Former Mississippi governor sues news site over welfare fraud comments
Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is suing a local news organization, claiming it defamed him in public comments on the misspending of $77 million of federal welfare funds intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. The lawsuit comes just over two months after Mississippi Today won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the welfare misspending
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Milwaukee County approves sales tax increase as part of plan to avoid bankruptcy
The Milwaukee County board has voted to nearly double the county’s sales tax, two weeks after the city of Milwaukee approved a local sales tax increase as part of a bipartisan plan to avoid bankruptcy
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Deep dive into Meta's algorithms shows that America's political polarization has no easy fix
A team of some of the world's leading social media researchers has published four studies looking at the relationship between the algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram and America's widening political divide
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Alaska asks US Supreme Court to strike down the rejection of a proposed copper, gold mine
The state of Alaska wants the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal agency’s rejection of a proposed copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska’s Bristol Bay region
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Biden announces measures to tackle extreme heat
Multiple major US cities are under heat advisories which are expected to extend into the weekend.
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Aviation legislation stalls in US Congress over pilot training rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A bill to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65
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'Heat health emergency': Nearly half the US at risk as dangerous heat expands and intensifies in the Northeast
Heat is intensifying for millions of people in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic Thursday, creating a "heat health emergency" as nearly half of the country bakes in dangerously high temperatures.
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Sheryl Sandberg Sparks ‘Lean In’ Movement for Teens
A decade ago, Sheryl Sandberg wrote the best-seller Lean In for women navigating the corporate world. Now, she
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Marcus Stroman Rumors: 3 monstrous trade packages to land Cubs star
The Chicago Cubs are willing to trade Marcus Stroman to the right suitor, assuming they can meet the asking price.Starting pitching is at a premium at the 2023 MLB trade deadline. Just hours after Lucas Giolito was traded to the Angels in a package which sent back a top-100 prospect to the White...
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Presidents of Indonesia and China meet to discuss joint projects and regional politics
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in southwestern China for talks about joint projects that include Indonesia’s development of a new capital
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Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch lays off hundreds of US corporate workers after sales slump
Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Bud Light, is laying off hundreds of positions across its U.S. corporate staff, the company confirmed this week
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This Braves-Cardinals trade would fix everything after Max Fried's brief setback
By no means is an illness to Max Fried any reason for Alex Anthopoulos and the Braves to freak out, but it does point to the fragility of their situation. Thankfully, they have options.Max Fried missed his latest rehab start with an illness, which will push back his eventual return to the majors...
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