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The coronavirus stimulus checks are getting a bit of the president’s personal flair. The Treasury Department has ordered President Trump’s signature to be printed on the checks the IRS sending to tens of millions of Americans — a mandate that will slow the delivery of the badly needed aid by several days, according to a report in the Washington Post. “President Donald J. Trump” will be emblazoned on the left side of the $1,200 checks scheduled to begin heading out to 70 million Americans in the next few days, the paper reported.

MASON COUNTY, MI – Two women fighting over the waffle maker in a Mason County hotel apparently ignited a major disruption over the holiday weekend inside the hotel's buffet-style breakfast area, police say. A Mason County Sheriff's Office deputy stood by as 30 people were ordered by the property manager to pack their bags and leave the America's Best Value Inn, 5095 U.S. 10, in Pere Marquette Township. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole said it allegedly all started over the hotel's waffle maker around 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 24. "It sounded like one lady walked up and asked the...

San Antonio's Market Square will rock in Cinco de Mayo today like it's 1999, drawing crowds lining up for gorditas and suds. But in its native Mexico, the day won't inspire such bashes. Though it marks a victorious battle against the French in Puebla, Mexico's commemorations will be more subdued and historically based. advertisement It is remembered with pride, though. At the Battle of Puebla, Mexico was the underdog. With half as many soldiers, the Mexican army defeated 7,000 French troops, at least temporarily. Later, the French would regroup and run President Benito Juárez out of Mexico City to El...