Ben Midgley, founder of fitness chains including Planet Fitness, announced his candidacy for Maine’s 2026 gubernatorial election. Midgley, 55, highlighted his experience in the fitness industry and his personal journey from unemployment to success. He emphasized issues like rising costs of living, burdensome regulations, and Maine’s drug epidemic. Midgley also mentioned his commitment to self-funding his campaign, contrasting with candidates like Mitt Romney who hid their wealth. The discussion also touched on the challenges wealthy candidates face in politics, advocating for authenticity and embracing one’s success.
Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.
A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.
Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.
American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment...
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