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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Same old story with aging politicians
Whenever a lawmaker who is advancing in years appears infirm or confused in public, or takes some time to convalesce, there are questions about their fitness for office.
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5 Palm Beach County school employees arrested for alleged failure to report student's sexual assault
Five Florida school system employees were arrested and charged with failure to report suspected child abuse after being made aware of the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old student in 2021, according to criminal complaints in the case.
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Hunter Biden plea docs highlight rifts that upended the deal for now
A version of Hunter Biden's proposed agreements with federal prosecutors was made public Wednesday night by Politico, providing further insights into the convoluted legal deals that nearly collapsed under scrutiny from a federal judge at his plea hearing earlier in the day.
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US Senate panel passes AM radio, ticket fee pricing bills
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation on Thursday to bar
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US House votes to approve first 2024 spending bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal 2024 appropriations bill for military construction
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Is Toby Keith OK? Country musician opens up about the possibility of performing amid cancer diagnosis
'Basically, everything is in a real positive trend. You never know about cancer, so you have to prepare,' said Toby Keith
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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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US approves reforms to ease grid connection for wind and solar
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -U.S. regulators on Thursday approved proposals to speed up the connection
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Temperatures soar in eastern US, capping globe's record July
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -An intensifying heat wave descended on the eastern United States on Thursday, prompting warnings about
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How did Russell Crowe honor Sinead O’Connor’s legacy? ‘A Beautiful Mind’ star says he was starstruck by the singer during chance encounter
Russell Crowe shared a series of tweets in which he recalled a rare and profound conversation with Sinead O’Connor in Ireland last year
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Roger Craig, Tom Coughlin and Mike Shanahan advance in Hall of Fame consideration
Versatile running back Roger Craig, and two-time Super Bowl-winning coaches Tom Coughlin and Mike Shanahan advanced to the next stage of consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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