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Is the city of New Orleans facing a fiscal cliff? City officials disagree.
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressThe New Orleans City Council is pushing back on claims by the mayor that the city's finances are in trouble.
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A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressA Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as a means to spotlight trans people's struggle in Brazil, where more of them are reported killed than anywhere else.
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Republican Heather Hill, Appalachian entrepreneur, is inspired by tragedies to run for Ohio governor
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressRepublican Heather Hill is methodically building a campaign for Ohio governor outside the limelight being grabbed by more prominent candidates.
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Canada’s Largest Province Heads to the Polls. Here’s What to Know.
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The New York TimesVoters in Ontario will decide on Thursday whether to re-elect Doug Ford, a Conservative who is among Canada's harshest critics of President Trump, as the province's premier.
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As Trump’s deadline to eliminate DEI nears, few schools openly rush to make changes
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
via The Associated PressSchools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes.
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Pentagon orders new purge of social media sites to dump diversity, inclusion mentions by March 5
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via The Associated PressBuilding lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork have become the reality at the Pentagon, as service members and civilian workers are facing a broad mandate to purge all of the department's social media sites and untangle confusing p
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Things to know about Byron Donalds, Trump’s pick to be Florida’s next governor
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via The Associated PressU.S. Rep. Byron Donalds says he's running to be the next governor of Florida in 2026. If elected, he would succeed Gov.
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Tracking key Supreme Court cases of the 2024-2025 term
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via The Washington PostFollow major cases facing the Supreme Court in 2025. The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on cases related to ghost guns, the death penalty, medical care for transgender minors, public funding for religious schools and more.
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On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
via The New York TimesProminent conservative activists with a presence online have appeared to wield extraordinary access to Elon Musk's team, and the power to sway policy through it.
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Rep. Byron Donalds, backed by Trump, says he’s running for Florida governor
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
via The Associated PressU.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has announced that he's entering the race to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2026.
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Teachers union files lawsuit over Trump’s crackdown on race, DEI in schools
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
via The Washington PostA new lawsuit accuses Trump Education Department of trying to rewrite civil rights law when it threatened to pull federal school funding over mentions of race.
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‘We’re in competition’: An East Texas school district faces hard choices as education options grow
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
via The Associated PressLUFKIN, Texas (AP) — The elementary schools' staff passed tissues to one another as they sat in the school board's chamber waiting for the vote that would close their schools.
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The FBI’s new deputy director is a popular podcaster — who has had plenty to say about the agency
Monday, February 24th, 2025
via The Associated PressAs a popular right-wing podcaster, President Donald Trump's new deputy FBI director, Dan Bongino, has made many public comments about the agency he's about to help lead.
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The Teacher in Room 1214
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
via The New York TimesWhen a gunman killed two of her students, Ivy Schamis was the only adult in the room. Her journey through guilt and healing sheds light on the impossible role of American teachers.
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Montgomery schools weigh cellphone ban after mixed reviews for pilot
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
via The Washington PostMontgomery County schools officials shared some of the outcomes from a pilot that banned cellphone use during the school day on Thursday.
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How Trump Rode a Wave of ‘Reactionary Nihilism’ to the White House
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
via The New York TimesA new book by the journalist Katherine Stewart finds a far-right movement seething in resentment, suspicious of reason and determined to dominate at all costs.
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Literacy advocates in Ohio defend difficult texts as they mark Toni Morrison Day
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Associated PressOhio lawmakers and literacy advocates used the birthday of one of America's most frequently banned authors to defend difficult texts.
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Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The Associated PressThe Trump administration is giving America's schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president's fight against 'wokeness' and sowing confusion as schools scramble to comply.
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A Lonely Holdout Where Republicans Still Resist Trump: Utah
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
via The New York TimesBolstered by Mormon voters' distaste for MAGA politics, the center-right is trying to reassert itself in a ruby-red state.
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