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Door-Knocks, Texts, and Ads, Ads, Ads: Life on the Swing-State Battlefield
Sunday, October 20th, 2024
via The New York TimesThis year's campaign offers a vivid reminder of how much the playing field in presidential elections has shrunk, giving voters in a handful of states a disproportionate influence in the decision.
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Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don’t
Saturday, October 19th, 2024
via The Associated PressTwo neighboring Texas cities illustrate the divide in American politics between the diverse, potential electorate in the country and the actual electorate, which is heavily white and wealthier.
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Wisconsin voters consider constitutional amendment barring noncitizens from voting
Saturday, October 19th, 2024
via The Associated PressWisconsin voters will have to make another choice after casting their ballots for president in November — whether to explicitly bar non-U.S. citizens from voting.
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Inside the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ push that’s perplexing health leaders
Friday, October 18th, 2024
via The Washington PostExperts are happy that chronic disease has become a campaign priority — but not sure how to feel about the message coming from Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Bruce Campbell on ‘Hysteria!’ and Why the Satanic Panic Never Ended
Friday, October 18th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe Peacock horror comedy finds timeliness in a dark chapter of American history. 'Satan was always an existential threat,' the actor said.
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The University of Michigan Doubled Down on D.E.I. What Went Wrong?
Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
via The New York TimesA decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.
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Harris campaign rejects claims of plagiarism
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
via The Washington PostSome experts say the incidents are modest and unlikely to reflect an intentional effort to take credit.
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Trump’s protests aside, his agenda has plenty of overlap with Project 2025
Monday, October 14th, 2024
via The Associated PressDonald Trump insists that Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for a hard-right turn in American government and society, does not reflect his priorities for a White House encore.
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Legislative majorities giving one party all the power are in play in several states
Sunday, October 13th, 2024
via The Associated PressA behind-the-scenes battle is underway between Democrats and Republicans for supermajority control of state legislatures across the country.
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A Democratic Boss Is in Prison. He Still Has 2 Public School Jobs.
Friday, October 11th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe Democratic chairman of Hillside, N.J., is serving a six-month prison term. He got an $80,000 teaching job in the township after pleading guilty to tax fraud.
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Another Va. district will allow students to carry overdose-reversing drug
Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
via The Washington PostStudents in Loudoun County will now be allowed to carry naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of opioids, on school grounds.
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Luis Tiant gave Red Sox great pitching and a very funky windup. His joy was just a bonus
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The New York TimesThe popular "El Tiante" was one of the best things to happen in Boston in the 70s, and Boston was one of the best things to happen to him.
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Who can vote in US elections, and what steps must you take to do so?
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressWho can vote in U.S. elections? Generally, if you're a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old, you can vote.
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Texas is a young state with older elected officials. Some young leaders are trying to change that.
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The Associated PressFigure out what to wear to be taken seriously; prepare a few one-liners to respond to the inevitable critiques about your age; know the issues facing your district.
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Removing Books From Libraries Often Takes Debate. But There’s a Quieter Way.
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The New York TimesWeeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express.
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Youth Leaders Make Democracy Their Focus
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
via The New York TimesSix young people from around the world who attended the Athens Democracy Forum spoke about what drives them and the challenges they face.
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Chicago mayor names new school board after entire panel resigns amid a fight over district control
Monday, October 7th, 2024
via The Associated PressChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed a new school board, days after all seven members resigned amid an escalating fight over control of the public schools in the nation's third-largest city.
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Cal Berkeley’s Calgorithm — social media and self-awareness in ‘the people’s program’
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
via The New York TimesBehold, the ballooning cultural clout of the Calgorithm, a guerilla-like social media movement that leans into sarcasm and stereotypes.
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Pennsylvania school boards up window openings that allowed views into its gender-neutral bathrooms
Friday, October 4th, 2024
via The Associated PressA Pennsylvania school district has reversed course and boarded up window openings it recently installed that allowed people in a middle school hallway to peer into two gender-neutral-designated bathrooms.
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