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Sep 06 2023
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Great Salt Lake Lawsuit
A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah's government for, in its view, failing to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace. Organizations including the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity allege that the streams and creeks that should be filling the lake are being diverted for new development and industry. That has left the lake at dangerously low
The TimesDailyJul 26 2023
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Read the proposed Hunter Biden plea agreement
Hunter Biden’s plea deal is on hold after a judge raised questions Wednesday about the proposed plea agreement and a related agreement known as a pretrial diversion program. Lawyers detailed aspects of the proposed deal in court, but the documents themselves have not been published on the court’s docket. POLITICO obtained them and is publishing them here. Under the proposed plea agreement and
PoliticoSep 12 2023
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Led Zeppelin bassist and legendary jazz pianist top Big Ears Festival lineup
Following two years of considerable growth, Big Ears Festival is taking time to improve the existing experience with a diverse 2024 lineup topped by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, multimedia artist Laurie Anderson and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. The downtown Knoxville festival has doubled its attendance since 2019, founder Ashley Capps told Knox News, and organizers will be using last
Knoxville News SentinelSep 26 2023
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Black Americans see bias in media despite changes, survey says
Black Americans say news coverage about Black people is often more negative than news about other residents, and few are optimistic that will change soon, a new survey finds.
Why it matters: Media outlets vowed to hire more diverse staff after the murder of George Floyd, but three years later, those commitments have done little to transform Black Americans' perceptions of news media.
AxiosJul 27 2023
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Here’s The Exact Moment Hunter Biden’s Hidden Immunity Deal Imploded
Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors buried the agency’s deal not to prosecute Hunter Biden for non-tax crimes in Biden’s diversion agreement, rather than his guilty plea, prior to Wednesday’s court hearing during which the arrangement fell apart. Judge Maryellen Noreika objected to the terms of Hunter Biden’s diversion agreement at his arraignment Wednesday because it appeared to give
The Daily CallerSep 06 2023
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Environmental groups sue Utah, call state's Great Salt Lake efforts 'woefully inadequate'
Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake. SALT LAKE CITY — Five conservation groups are banding together in a lawsuit against Utah's natural resource leaders, arguing that they aren't doing enough to get
KSLSep 06 2023
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The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah’s government, saying the state has failed to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace. Organizations including the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity say that upstream water has been diverted for decades to farmers growing alfalfa, hay and other crops, as
KEYTSep 01 2023
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The South End: A Boston neighborhood guide
The South End is a diverse neighborhood with quaint townhouses covered in ivy and a fine dining scene untarnished by tourist attractions. One of the first important things to know is that the South End is not Southie. The South End and South Boston (called Southie) are different neighborhoods, each with a distinct character, and separated by I-93. Walking through the South End, you'd have a
WBURSep 19 2023
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The breakup: Biden and Adams avoid each other in New York
This time last year, President Joe Biden and New York City Mayor Eric Adams were together at a high-dollar Democratic fundraiser and at the United Nations General Assembly’s marquee reception.
This week, their relationship in tatters over the migrant crisis in New York, Biden and Adams have no plans to cross paths during the president’s three days in the city.
The mayor’s
PoliticoAug 30 2023
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Medicare’s drug price negotiations are the next step for health care reform
More than a decade after Democrats first ran on the proposal, Medicare is finally set to start negotiating prices for certain prescription drugs. This week, the federal government announced the 10 medications that would be included in the first round of negotiations. New prices would take effect in 2026. The 10 drugs on the list are a diverse set. Some are taken by millions of people with
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