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It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up. Photo

It Was Just a Rumor on Facebook. Then a Militia Showed Up.

Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

via The New York Times

Residents of Oakdale, Calif., have abandoned traditional media outlets for a mishmash of online sources. These days, they're often not sure what information to trust.

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The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall

The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall

Thursday, May 1st, 2025

via The Associated Press

The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a 'historical wrong' and suggesting that others across…

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How tariffs are impacting babies and undercutting a Trump priority

How tariffs are impacting babies and undercutting a Trump priority

Thursday, May 1st, 2025

via The Washington Post

The Washington Post's essential guide to power and influence in D.C.

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North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump’s pushback against DEI

North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump’s pushback against DEI

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

via The Associated Press

The North Carolina House advanced its own restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion practices for state agencies.

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Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools

Supreme Court majority seems open to religious public charter schools

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

via The Washington Post

A ruling for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would allow direct and complete taxpayer funding for a faith-based school for the first time.

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Supreme Court hears arguments over publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

Supreme Court hears arguments over publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

via The Associated Press

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school.

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Religious Charter School in Oklahoma

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Religious Charter School in Oklahoma

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

via The New York Times

The justices have allowed vouchers for religious schools and required equal treatment in tuition programs. But direct government payments to religious public schools pose a new test.

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A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support

A town refuses to give up the school’s Native American mascot — and gets Trump’s support

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

via The Associated Press

A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports.

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Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide

Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

via The Associated Press

The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to pay for an online charter school that 'is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.'

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Despair Blankets Scene of Car-Ramming Attack at Festival

Despair Blankets Scene of Car-Ramming Attack at Festival

Monday, April 28th, 2025

via The New York Times

Filipinos in Vancouver returned to a neighborhood to mourn the 11 people killed in a weekend attack.

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1 in 5 Texas schools got a D or F rating under new performance standards

1 in 5 Texas schools got a D or F rating under new performance standards

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via The Associated Press

Texas public school ratings — which grade how well districts educate their students — drastically dropped after the state implemented stricter scoring standards, new data released Thursday shows.

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Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs

Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via The New York Times

A draft document outlines steep cuts or the elimination of funding for programs that provide child care, housing assistance, foreign aid and health research.

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Donald Trump’s trip to Pope Francis’ funeral puts a sharper focus on their clashes over the years

Donald Trump’s trip to Pope Francis’ funeral puts a sharper focus on their clashes over the years

Friday, April 25th, 2025

via The Associated Press

The clash in style between Donald Trump and Pope Francis and their positions on migration, the environment and poverty will come into sharper focus as the president travels to Rome for Francis'…

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From Book Bans to Canceled Lectures, the Naval Academy Is Bending to Trump

From Book Bans to Canceled Lectures, the Naval Academy Is Bending to Trump

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

via The New York Times

Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump's potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest.

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Justices Seem Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools

Justices Seem Set to Allow Opt-Outs From L.G.B.T.Q. Stories in Schools

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via The New York Times

In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared poised to rule for parents with religious objections to storybooks with gay and transgender characters.

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Trump Joins a Bitter Fight in Massapequa Over a School Mascot

Trump Joins a Bitter Fight in Massapequa Over a School Mascot

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via The New York Times

New York's education leaders moved to ban Native American-inspired mascots in 2022, drawing a lawsuit from the Massapequa school district. Now, the president has weighed in.

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Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools

Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via The Associated Press

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters.

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Pope Francis never visited his homeland of Argentina in his papacy. Some blame its volatile politics

Pope Francis never visited his homeland of Argentina in his papacy. Some blame its volatile politics

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

via The Associated Press

Pope Francis never set foot in his native Argentina during his papacy, and that left many of the faithful in his homeland feeling puzzled and snubbed by the world's first Latin American pope.

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Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves says he’s running for governor in 2026

Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves says he’s running for governor in 2026

Monday, April 21st, 2025

via The Associated Press

Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves says he's running for governor in 2026. He enters a field that remains murky for his party after two top potential candidates backed away from a run.

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White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children

White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children

Monday, April 21st, 2025

via The New York Times

Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.

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