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Column: How language in the middle enables the extremes

How we choose to show up, particularly on divisive issues, recalibrates the norms and sends a signal to those around us,...

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Overdose Awareness Day: Seeking worthy solutions

One day in January 2019, it was our pleasure to dispense a bit of good news about drug-overdose deaths in Connecticut. �...

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Douglas: College football stirs memories of Uncle Don

College football, which kicked off last week but begins for me in earnest in about 12 hours, always evokes memories of m...

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Friend or foe?

This quote comes from Prentice Hall’s textbook “World History,” written by Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis and Anthony Esle...

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The UP dream

Matatapang. Matatalino. Walang takot, kahit kanino. I was then 10 years old when I realized I wanted to study at the Uni...

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Polling, modeling, forecasting

For doing any task scientifically, the general principle is that more data are always better than less. Garbage-quality ...

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Letters for Aug. 31: Let’s bring the SS United States to Norfolk

Letter writers advocate for docking the SS United States next to the Battleship Wisconsin, urge the Senate to pass the F...

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A measure to repeal a private school tuition funding law in Nebraska will make the November ballot

Nebraska's top election official says organizers have collected enough signatures to ask voters to repeal a new law that...

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OBU President Thomas delivers annual convocation address

Oklahoma Baptist University Oklahoma Baptist University President Dr. Heath A. Thomas delivered the annual Convocation a...

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RNC chair calls out Trump’s election claims: "The president can tell stories"

Responding to Trump's assertion that he'd win California "if Jesus came down" to count votes, Whatley dismissed him...

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Argentina to ready OECD membership self-assessment by late 2024

Secretary General Mathias Cormann warned that the accession process is ‘a marathon, not a sprint,’ and will run past...

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Trump has to stop crazed MAGA loons as they mistakenly attack one of their own

Donald Trump had to stop his speech after being drowned out by his own supporters, who wrongly believed a Kamala Harris ...

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Virginia to get $5.3 million from settlement involving payment transfer company MoneyGram

The money is related to a property dispute between Delaware and a coalition of other states. The U.S. Supreme Court rule...

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Gwen Walz Uses Her ‘Teacher Voice’ For Spectacular JD Vance Takedown

"So let me use my teacher voice. Mr. Vance, how about you mind your own business?" the wife of Kamala Harris' running ma...

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NADINE DORRIES: I don't begrudge anyone a break, but Angela Rayner's behaviour demeans her office

During his doom-laden speech to the country Keir Starmer declared 'things will get worse before they get better.' But no...

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Texas State Rep. Shawn Thierry Switches Party Affiliation to GOP

Lifelong Democrat and outgoing Texas state Rep. Shawn Thierry said on Friday that she is joining the Republican Party. T...

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Calgary warns tickets coming for water scofflaws as use continues to be too high

CALGARY - Calgarians who are watering their lawns can expect to get tickets in the coming days....

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Right to disconnect laws unlikely to change much, but should lead to a shift in Aussie workplace culture

Right to disconnect laws are now in place in Australia but legal experts are warning it is setting employees and workers...

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'For election purposes': Critics balk at Harris' claim she will 'enforce our laws' at southern border

Critics slam Vice President Kamala Harris' record on the border after she told CNN she will "enforce" the law against il...

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Bill allowing greater media access to California prisons heads to Newsom's desk

A bill that would allow greater media access to California prisons is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for a possible ...

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First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed as Death Count Rises in Boar's Head Listeria Outbreak

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the national food safety law firm of Ron Simon & Associates, alo...

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Donald Trump Calls For Government Shutdown Over Fake Voter Fraud Fears

Trump says he would "shut down the government in a heartbeat" if Republicans don't pass a bill blocking noncitizens from...

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Donald Trump moves to halt hush money proceedings, sentencing after asking federal court to step in

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers moved Friday to halt proceedings in his New York hush money ...

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In Orange County, RNC chairman highlights importance of California’s congressional races

One election analyst recently changed its rating of California's 45th congressional race to be less favorable for Republ...

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US School Districts Rush to Spend Pandemic Relief Funds as Deadline Looms

Districts can request additional time to spend down the money if the U.S. Department of Education approves the expenditu...

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Kano pushes forward local council election by 26 days

The Kano State government has pushed election into the election into the 44 local government areas in the state by four ...

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Tulsa mayoral election recount to cost $12,000 per day, officials estimate

Candidate Brent VanNorman paid the Election Board $12,000 on Friday to do a manual recount after he came in third on Tue...

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Police, fire union deals lead rest of North Platte City Council agenda

New three-year collective bargaining agreements with North Platte police officers and firefighters lead a list of five n...

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Ukraine investigating deadly crash of newly arrived F-16

Ukrainian officials are investigating a crash involving an F-16 that killed the pilot. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges (RE...

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UK reshapes its AI strategy under pressure to cut costs

Britain’s Labour government is drawing up a new, cost-cutting artificial intelligence (AI) strategy ahead of a crunch ...

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Meet the Press NOW — August 30

Former President Donald Trump faces scrutiny from the right after calling Florida's six-week abortion ban "too short" an...

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Is it time for Greece to change its tourism model?

As temperatures soar and tourist arrivals swell, Greece is under pressure to reimagine a tourism model that climate chan...

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Trump And Harris Are Fighting Over The Working Class, And 1 Town Is At The Center

The weapons of war are EVs and references to Menards....

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In Ecuador’s Amazon, scant progress after landmark oil vote

A year after Ecuador voted in a historic referendum to ban all oil drilling in a unique part of the Amazon rainforest, I...

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California Bill Would Limit Student Cellphone Usage

California would become the fifth state to require public schools to restrict or ban student smartphone use on school gr...

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‘Windfall’ fees now less likely for lawyers who sued to cut Musk’s Tesla pay

The lawyers who sued successfully to void Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $56bn pay package are seeking a record $6bn in fees, a...

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Court stops Pa. counties from throwing out mail ballots with bad dates

A Pennsylvania court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envel...

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Trump says he'll vote against Florida amendment enshrining abortion rights

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Friday he would vote against an amendment in his home state of Fl...

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Monterey County, public sector union reach tentative agreement

Members of Monterey County's largest public sector union have reached a tentative agreement with county representatives ...

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I'm with the band -- how music made me British

'Wonderwall' is all I remember. The rest of Oasis is a blur to me. I was still living in New York City when the band had...

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Deportations and walls in the US and Europe

Fortress America and Festung Europa (Fortress Europe) are just starting to take shape; bare outlines of what they will h...

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Not too late for 'Boss' case

Better late than never....

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A new political 'youthquake' takes hold

Six months ago, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's grip on power in Bangladesh appeared unbreakable. The ruling Awami League...

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Kalonzo: 23 Azimio parties endorsed me as their leader

Kalonzo Musyoka reiterated that he will take over the mantle from Raila. He said he fully backs Raila's bid for the AUC ...

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Kaduna LP declares support for Abure

The Labour Party in Kaduna State has affirmed its support for the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure. In a statem...

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Barack Obama turns decade-old 'tan suit controversy' into meme backing Kamala Harris: 'Still a good look'

Kamala Harris brought back the tan suit at the DNC last week — exactly a decade after former President Barack Obama fo...

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Months after chaotic presidential caucus, GOP leaders push to cancel legislative hearing

In the nearly six months since Utah's disorderly GOP presidential preference poll, there has been limited public analysi...

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California Proposition 4: Funding climate action

Proposition 4 is a $10 billion bond to pay for climate and environmental projects....

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Maggie Haberman Spots ‘Concerted Effort’ By Kamala Harris To Avoid This Trump ‘Bait’

The New York Times reporter said the former president has tried “very hard” to get a response out of Harris....

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Keir Starmer spending more time removing portraits than governing, says Priti Patel

Sir Keir Starmer has been spending more time removing portraits of "great strong conservative female leaders" rather tha...

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Trump Served With Brutal Receipts After Ranting About Public Sleeping

"Who wants to sleep in public?" Trump asked. Critics answered....

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Investigation finds no crime committed when migrant groups approached California school buses

Two groups of migrants approached school buses on their routes twice this week near the U.S.-Mexico border, likely by mi...

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International student enrolment has dropped below federal cap, universities say

Universities Canada says enrolment by students from outside Canada has fallen below the cap the federal government set o...