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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
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