wins governor runoff COLUMBIA — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson won a runoff election on Tuesday, swiftly routing the candidate initially endorsed by President Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee for governor. Wilson defeated Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, whom Trump backed in the closing days of the primary campaign. The president later said he supported both candidates, hedging his bets in the race after his candidates for governor lost in Iowa and Georgia earlier this month. Arizona Guthrie family still seeking ...