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TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers started moving forward Tuesday with a proposal that would give the state the power to put President Donald Trump’s name on a Palm Beach County airport, next to a road ...

President Donald Trump revealed that he had really wanted to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Trump, but settled on the “Gulf of America” instead. “I was going to call it the Gulf of Trump, ...

You’ll soon be able to visit “Trump Mountain” if one lawmaker gets his way. Georgia Rep. David Clark, R-Buford, confirmed this week that he has introduced a resolution to rename Sawnee Mountain in ...

“Our hospitality concept was designed to be a private space free of distractions where athletes, their families, and friends can come together to celebrate the unique experience of the Winter Games,” ...

The state government on Tuesday announced that it would rename all the gram panchayat offices in the state after Mahatma Gandhi, amid the ongoing confrontation with the Centre over changes to the ...

MILAN - US Olympic officials have changed the name of an athlete hospitality space at the Milano Cortina Games from "Ice House" to "Winter House," a move that comes following protests in Minneapolis ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I’m a rational person. I grew up in a family of scientists. My dad, who studied the brain, told me ...

They are the bane of motorists across the country and cause billions in repair costs every year. Now the number of craters on one road has become so bad that locals have renamed the street ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Party national chairperson Blessed Gwala stated that the current name remains a compromise that fails to fully reflect the reality of the region. FILE: Zulu King Misuzulu at Battle of Isandlwana ...

Free File is not Direct File, which the IRS has discontinued for the 2026 tax season. This tax season, according to the IRS, eight private-sector partners are offering guided tax software products ...