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Jan 31 2024
News
Move to strip gender rights from Iowa's civil rights law rejected by legislators
LGBTQ+ rights supporters rally in the hallway outside an Iowa House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa lawmakers declined to advance a bill that would strip “gender identity” from the state’s civil rights law and risk subjecting LGBTQ+ Iowans to discrimination in education, housing and public spaces. (AP Photo/Charlie
San Diego Union-Tribune
Feb 14 2024
Analysis
New York Triumph Gives Joe Biden the Blueprint To Take Down Trump
Democrat Tom Suozzi's special election victory in New York's 3rd Congressional District against Mazi Melesa Pilip indicates how President Joe Biden could go on to win the 2024 election, political analysts have said.
Suozzi comfortably won the race for the seat vacated when disgraced former Republican representative George Santos was expelled from Congress after being charged with
Newsweek
Feb 12 2024
News
'Lol hey guys' - Biden joins TikTok despite security concerns
President Joe Biden's campaign has joined TikTok, despite the app being banned on most US government devices over security concerns.
His campaign launched its account with the username "@bidenhq" during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
In a launch video, captioned "lol hey guys", aides quizzed Mr Biden about his preferences for the big game.
The president signed legislation in
BBC News
Feb 09 2024
News
40% of Lawyers Are Women. 7% Are Black. America’s Workforce in Charts
Almost 96% of all dental hygienists are women. Six out of seven lawyers are white. And the racial and ethnic makeup of paralegals, hairdressers and dietitians closely mirrors that of the overall U.S. workforce.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics each year publishes data looking at the gender and racial composition of hundreds of occupations, offering a snapshot of how workers sort
Wall Street Journal (News)
Feb 12 2024
News
Violent threats sent to Hillel leaders at Brown U and Rhode Island School of Design
Authorities are investigating violent threats emailed to leaders of a Hillel that serves Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. The emails were sent early Sunday morning to the Brown RISD Hillel Weiner Center’s executive director, Rabbi Josh Bolton, and assistant director Molly Goldmeier. “We are working with local, state, and federal authorities to investigate
The Forward
Feb 08 2024
News
Special Counsel Seeks No Criminal Charges in Biden’s Classified Records Case
The special counsel investigating President Biden said in a report released on Thursday that he had decided “no criminal charges are warranted” against Mr. Biden over his handling of classified material after leaving the vice presidency in early 2017, but had found evidence that Mr. Biden had willfully retained and disclosed some sensitive material.
Robert K. Hur, the special counsel,
New York Times (News)
Feb 08 2024
News
Virginia lawmakers vote to take Richmond casino off the table
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Three months after Richmond voters rejected a plan to bring a casino to the city for a second time, Virginia lawmakers voted unanimously to permanently remove the city from the list of eligible host cities. Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have passed bills that would take Richmond off the list of eligible host cities for a casino if signed into law. The
ABC 8 WRIC
Feb 17 2024
News
Ukrainian troops withdraw from Avdiivka as ammunition shortage bites
Ukrainian troops withdrew from the devastated eastern town of Avdiivka, Ukraine's new army chief said in the early hours of Saturday, paving the way for Russia's biggest advance since May 2023 when it captured the city of Bakhmut.
The withdrawal, announced as Ukraine faces acute shortages of ammunition with U.S. military aid delayed for months in Congress, aimed to save troops from
Reuters
Jan 18 2019
News
House committees to probe report Trump told lawyer to lie to Congress
Two leading Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives promised to investigate U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealings with his personal lawyer Michael Cohen after a media report alleged Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress in violation of U.S. law.
Reuters
Feb 08 2024
News
Marcus Lewis, Illinois 1st Congressional District
In January 2024, Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ editors emailed a questionnaire to candidates in contested Illinois March 19 primary races for Congress, requesting biographical information as well as their views on issues ranging from the Israel-Hamas conflict and the migrant crisis to the country’s economy. Answers have been lightly edited for typos, minor grammar and consistency in styling, but not
Chicago Sun-Times