Jennifer Borresen

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Data Vizualization Editor at USA Today

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Articles

How to prepare your house for a hurricane: The ultimate preparedness checklist

5 days ago | usatoday.com | George Petras |Jennifer Borresen

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be aa busy one; NOAA is forecasting 13 to 19 total named storms. A typical year averages about 14 tropical storms, seven of which spin into hurricanes, based on weather records that date from 1991 to 2020. With the threat of dozens of storms looming, now is the time to prepare your home and property for what's to come.
Tennessee star Karlyn Pickens sets NCAA record for fastest pitch: See comparisons

6 days ago | usatoday.com | Jennifer Borresen |John Leuzzi

If the No. 3 Florida Gators hope to move on in the Women's College World Series, they'll have to get by pitcher who earlier in the NCAA tournament set the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown. No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers' ace Karlyn Pickens will take the mound Friday in the SEC vs. SEC matchup in the first elimination game of the Women's College World Series. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Tennessee star Karlyn Pickens sets NCAA record for fastest pitch: See comparisons

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Jennifer Borresen |John Leuzzi

If the No. 3 Florida Gators hope to move on in the Women's College World Series, they'll have to get by pitcher who earlier in the NCAA tournament set the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown. No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers' ace Karlyn Pickens will take the mound Friday in the SEC vs. SEC matchup in …
House passes 'Big Beautiful Bill': No taxes on tips, overtime? NC bill would end OT, tip taxes

1 week ago | citizen-times.com | Iris Seaton |Jennifer Borresen |George Petras

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" narrowly passed the House and is now under Senate review. The bill proposes eliminating taxes on overtime pay and tips, but analysis suggests it primarily benefits high-income earners. President Donald Trump "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" was narrowly passed by the U.S. House on May 22. Here's what it means for Americans.
The winners (and losers) in Trump's 'big beautiful' tax bill

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | George Petras |Jennifer Borresen

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which will transform taxes and other federal policies, is indeed big at 1,116 pages. Its beauty, however, will be limited to those who benefit most from it – top earners, according to analyses from multiple sources. That's if the bill passes. A House vote was scheduled for Thursday but members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus have demanded more changes, stalling the bill's progress.
The winners (and losers) in Trump's 'big beautiful' tax bill

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | George Petras |Jennifer Borresen

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of changes in taxes and other federal policies is indeed big at 1,116 pages. Its beauty, however, will be limited to those who benefit most from it – top earners, according to analyses from multiple sources. The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on the bill, known officially as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Though it would help U.S. households overall, benefits would decrease for those in the lowest income levels because of spending cuts.
The winners (and losers) in Trump's 'big beautiful' tax bill

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | George Petras |Jennifer Borresen

NowThe 3D-chess Trump trade theory is falling apartCNN — President Donald Trump and his administration have long suggested that the on-again, off-again rollout of historic tariffs was intentionally chaotic, part of a carefully crafted master plan designed to keep America’s trading partners on the back foot. But that dubious theory has been belied by …NowThe 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year.
The winners (and losers) in Trump's 'big beautiful' tax bill

2 weeks ago | eu.patriotledger.com | George Petras |Jennifer Borresen

The U.S. House narrowly passed the bill by a vote of 215-214 early on May 22, after intense Republican negotiations for changes. It now heads for the Senate, which has signaled it plans to make revisions. Though it would help U.S. households overall, benefits would decrease for those in the lowest income levels because of spending cuts. Benefits would increase for those in the highest levels, according to a preliminary analysis May 20 by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Florida bear hunt decision looms: See where black bears may be harvested

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Jennifer Borresen

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is expected to make a final decision on a Florida black bear hunting season for 2025 in its meeting May 21-22 in Ocala. This decision follows a public review period and a draft proposal that outlines a possible harvest quota of 187 bears across 31 counties for three weeks in December. The wildlife conservation commission initially sought public input in March through a virtual public meeting.
Can't get enough of Titanic? How wreck site artifacts are found, preserved and displayed

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | George Petras |Jennifer Borresen

More than 113 years after it sank, the RMS Titanic haunts us like few other tragedies, to the point where many of us want to know every detail about the ship and that awful night on the North Atlantic in 1912. People who want to learn about the Titanic range from those with casual interest to deeply immersed Titaniacs, a term that connects Titanic and maniac.