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May 14 2024
News
Calif.'s 'political refugees' are fleeing to a rich Texas enclave
There, barbecue vendors, military recruiters and line dance instructors indoctrinate their new neighbors, teaching them about their new home and the Southern lifestyle. After the festivities, the county sheriff hands them a red, white and blue certificate declaring them honorary Texas citizens. When these families sign their names and recite their oaths, they must not only “swear loyalty” to
SFGATEApr 12 2024
News
Former N.J. corrections officer convicted of sexually assaulting a child
A former corrections officer in Cape May County was found guilty by a jury Friday of sexually assaulting a minor, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced Friday. Jonathan Perez, 34, was convicted of two counts of first degree aggravated sexual assault of a minor, and one count each of second-degree sexual assault and second degree endangering the welfare of a child. The
nj.comMay 17 2024
Opinion
Americans Across the Political Divide Want a Federal Job Guarantee
There has been steadily increasing interest in a federal job guarantee since Bernie Sanders reintroduced the concept to the American public in the wake of the 2016 presidential primaries.
The idea of a job guarantee is to provide a public option for struggling workers to find gainful employment — especially contributing to badly needed public infrastructure projects but also a wide
JacobinMay 20 2024
News
Senate to Vote Again on Border Deal as Democrats Seek Political Edge
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, plans to push forward this week with a second vote on a bipartisan border enforcement bill that Senate Republicans killed earlier this year at the urging of former President Donald J. Trump.
The measure is almost certain to be blocked again, but Democrats hope to use the failed vote to sharpen an election-year contrast
New York Times (News)May 13 2024
News
Brazil’s Petrobras Curbs Politically Fraught Dividend Payments
Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant Petrobras is curbing shareholder payouts after a political blowup over its dividends.
Petrobras’s board approved 1.04 reais a share, or 13.45 billion reais ($2.6 billion), in dividends from the first quarter, it said in a regulatory filing Monday. Analysts were expecting $3.2 billion, according to the average of five estimates reviewed by Bloomberg.
BloombergApr 13 2024
News
Political Palates
Jonah opens up this week’s Ruminant with an indulgent diatribe against Top Chef and Wisconsin cheese. He then pivots toward even more divisive topics, such as Trump’s abortion statement and the messiah-like energy around Barack Obama. Then our culinary-political connoisseur goes on an epicurean journey of topics: hostile work environments, the problems with binary choices, and the definition
The DispatchMay 19 2024
News
CNN political commentator, GOP adviser Alice Stewart dead at 58
Alice Stewart, a CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, died Saturday at age 58.
The frequent “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” guest was found dead outdoors in the Bellevue neighborhood in northern Virginia, law enforcement officials told the news organization.
They believe she suffered a medical emergency and no foul play is suspected
New York Post (News)May 21 2024
News
House hunting? A home’s affordability may depend on the political leanings of your state
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, home prices and housing affordability are emerging as hot issues in the swing states that will decide the election.
While the housing crisis is an issue across the country, an analysis of Realtor.com® affordability score data shows distinct trends separating red states, blue states, and the seven key swing states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan,
New York Post (News)May 15 2024
News
ANC, South Africa’s political juggernaut, stumbles as election approaches
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — One party has had a stranglehold on power for three decades, but there is much that is new in the contest this year as South Africans head to the polls on May 29. The African National Congress (ANC), led to victory by the late Nelson Mandela at the post-apartheid nation’s first democratic vote in 1994, is polling below 50% and divided against itself as election day
Washington Times