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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kasey Musgraves knows that just because something has a simple sound doesn’t mean it’s easy to create. “There may be a misconception that country music is easy to replicate,” the country singer told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview. “When you look at the bones of traditional country – the structure, the sounds, the subject matter – it’s not easy to replicate.”Explaining that while the genre “comes across as very simple, and the best country music is,” it’s “full of so many layers of heart and real life, real stories.””And there’s a…

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PAKISTAN MUST FIND ITS CALIBRATED RESPONSE There is no question that Pakistan will respond to India’s strikes with some form of military action. It will, however, need to calibrate this in a manner that does not escalate tensions beyond a point. Such rhetoric and action should, however, be seen as attempts to raise the ante to a point that other countries pressure India to taper its response and re-evaluate its position on the sharing of river waters. It is also worth noting that tensions with India and the strikes have led to a burgeoning of support for the military across…

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Uber appears to be powering through the tumult of the global economy, despite fears that consumers are skimping on rides and deliveries.The company said on Wednesday that it had $11.5 billion in revenue in its most recent quarter, up 14 percent from a year earlier and slightly below Wall Street investors’ expectations. Its total bookings also grew 14 percent to $42.8 billion, which was in line with expectations.Investors have been eager to see how President Trump’s latest round of tariffs might affect Uber’s growth. While the company’s direct business has little exposure to tariffs, a hampered economy could make customers…

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Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2025. Yves Herman | ReutersUber reported first-quarter results Wednesday that beat analysts’ expectations for earnings, but fell shy of anticipated revenue growth for the quarter. Shares fell about 5% following the report.Here’s how Uber did versus analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG:Earnings per share: 83 cents vs. 50 cents expected.Revenue: $11.53 billion vs. $11.62 billion expected.Revenue at the ride-sharing company grew about 14% in the first three months of 2025, up from $10.13 billion during the same period in 2024.The company also reported net income of…

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Democrat Angus King III, a son of U.S. Sen. Angus King Jr.’s, I-Maine, has announced a bid for the Maine governorship.”I’m Angus King, and if you know my dad, you know my values,” the gubernatorial hopeful said in a campaign video.His father previously served as governor of the state from early 1995 until early 2003, and has served in the U.S. Senate since early 2013.SEN. ANGUS KING: A ‘DECLARATION OF CONSCIENCE’ ON DONALD TRUMP’S 100TH DAY Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, arrives for the Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on “Worldwide Threats” in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, March…

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For several weeks, federal wildlife officials have been investigating who stabbed a 300-pound elephant pup seal several times in a beach cove in Oregon.The seal, which survived the attack, has largely recovered. Investigators say they have developed some solid leads about the attacker — and now they’re asking for the public’s help to identify the culprit.The stabbing occurred on a cold evening, March 16, between 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. in Neskowin, Ore., on a beach along the Pacific Ocean, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.The seal began to heal, and by mid-April, it was showing no signs…

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The streets of Fitzroy Crossing were awash with orange as hundreds of community members donned T-shirts to mark the launch of Us Without Abuse, a joint campaign by Kimberley Community Legal Services and the Marnin Women’s Centre.The colour — symbolic of the fight against domestic violence — stood as a powerful statement against both domestic violence and elder abuse.Camera IconThe launch of the Us Without Abuse campaign. Credit: suppliedThe campaign follows the deaths of two women, allegedly at the hands of their partners, in the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley in less than six months.Police charged a Derby man with one…

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