Exclusive: Ryan Rhodes Running for Congress to ‘Make America Iowa’
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Exclusive: Ryan Rhodes Running for Congress to ‘Make America Iowa’

Ryan Rhodes, the founder of the Iowa Tea Party, said onBreitbart News Saturday that he is running for Congress to “Make America Iowa,” reflecting its hard-working values as compared to those of a socialist, such as Minneapolis, Minnesota, mayoral candidate Omar Fateh. Rhodes is running for Iowa’s fourth congressional district as current Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) is running for governor of the Hawkeye State. As the founder of the Iowa Tea Party, Rhodes said he has always felt the need to “stand up at the moment” someone is needed to fight for the people of Iowa. He has also served as Dr. Ben Carson’s presidential state director for Iowa. “Iowa is the most American state in the country,” Rhodes said onBreitbart News Saturdayexplaining his reasoning behind his campaign slogan, “Make America Iowa.” The state’s fourth congressional district has typically...
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World shares are mixed as Tokyo’s Nikkei jumps nearly 2% on tariff news
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World shares are mixed as Tokyo’s Nikkei jumps nearly 2% on tariff news

MANILA, Philippines -- World shares were mixed on Friday, with Asian stocks mostly lower while Tokyo's benchmark spiked more than 2% after Japanese officials said they had resolved questions over the tariff that will apply to exports to the U.S. In early European trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.3% to 24,131.01. The CAC 40 in Paris added 0.3% to 7,730.40, while Britain's FTSE 100 edged less than 0.1% lower to 9,094.65. The future for S&P 500 was up 0.3% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.1% . New U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods that took effect Thursday did not match an agreement between Washington and Tokyo on a 15% level, and Japan’s main trade envoy said the U.S. side had agreed to correct the problem. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 2.2% but later trimmed...
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How My Father Started AGEGE Bread In 1948
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How My Father Started AGEGE Bread In 1948

Business TAIWO OKE Talks About His Late Dad, OSENI OKEMr. Taiwo Oke is the Managing Director of Kajola Bakery in Agege, a business he took over from his late dad, Mr. Oseni Oke since 1990 after his demise. Many dont know his father, late Mr. Oseni Oke was the first person to start a bakery business in Agege. His bakery, Kajola Bakery was the first in Agege and he started it in 1948. Mr. Taiwo Oseni Oke was formerly an employee at Concord Newspaper until 2002. When his father died in 1990, his mother took over the bakery business partially. Then, in 2002 when Concord packed up, he had no choice than to face the family business. And till date the bakery is still in existence under his care. How did his father start the bakery business in 1948?...
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We’re hardwired for negativity. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed to it.
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We’re hardwired for negativity. That doesn’t mean we’re doomed to it.

Business Over the past week or so, the US economy took a major hit, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it was no longer in the business of caring about the environment, and the only thing the internet can talk about is Sydney Sweeney. But here’s the thing: Even amid the constant deluge of news that alternates between the negative and the just silly, there’s another story unfolding. It’s quieter, slower, less flashy, but it’s real, and it matters. And that’s the story of progress.Business Good NewsA weekly dose of stories chronicling progress around the world.That’s why a few months ago I launched Good News, Vox’s weekly newsletter dedicated not to ignoring our often difficult reality, but to placing it in the broader context it deserves. This past Monday, Good News got the Unexplainable treatment,...
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