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WASHINGTON -- I have not seen Russian President Vladimir Putin passing through the Russian outback with his shirt off lately. Have you? He used to ride around the countryside shirtless and on horseback. I am told he would brag about how he could pump iron and do pushups with ease. His boasts always reminded me of President Joe Biden’s boasts about taking President Donald Trump out behind the “garage” or the “barn” or some other imagined locale for fisticuffs. Nothing ever came of it, fortunately for Joe.

When Not to File an Insurance Claim Insurance is a funny thing. You pay a small fortune to get it and keep it.

This is hardly a scientific sampling, but a high school teacher in the Dallas area tells me that her students have two big worries: One is getting shot to death. The other is seeing their neighborhood burn up due to climate change.

Dear Annie: I’ve been friends with “Jessie” for several years, but lately, I’ve been feeling like the friendship is one-sided. I’m always the one reaching out, making plans and putting in the effort. Jessie has been responding to my texts with one-word answers, if at all.

Dear Annie: I’m feeling torn between pursuing my dream and maintaining my financial stability. I have a job as an accountant making six figures, but it’s boring work -- so boring that I dread getting out of bed every morning. The days go by slowly, and I find myself living for the weekend.

As Donald Trump grimly faces the first federal criminal indictment ever handed down to a president, let’s consider his competition in the Republican primary. My father challenged me to pick “the best of the worst” in the wide field of Republican men -- and a woman, former Gov.

The networks that have obsessed 24/7 for years about how to “close the walls in” on Donald Trump and ruin him profess some fatigue with conservatives who ask about the Biden scandals. On “CNN This Morning” on June 12, guest host Phil Mattingly complained about the cover of the New York Post.

Today is the 166th day of 2023 and the 88th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1836, Arkansas was admitted as the 25th U.S.

Dear Annie: I love the gym. It has really helped me gain confidence and strength. I have been going to the same gym in our small town for roughly 10 years. I know all the people there and enjoy my time there -- until lately.

In days of yore, a Republican like Rep. Mike Lawler would be an easy sell in the New York suburbs.