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As Gov. Ron DeSantis touts his state’s education reforms as a blueprint for his potential presidency, this year’s legislative session in Florida is once again teed up with bills that aim to deregulate and remake the state’s public school system. Last year, Republicans heralded parental rights as they pushed voucher expansion, book challenges and DeSantis’ […]

Rep. Dean Phillips raised $1 million in outside donations in the final quarter of 2023 for his challenge to President Joe Biden. The Minnesota Democrat’s team, which shared the figures first with POLITICO, said more than 6,000 donors pitched in and 75 percent of the contributions were less than $50. His aides cast his fundraising […]

LONDON – US and British forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen’s Houthi militants, in what London branded on Jan 10 as the “largest attack” yet by the Iran-backed rebels. The Western allies’ warships and planes took out 18 drones and three missiles in their […]

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny cracked jokes on Wednesday in his first court appearance since being transferred to an Arctic penal colony, but a judge rejected his latest challenge against his treatment in prison. Navalny appeared by video link from the “Penal Wolf” colony to which he was transferred last month from a prison in […]

Going on a low-fat diet in Charlotte in 2024? Don’t worry, it doesn’t mean giving up the joys of dining out. On a low-fat diet, the goal is to limit the intake of oils and fats, specifically saturated fats, often in order to improve overall health. When dining out, here are some tips from the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds. The decline, while “a step in the right direction,” is far below the rate needed to meet President Joe Biden‘s pledge to cut U.S. […]

Issued on: 10/01/2024 – 11:07 IN THE PRESS – Wednesday, January 10: We look at reactions in the French and international press to 34-year-old Gabriel Attal’s meteoric rise to the second most powerful position in French politics. We also take a look at why Donald Trump’s court appearance in a hearing on whether he should […]

Seven years after EHang debuted its first passenger drone, Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng entered the market with its own “flying car”, with the goal of delivering the first batch by the fourth quarter of 2025, whether regulations are ready or not. The company’s subsidiary AeroHT presented two types of flying cars at CES 2024 […]

TEL AVIV – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, after pressing Israel’s leaders to offer a pathway to a Palestinian state. Blinken crossed Israeli checkpoints to reach the de facto Palestinian capital Ramallah, according to pool reporters who travelled with the […]

Sweet treat lovers rejoice: the annual Girl Scout Cookie sale is back! Girls Scouts of Northern New Jersey, the agency representing scouts in Bergen, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and northern Warren counties, announced the kickoff of the 2024 Girl Scout Cookie season Tuesday. From now through March 17, the public can purchase a dozen flavors, including […]

WASHINGTON — Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday questioned former President Donald Trump‘s broad claim of immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that resulted in a chain of events that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The all-woman three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of […]

Strong winds tore through the Augusta area Tuesday as winter storm Finn made it’s destructive way across the country. The storm, which brought heavy rain and 50 mph wind gusts, downed trees and power lines – leaving thousands of Augustans without power for hours as crews worked to remove debris from roadways and restore service. […]