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Jul 05 2023
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Biden lobbies for Sweden’s NATO membership while meeting PM
President Biden met with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Wednesday in a show of solidarity as the U.S. and NATO allies try to dislodge Turkey‘s objection to letting the Scandinavian country join the military alliance before a high-stakes summit this month.
Mr. Biden told the prime minister he is “anxiously looking forward to your membership,” while the Swedish leader thanked
Washington TimesApr 18 2024
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Maine Legislature preserves expansion of Medicare Savings Programs
Apr. 18—Maine lawmakers this week voted to set aside $14.1 million to preserve a full expansion of the state's Medicare Savings Programs, rejecting a Mills administration initiative to roll back the program. Jessica Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging, which lobbied for the bill, said that many lower-income, older Mainers were "hanging on" while waiting to see if the
Yahoo NewsApr 18 2024
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Milwaukee Symphony's Speakeasy shows put audience onstage a few feet from great musicians
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra spent $90 million for a new concert hall so I could sit onstage about 10 feet away from one of the world's leading pianists. Of course, the MSO didn't renovate a '30s movie palace with an Art Deco lobby into a concert hall just so I could get a closeup view of Vijay Iyer's left hand at work. Opening the Bradley Symphony Center was key to the orchestra's long-
Milwaukee Journal SentinelOct 09 2023
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Car slams into Chinese Consulate in San Francisco, lands in lobby. Driver killed by police
Police in San Francisco shot dead a person accused of ramming a car into the Chinese Consulate on Monday afternoon, according to local officials. Officers responding to the scene found that the vehicle had come to a stop inside the lobby of the consulate. Witness video and local TV footage showed a blue Honda sedan with California plates inside the building, with people fleeing out a nearby
Los Angeles TimesOct 06 2023
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Woman opens fire in police station lobby, but bulletproof glass intervenes, cops say
A woman walked into a Connecticut police station and opened fire, but bullet-resistant glass thwarted the exchange of gunfire, according to the Bristol Police Department. It happened around 10:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at police headquarters on Main Street in Bristol, about 20 miles southwest of Hartford. No officers were struck and the woman was arrested “without serious injury,” police said
The Fresno BeeApr 17 2024
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Trump meets with Polish president in NYC, touts ‘very good and personal relationship’ with the US ally
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Manhattan, touting his close personal relationship with the NATO-nation leader who has called for more international support for war-torn Ukraine. “He’s doing a fantastic job,” Trump said of Duda, referring to him as “my friend,” as they walked into the lobby of Trump Tower. “We had four great years together.
New York Post (News)Apr 16 2024
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Newest tenant at Nashville's iconic 'Batman Building' co-created Overwatch, Call of Duty
• The video game developer has office locations in Orlando and Chicago. It plans to expand to Austin, Texas. • The 'Batman Building' at 333 Commerce St is an iconic part of Nashville's skyline. The lobby and public areas of the building were recently remodeled. Middle Tennessee's tech industry is in growth mode. Same goes for the entertainment and media sector. At the crux of that growth is
The TennesseanNov 11 2023
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Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Demands “Urgent” Meeting With Blinken Amid Gaza War Lobbying Effort
On November 7, NSO Group, the Israeli spyware company infamous for its Pegasus phone-tapping technology, sent an urgent email and letter by UPS to request a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and officials at the U.S. State Department.
“I am writing on behalf of NSO Group to urgently request an opportunity to engage with Secretary Blinken and the officials at the State
The InterceptApr 16 2024
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Weedkiller manufacturer seeks to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer
DES MOINES, Iowa — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year – with wording supplied by Bayer – would protect pesticide
Portland Press HeraldApr 16 2024
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Wake’s recently launched and touted high school flag football faces an uncertain future
The future of Wake County’s high school flag football program is uncertain, just months after more than 500 female athletes took to the gridiron. Wake County school administrators have not included funding to pay for women’s flag football coaches in next year’s school budget. But school board member Sam Hershey lobbied Tuesday to restore flag football funding, suggesting changing the budget
The News & Observer