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Two hundred fifty years ago today, July 4, 1776, we were already more than a year into being insurgents, and a long seven years away from actually achieving the independence that we were set to formally declare.
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From how the game is officiated to how fans pick their side of a debate, football has quietly turned into a data business, and the 2026 season is where that shift becomes impossible to ignore.
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The 2026 World Cup is going to feel different, and not only because the trophy is up for grabs again. For the first time the tournament is spread across three host nations, with the United States, Mexico and Canada sharing 48 teams and a swollen match schedule.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is already rewriting the record books, and the energy spreading from stadiums into living rooms, sports bars, and school gyms.
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Virginia has one chance to critically assess NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy.
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Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith has now declared himself, in effect, a constitutional sheriff – the final arbiter within his jurisdiction on new state laws set to go into effect on July 1 on gun rights.
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Donald Trump did not invent America’s vulnerabilities, but he has driven them to a breaking point.
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American sports fans have always known how to turn a single game into an all-day event. What has changed over the past few seasons is where that event happens.
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A Supreme Court ruling upholds the constitutional notion of birthright citizenship that has been the law of the land since the 1860s.
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Sports betting content surrounds you online daily, but much of it feels repetitive once you start reading closely.
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