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Jun 30 2024
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Use of N-word pervasive in Montgomery County school, school board member says
CHRISTIANSBURG — Montgomery County’s school board is continuing to probe the racial climate in the county’s schools, with one board member saying that use of the N-word is widespread in at least one high school. “It’s like ‘the’ and ‘and’ – it’s used all the time,” longtime school board member Penny Franklin said at the board’s June 18 meeting. In an interview last week, Franklin, who 25 years
The Roanoke Times
Mar 08 2023
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Incident At Dinner
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was rushed to the hospital on Wednesday evening after falling during a dinner. “This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner,” a spokesperson for McConnell said. “He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment.” No other information was provided. The 81-year-old senator is a polio survivor
The Daily Wire
Jun 24 2024
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California lawmakers fold in budget spat, approve Gavin Newsom’s $400M loan to Diablo Canyon
California lawmakers agreed to loan Pacific Gas & Electric Co. an additional $400 million to extend the life of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, ceding to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push for the loan after initially refusing to pay in a public budget spat. Newsom, who brokered a 2022 deal to extend the nuclear plant’s operations with state loans to be covered by the federal government, has
The Fresno Bee
Jun 05 2024
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Andy Kim is ready for Bashaw because he's beaten similar candidates three times
As the newly minted Democratic nominee for United States Senator, Andy Kim feels well-prepared to take on Curtis Bashaw because, as he tells it, he’s beaten him three times already. Kim made it clear that he intends to paint Bashaw, a Cape May hotelier making his first run for public office, as an out-of-touch millionaire. “I have a particular expertise in beating Republican multi-millionaire
New Jersey Globe
Jul 10 2023
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State Sen. Roland Gutierrez discusses why he’s running for US Senate seat
SAN ANTONIO – State Sen. Roland Gutierrez sat down with KSAT anchor Steve Spriester to discuss why he is running for United States senator, pointing to failures during and after the shooting at Robb Elementary as part of the reason why. Gutierrez made his announcement on Monday morning in a video. He said he knows his advocacy for the families in Uvalde who lost children at Robb Elementary on
KSAT
Jul 11 2023
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Georgia prosecutor edges closer to indicting Trump for 2020 election interference
Former President Donald Trump, who is already facing dozens of felony charges in separate state and federal criminal cases, could be indicted in weeks, if not days, on new charges related to his actions in Georgia following the 2020 election. Grand jury selection started Tuesday in Fulton County to determine whether District Attorney Fani Willis has sufficient evidence to bring election
Washington Times
Jun 25 2024
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India’s Prime Minister Modi will visit Russia, the Kremlin says
MOSCOW (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Russia, the Kremlin announced Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs aide, Yuri Ushakov, said that Modi’s visit was being prepared but didn’t announce a date, saying that it will be done jointly later. Russia has had strong ties with India since the Cold War, and New Delhi’s importance as a key trade
Washington Times
Jun 13 2024
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Donald Trump Makes First Return To Capitol Hill, Scene Of Insurrection
Former President Donald Trump made his first visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday since a rioting mob of his supporters mounted an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Trump, now a convicted felon, is huddling with GOP lawmakers at their campaign headquarters on both sides of the Capitol complex. His meetings mark his triumphant return to the top of the Republican Party after
HuffPost
Jun 24 2024
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At this Va. abortion clinic, abortion is illegal right down the road
Bristol is a city that includes portions of both Virginia and Tennessee. While abortion remains legal in Virginia, it has since been banned in Tennessee, creating an awkward situation for an abortion clinic in Bristol that’s on the Virginia side of the city. “It’s absurd,” said Karolina Ogorek, the administrative director of the Bristol Women’s Health Clinic. “There’s this invisible boundary
WTOP
Mar 08 2023
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Senate votes to block D.C. crime laws and overrule the city government
The Senate voted Wednesday to block new District of Columbia crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide. President Biden said last week that he will sign the Republican resolution, which passed the Senate 81-14 after passing the House last month. It would mark the first time in more than
Los Angeles Times