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Aug 22 2023
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Path cleared for construction of Revolution Wind farm
The federal government on Tuesday cleared a path for the start of construction of Revolution Wind, the first offshore wind farm that will bring electricity to Connecticut. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved the construction of up to 65 wind turbines and two offshore wind stations in federal waters 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, R.I.
The DayAug 18 2023
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Nevada woman arrested over death of boyfriend
A Nevada woman has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 47-year-old male who police believe was her boyfriend. The Henderson Police Department in Nevada stated in a Facebook update on August 16 that the suspect was the victim's 45-year-old girlfriend Devyn Michaels. Local media accounts have reported a complicated relationship dynamic between the victim and the accused. A Las
NewsweekJul 25 2023
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Israeli Defense Minister Voted on Judicial Overhaul to Stay in Govt
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli media why he voted in favor of the controversial Reasonableness Standard Bill, which the Knesset passed on Monday. The contentious bill will severely limit the judiciary's ability to review government decisions. "If I were to vote against the law, I would have to resign," Gallant explained. "If I had left, it wouldn't have changed anything. It
Newsmax (News)Aug 16 2023
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Taiwan VP’s visit to US might complicate things with China
The world is waiting for what China will do as Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, also the frontunner in next year’s presidential election, makes a stopover in San Francisco Wednesday.
Lai made another stopover in New York this weekend before a planned trip to Latin America, where many countries still hold diplomatic relations with the self-governing island.
SemaforAug 16 2023
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Bidens to visit Hawaii on Monday following Maui wildfires
(CNN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Hawaii on Monday, the White House announced, as search, rescue and recovery efforts continue following the devastating wildfires there.
“The President and First Lady will travel to Maui on Monday, August 21 to meet with first responders, survivors, as well as federal, state, and local officials, in the wake of
KRDOAug 16 2023
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Every cop in small Minnesota town quits over pay
Being a cop is supposed to be lucrative: big-city officers often pull down six figures and get to do whatever they want. Not in Goodhue, Minnesota, though, where there are only a few hunded locals, no highways to loot, and the starting pay is $22 an hour. The entire department quit this week, reports the Associated Press, in hopes of squeezing more out the city when it is somehow compelled to
Boing BoingAug 16 2023
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Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor's reading tour
WATERBURY, Vt. -- On a recent Sunday afternoon, Vermont's lieutenant governor was at a local library, reading a book about two male penguins to a crowd of nearly two dozen. This was not the first stop for Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman nor would it be the last. While officials in some other states are banning or restricting certain books in schools and libraries, Zuckerman, in liberal Vermont, has
The Daily HeraldAug 16 2023
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Rhode Island election board finds 'no obvious pattern of fraud' in congressional campaign of Lt. Gov. Matos
The Rhode Island Board of Elections said Tuesday that its review of nomination signatures submitted by the congressional campaign of Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos found "no obvious pattern of fraud," but will continue to investigate to protect the integrity of the democratic process. The review was conducted after election officials in three communities in the 1st Congressional District asked local
Fox News DigitalAug 14 2023
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Police face firestorm of criticism over raid of central Kansas newspaper
MARION, Kan. -- A small central Kansas police department is facing a firestorm of criticism after it raided the offices of a local newspaper and the home of its publisher and owner -- a move deemed by several press freedom watchdogs as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution's protection of a free press. The Marion County Record said in its own published reports that police raided the
Hot Springs Sentinel-RecordAug 16 2023
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Vermont's lieutenant governor holds book tour highlighting books that are banned, restricted in other states
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Vermont’s lieutenant governor was at a local library, reading a book about two male penguins to a crowd of nearly two dozen. This was not the first stop for Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman nor would it be the last. While officials in some other states are banning or restricting certain books in schools and libraries, Zuckerman, in liberal Vermont, has taken a different
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