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State Senator Doris Turner: State Funding For Library and Literacy Programs
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (352+ words) Posted Yesterday At 8:45am by Dylan Clark State Senator Doris Turner says six organizations in the 48th Senate District will receive nearly $750,000 in state funding to support literacy programs, workplace skills development and other library-related services. Turner says libraries are a cornerstone…...
Fractured opposition battles Nigeria’s Tinubu as presidential campaigns begin
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (572+ words) Posted today at 12:20am Nigeria on Wednesday kicked off campaigns for the presidential election scheduled in January, with incumbent President Bola Tinubu seeking reelection against a fractured opposition. Africa’s most populous country will hold the election against a backdrop of worsening…...
National security question trips up Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina debate
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (243+ words) “Are Taiwan and the South China Sea national security issues for the United States and if so, why or how?” asked one of the moderators. Graham started her answer by saying, “I’m just going to be honest here.” “I’m not…...
US appeals court blocks Trump immigration enforcement near some houses of worship
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (732+ words) Posted today at 11:27am Aug 18 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an order limiting federal immigration enforcement at eight houses of worship affiliated with three faith groups, saying religious activities at the sites could be hindered by the operations. A…...
Biden-era ‘ghost guns’ restrictions are unconstitutional, US judge rules
13+ hour, 25+ min ago (533+ words) Posted today at 2:57pm Aug 18 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas has declared that a regulation adopted by Democratic former President Joe Biden’s administration targeting largely untraceable “ghost guns” is unconstitutional — a ruling issued after the U.S. Supreme Court last…...
Trump pushes for Kim Jong Un meeting this year, WSJ reports
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (144+ words) Posted today at 5:31pm Aug 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing aides for a meeting as soon as this fall with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. officials. Trump has privately…...
Israel strikes an air base in northwest Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (497+ words) Posted today at 5:20pm Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria’s military, has tense relations with Israel. The rival countries have sought to curb each other’s influence in neighboring Syria. Israeli Prime…...
South Korean and US militaries shorten drills by about half after Trump ordered a reduction
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (400+ words) Posted today at 8:18pm Trump had ordered his Pentagon chief to “substantially reduce” the allies’ summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, just before they began Monday for an 11-day run. Trump cited what he said was a good relationship with Kim and…...
South Korea says the South Korean and US militaries have agreed to shorten their drills
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (200+ words) The allies’ summertime Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises began Monday morning for an 11-day run, just after Trump ordered his Pentagon chief to “substantially reduce” them. Trump cited what he said was a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong…...
Trump picks White House adviser Heidi Overton to run FDA, source says
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (237+ words) Posted today at 7:04pm Aug 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen White House policy aide Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, according to a source familiar with the matter. Overton, who is currently deputy director of the…...