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Mar 17 2024
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Anti-union labor bill passes Georgia Senate
A bill that would weaken union protections in Georgia passed 31-23 in the state Senate on Thursday after hours of debate. Senate Bill 362, authored by State Senator Mike Hodges (R-Brunswick), would prevent companies from receiving certain tax incentives from the state unless their decision to form a union was made by secret ballot. Supporters of the bill say it would protect employees' right
Georgia Law NewsApr 16 2024
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Illinois, Chicago health departments celebrate response to measles outbreak
CHICAGO — The heads of the Illinois and Chicago health departments are taking a victory lap on their response to the ongoing measles outbreak. “The response has been swift and although more work needs to be done, it’s continuing to show effectiveness,” Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Olusimbo Ige said it
WGNApr 11 2024
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Taxpayers shouldn’t be funding the State Department’s DEI pseudoscience
The federal government increasingly looks like an Ivy League classroom, combining therapy for fragile souls with indoctrination into specious ideology. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the State Department, in which employees are encouraged to take courses in the name of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, or DEIA, that stress their differences, trauma, and status on the
Washington ExaminerMay 05 2024
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little worried vetoing Transportation Department budget would jeopardize money for bridge repairs
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Brad Little told reporters Thursday that he did not veto a new transportation budget that blocks the state’s sale of the Idaho Transportation Department’s former Boise headquarters because he worried about jeopardizing $200 million in state funding for road and bridge repairs. Instead of vetoing it at the very end of the recent 2024 legislative session, Little let House Bill
Spokesman ReviewMay 05 2024
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Rays starter Ryan Pepiot departs with leg bruise after getting hit by 107.5 mph line drive
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot departed with a lower left leg bruise in the second inning of Sunday’s game against the New York Mets after getting hit by a 107.5 mph line drive hit by Starling Marte. The team said X-rays were negative. Pepiot fell immediately to the ground but was able to get back up on his own. He was removed after throwing a couple of
Associated PressApr 18 2024
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Labor’s Proposed Environment Agency Could Stifle Development, Think Tank Warns of ‘Activist Beast’ Risks
The IPA has warned that this proposed agency is another government intervention to curtail growth in Australia’s critical resources sector. A Melbourne-based think tank has warned that the Albanese government’s proposed national environment watchdog, which could fine those breaching federal environmental law up to $780 million (US$499 million), could potentially be “turned into a one-eyed
The Epoch TimesApr 18 2024
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Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
Soumaila Traoré, a 30-years-old welder, and his workers, work under a blazing sun. in Bamako, Mali, Thursday, April, 18, 2024. On Thursday, temperatures in Bamako reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) and weather forecasts say it's not letting up anytime soon. Soumaila Traoré, a 30-years-old welder, cools off with water under a blazing sun in Bamako, Mali, Thursday, April, 18, 2024. On
San Francisco ChronicleApr 29 2024
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Key West police save man who drove his car into the ocean, department says
A Key West man spent the night in jail after driving his car off the road — and into the Atlantic Ocean — Sunday morning, according to police. Police officers jumped into the water “without hesitation” and saved 41-year-old Michael Lee Grimes by breaking the windows of his black Dodge Challenger as it floated off Simonton Beach and began filling up with water, said Key West police spokeswoman
Miami HeraldApr 03 2024
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Massachusetts searches for new Department of Correction Commissioner
Massachusetts is looking for a new commissioner of the Department of Correction, following the retirement of Commissioner Carol Mici. She officially retired last week after five years at the helm if the state's prison system. The state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security said the governor's office is "finalizing plans to establish a comprehensive search process" to identify and
WBURApr 19 2024
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Taylor Swift’s New Album, The Tortured Poets Department, Is Here, and It Is Bleak
After months of speculation and anticipation, Taylor Swift has finally released her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, on Friday, April 19. Swift made good on her self-ordained Mastermind title, serving fans up a surprise at 2 a.m. EST: Instead of the expected 16 tracks and four bonus songs, Swift announced a “secret DOUBLE album,” bringing the total number of songs to 31 on
Vanity Fair