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1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1388+ words) Special to the Independent DiDomenico secured several of his own proposed bills in the Economic Development bill • ENOUGH Act bill that will create an innovative strategy to fight poverty by investing resources in high need neighborhoods and collaborating with community…...

42+ min ago   (400+ words) 1. Dr Fauci to testify about COVID’s origins at Senate hearing 2. Netanyahu reacts to Mamdani arrest threat with one promise he says he’ll keep 3. US and Saudi forces launch coordinated strikes with chilling warning to Iran proxies MOMENTUM SHIFT — Zelenskyy declares…...

15+ min ago   (1197+ words) NORTH BENNINGTON — Under a hazy July sun, nine campers from … BENNINGTON — In 2006, Vermont director Jay Craven released "… Manchester Assessor Gordon Black, one of six panelists during an informational session on the Local Option Tax, now being considered in Bennington, speaks…...

11+ hour, 52+ min ago   (140+ words) ISTANBUL, July 29 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities detained an opposition Istanbul district mayor and ​five others on Wednesday ‌over alleged irregularities in building and occupancy permits, broadcaster NTV reported. • Latest step in unprecedented legal ‌crackdown ​on municipalities run ⁠by the main ⁠party…...

52+ min ago   (300+ words) Online sports betting companies are starting to become a major player in the 2026 midterm elections. Recent estimates have bettors pouring in more than $72 million into races across the country as the emerging trend from prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket…...

11+ hour, 9+ min ago   (519+ words) We are the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters. We work to strengthen free, fair and informed societies through media, legal and data-driven services. We leverage our media, legal and data-driven expertise to support independent journalism, strengthen access to the law…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (439+ words) By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is losing another member from her messaging team. White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson is departing the White House later this month, Axios first reported. Jackson,…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago   (587+ words) Your people can handle not knowing how things will turn out. What they cannot handle is not knowing which way to walk today. Leaders often confuse these two things. A prediction says this is what will happen. A direction says…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (514+ words) The 65-year-old former broadcaster was diagnosed with the condition in 2022 after suffering months of brain fog and anxiety. Her husband, who acts as her primary caregiver at home, posted an image showing Phillips smiling during breakfast, noting how political action…...

20+ min ago   (407+ words) By MARC LEVY and BARBARA ORTUTAY Elon Musk’s company xAI has sued Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps, potentially providing a test for how far states can go in constitutionally regulating the…...