Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Déjà vu? Electoral bans, arrests, attacks, threats again part of Venezuelan presidential race

Assassination plots, arrest warrants, numerous detentions all sorts of verbal attacks against adversaries and other government actions have marked the start of 2024 for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his allies

Déjà vu? Electoral bans, arrests, attacks, threats again part of Venezuelan presidential race
World

Taiwan elects parliament speaker ruling party views as pro-China

Taiwan's parliament on Thursday elected a former presidential candidate for the largest opposition party as its new speaker, who will be responsible for hosting visiting foreign

Taiwan elects parliament speaker ruling party views as pro-China
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India's government announces a short-term budget until national elections are held by May

India’s finance minister has unveiled a short-term budget to meet government expenditures until national elections are held by May, saying it will boost spending on infrastructure projects, build homes for poor villagers and cut the fiscal deficit by reducing subsidies

India's government announces a short-term budget until national elections are held by May
Business

Italian govt ready to buy stake in Stellantis if asked

The Italian government would be prepared to buy a stake in carmaker Stellantis if the company asked it to do so, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso told reporters on Thursday.

Italian govt ready to buy stake in Stellantis if asked
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Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection

The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection

Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
News

US official to testify at Senate hearing looking into Biden's LNG pause

Deputy U.S. Energy Secretary David Turk will testify at Feb. 8 U.S.

US official to testify at Senate hearing looking into Biden's LNG pause
Education|News|Political|World

Student protests in Athens turn violent and disrupt exams as debate rages over private universities

Police and student protesters have clashed in the center of the Greek capital after a demonstration against government plans to allow private universities

Student protests in Athens turn violent and disrupt exams as debate rages over private universities
Business

Biden to release proposed U.S. budget plan on March 11

U.S. President Joe Biden will put forth his proposed U.S. spending plan on March 11, according to the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Biden to release proposed U.S. budget plan on March 11
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For the first time, an Irish nationalist is set to lead Northern Ireland's government

An Irish nationalist is set to make history by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister

For the first time, an Irish nationalist is set to lead Northern Ireland's government
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Kenya's president blames corruption and incompetence for fire tragedy and wants officials prosecuted

Kenyan President William Ruto says corruption and incompetence among officials allowed the operation of an illegal liquid petroleum plant in a residential area

Kenya's president blames corruption and incompetence for fire tragedy and wants officials prosecuted
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Mayorkas is driven by his own understanding of the immigrant experience. Republicans want him gone

Supporters of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says he brings a prosecutor’s tenacity and a personal understanding of the immigrant experience in America to the job of running the sprawling agency

Mayorkas is driven by his own understanding of the immigrant experience. Republicans want him gone
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Pakistan's election looks more like a coronation or a sure bet. Many voters are disillusioned

Pakistan is holding parliamentary elections this week but many voters are disillusioned and wonder if the balloting can bring any real change in a country mired in economic crisis and a resurgent militancy

Pakistan's election looks more like a coronation or a sure bet. Many voters are disillusioned
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Orbán's party boycotts a session of Hungary's parliament to further stall Sweden's bid to join NATO

Lawmakers from the party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have boycotted an emergency session of parliament where a vote was scheduled to place Sweden’s bid to join NATO on the legislative agenda

Orbán's party boycotts a session of Hungary's parliament to further stall Sweden's bid to join NATO
News

US to stop accepting new enrollments for low-income internet subsidy program

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday will stop accepting new enrollments for a government broadband internet subsidy program, used by nearly 23 million American

US to stop accepting new enrollments for low-income internet subsidy program
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Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds

The Justice Department has proposed changes to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the number of subjective denials of compensation

Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds
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Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

More than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel were taken into custody in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg

Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
Health|News|Political

Census Bureau pauses changing how it asks about disabilities following backlash

Facing growing backlash, the U.S. Census Bureau has paused plans to change how it asks people about disabilities in its most comprehensive survey

Census Bureau pauses changing how it asks about disabilities following backlash
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Beijing replaces head of China Securities Regulatory Commission during stock market slump

Beijing has replaced the head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission in an apparent effort to restore confidence in the stock market following major losses in domestic share prices

Beijing replaces head of China Securities Regulatory Commission during stock market slump
Business|News

CBO projects a $188 billion decrease in this year's federal budget deficit, but debt would then grow

The Congressional Budget Office says it expects the federal budget deficit to drop by $188 billion this fiscal year to $1.5 trillion

CBO projects a $188 billion decrease in this year's federal budget deficit, but debt would then grow
Economy

US farm incomes to fall sharply in 2024 as crop prices plunge -USDA

By P.J.

US farm incomes to fall sharply in 2024 as crop prices plunge -USDA
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Biden chooses longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff

President Joe Biden has chosen a longtime aide and close adviser to be a White House deputy chief of staff

Biden chooses longtime aide who runs his Oval Office to be a deputy White House chief of staff
News

FCC declares AI cloned voice robocalls illegal

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday calls made with AI-generated voices are illegal after a fake robocall imitating President Joe Biden sought to dissuade people

FCC declares AI cloned voice robocalls illegal
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Audit of $19,000 lectern purchase for Arkansas governor almost done

Auditors are nearly done looking into a $19,000 lectern purchased for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders that prompted scrutiny and national attention last year

Audit of $19,000 lectern purchase for Arkansas governor almost done
Education|News|Political

New Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs

New Mexico legislators want to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million to help Native American communities create their own student programs, include efforts to teach and preserve Indigenous languages

New Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs
News|Political|Technology

A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state's computer, elections systems

Nebraska state Sen_ Loren Lippincott is touting a bill that would give the Nebraska State Patrol $200,000 to hire “an ethical hacker.”

A Nebraska bill would hire a hacker to probe the state's computer, elections systems

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