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Remembering the Benwood Mine Disaster 100 years ago
Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the Benwood Mine Disaster. It was shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 1924, when an explosion and fire tore through the Wheeling Steel Corporation mine in the northern panhandle community just south of Wheeling. Over 100 men had gone in the mine just a half-hour before to
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More than a decade ago, he got kicked out of Coachella. Now he's headlining it.
For approximately one minute, it looked like Tyler, the Creator’s headlining set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival could have been a tranquil one. Built into the Coachella stage were two red rock plateaus, dotted with cacti and shrubs. A trailer stood nestled between them with a canteen hanging from its side, and a green tent was pitched up above. When the lights turned out, the scene stood still. A low, ominous synthesizer drone rang out. It was almost peaceful. Then the scene...
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Auto insurance rates are up 22% from a year ago—and are fueling inflation
Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching steadily higher since 2022, even as inflation at the consumer level steadily cooled from its 9.1% peak in the middle of that year. Consumers have had some relief as the rate of cost increases for food and energy, two key components of most budgets, has eased greatly. But auto insurance and car...