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Apr 15 2024
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U.S. defense spending continues to spiral out of control
How much the U.S. should allocate to the Department of Defense remains a contentious topic in the debate over government spending. After a great deal of chaos, on March 23—about halfway through the fiscal year—Congress approved an appropriations bill worth $825 billion for defense in FY 2024 to avoid a partial government shutdown, less than the $842 billion request by the administration. Not
ReasonMar 22 2024
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Does the federal government spend more on debt payments than defense?
Interest payments on the federal debt will be $870 billion in 2024, exceeding $822 billion spent on defense, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected in February 2024. AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on Wisconsin Watch.
GigafactApr 03 2024
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ND lawmakers anticipate spending $1M for legal defense of congressional age limit measure
North Dakota lawmakers are expecting a legal challenge to a proposed congressional age limit, and estimate $1 million to defend the measure up to the U.S. Supreme Court, in what some observers see as a likely test case. A top legislative panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a $1 million cost estimate for the state to defend the age limit proposed in a constitutional initiative approved for
Fox News (Online News)Apr 23 2024
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Council to discuss Measure H spending on homelessness
The Santa Clarita City Council plans to talk about local spending on homelessness Tuesday — in particular, how it plans to spend a little more than $335,000 from Measure H, a countywide quarter-cent sales tax intended to help those without housing. The city staff recommendation on the agenda for Tuesday’s council meeting calls for about $309,000 to help Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley
The Santa Clarita Valley SignalApr 30 2024
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In Defense Of Dog-Killer Kristi Noem
By now, everyone on God’s green Earth has heard the story of how South Dakota rancher and Gov. Kristi Noem shot her 14-month-old dog “Cricket” after it attacked and killed a neighbor’s chickens. Horrified by the carnage, she tried to restrain the chicken-loving canine who bit her for her efforts. Things escalated from there. “At that moment,” writes Noem, “I realized I had to put her down.”
The FederalistApr 29 2024
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Thunder ride defense to sweep of Pelicans
April 30 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams scored 24 points each, Gilgeous-Alexander added 10 rebounds and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder completed first-round playoff sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans with a 97-89 victory on Monday. Williams put up eight of his points during a pivotal 10-0 fourth-quarter run for the top-seeded Thunder, who advance to face either the fourth-
ReutersApr 25 2024
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Meta’s stock plunges on ‘aggressive’ AI spending plans
Shares in Meta plunged in premarket trading Thursday as the company’s plans to “invest aggressively” in artificial intelligence spooked investors. Meta’s stock was down around 13%, threatening to wipe almost $163 billion off its market value, as investors looked beyond bumper first-quarter earnings to focus on the huge costs to the company of building an AI future. Meta, which owns Facebook,
CNN (Online News)Apr 30 2024
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Ex-Michigan defensive back switching positions for Bengals
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