A pre-Civil War haven for free blacks is now honored in the African American Museum

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2357 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

The sun is just dawning over a parking lot wedged between a cornfield and a Bob Evans in southwestern Indiana. The farmers arrive early. This is like sleeping in for them. The prospect of this pilgrimage to Washington makes them proud, nostalgic and a little edgy. “It’s a busy time to be going,” says Glenn Morris, who raises cattle and crops on 425 acres a couple miles away. “You’re wondering if you should be on the trip or in the field. [Read More]

Buying a second home first could be the answer

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1339 words  |  Fernande Dalal

correction An earlier version of this article listed incorrect locations for the headquarters of two companies. CoreLogic is in Irvine, Calif., not Rockville, Md., and Vacasa is in Portland, Ore., not Vail, Colo. The article has been corrected. More than three decades ago, Doug Benner bought a residential investment property in Germantown, Md., while he lived in Olney with his mother. “I was with the State Department at the time and moved around a lot, but I wanted to own real estate,” said Benner, now a senior vice president of residential lending at Draper and Kramer Mortgage Corp. [Read More]

Can anyone sell 1st dibs?

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  243 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

We only allow our vetted, professional sellers to list their items for sale on 1stdibs. This means that personal items cannot be sold unless you have been approved and selected as a professional seller. Learn more about applying to sell on 1stdibs and the approval process here.Click to see full answer. Also asked, what percentage does 1st dibs take?Instead, the company charges a commission of up to 15 percent of each sale, plus a three percent transaction fee for credit card use, along with the monthly fee. [Read More]

France shifts Western Sahara stance, seeking closer ties with Morocco

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  669 words  |  Patria Henriques

RABAT, Morocco — France has thrown its support behind Morocco’s autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara, shifting a decades-old position and adding itself to a growing list of countries to align with Morocco as a United Nations-mediated peace process remains stalled. In a letter to King Mohammed VI, France’s President Emmanuel Macron called the plan that Morocco proposed in 2007 to offer the region limited autonomy under its sovereignty the “only basis” to solve the conflict. [Read More]

How WWE fired Lana: 'My heart dropped'

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  336 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

Explore More There is no good way to get fired. WWE wrestler Lana is no exception to the rule. When WWE head of talent relations John Laurinaitis broke the news via phone call as the 36-year-old was relaxing in the pool, it was a bittersweet moment. “[Laurinaitis] says, ‘I’m calling you about your 90 days.’ I’m like, ‘Wait, what?’ I couldn’t even understand. He’s like, ‘I’m calling you about your 90 days because you’re getting released. [Read More]

Hunter Awtrey death 2020: What happened to Hunter Awtrey?

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  200 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Hunter Awtrey was a well-recognized young man, who have a superb character, a strong work ethic, and also a positive outlook on life. He was a talented student-athlete who competed in football, basketball, and baseball at Trinity High School, where he graduated in 2016. He was raised in a family that valued education and outdoor recreation, Hunter was born in 1998. He had a deep love for the outdoors and enjoyed shooting deer, fishing, playing golf, snowboarding, and dirt biking. [Read More]

I work at Hooters the weird gifts I get from customers revealed

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  449 words  |  Valentine Belue

Explore More Ho-Ho-Hooters customers might be in the gift-giving mood this Christmas. But one waitress would prefer they just eat, drink and be merry rather than load her down with creepy presents.  Ahead of the holidays, Hooters girl Emily Hofmann is virally displaying some of her “favorite” gifts she’s received from frequenters of the popular chicken shack location in Cincinnati, Ohio. And their tokens of appreciation include a body part from a customer’s dead pet and a crop top that reads: “I have no t-ts. [Read More]

Is Singer Alan Jackson Dead Or Still Alive: What Happened To Singer? Death Update - Did He Passed Aw

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  180 words  |  Patria Henriques

Alan Jackson has three kids with his wife Denise. Mattie Denise Jackson, Dani Grace Jackson, and Alexandra Jane Jackson are their kids’ names. On June 19, 1990, Mattie was born and is now 32 years old. On October 7, 2017, she married Ben Selecman, the love of her life, five years after receiving her degree from the University of Tennessee. Unfortunately, though, her husband passed just a month before their first wedding anniversary. [Read More]

Knife crime rises 90% in a decade in Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  565 words  |  Patria Henriques

BBCTwenty-two people were killed by a knife in Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire last yearMore than 100 serious knife crimes are committed every week in Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, figures show. Offences including robbery, assault and murder have nearly doubled in the region in the past decade, according to the latest police data. Campaigners claimed carrying a weapon had become as "normalised" among young people as using a mobile phone. It comes as police across the country this week run a coordinated operation aimed at tackling knife crime. [Read More]

Misty Knights Net Worth

 Posted on August 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  147 words  |  Fernande Dalal

Misty Knights net worth is $13 Million Misty Knights Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Extremely buxom and shapely 5'4" blonde bombshell Misty Knights was born on June 29, 1966 in Tampa, Florida. Misty started out in the adult entertainment industry as a stripper. She first began performing in explicit hardcore movies in her late 20s in 1995 as Missy Knights. Moreover, Knights was also a popular big bust model in the men's magazine . [Read More]