Day: February 27, 2024

Closure of beloved California bookstore highlights struggles of small businesses in expensive state

1:57 pm February 27, 2024

A new report highlighted how time-honored small businesses may no longer thrive in modern California as they once did. California is well known for being one of the country’s most expensive states, whether for small businesses or residents, especially after the coronavirus pandemic. A Los Angeles Times story Monday discussed the struggles of small business […]

China’s former foreign minister, missing from public view since last June, resigns from national legislature

1:53 pm February 27, 2024

China’s former foreign minister, Qin Gang, who has been missing from public view since last June, has resigned from the national legislature, state media reported Tuesday. Qin was dismissed as foreign minister in July, in one of China’s biggest political surprises in years. The 57-year-old served for only seven months before he disappeared from public […]

NFL exec Troy Vincent suggests kickoff rule change proposal coming, won’t let it become ‘ceremonial play’

1:34 pm February 27, 2024

Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations and former Philadelphia Eagles star, expressed support for a change in kickoffs amid a report the play was discussed over the weekend. Vincent said Monday there was “no question” a proposal for kickoffs will be on the table in the offseason, according to NFL.com. The NFL […]

Hallow app team reveals why surrendering to God’s will ‘can feel scary’ when we ‘want to be strong’

1:17 pm February 27, 2024

During the season of Lent, some people find it helpful to pray the Surrender Novena as a way to strengthen their relationship with Jesus and fully place their lives in His hands. A novena is a prayer that is said repeatedly over nine — or a multiple of nine — days or weeks. In Latin, […]

Jake Gyllenhaal, Julia Stiles, Casey Affleck, other actors who studied at Columbia University

1:03 pm February 27, 2024

For these Hollywood elites, an Ivy League education was just a stepping stone to their successful career paths. The actors in this roundup attended Columbia University in New York City. Some A-listers on this list graduated from the private school, while others enrolled for a time before dropping out to fully pursue a career in […]