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Jack Schlossberg trails in New York's 12th District race, new polling shows
10+ hour, 15+ min ago (292+ words) (WHTM) " Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, is trailing in his bid to win the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey. Schlossberg, 33, was one of five candidates polled…...
Critics say Trump's "pretext' for Cuba invasion doesn't square with reality
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (1310+ words) The indictment of former Cuban President Ra'l Castro and comments from administration officials playing up Cuba's military and intelligence threat have critics more fearful than ever that President Trump will invade the island " accusing the White House of creating a…...
Kevin Warsh sworn in as Federal Reserve chair: 5 big obstacles he faces
2+ day, 53+ min ago (1071+ words) (The Hill) " Kevin Warsh will face a political and economic obstacle course upon taking the helm of the Federal Reserve later this week. President Donald Trump held a swearing-in ceremony on Friday for Warsh, who became chair of the Fed…...
Trump touts bill that would make daylight saving time permanent
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (404+ words) (The Hill) " President Donald Trump on Thursday praised the House Energy and Commerce Committee's vote to report a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. The committee voted 48-1 to report the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Florida Republicans Sen....
UN expresses grave concern over new Taliban decree that includes provision on child marriage
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (526+ words) The government rejected the accusations, saying the decree follows Islamic law and insisting the country has already banned the forced marriage of girls. Afghanistan's justice ministry published Decree No. 18 "on judicial separation of spouses" last week, which sets out rules…...
Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (729+ words) Denied entry into the military as a teenager because of his extreme views, the 50-year-old Ben-Gvir nevertheless rose to become one of the most powerful people in the country after operating for decades within its far-right fringes. His tactics drew…...
Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (843+ words) Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania. For the first time in a…...
St. Landry Parish bus drivers protest after tax proposals fail
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (385+ words) OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) " Several bus drivers gathered outside the St. Landry Parish School Board office this morning following the failure of two tax proposals that would have funded employee pay raises, school safety personnel, counseling and nursing services and facility…...
Trump moves to dismiss $10 B lawsuit against IRS
6+ day, 3+ min ago (397+ words) (The Hill) " President Trump in a filing on Monday moved to dismiss his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over'an agency'contractor'who leaked his tax return information to news outlets.' The notice of voluntary dismissal was filed in a federal court in…...
Trump touts a major Trump Rx expansion, adding more than 600 generic drugs
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (557+ words) The beefed-up website is the Trump administration's answer to criticism from Democrats who have called Trump Rx performative and noted that many of the brand-name drugs it has featured are cheaper with insurance or have lower-cost generic versions sold elsewhere....