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Medtronic recalls 348K defibrillators over concerns they deliver reduced, no shock
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)Medtronic has issued a recall for over 348,000 defibrillators because there is a risk they deliver low shock, or no shock at all.
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House GOP advances bill to slash funding for Transportation Department after heated markup
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
via Washington Examiner (District of Columbia)Republican appropriators Tuesday evening approved a bill to cut spending for the Department of Transportation and reject many of President Joe Biden's budget proposals for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Medtronic recalls over 348K defibrillators that may not work
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via KSTP TV LLC. (Minnesota)Medtronic is recalling implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) because they may have a reduced-energy shock or no shock at all.
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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, SC teacher’s supporters pack meeting over halted lesson on his book
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Lexington-Richland Five has faced backlash after officials halted study of a book about racism by Ta'Nehisi Coates, who attended the board's July 17 meeting. In February, students complained the…
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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, SC teacher’s supporters pack meeting over halted lesson on book
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Lexington-Richland Five has faced backlash after officials halted study of a book about racism by Ta-Nehisi Coates, who attended the board's July 17 meeting. In February, students complained the…
Racism, School Board – General
Ta-Nehisi Coates, SC teacher’s supporters pack meeting over halted lesson on author’s book
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Lexington-Richland Five has faced backlash after officials halted study of a book about racism by Ta-Nehisi Coates, who attended the board's July 17 meeting. In February, students complained the…
Racism, School Board – General
Ta’Nehisi Coates, SC teacher’s supporters pack board meeting over halted lesson on his book
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Lexington-Richland Five has faced backlash after officials halted study of a book about racism by Ta'Nehisi Coates, who attended the board's July 17 meeting. In February, students complained the…
Racism, School Board – General
DeSantis’ latest policy plan, this time on the military, again focuses on ‘woke’
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)The Florida governor vowed to ban drag shows on military bases and reinstate service members who defied a pandemic-era coronavirus vaccine mandate.
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U.S. blacklists spyware companies Intellexa and Cytrox, citing security threats
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)Intellexa and Cytrox were added to a federal 'entity list' that prohibits American companies from engaging in certain trade activities with them.
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Lakota school board member doubles down on antisemitic phrase after rabbi reaches out
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via Cincinnati.com (Ohio)School Board – General, Racism
House GOP seeks to gut Buttigieg’s DEI and green energy programs
Monday, July 17th, 2023
via The Gazette (Colorado)House Republicans are looking to slash the Biden administration's proposal to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as well as "green new deal"-style goals in the Department of Transportation.
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IN BRIEF
Monday, July 17th, 2023
via Casper Star-Tribune (Wyoming)Car found in North Platte on Saturday
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Parents rights in schools: Who wins with this movement?
Monday, July 17th, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)If the Parents Bill of Rights passes the Senate, it would reorder public schools, giving parents an unprecedented say over their children's education.
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The whitewashing of white nationalism
Monday, July 17th, 2023
via Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)In an interview in May, the senior Republican senator from Alabama, Tommy Tuberville, was asked if he believes white nationalists should be allowed in the military.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: “There are times when you don’t have any choice but to speak the truth”
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
via CBS News (Pennsylvania)He was the all-time leading NBA scorer when he retired in 1989, after winning six world championships. But today Kareem Abdul-Jabbar prefers to focus on his role as an activist and social critic, writing with uncommon candor on Substack.
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We ‘interviewed’ Harriet Tubman using AI. It got a little weird.
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
via The Washington Post (Maryland)A new tool from Khan Academy lets students talk with simulations of Tubman, Winston Churchill, Genghis Khan and more. But there's a limit.
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Iowa’s public libraries ‘next grounds for the oncoming civil rights movement’
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
via The Gazette (Iowa)Amid legislation targeting the information sector, public librarians speak on their growing role as a force in the political realm. From representative literature to creating inclusive environments, libraries are offering more to the community than books.
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CONGRESSIONAL ROLL CALL
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
via Madison.com (Wisconsin)Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues last week. Readers can visit www.VoteFacts.com to research other top issues and individual voting records in the…
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Concern raised at Pentagon over bill
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
via Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. (Arkansas)Pentagon officials are attempting to stay on the sidelines of an intensifying feud over annual defense legislation that has highlighted the military's vulnerability to being pulled into America's most divisive social issues.
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