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Mar 16 2024
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'We'll just rebuild': Volunteers overcome demolitions, vandals to shelter migrants near Jacumba Hot Springs
Late last month, a demolition crew contracted by the federal government demolished the shelters that volunteers had built at a migrant camp just off Interstate 8 near Jacumba Hot Springs, one of the Border Patrol’s unofficial and otherwise open-air detention centers along the San Diego County-Mexico border. Not to be deterred in their efforts to help protect the migrants and asylum seekers who
San Diego Union-TribuneMar 18 2015
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Netanyahu Says He’ll Work Quickly to Form New Government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel pledged on Wednesday to work quickly to form a new government after his clear-cut election victory as Isaac Herzog, the center-left opposition leader, conceded defeat.
New York Times (News)Mar 15 2024
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Nigerian family's winery thrives in Laurel's Art District
In the heart of Laurel’s art district is a winery that started as a dream, thousands of miles away, and is now a reality for one local family. "It’s been a lifelong dream since age eight to this point. It feels so amazing. I feel so grateful," said Ifeoma C. Onyia. Grateful to be living out a dream she shared with her late father, growing up in Nigeria. "He was also a wine connoisseur. He
Fox 5 DCMar 12 2015
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Nonprofit contractor sent government $1.1 million bill for parties and retreats
The largest nonprofit contractor working for the U.S. Agency for International Development during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan billed the government $1.1 million for staff parties and pricey retreats — three of them held at one of the poshest destinations on the East Coast, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania.
International Relief and Development Inc. of
Washington PostMar 15 2024
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Middle East expert shares insights on ‘myths vs. realities’ in the Israel-Hamas war
Editor’s note: This event was not sponsored by Pitkin County Library or Pitkin County. Nearly 100 people huddled closely together inside the Dunaway community meeting room at the Pitkin County Library on Thursday night to listen to Middle East expert and Georgetown University Associate Professor Dr. Nader Hashemi who provided an educational presentation on the ethics of global responsibility
Aspen TimesMar 15 2024
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As housing costs skyrocket, Sedona will allow workers to live in cars. Residents aren't happy
SEDONA — After nearly seven hours of heated debate, Sedona City Council on Tuesday voted 6-1 to approve a program that will provide a safe place to park for workers in the city who are living in their cars. But a petition to let Sedona voters decide for themselves on the program could soon be making its way around town. The Safe Place to Park program will include 40 parking spots for those
AZ CentralApr 08 2015
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Rand Paul wants the government to do much, much less for the poor
In his announcement speech, Ted Cruz asked Americans to imagine a different country. But Rand Paul has done Cruz one better: he's actually budgeted for a different country.
In 2012, 2013, and 2014, Paul released detailed budgets outlining his vision for America. In these budgets, Paul does something politicians almost never do: he forces himself to map his rhetoric against reality — and
VoxMar 15 2024
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Tornado victims await approval to apply for state’s disaster relief funds
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s state and local agencies are working around the clock to bring in as much disaster relief as possible to Hoosiers in Randolph and Delaware Counties after devastating storms on Thursday. As emergency management teams continue to tackle the immediate needs of affected Hoosiers, long-term recovery efforts are also already well underway. ”Heart of Indiana United Way has
Fox 59Oct 16 2020
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U.S. government budget ends fiscal year with a more than $3 trillion deficit
Efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic left the U.S. government submerged in red ink as its fiscal year came to a close.
The final tally for the budget deficit in fiscal 2020 came to $3.13 trillion, more than triple last year’s shortfall of $984 billion and double the previous record of $1.4 trillion in 2009, courtesy of a stimulus package passed that year to battle the financial
CNBCMar 15 2024
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Connecting Communities: Champaign Center Partnership and Watson’s Shack and Rail
CHAMPAIGN, Ill (WCIA) — Champaign Center Partnership is dedicated to fostering a lively, inviting, and active Champaign area covering Downtown, Midtown, and Campustown. Today, joining us are Jenna Manolakes, Executive Director of Champaign Center Partnership, and Samuel Vandegrift from the renowned southern-themed bar and restaurant, Watson’s Shack and Rail, as they share their passion for
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