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Apr 20 2024
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Humans and elephants are struggling to coexist. Both are dying at alarming rates
Elephants gather at the Elephant Transit Home inside Sri Lanka’s Udawalawe National Park. Here, elephants receive medical attention, often from attacks and traps set by humans, before being released back into the wild. Elephants gather at the Elephant Transit Home inside Sri Lanka’s Udawalawe National Park. Here, elephants receive medical attention, often from attacks and traps set by humans,
CNN (Online News)Apr 30 2024
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Mississippi Medicaid expansion plan could struggle for bipartisan support, Democratic leader says
FILE - Mississippi House Democratic Leader Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, speaks during a debate, Feb. 1, 2024, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Johnson said Tuesday, April 30, that many House Democrats have concerns about a bill that he said would provide "Medicaid expansion in name only." (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Medicaid expansion plan endorsed by leaders
Yahoo NewsApr 27 2024
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Texas A&M University hires new journalism faculty after scandal
Mariano Castillo and Flora Charner of CNN and Paul O’Donnell of the Dallas Morning News will join the journalism program as professors of practice, A&M officials confirmed. Their additions make for six active, full-time faculty members in the program, teaching roughly 80 students majoring in journalism. Several other faculty also teach courses for journalism majors but remain cross-listed
Houston ChronicleApr 20 2024
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House passes aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle
The House pushed swiftly through a series of votes in a rare Saturday session to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, Democrats and Republicans joined together after a grueling months-long fight over renewed American support for repelling Russia's invasion. With overwhelming support, the House approved the Ukraine portion, a $61 billion aid package, in
Daily KosApr 20 2024
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Southeast Michigan's rivers, watersheds struggle in ecosystem report card
In 1948, oil discharges into the Detroit and Rouge rivers killed 11,000 ducks and geese. Two decades later, floating oil and debris on the Rouge caught fire. Today, the Rouge River may not be burning, but it is still in poor shape, while the Detroit River is in slightly better condition, according to a new study by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. In addition to the
Detroit Free PressApr 18 2024
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Sheetz accused of discriminatory hiring practices in federal lawsuit
The feds are suing convenience store chain Sheetz over alleged racist and discriminatory hiring practices. The chain, which has more than 700 stores in six states, is accused of discriminating against minority job applicants. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the suit in Baltimore against the Altoona, Penn.-based company, accused it of weeding out applicants who were
New York Daily NewsMay 02 2024
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Healey’s hiring cooldown off to bad start: $14.2M added to Massachusetts public payroll
Nearly 200 employees joined the ranks of Gov. Maura Healey’s administration in the month after strict hiring measures were put into place across the executive branch to control costs amid flailing state revenues, according to a publicly available database. The 199 workers who started their jobs between April 4 and April 28 collectively added more than $14.2 million to the $3 billion state
Boston HeraldApr 19 2024
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Local business owners impacted by the Key Bridge collapse are struggling
BALTIMORE -- Leaders from the Small Business Association traveled to Baltimore to talk about the federal resources available to businesses impacted by the Key Bridge collapse. But not all business owners have been able to receive the help they need. One local business owner in Canton shared his concerns after not having any business since the Key Bridge collapse and not being able to qualify
CBS News (Online)Apr 29 2024
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Multnomah County ‘under the magnifying glass’ as chair tries to recast struggles in yearly address
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson used her second annual State of the County address Monday to acknowledge the increasing scrutiny she’s facing — and to try to recast it, just days before ballots start hitting mailboxes in a primary election that could reshape how she performs her role. Vega Pederson is the only member of the five-person Multnomah County Board of Commissioners whose
The OregonianApr 29 2024
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BBC Gaza correspondent: My struggle to keep family safe while covering the war
For about three months, Adnan El-Bursh reported on the war in Gaza while living in a tent, eating one meal a day, and struggling to keep his wife and five children safe. The BBC Arabic correspondent shares the harrowing moments he faced covering a war that pushed him to his limits.
Warning: This report contains descriptions and images some readers may find distressing
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