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NEA President to Representative Assembly: We Must Fight Forward
NEA Today
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NEA President Becky Pringle opened the 2025 NEA Representative Assembly (RA) in Portland telling the 6,000 delegates that despite the unprecedented challenges of the past six months, “We are powerful and resilient when we stand together.” Only...
Forbes Daily: Sales Numbers Show Amazon Prime Day Off To A Slow Start
Forbes
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Amazon’s Prime Day sale is off to a sluggish start, according to a report from one major sales manager. Momentum Commerce, which manages Amazon sales for popular retailers accounting for $7 billion in spending on the online platform, found that...
On this day: First-known clash between blacks and whites in Southern Africa, and other outstanding happenings
Daily News
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July 8, 2025
1099 First Crusade: 15 000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on. 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama sets sail on his first voyage, becoming the first European to reach...
Bernard Wallace “Wally” Espinosa
Las Vegas Optic - New Mexico
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Bernard Wallace “Wally” Espinosa June 14, 1962 - July 4, 2025 Bernard Wallace “Wally” Espinosa of Las Vegas, N.M. passed away peacefully on the 4th of July, 2025. Wallace was the second of six children. He was born to Fred Espinoza of Sapello, New...
International News Briefs for Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Havana Times
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July 9, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Netanyahu and Trump Meet at the White House for Second Day Amid Gaza Ceasefire Talks Jul 09, 2025 Image Credit: X/@WhiteHouse...
Arizona fire department launches drone force to help fight fires
NBC News
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July 10, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Arizona fire department launches drone force to help fight fires 02:43 UP NEXT Christian Horner let go by Red Bull after 20 years as F1 team principal...
William F. Blake
The Telegraph - New Hampshire
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William F. Blake, 84, of Mont Vernon, NH, passed peacefully at his home on July 2, 2025, surrounded by loving family. He was born on July 23, 1940, in Denver, Colorado, the son of the late Walter and Mona (Hanks) Blake. Bill was raised in Denver...
US Associated Press Hundreds gather at high school stadium to honor the many lost to Texas deadly floods
Yahoo News
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KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Several hundred people gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas on Wednesday evening to remember the at least 120 people who died in the catastrophic flash floods over the July Fourth holiday, as...
Attorneys general seek court intervention against ICE raids in Los Angeles
Capital District Times - New York
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July 7, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James, alongside 17 other attorneys general, has joined the American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) lawsuit challenging the federal government's immigration enforcement tactics in Los Angeles. The coalition is...
Who Will Bear the Brunt of Trump's Hold on $6.8 Billion in School Funds?
Education Week
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July 7, 2025
School districts, state leaders, and education experts continue to sound the alarm that the Trump administration’s hold on $6.8 billion in federal funds Congress already allocated for education will disproportionately harm students from low-income...
Tucson enviro groups' lawsuit: Border wall would be 'death knell' for U.S. jaguars
Tucson Sentinel - Arizona
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July 9, 2025
The Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration on Wednesday in an attempt to halt border wall construction in the San Rafael Valley in Southern Arizona. Over the summer, federal officials began the legal groundwork...
ESPN's 50 States Journey: Uniting America Through Sports - The First Stops
Laughing Place
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July 10, 2025
At its foundation, ESPN was anchored in regional sports (specifically the teams of Connecticut), with the aspiration to offer 24/7 sports content. Sports uniquely bonds a community, whether its the jubilant celebrations of victory or in the shared...
Fireworks to ignite this Fourth of July. Next year could be pricier if tariff talks fizzle
The Nevada Independent
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July 4, 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Like clockwork, Carla Johnson sends out letters every spring asking for donations to help pay for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show that draws tens of thousands of people to New Mexico's largest lake. And she has no...
State and Local Government Recruitment Improves as Federal Hiring Falls
PLANSPONSOR - New York
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State and local government employment led all other categories with an increase of 80,000 jobs in June, helping offset a decline of 7,000 federal government jobs—and netting 73,000 jobs for the government sector. Overall, the Department of Labor’s...
North Oaks Medical Center’s GME program welcomes 17 new residents
The Daily Star - Louisiana
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HAMMOND – North Oaks has welcomed 17 physicians in training to North Oaks Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education program, according to the health system’s Vice President and Designated Institutional Official Kiley Cedotal. Nine physicians...
Here's Some ICE Horrors To Warm Your Heart To (Because You Are On Fire Because We're In Hell)
Wonkette - Michigan
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July 10, 2025
Since we are living these days in a full-on police state dystopia and humanitarian crisis, it’s pretty hard to keep up with every deeply disturbing thing that happens. So, as we sometimes do, I’m gonna pop a Zofran and do a round-up of all of the...
10 Best Western Shows to Watch If You Love 'Yellowstone'
Newsweek
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July 9, 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Westerns offer some of the most compelling TV around. In this list we're counting down the 10 best Western shows you need to watch, and importantly, where to watch them. You'll...
Bonta leads coalition against ICE practices in Los Angeles
Golden State Today - California
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July 7, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has spearheaded a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in the case of Vasquez Perdomo et al. v Noem et al. The brief supports plaintiffs seeking a temporary restraining order against the United...
Top U.S. Hotspots for Skinwalker Encounters
AOL
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Skinwalker legends trace back to Navajo culture, where they’re described as witches with the power to transform into animals. Over the years, these stories have taken on a life of their own across the American West. Reports continue to surface in...
Congress Voted to Gut the Safety Net to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich. Now What?
New York Focus
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July 9, 2025
Jump to what’s changing in New York. New York’s top leaders will need to make tough decisions in the coming months as they confront billions in lost federal funding for the state’s largest and oldest safety net programs. Last week, Congressional...