内容摘要：In another sign he’s stepping up the public campaign for his pre-K proposal, Beshear issued an executive order creating an advisory committee that will hold statewide public meetings on the issue. The committee — made up of people with backgrounds in education, workforce development and business — will submit a report to the governor this fall detailing its findings and recommendations.

In another sign he’s stepping up the public campaign for his pre-K proposal, Beshear issued an executive order creating an advisory committee that will hold statewide public meetings on the issue. The committee — made up of people with backgrounds in education, workforce development and business — will submit a report to the governor this fall detailing its findings and recommendations.

Muslim pilgrims take a nap at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)The Hajj can be daunting because of its scale, religious significance, practical difficulties, the expense, the physical exertion and the pressure to get it right.

It is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, the core beliefs and acts of worship that Muslims must practice.It can feel tough to fulfill this obligation when you’re away from home comforts. Not following your normal routine, sleep deprivation, vast cultural and linguistic differences, and being surrounded by upward of 1.5 million strangers add to the challenges. You can’t even wear your regular clothes.These factors can rattle your calm, kindness and patience.

Prioritizing your health, and resting whenever needed, can alleviate some of the stress. Focusing on what you are doing, rather than comparing yourself to others, can also relieve the pressure.Being grateful for the opportunity to be at the Hajj will help remind you why you are there. Talking to friends and family back home will ground you.

Hajj is about endurance, humility, mindfulness and struggle. A willingness to let go of negative emotions.

It’s a test of your spiritual connection with God, even when everything around you is testing that connection.“Everybody wants to work with John,” Rounds said. “He’s not making anybody mad right now.”

Rounds says Thune has also learned how to crack down when he needs to. Since taking power, Thune has shortened Senate vote times that were sometimes stretching for hours to just 15 minutes, in most cases. It was a hard lesson for some senators, but it won him respect from Republicans and, privately, even some Democrats.But as they were adjusting to the change, some senators unexpectedly missed votes because of Thune’s new policy, Rounds said.

“Did he get yelled at a little bit? Yeah,” he said. “But once they got cut off once or twice, pretty soon they realized, if you want to vote, make it on time.”WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s