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Summer is a busy time. Does anyone remember the days of carefree summer breaks from childhood? Maybe a family trip, no school, and running barefoot in the garden.

Former football star Tony Romo has partnered with the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. brand, funded by the Beef Checkoff, to bring you the ultimate grilling game plan that will be perfect for Fourth of July weekend.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial made a jury’s award official Friday with a written order for Heard to pay Depp $10.35 million for damaging his reputation by describing herself as a domestic abuse victim in an op-ed piece she wrote.

The food, fireworks, and festivities associated with July 4th are fun for most Americans, but the same can’t be said for our pets. Ask any pet owner - this holiday is often traumatic for four-legged family members, who can have a phobic reaction to fireworks and other loud sights and sounds.

DEAR ABBY: Many years ago, I was the victim of a violent assault that my then-11-year-old daughter witnessed. It traumatized both of us, but me, the worst. I completely dove off the deep end. I started drinking and smoking pot, and quit going to church. My whole personality changed. I dumped every moment with my children I could onto my husband so I could go out with my “friends” to clubs, bars, concerts or parties. I then started having affairs with many different people, including women. My husband knew about all of it, and despite the torture and pain I put him through, he stayed with me.

It is a common belief that a wet nose is the sign of a healthy dog and that a dry nose indicates illness. But this is not necessarily true for every canine companion, according to Dr.

STILLWATER, Okla. – Ranchers turning cattle onto pastures with new forage growth this season should watch out for prussic acid toxicity, a condition fatal to livestock and commonly linked to consumption of Johnsongrass.