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Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to slap ...
The 2024 election in Georgia’s Fulton County was ‘organized and orderly,’ independent monitors say
Georgia’s Fulton County, where past elections have been marred by long lines, slow precinct reporting and even false claims of voter fraud, conducted an “organized and ...
Democratic-led states sue to block Education Department layoffs
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by ...
Former stadium scoreboard stands as Wedgewood-Houston landmark
The iconic scoreboard sits in the middle of a tringle between in the Live Nation headquarters, Memoir residential and Dicey’s Pizza & Tavern.
Lawmakers propose adding menstrual products as annual sales tax holiday items
The annual sales tax holiday is held on the last weekend in July, making clothing, some electronics and school supplies tax-free in Tennessee.
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The ...
Trump threatens Europe with 200 percent tariff on wine, Champagne
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to put a hefty 200 percent tariff on wine and Champagne coming from Europe if the European Union (EU) does not remove a tariff on whisky.
Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tariff
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey.
Pete Buttigieg to announce he won’t seek U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, source says
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is set to announce that he will not seek an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, a move that leaves the door wide open for him ...
UN secretary-general arrives in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya refugee camps and push for aid
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday on a four-day visit to review the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees amid the ...
UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias
United Nations-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the ...
Meta to start testing crowd-sourced fact-checking, based on X example, next week
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. said Thursday it will begin testing its crowd-sourced fact-checking program, Community Notes, on March 18. It will initially based on a ...