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Writer Derek Thompson argues that American hosting culture is dying: people increasingly decline dinner invitations, stop entertaining at home, and socialize mainly in transactional settings like restaurants or not at all. Drawing on survey data showing declines in time spent hosting friends, he links the trend to loneliness, cost pressures, and shifting social habits, prompting debate about whether the disappearance of the home dinner party signals a broader erosion of community life.
- 2USA Men's Cricket Team Starts LA28 Journey at USOPC Camp●USA National Men's Cricket Team Begins Historic LA28 Journey with USOPC Performance Camp in Colorado Springs
The USA national men's cricket team has launched its road to the LA28 Olympic Games with a performance camp run alongside the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee in Colorado Springs. It marks a historic step for cricket in the United States as the sport returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1900, with America as host nation.
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Anamosa's annual Pumpkinfest in Iowa will carry an America 250 theme this year, tying the community festival to the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding. The eastern Iowa event, known as the Pumpkin Capital of Iowa, typically draws visitors for pumpkin displays and fall festivities. Organisers are aligning the celebration with nationwide semiquincentennial activities taking place across the country.