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May 29 2024
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Conservatives Float to Victory on School Choice in Texas Runoffs
In Tuesday’s primary runoff elections in Texas, conservative challengers managed to win several crucial races, which, coupled with the results of the March primary, should give Governor Greg Abbott the ability to move the state in a conservative direction on school choice. In recent years, Texan Republican politics have been dominated by a school-choice dispute between the establishment GOP
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Jun 14 2024
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Experts review how Detroit Riverfront Conservancy could have missed alleged $40M fraud
Too-cozy relationships, a bloated 44-member board and a lack of basic financial controls paint a picture of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy as a nonprofit with its guard down, experts say, potentially allowing some of the worst alleged graft in recent Detroit history. Former Conservancy Chief Financial Officer William Smith’s shocking indictment this month on wire and bank fraud charges has
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May 29 2024
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You Can Use Your Outdoor Space for Conservation
Rachel Feltman: Conservation sometimes seems like something that scientists do to protect species that most of us will only ever see in zoos. But conservation can actually happen everywhere, and that includes your own backyard. Scientific American’s own Meghan Bartels is here to share some strategies for protecting wildlife that’s a little closer to home. So, Meghan, I think that when most of
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May 23 2024
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OpenAI’s Scarlett Johansson Voice Fiasco Highlights Old Tech Bias
Hello, and welcome back to the Equality newsletter. I’m Rachel Metz, an AI reporter on the Bloomberg News Technology team, filling in for Claire Suddath. You can subscribe here, and share feedback with me here.
I want to talk about the conflict between OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson , and tech companies’ long-standing habit of putting women — or at least female-sounding voices — in
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Jun 05 2024
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Detroit Riverfront Conservancy's ex-CFO bought property for cigar bar
Eight years into his role as CFO of the Riverfront Conservancy, William Smith hatched a grand vision for a cigar bar at a vacant property near the east riverfront. The big picture: Smith started a development firm in 2019 and bought the empty buildings last year, but the site remains undeveloped. The Conservancy and Smith's lender on the cigar bar project aren't answering questions about it.
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Jun 05 2024
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Conservative Groups Respond to Getting Left Off SPLC 'Hate Map'
The Southern Poverty Law Center released its annual list of “hate groups” and “antigovernment extremist groups” Tuesday, and many conservatives say they are disappointed to be left out. As I wrote in my book “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” the SPLC has squandered its credibility on hate. It gained its reputation by suing the Ku Klux Klan into bankruptcy,
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Jun 11 2024
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Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District seeking members for Millennium Youth Conservationists team
The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District’s Millennium Youth Conservationists team is looking for new members interested in exploring Geauga County streams and learning about their water chemistry and biology this summer. In collaboration with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Scenic Rivers Program, the group uses kick seines, sediment sticks, water chemistry test kits, and more
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May 28 2024
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Conservatives want to bring back compulsory national service
Twelve months of mandatory national service would be reintroduced by the Conservatives if they win the general election.
Eighteen-year-olds would be able to apply for one of 30,000 full-time military placements or volunteering one weekend a month carrying out a community service.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he believed bringing back compulsory service across the UK would help
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Jun 05 2024
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Conservation group says regulators failed to assess Metaplant’s environmental impact
“We’re not trying to stop the growth,” said Ben Kirsch, legal director of the Ogeechee Riverkeeper. “We want to get out in front of it and make sure that the region grows in a responsible, sustainable way.” The Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) and Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority (JDA) said in a statement they “were disappointed” about the
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Jun 11 2024
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$40M theft from Detroit Riverfront Conservancy won’t stop new park construction
DETROIT – The construction of a brand new riverfront park in Detroit won’t stop because of the millions of dollars stolen from the nonprofit behind the project, officials said this week. The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is working to to stabilize operations after its former Chief Financial Officer William Smith was federally charged with bank and wire fraud after reportedly stealing millions
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