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WIMBLEDON, England — Sofia Kenin used to be the up-and-coming American, the one who was a Grand Slam champion at age 21, the one who beat a teenage Coco Gauff on the way to that trophy, the one who right afterward broke into the Top 10 in the WTA rankings, then soon made another run to a major final.

The Revolutionary War may have been mostly fought by men, but women were an indispensable part of America’s fight for freedom.

A caller to the Better Business Bureau said, “I am so excited! I have been struggling to make payments on my student loans since I lost my job because of COVID. But I just got a phone call that the government will be paying off my student loans! This official agency said that they can handle the payoff, and it will be very quick. I had to act right now to take advantage of the offer. They needed $400 to register for their program, and I am supposed to make my loan payments to them from now on. They will let me know when my loans are canceled. Does BBB know about this?”

Boating is unquestionably popular this time of year. There are literally hundreds of state, federal and local laws, rules and regulations governing boating in Ohio and the United States. This column introduces and explains the basics of some commonly recognized boating laws and explains some of the more interesting aspects of the same.

Way back in the fourth grade, I started working at my first newspaper.

Three days before Juneteenth was celebrated this year, the results of a Washington Post-Ipsos poll were published that showed a majority of African Americans in a 1,225-survey sample believe that racism will get worse over the course of their lives. Seventy-nine percent of older Black adults, those between 50-64 and those over 65, respectively, stated that they felt it is more dangerous to be a Black teenager now than when they were teens.

When it comes to those who favor the return to the very first method of cooking by using some form of open fire in the great outdoors, the grilling season often seems to have no end. Even during our Midwestern winters that have the potential to freeze both our figurative and literal pipes, some refuse to quit that outdoor grill and continue to search for that perfectly prepped cut of meat over a propane, charcoal or wood-pellet fire.

DUBROVNIK, Croatia – Twenty-one episodes of the popular HBO series “Game of Thrones” were filmed in this city of 16th-century high walls and complicated history. One of them was shot along a section of St. Dominic Street, known as the walk of shame.

Recently we marked the first anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization landmark decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, which I applaud. The Supreme Court ordered a return of the power to regulate all aspects of abortions to individual states.

A new and damning audio recording, aired first on CNN, is shocking to say the least. In it, former President Donald Trump is being interviewed by a writer for a memoir of Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff.