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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:24 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
- Replies: 187
- Views: 53839
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Summer Lee beats Bhavini Patel in contentious Democratic primary for Pittsburgh congressional seat Incumbent Progressive Congresswoman Summer Lee fended off a more moderate challenger to win the Democratic primary for the 12th Congressional District on Tuesday against Bhavini Patel, an Edgewood Coun...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Bye
- Replies: 1556
- Views: 836492
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FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements that prevent tens of millions of employees from working for competitors or starting a competing business after they leave a job. From fast food workers to CEOs, the FTC estimates ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:26 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: 2024 Presidential Election
- Replies: 627
- Views: 751183
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:25 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: 2024 Presidential Election
- Replies: 627
- Views: 751183
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:27 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Media
- Replies: 207
- Views: 60165
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New York Governor signs new squatter law after 7 On Your Side Investigation NEW YORK (WABC) -- Governor Kathy Hochul signed a portion of the New York State budget Monday morning that will change the way tenants are defined in state law. Lawmakers say it will make it easier for police to intervene in...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 340
- Views: 397926
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Dominica High Court overturns ban on same-sex relations Dominica's High Court has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation. The court ruled parts of the law that criminalised same-sex activity went against the country's constitution. https://www.bbc.com/news/w...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:26 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: The Supreme Court Thread
- Replies: 15
- Views: 407
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to vote-by-mail restrictions in Texas WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to voting rules in Texas that automatically let senior citizens − but not younger people − vote by mail. Mail-in balloting has become a partisan debate as Democrats cha...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:23 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: The Supreme Court Thread
- Replies: 15
- Views: 407
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Supreme Court waves off Kari Lake lawsuit over electronic voting machines (CNN) — The Supreme Court brushed aside a lawsuit Monday from Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake challenging the use of electronic voting machines in Arizona. Lake, who filed the lawsuit during her failed campaign for gover...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:21 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Storming The Capital 2: A Counter Storm is Coming
- Replies: 1601
- Views: 961906
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Jan. 6 rioter with 'I heart TRUMP' hat and a Confederate flag gets prison for assaults on officers WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant who took a Confederate flag to the Capitol and wore an "I ❤️ TRUMP" beanie as he assaulted police officers with chemical spray, partially blinding two of them ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:20 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Labor/Economics
- Replies: 1165
- Views: 922333
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Consumers may soon get access to a share of $8.8 billion in Inflation Reduction Act home energy rebates Rebates tied to home energy efficiency and created by the Inflation Reduction Act may start flowing to many consumers within months. The federal government is issuing $8.8 billion for Home Energy ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: Sports
- Topic: Jets trade QB Zach Wilson to Broncos in exchange for late-round pick swap
- Replies: 0
- Views: 34
Jets trade QB Zach Wilson to Broncos in exchange for late-round pick swap
Jets trade QB Zach Wilson to Broncos in exchange for late-round pick swap Zach Wilson is headed to a new home out west. The New York Jets are trading the No. 2 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a 2024 late-round pick swap, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:50 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Bye
- Replies: 1556
- Views: 836492
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Royal Couple Announces Divorce: "Thank You Very Much for Your Respect and Discretion." After 13 years of marriage, Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana of Greece are getting divorced. The couple announced their separation on April 19, confirming the split on the website of the former royal...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:44 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 775900
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Daniel C. Dennett: Tribute to A Philosophical Giant One of the most influential philosophers and cognitive scientists, Daniel C. Dennett, passed away this week. He was one of the first contemporary philosophers to take naturalism really seriously, i.e. the idea that philosophy and science should be ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:46 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 775900
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Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nea...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 775900
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Meg Bennett, Soap Opera Actress and Writer, Dies at 75 Meg Bennett, the Daytime Emmy winner who did double duty as an actress and writer on the daytime soap operas The Young and the Restless, General Hospital and Santa Barbara, has died. She was 75. Bennett died April 11 after a battle with cancer, ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 775900
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Lourdes Portillo Dies: Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker And Activist Was 80 Lourdes Portillo, the Mexican-born, Chicana-identified filmmaker who crafted nuanced film and video works that center the emotions and circumstances of diverse Latinx experiences, died on Saturday, April 20 at her home in San Franc...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Bye
- Replies: 1556
- Views: 836492
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Japan-based sailor convicted of attempted espionage at court-martial in San Diego A sailor accused of giving classified information to an unidentified foreign government was convicted Friday during a general court-martial at Naval Station San Diego. Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini, a fire control...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:34 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Hamas fires 7000 rockets at Israel, starting major war
- Replies: 611
- Views: 971430
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This is who's responsible for online threats hate etc on everything The GOP. Online threats against pro-Palestinian protesters rise in wake of Sen. Tom Cotton's comments about protests Online threats and hateful rhetoric against pro-Palestinian protesters have accelerated since Republican Sen. Tom C...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Bye
- Replies: 1556
- Views: 836492
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Residents push for renaming of Trump Plaza to disassociate from ex-president While Donald Trump endures the ignominy of being the first former US president to face criminal trial, there is further humiliation brewing, with a movement to strip the Trump name from a building in his home state. Residen...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Mass Shootings/Gun Control Reform Thread
- Replies: 1591
- Views: 997195
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Brazil court says government must compensate victims of stray bullets in police raids SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state must compensate victims of stray bullets during military and law enforcement operations. The ruling means that the state is now civ...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:49 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Tennessee VW voted UAW YES! by 3-1 margin.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 355
Re: Tennessee VW voted UAW YES! by 3-1 margin.
On the heels of historic Volkswagen union vote, Starbucks asks Supreme Court to curb labor's power WASHINGTON − On the heels of a landmark vote to unionize a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee, unions will face another battle next week when the Supreme Court hears arguments in a labor fight at Starbuck...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:02 am
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 775900
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Stephanie Sparks, longtime host of Golf Channel's reality series 'Big Break,' dies at 50 Longtime Golf Channel “Big Break” host Stephanie Sparks has died at the age of 50. No cause of her April 13 death was listed in a story about Sparks' death on the NBC Sports website. https://www.usatoday.com/sto...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: 2024 General Elections Thread
- Replies: 187
- Views: 53839
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MacCoy, Quillen, Grassett Seaford election winners SEAFORD – The City of Seaford will have two newly elected council members and a familiar face moving into the mayor’s seat. Current Councilman Matt MacCoy claimed the mayoral reins in Saturday’s election, outpolling Jose Santos, while Alan Quillen a...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 340
- Views: 397926
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NY lawmakers pass $237B budget addressing housing construction and migrants New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday that includes plans to spur housing construction and combat unlicensed marijuana stores. The package also includes a raft of other measures ranging from expediti...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: Politics and Current Events
- Topic: Persons of Note Who Have Passed Away
- Replies: 1759
- Views: 775900
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David Pryor, Former Governor and Senator of Arkansas, Dies Aged 89 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the state’s most beloved political figures and remained active in public service in the state long after he left office, has died. He w...