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City of Joplin Invites the Community to the Grand Launch Party for MOmentum Bike Park on May 2

April 20, 2026 Erin Slifka 0

Bring your family, bicycles, and helmets to the MOmentum Bike Park on Saturday, May 2 for the City of Joplin’s Grand Launch Party! This opening event is a day packed with energy and entertainment. Plans […]

Big Oil Plows Billions Into Far-Flung Drilling Sites to Escape Iran Turmoil

April 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Exxon, Chevron and other energy companies are turning to Africa and South America to secure their next generation of prospects.

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QXO to Buy Insulation Company TopBuild for $17 Billion

April 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

QXO has agreed to acquire insulation products company TopBuild for $17 billion, marking the building products distributor’s biggest deal to date.

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Blue Origin Rocket Stumbles on First Commercial Mission

April 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company said a satellite from customer AST SpaceMobile was deployed into an incorrect orbit.

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Deere Settled for $99 Million Over Repair Costs. Farmers Are Still Worried.

April 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Farmers are waging a legal battle against what they say is Deere’s tight grip over repairs and the escalating costs of fixing complex equipment.

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The Obsessive Race to Make a Four-Ounce Running Shoe

April 19, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Gas-injected foams and paper-thin uppers make high-tech shoes lighter than ever before—and records are tumbling just as fast.

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The Seaside Town Trying to Reclaim Its Title as ‘Submarine Capital of the World’

April 18, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Groton, Conn., suffered after Cold War military spending dried up 30 years ago. Now it’s being asked to deliver again.

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Justice Department Rebuffs French on X Probe, Musk Interview

April 18, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The U.S. told French authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s X, after a raid on the social-media platform’s Paris office earlier this year.

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This Italian Lingerie Brand Was Saved by Seamstresses—and an American Couple

April 18, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

La Perla’s lacy undergarments were ‘the holy grail of intimate apparel’ before its factory shut down. The employees who lobbied to reopen it will now be key to the brand’s revival.

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Meet the Inventor Dubbed ‘Black Edison,’ Who Beat Thomas Edison in Court

April 18, 2026 Erin Slifka Comments Off

In the 1880s, Granville T. Woods won patent battles to protect his inventions, including a system to allow moving trains to communicate wirelessly.

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Articles by Erin Slifka

City of Joplin Invites the Community to the Grand Launch Party for MOmentum Bike Park on May 2

Big Oil Plows Billions Into Far-Flung Drilling Sites to Escape Iran Turmoil

QXO to Buy Insulation Company TopBuild for $17 Billion

Blue Origin Rocket Stumbles on First Commercial Mission

Deere Settled for $99 Million Over Repair Costs. Farmers Are Still Worried.

The Obsessive Race to Make a Four-Ounce Running Shoe

The Seaside Town Trying to Reclaim Its Title as ‘Submarine Capital of the World’

Justice Department Rebuffs French on X Probe, Musk Interview

This Italian Lingerie Brand Was Saved by Seamstresses—and an American Couple

Meet the Inventor Dubbed ‘Black Edison,’ Who Beat Thomas Edison in Court

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