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U. S. Representative Robin Kelly Is Ready To Try Out For The U.S. Senate
WJOL - Illinois
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July 17, 2025
US Representative Robin Kelly With Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin not seeking reelection Illinois U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly faces what could be a crowded field for the Democratic primary. She says she has a diverse congressional district that makes...
U.S. Could Vastly Expand Global Immigrant Detention Network
HuffPost
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July 16, 2025
The Trump administration is set to vastly expand deportations to countries other than immigrants’ home nations, supercharging a system of international detainee transfers that human rights advocates say exposes thousands of people to human rights...
Is the U.S. in a summer COVID surge? Cases are rising in these 25 states
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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Currently, COVID-19 cases are on the rise in half of U.S. states, data show. An uptick in transmission fueled by highly contagious new variants is causing an increasing number of Americans to come down with sore throats, fever and other COVID...
Polk's 2026 candidates emerge from School Board to U.S. House
The Ledger - Florida
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Several candidates have filed to run for U.S. House seats in districts covering parts of Polk County, including incumbents Darren Soto, Daniel Webster, Laurel Lee and Scott Franklin. State Senator Colleen Burton and State Representatives Jon...
7th Democrat enters Colorado race to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans
The Colorado Sun
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July 17, 2025
A seventh Democrat on Thursday entered the race to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans next year in Colorado’s tossup 8th Congressional District. Evan Munsing, 37, is a Marine combat veteran who works in finance. He’s never held elected office...
The U.S. has a new incentive for the purchase of U.S.-assembled vehicles; should Canadians be concerned?
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 17, 2025
New tax incentives that encourage Americans to buy American-assembled automobiles would probably be a significant cause for concern any other year and should probably be a cause for concern now, according to one expert. "But the reality is there...
U.S Senate vote protects PEPFAR funds
Health-E News
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July 17, 2025
PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, has been hailed as “the most important and consequential contribution to public health”, providing HIV treatment to around 20 million people around the world. In January, U.S President...
Democrats' Confidence in U.S. Institutions Sinks to New Low
Gallup
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July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' average confidence in major U.S. institutions is unchanged since last year, with a near-record-low 28% of U.S. adults expressing "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in nine institutions tracked consistently...
Teachers’ Teammates launches Back-To-Bin Season: Stock The Bin
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
FOLCROFT — Teachers’ Teammates, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free school supplies to under-resourced schools in Delaware County, marked a major milestone this year: distributing over $1 million in donated supplies to local...
U of M educators release guide on fighting budworm outbreak
WTIP - Minnesota
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July 17, 2025
Outdoor News 2025 marks the fifth year of the current budworm outbreak across northeastern Minnesota. In 2024, over 700,000 acres of trees were defoliated in the state due to the current outbreak, the largest amount since the 1950s. Waves of...
U of M Flint Police and students team up with community engagement vehicle to build trust
Mid-Michigan Now
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FLINT, Mich. – A new mobile unit is rolling through Flint with a mission: to break down barriers between police officers and the community — one video game at a time. The University of Michigan-Flint’s Community Engagement Mobile Unit looks like...
Public Health Expert Warns U.S. HIV Funding Cuts Could Set Back Global Progress | IAS 2025
Managed Healthcare Executive
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July 16, 2025
The recent U.S. pullback from funding global HIV prevention programs through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has sparked concern among public health experts. One of those speaking out is Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Ph.D., a...
American Parents Coalition Chief to Newsmax: Force YMCA to Comply With Title IX
KBOI - Idaho
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July 17, 2025
Alleigh Marré, executive director of the American Parents Coalition, told Newsmax on Wednesday the Trump administration might need to threaten withdrawing the more than $600 million in federal funds awarded annually to the YMCA in order for the...
U.S. Rep. Vasquez Votes To Pass National Defense Bill, Delivering Military Strength, Wins On New Mexico Priorities
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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July 16, 2025
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez: WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 15, 2025, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) – a member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) – voted in favor of the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense...
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #165
Ballotpedia
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July 16, 2025
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over teaching...
Kathy Castor calls for end to education funding delay and highlights support for breast cancer causes
Tampa Republic - Florida
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July 17, 2025
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, who represents Florida’s 14th district in Congress, recently used her social media platform to call for immediate action from the Trump administration regarding delayed education funding and to highlight ongoing advocacy...
Wyndham Clark banned from Oakmont Country Club for damaging locker during U.S. Open
CBS 2 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025 / 12:15 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: July 16, 2025 Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: July 16, 2025 16:29 Wyndham Clark has been suspended from attending Oakmont Country Club after damaging a...
School districts grapple with uncertainty in US cuts
Johnston Sun Rise - Rhode Island
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By TARA MONASTESSE Beacon Media Staff Writer After state officials announced last week that the federal government had frozen nearly $30 million in education funding intended for Rhode Island, school districts are struggling to understand how the...
Fired Education Department workers say the 'fight isn't over'
AOL
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WASHINGTON – These days, it seems all Beth Gellman-Beer does is wait. First, she waited to see whether President Donald Trump would follow through on his promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. She's worked there for nearly two...
A&M men's golf team set to compete in Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational
My Aggie Nation - Texas
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The Texas A&M men’s golf team will compete in the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational at the famed Colonial Country Club September 29-30, head coach Brian Kortan announced Wednesday. The tournament features a 15-team field, with three of the top...