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U.S. Senate passes last-minute funding bill to temporarily stave off government shutdown | CBC News
The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday, hours before a midnight deadline, as Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open and sent the measure to President Joe Biden to sign. The…
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NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams slams Mayor Adams over storm response — ‘City should should hear from him’
One day after New York City was drenched by a massive storm, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams criticized Mayor Adams for his low profile during the raging rainfall and widespread flooding. “There was a plan. Why would you…
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Hands-on experience wows kids at South Side Science Festival: ‘Exposure is everything’
Isaac Magallanes, a University of Chicago graduate student studying mammal evolution, grew up with a “plastic army of dinosaurs.” He spent Saturday afternoon teaching kids about what they can learn from fossilized teeth at the Hyde Park…
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The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended, the mayor confirmed to The Associated Press on Saturday. Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief…
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House passes 45-day funding bill hours to avert government shutdown
The House passed a bill 335-91 to fund the government for 45 days, Saturday afternoon, hours before a government shutdown was to go into effect. The bill put on the floor by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ultimately won support…
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More than 80% of ethnic Armenian population has fled Nagorno-Karabakh | CBC News
More than 100,000 refugees have now arrived in Armenia from neighbouring Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan took control of the region in a lightning-fast offensive, the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said late Friday. “Many are hungry, exhausted and need immediate assistance,”…
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Rain slows and floodwaters recede, but New Yorkers’ anger grows
Flood water begin to recede, but anger grows for many New Yorkers Flood water begin to recede, but anger grows for many New Yorkers 03:03 NEW YORK — There was frustration Friday from New Yorkers who were…
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- Entertainment
The ’90s It Girls You Wanted (and Still Kind of Want) to Be
Ahh, the ’90s. A time of “Sassy” and “Jane” magazines, MTV playing actual music videos, and devastatingly overtweezed eyebrows. We’ve…
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Fact-checking sites have been declining worldwide as social media platforms cut back on disinformation efforts, and bogus AI-generated content thrives online (New York Times)
New York Times: Fact-checking sites have been declining worldwide as social media platforms cut back on disinformation efforts, and bogus…
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