While hot chicken and ice cream eating contests are sure to be intense, the fair is planning to continue its tradition of handing out ribbons for several specialties, including baking, sewing, canning and photography, among others.
Under the Hatch Act, federal personnel, including members of Congress, are prohibited from wearing partisan or political apparel such as T-shirts, buttons or other political groups’ paraphernalia while carrying out official duties or wearing official insignia.
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Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
In Caracas today, military police in balaclavas and without insignia regularly patrol the streets.
The 23-year-old Italian is seeking back-to-back US Open crowns, a feat not accomplished since Roger Federer's run in 2008.
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Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
But with a domestic premiere figure like that and global figures reaching as high as $187 million, the thrilling conclusion to the sprawling Conjuring universe may be coming for those crowns, too.
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