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Danger Pro Wrestling books Raja Jackson for upcoming San Diego appearance
Raja Jackson (Image Source: musingswithmorales_podcsst/Instagram) Danger Pro Wrestling, a San Diego–based independent wrestling promotion, has recently generated interest and scorn alike by announcing that it will be using Raja Jackson, son of...

Print effectiveness affirmed in parliamentary debate
Print came out on top at a lively IPIA debate hosted at the House of Commons. During one of the summer’s many heatwaves, 9 July saw the Debating Group meet at Com-mittee Room 9 inside the House of Commons for a parliamentary debate on the IPIA...
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From basement sales to downtown staple: Fulton’s Rooted Boutique celebrates 5 years
Jackie Wilkin opened Rooted Boutique in August 2020 – right in the middle of the pandemic and the week a derecho knocked out power across Fulton. “I had to push my opening out a week,” Wilkin said. “We put our masks on, and we’ve got a nice big...

'Birds of a feather read together' at this colorful Austin bookstore
Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities. They provide culture and community, generate local jobs and sales tax revenue, promote literacy and education, champion and center diverse and new authors, connect readers to books in...

Journal Record Index: Markets march into positive terrain
Technology stocks were once more the driver that pushed stocks to new heights as our trading session ended August 28, 2025, in a shortened week ahead of the Labor Day holiday. Wall Street continued its climb. The Commerce Department reported that...

Larger store boosts sales to Mary Morrow’s Attic thrift shop - Steve Cahalan
I’ve got news this week about a Sparta thrift store moving to a larger location, a Viroqua bakery planning to move, and a Cashton diner closing. Moving into a larger building on a state highway has brought a boost in sales to the Mary Morrow’s...

Week Ahead: US and Canada Jobs, ISM PMIs, Eurozone Flash CPI, UK Retail Sales
MON: US Labor Day, South Korean Trade Balance Prelim (Aug), Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI (Final), EZ, UK, US Manufacturing PMI (Final), New Zealand Terms of Trade (Q2) TUE: South Korean CPI (Aug), EZ Flash HICP (Aug), US ISM Manufacturing PMI...

Dave Brown is named deputy coverage chief, Washington, D.C., with The Wall Street Journal
Dave Brown Emma Tucker | The Wall Street Journal I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Brown as deputy coverage chief, Washington, D.C. As the news from Washington shows no sign of slowing, Dave will help to elevate our industry-leading...

Tax-free in Florida: Back-to-school sales end Labor Day…
Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday ends on Aug. 31. Tax-free school supplies include computers, accessories, clothing and learning aids under specific price limits. Certain disaster preparedness supplies are now permanently tax-exempt....
Best leveraged ETFs: A high-risk, high-reward bet on short-term market volatility
There are a multitude of leveraged strategies aimed at retail investors. Most of these follow the performance of major indexes, while others track niche areas of the market like the semiconductor and biotech industries. With leveraged strategies,...

B.C. crane industry wants provincial standard for riggers
Members of B.C.’s construction crane industry want WorkSafeBC (WSBC) to set a provincial standard for riggers to fill a critical regulatory void which now allows individuals with little or no formal training to load tower cranes with thousands of...

Madeleine Keane on books: Summer is coming to an end but literary festivals continue apace
Check out Write By the Sea, Clifden Arts Festival, the Red Line Festival Poetry Competition and more 'Small Things Like These' author Claire Keegan will be speaking at the Write By the Sea festival. Photo: Getty Today at 15:30 Summer may be waning...

Wyoming Launches Stablecoin, SEC Chair Discusses Tokenization and Congress Eyes Market Structure Legislation
[co-author: Samantha Ackel] There were significant crypto developments at both the state and federal levels. In Wyoming, the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) officially launched on mainnet, making the state the first public entity in the United States...
Bitcoin whales send BTC price under $109.5K as market ‘wobbles’ into US PCE
Key points: Bitcoin whales take the blame as “spoofy” transactions send BTC price action below $110,000. The Bitcoin “whale playbook” means that price is repeating behavior from earlier in August. US PCE inflation data is under the microscope as...

How to Start Investing in the Stock Market: A Simple Guide for Beginners
Everyone remembers their first stock purchase. For me, it was a small sum in a company I believed in, and the excitement of seeing that number move up or down was unforgettable. That’s the thing about the stock market—it looks intimidating from...

The Anime NYC Guide to Working in the American Manga Industry Manga publishers at Anime NYC shared their advice on breaking into the industry from lettering and logo design to creating your very own comic.
Image via depositphotos.comHow many of the 148,000 attendees at Anime NYC 2025 want to find work in the manga business? Probably a lot of them - at least five panels focused on career-building, and even the question and answer segments on...

I’ve read 76 books this year, thanks to taxes and libraries. But the state is threatening that boon: Our Best Life
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Thank heaven for libraries. So far this year, I’ve read 76 books. I’ve bought a handful – by authors I particularly want to support. The rest I’ve borrowed from the library, most of them without physically entering the building....

INDUSTRY OPINION: Why GIA’s new laboratory-grown grading could hurt consumers
29th August 2025 By Ruth Faulkner The GIA’s changes to how it grades laboratory-grown diamonds will come into effect on 1 October, but contemporary jeweller Christine Sadler argues that this could spell misunderstanding for consumers. This area is...

Another industry selects Bismarck
The monthly Bismarck Board of Alderpersons meeting was highlighted by the announcement of another industry coming to Bismarck. Gail Kingsbury, CEO and co-founder of United Tiny Homes, headquartered in Goodyear, Arizona, was introduced by Mayor...

Best of the Week: Metabolic Risks in Horses, Market Health for Instrument Vendors
This week, LCGC International published a variety of articles on hot topics in separation science. Some of the articles included in this week’s update explore topics such as the metabolic risk in horses, the bioactivities in chili pepper...