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CNN Business | Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say

(CNN) — Public television stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after lawmakers advanced a bill that cancels all the federal funding for the network and for NPR.

Radio and TV stations may need to lay off staffers and cut back on programming. Popular shows like “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” may reach fewer people. Big Bird of “Sesame Street” fame isn’t going away, but the financial system that supported him for decades is being stripped away.

House Republicans passed the spending cuts bill shortly after midnight Friday. Once President Trump signs the bill into law, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s budget will be zeroed out for the first time since 1967, back when television stations still broadcast in black and white.  –read more–

HGTV Weekend Projects | How to Turn Your Bathroom Into a Spa

Dreaming of a luxury bathroom with amenities on par with those at your favorite spa? These bathing beauties boast fabulous features such as steam showers, luxury fixtures, freestanding soaking tubs and more (not to mention style to spare).  –read more–

Comedy Central Stand-Up | Get to Know Jo Koy in Six Jokes

Netflix Is A Joke | Best of: Jo Koy | Netflix Is A Joke

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HGTV | 83 of the Most Charming Homes From Across the US

Stunning Homes From (Almost) Every State

Your cross-country curb appeal tour starts now. HGTV Magazine is taking you from state to state to see some of the most inviting homes in the US. No matter what house style you love — from ranches and quaint Cape Cods to colorful Victorians and classic Colonials — we’ve got it in spades. Read on for all the inspiring curb appeal ideas.  –read/view–

Katy Perry | Katy Perry – Roar

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Elferspot | The History of the Porsche Crest

The horse as a sign of strength is the focus. How could it be any different. The Porsche Crest provides material for many strange stories. But first things first. During a meeting of Ferry Porsche and the then US importer Max Hoffman in 1952 in New York City, Max Hoffman mentioned to Dr. Ing. Ferry Porsche that all the major car brands in the world have their own crest. “Why not Porsche, too?” he asked. Then Ferry, it is said, reached for a napkin and began drawing the first sketches of the crest. Ferry wanted it to be a seal of quality for the type 356. In the same year, Herrmann Lapper, who was responsible for advertising at the time, and the designer Franz Xaver Reimspieß presented a design that has only been changed in nuances to this day.  –read more–

HGTV | 15 Things You Should Never Put In the Dishwasher

You may be making some costly mistakes by loading all of your cookware and dinnerware into the dishwasher. Learn the top items you should never put in the dishwasher.  –read more–

Car and Driver | View Photos of the 2025 BMW M5 Touring

See exterior and interior photos of the BMW M5 Touring station wagon, which is launching as an all-new model for 2025.  –read more–

Robb Report | How Ferdinand Porsche  Built an Automotive Legend

In the 21st century, the Porsche name is associated with powerful and refined sports cars, high-performance sedans and SUVs, and total dominance in motorsports. It all started with one man: Ferdinand Porsche, an Austrian engineer and businessman. Far beyond the founding of his company, Ferdinand Porsche was a critical player in the evolution of the automobile and the establishment of a global car industry, earning him the posthumous title of Car Engineer of the Century. Here’s how a young Austrian boy with no engineering degree shaped the automotive era.  –read/view the eye candy–

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