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French premier seeks budget cuts that toppled prior cabinet
France’s new premier Francois Bayrou vowed to sharply narrow the nation’s deficit to close to 5% of GDP, a plan that ... Read More
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Inside the 'big deal' battle for Georgia's multibillion-dollar Medicaid contract
ATLANTA — An all-out battle for one of Georgia’s most lucrative public contracts is underway as a group of insurers competes for the multibillion-dollar award from Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration to manage health ...Read more
NYC Mayor Eric Adams lawyer reveals 'recent' witness grand jury testimony in corruption case
NEW YORK — A witness recently testified before the federal grand jury that indicted Mayor Eric Adams on corruption charges this fall, his attorney revealed in a court filing Tuesday — indicating the Turkey-related ...Read more
Iran takes first steps toward easing its broad social media bans
Iran said it will start easing some of the world’s tightest internet restrictions by lifting its ban on WhatsApp and Google Play — a sign that authorities want to placate domestic opponents as the Islamic Republic ...Read more
Trump slams Biden for commuting death sentences of 37 federal prisoners
President-elect Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden on Tuesday for commuting the death sentences of 37 federal prisoners in an act of holiday clemency.
Trump said relatives of victims are angry that Biden spared the ...Read more
Pressley praises Biden's death row commutations, urges more action
BOSTON — Boston Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley praised President Joe Biden’s move to take killers off death row but added he hasn’t gone far enough.
In a statement that has gone viral, Pressley said Biden has made a ...Read more
CCSD settles lawsuit over inappropriate sexual monologue assignment
The Clark County School District settled a two-year-old lawsuit with parents who complained of an inappropriate assignment for their high school daughter.
CCSD paid $25,000 and agreed to conduct an review with ...Read more
Mayor Brandon Johnson faced ethics concerns over ties to Chicago Public Schools and teachers union, according to memo
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ethics concerns about a potential conflict of interest, according to a memo obtained by...Read more
Social Security's full retirement age will jump in 2025. When can you collect your full benefits?
LOS ANGELES – If you were planning to retire next year, double check your math because a law passed in the '80s is annually raising the age when Americans can collect their full Social Security benefits. And next year is...Read more
South Korea opposition targets Acting President with impeachment
South Korea’s main opposition party is seeking to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo in a potentially risky move to put maximum pressure on the ruling party.
The Democratic Party intends to wait till Thursday to ...Read more
Helicopters rescued patients in 'apocalyptic' flood. Other hospitals are at risk, too
ERWIN, Tenn. — April Boyd texted her husband before she boarded the helicopter.
“So, I don’t want to be dramatic,” she wrote on Sept. 27, “but we are gonna fly and rescue patients from the rooftop of Unicoi ...Read more
Federal hostility could delay offshore wind projects, derailing state climate goals
Numerous East Coast states are counting on offshore wind projects to power tens of millions of homes and to help them transition to cleaner energy.
But putting wind turbines at sea requires the cooperation of a powerful ...Read more
Walking pneumonia, the 'great masquerader,' on the rise in Washington
SEATTLE — This holiday season, try not to give your loved ones something that will take their breath away. At least, not like this.
This year, in addition to more familiar respiratory viruses like influenza, RSV and ...Read more
Colorado doesn't have enough teachers. Here's how Cherry Creek schools are trying to solve the problem
AURORA, Colo. — Seven children gathered around Amaya Mills as the soon-to-be teacher asked them what activity they wanted to do next. Did they want to read to themselves? Or read with one of their classmates?
One after ...Read more
Annie Kuster wants to lead by example. That's why she's retiring from Congress
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ann McLane Kuster wasn’t going to become one of those lawmakers accused of lingering too long in the halls of Congress.
“I think people get into a comfortable pattern,” Kuster said this month, as...Read more
Migrant gave birth in US then was sent back to Mexico. Now she's suing
ATLANTA — A Honduran teenager was having contractions when she waded across the Rio Grande. She gave birth to her child — conceived during rape — at a Texas hospital, with border patrol agents waiting outside the ...Read more
Former President Bill Clinton, 78, hospitalized with fever
Bill Clinton is undergoing testing at Georgetown University Hospital where he was hospitalized Monday for a fever, according to the 42nd president’s deputy chief of staff.
“President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown...Read more
Two Florida men convicted of family murders have death sentences commuted by Biden
Two Florida men sentenced to death after gunning down a family of four in 2006 are among 37 people on federal death row to have their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden.
Daniel Troya and Ricardo Sanchez Jr. were ...Read more
South Korean opposition seeks to impeach Acting President Han
South Korea’s main opposition party said it will start impeachment proceedings against Prime Minister and Acting President Han Duck-soo.
Park Chan-dae, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, made the ...Read more
Trump wants to change the name of Denali back to Mount McKinley
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said he wants to change the name of the highest mountain in North America from Denali back to Mount McKinley.
Alaska's two Republican U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, ...Read more
Kansas lawmakers move to pull Haskell Indian Nations University from federal control
Sen. Jerry Moran said Monday that he will propose legislation to remove Haskell Indian Nations University from control by the Bureau of Indian Education, a sweeping move that comes as the university has been criticized for...Read more
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- Migrant gave birth in US then was sent back to Mexico. Now she's suing
- Helicopters rescued patients in 'apocalyptic' flood. Other hospitals are at risk, too
- Walking pneumonia, the 'great masquerader,' on the rise in Washington
- Two Florida men convicted of family murders have death sentences commuted by Biden
- Federal hostility could delay offshore wind projects, derailing state climate goals
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