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Dec 18 2023
News
Border Patrol suspends rail operations into 2 Texas cities
Two international railway crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border were closed on Monday. The temporary closures affect the bridges in El Paso, Texas and Eagle Pass, Texas. Customs and Border Patrol said the closures are due to a surge in migrant encounters along the southwest border, which it blames on "smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals." The closure of the two
ABC 10News San Diego
Jul 23 2015
News
The GOP Plan to Stoke Anti-Gay Bigotry in 2016
There have been predictions for several years that gay-bashing by GOP presidential candidates would be dead by 2016, some of it wishful thinking by gay advocates. Back in 2011, Fred Sainz of the Human Rights Campaign, for example, commenting on the lack of discussion of gay issues in the three debates between President Obama and Mitt Romney in 2012, said, "What we're seeing is proof positive
HuffPost
May 12 2015
News
Chris Christie Offers Plan to Aid the Middle Class
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey returned to the campaign trail on Tuesday in New Hampshire, where he unveiled an economic plan that strikes a theme increasingly common among candidates in both the Republican and Democratic presidential fields: the need to reduce income inequality.
Arguing that the Federal Reserve under President Obama had overseen easy-money policies that have helped
New York Times (News)
Dec 18 2023
News
Baker Mayfield Is the Best Version of Himself With the Buccaneers
The former Heisman winner came to Tampa Bay to lead a team on the NFL’s biggest stages, and it’s all going to plan as he plays meaningful December football. Baker Mayfield’s stat line as a runner in Week 1 was nothing to write home about. He finished with 11 yards on eight carries in his first start as a Buccaneer, a 20–17 win on the road against the Vikings. But if you watched the game in
WPRI 12
Jul 07 2020
Opinion
Trump administration's planned purge of international students serves a cruel purpose
This week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced new rules requiring international students to leave the United States if their colleges or universities institute online-only learning measures for the fall under the threat of Covid-19.
It's another disgusting, transparent Trump administration attack on foreigners and immigrants, one that is solely about malice -- and one
CNN (Opinion)
May 11 2015
News
Plan to bury uranium in Utah scrutinized as decision nears
In a barren landscape of scrub just off a major Utah highway, a 10-foot-deep pit the size of about 75 football fields could soon house a kind of nuclear waste that grows more radioactive for 2 million years.
EnergySolutions' plan to bring up to 700,000 metric tons of depleted uranium to Utah from a federal stockpile has been on hold through six years of legal and political wrangling.
KSL
Dec 18 2023
News
Judge Allowed Reintroduction of Wolves in Colorado Despite Lawsuit
A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward after representatives of the state’s cattle industry asked for a temporary stay in the predator’s release. While the lawsuit will continue, the judge’s ruling allows Colorado to proceed with its plan to find, capture and transport up to 10 wolves from Oregon. The deadline to for reintroduction under the
Heart of the Rockies Radio
Jul 10 2015
News
Creditors Assess Greece’s Bailout Plan as Optimism Rises
Greece’s creditor institutions will make an assessment on the country’s eligibility for a new bailout on Friday, as some leaders from the currency bloc voiced optimism about the latest Greek economic proposals.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Oct 18 2021
Analysis
Will Banks Have To Report All Transactions Over $600 to IRS Under Biden Plan?
Claim: The Biden Administration’s American Families Plan proposes that financial institutions report all transactions from personal and business accounts except those below $600.
Rating: Mixture
What's True: According to the proposed American Families Plan, banks would “report gross inflows and outflows” for all business and personal accounts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS
Snopes
Apr 29 2015
News
Park City names new transportation planning manager
The city has announced that Tahoe Transportation District Transportation Program Manager Alfred Knotts will become the new leader of the city’s Transportation Planning Department.
City Manager Diane Foster said Knotts’ official start date will be May 18. He replaces longtime transportation expert Kent Cashel, who is retiring after serving with Park City for 17 years.
Knotts has
Deseret News