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Education Department Probing Duke University, Law Journal for Breaching Title VI
The Epoch Times
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July 29, 2025
Students pass under the arches at Duke University in Durham, N.C., in this file photo taken in 2006. Sara D. Davis/Getty Images The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Duke University and the Duke Law...
Trump's back in court today to defend 'Liberation Day' tariffs
Yahoo Finance
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An imposing threat to President Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs will be tested by a panel of Washington, D.C., federal appeals court judges on Thursday, less than 24 hours before those duties are scheduled to take effect for countries around the...
Montana Farm Bureau Members Meet in D.C. for Annual Fly-In
Northern Ag Network
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July 29, 2025
A group of Montana Farm Bureau members brought concerns of the organization’s farmers and ranchers on an action-packed visit to the nation’s capital last week as part of their Washington, D.C. Fly-In. The group met with White House staff,...
Rep. Jimmy Panetta addresses nonprofit support, local tragedy, and education funding freeze
Monterey Times - California
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July 29, 2025
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, who represents California’s 19th district in the U.S. Congress, addressed several community issues in a series of posts on July 29, 2025.In one post published at 00:00 UTC, Panetta highlighted his legislative efforts to support...
Immigration and the physician shortage: Why D.C. isn't acting on skilled health care immigration
Medical Economics
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July 28, 2025
Tom Price, M.D., says legal, merit-based immigration in health care is one of the few policy issues with genuine bipartisan support — but it still hasn't broken through the noise in Washington. "There's always something sucking the oxygen out of...
Employees With Influence on Tech Adoption Are More Satisfied
Gallup
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July 31, 2025
Story Highlights 58% with a lot of say have high job satisfaction, vs. 24% with none Over half of U.S. employees want more say in tech adoption Voice gap on tech adoption cuts across age and educational groups WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. employees who...
Pod Save America Team Announces November Launch Of Live Event “Crooked Con” In D.C.
Deadline
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July 29, 2025
Crooked Media, the company behind the Pod Save America and other progressive podcasts, is expanding its live events with Crooked Con, two days of podcast tapings, panels and workshops scheduled for November 6 and 7 in Washington, D.C. The event...
Up Next: Mary Claire Brown helped change the culture of Sharon softball
The Herald - Pennsylvania
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SHARON — When Mary Claire Brown began her softball career with the Sharon Tigers, expectations for the team were low. They were just happy to make the district playoffs and have a chance to play. Now, two district titles and two state playoff runs...
White Hall Senior Aly Hobson Represents Arkansas at ALA Girls Nation in Washington, D.C.
Deltaplex Media - Arkansas
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July 27, 2025
Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recently met with Aly Hobson of White Hall High School, one of two Arkansas students selected to represent the state at the 2025 American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation in Washington, D.C. Hobson, a rising senior,...
AFT Passes Resolution 'Protecting Public Education From Right-Wing Extremism'
Twitchy
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July 29, 2025
We can all agree that American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is among the worst people in the country. As we learned last month, Weingarten resigned from her position with the Democratic National Committee after 23 years. That...
NC Republicans override Gov. Stein's vetoes on gun, immigration bills
WCNC - North Carolina
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July 29, 2025
Local sheriff's offices now have to cooperate closer with the federal government's mass deportation effort. RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly reconvened Tuesday, with Republicans attempting to override all 14 of Gov....
ON THE BALLOT: U.S. Senator & Representative, statewide offices
Mid Rivers Newsmagazine - Missouri
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Editor’s Note: While all candidates for each race are listed, only those who are in contested races received questionnaires. Their replies are printed below if they responded by the deadline. Party affiliations are marked as follows: Republican...
Op-ed: Public education in Santa Clara County needs a defender
San José Spotlight - California
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July 29, 2025
Public education in America is in crisis. As institutions across the county contend with an ideological shift, the Santa Clara County Office of Education is intent on implementing broad austerity instead of ensuring care, access and equity to all....
Powerball winning numbers for today's draw, 07/30/2025: Jackpot of $384 million
MARCA
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July 31, 2025
The big Powerball jackpot opportunity is knocking again, so tonight Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 10:59 p.m. ET, you'll have another chance to win millions of dollars. Tonight the Powerball is at $384 million, but with a cash value of $173.1...
Big Tex’s Boots Bound for D.C. to Star in Smithsonian Exhibit
News Talk 860 KSFA - Texas
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July 28, 2025
They say a real cowboy never takes off his boots, well, this one does. At the end of the season, after the State Fair of Texas is done, this one does. And this time, Big Tex's boots are going on a trip without him. For only the second time ever,...
Democrats missing the boat on immigration and the economy
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia
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Millions of illegal aliens crossed into the United States over the four years of the Biden-Harris administration. They settled in blue cities and states, for the most part. This was because the blue cities and states welcomed them. Why would those...
Federal Trade Commission invites public to help with 'gender-affirming care' inquiry
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 29, 2025
By CP StaffTuesday, July 29, 2025 The headquarters of the US Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., November 18, 2024. | ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking input from the public in its...
The labour market disparities of second-generation immigrants
VoxEU
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Much of the migration literature has historically focused on the socioeconomic integration of first-generation immigrants (e.g. Borjas 1985, Berbée and Stuhler 2025, Brücker et al. 2021, Fortin et al. 2016, Solmone and Frattini 2022). However,...
Immigration arrests surge despite stalled ICE partnerships
The Elkhart Truth - Indiana
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INDIANAPOLIS — Federal immigration authorities have arrested increasing numbers of people suspected of being in Indiana illegally – but have yet to deputize officer nominees from at least two Hoosier counties in President Donald Trump’s...
Trump admin. issues guidance protecting religious expression for federal employees
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 29, 2025
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, July 29, 2025 Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. | Wikimedia Commons/Another Believer...