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Affordable designer hacks to spruce up your pad

Looking for ways to glam up your pad without breaking the bank? Here are some affordable design hacks that will spruce up nearly any space and help stretch your design dollars. Look for portable design Look for decor items you can swap in and swap out, whether it means being able to move a decor item from room to room as a refresh or to change out with the seasons.

Valentine’s travel

USA TODAY If you are looking for a romantic getaway, these cities attract love birds of all ages. Each spot offers a AAA five-diamond hotel, a top-ranked restaurant, and a prime spot for an epic engagement.

In Breyer’s tenure, court shifts more conservative

WASHINGTON – In the nearly 30 years that Justice Stephen Breyer has spent on the Supreme Court, it has been conservative, then more conservative and now much more conservative. The court’s rapid rightward shift in recent years was a change for the liberal jurist, who early in his career sat with the same group of eight other justices for more than a decade.

Federal judge throws out oil lease sale

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has an opportunity for a reset on climate policy after a federal judge rejected an administration plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling.

Pittsburgh bridge collapse injures 10

PITTSBURGH – A two-lane bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh early Friday, requiring rescuers to rappel nearly 150 feet while others formed a human chain to help rescue occupants of a dangling bus. The collapse came hours before President Joe Biden was to visit the city to press for his $1 trillion infrastructure bill, which includes bridge maintenance.

Bidens welcome new cat into White House

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have finally added the long-promised cat to their pet family. Her name is Willow, and she’s a 2-year-old, green-eyed, gray and white farm cat from Pennsylvania.

NATION & WORLD WATCH

Dole’s burial Wednesday in Arlington National Cemetery TOPEKA, Kan. – The late Bob Dole, a former U.S.

Patriots rout rival Bears with strong start

There was little doubt after the first quarter where the Three Trails Trophy was headed Thursday night. The host Truman Patriots raced to a 20-6 lead after the opening period on the way to a mercy-rule-clock 69-34 rout of crosstown rival William Chrisman in Suburban Middle Six girls basketball action.