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Aug 10 2023
News
Steelers Coach Tomlin Won’t Hold QB Kenny Pickett Back In Preseason
Times have changed when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the preseason. Ben Roethlisberger rarely played in exhibition games when he was the Steelers’ quarterback. That was especially true in the latter stages of Roethisberger’s 18-year tenure that ended when he retired following the 2021 season. It’s a different situation with current quarterback Kenny Pickett as he gets set to begin
Forbes
Sep 01 2023
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Texas court blocks law protecting children from sexually explicit…
Drag performers acted out a twerking demonstration in a Houston courtroom earlier this week while arguing against a law that would protect children from attending sexually explicit events. Late Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Hittner issued a temporary restraining order blocking Senate Bill 12, which would have taken effect today. The law prohibits the “exhibition of sexual gesticulations
World Magazine
Jan 08 2018
Headline Roundup
Senate to Vote on Net Neutrality Repeal
Thirty Democratic lawmakers have signed a resolution to overturn the FCC's recent net neutrality repeal, which is enough to force a vote on the measure. If it passes the Senate and the House, it will ultimately land on President Trump’s desk, who will make the final decision.
Business Insider
The Verge
Washington Examiner 
Feb 06 2013
News
Veterans groups praise Vietnam combat vet Hagel, add pressure for Senate GOP over defense pick
Countering the Republican-led opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary is a less flashy but powerful constituency: military veterans. Veterans' organizations have praised Chuck Hagel, a twice-wounded combat veteran of Vietnam and deputy administrator in President Ronald Reagan's Veterans Administration. The Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Associated Press
Sep 05 2023
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Federal court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case
A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama's congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, July 18, 2023. A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday struck down an Alabama congressional map accused of being racially gerrymandered against the state's Black voters. Finding that it would be "practically impossible" for the state's legislature to fix
CNBC
Aug 09 2023
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Omaha man charged with sex abuse in Fort Dodge
An Omaha man who is already serving 40 to 50 years in a Nebraska prison for sex crimes has been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual abuse in Webster County. According to court documents, Timothy Gilbert, 35, is accused of having sexual contact with two children under the age of 14. One of the alleged assaults occurred in a Fort Dodge motel last summer. Gilbert was arrested in Omaha
The Messenger (Iowa)
Sep 05 2023
News
Alabama must redraw congressional map to include more Black voters
Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. The three-judge panel blocked use of the state’s newly drawn congressional map in next year’s elections. A special master will be tapped to draw new districts for the
Christian Science Monitor
Jan 05 2021
Headline Roundup
Media Attention Turns To Mike Pence Following Trump Statements on Election Confirmation
Vice President Mike Pence has come under increased political pressure and media scrutiny following statements made by President Donald Trump just one day before Congress meets to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. At a Monday rally in Georgia, Trump said, “I hope that Mike Pence comes through for us, I have to tell you…Of course, if he doesn’t come through, I won
New York Times (News)
The Hill
National Review (News)
Sep 05 2023
News
US Judges Reject Alabama District Lines, Will Draw New Ones on Race
Federal judges said Tuesday they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. The three-judge panel blocked use of the state's newly drawn congressional map in next year's elections. A special master will be tapped to draw new districts for the state
Newsmax (News)
Aug 07 2023
News
Chief of Texas' largest county takes medical leave for depression
HOUSTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Lina Hidalgo, chief executive of the third-largest U.S. county and the largest one in Texas, has checked in to a medical facility outside the state to be treated for clinical depression, she said on Monday. Hidalgo, a Democrat elected in 2018 to lead the county of 4.9 million residents, has battled Republican state officials over election administration and police
Reuters