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Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through ‘hostile amendments’
A fake poll fooled the LA mayor’s campaign. It’s a ‘wake-up call’ for other politicians
Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises
Pressure Increases for Texas to Allow Treated Drilling Waste Into Rivers and Rangeland
How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks
Aisha Wahab makes history as the first Afghan American elected to Congress
Bad Reasons and Worse Reasons to Hate Data Centers
Today in Supreme Court History: August 20, 1866
Talarico floods Texas airwaves in U.S. Senate race as Paxton, GOP stay quiet
The discursive function of gendered online hate speech in Kosovo
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Jackson public transit workers end strike after reaching new pact with MV Transportation
Help us understand how AI has changed the way you teach
Field set for Hinds District Attorney special election after filing deadline passes
Okolona schools had been losing money for years, audit finds
Applications to open early for workforce program grants
Mississippians share stories of unaffordable healthcare as national campaign comes to Jackson
For early grade reading gains, states look to Mississippi and consider holding students back
Hundreds mourn Nolan Wells at South Mississippi vigil on teen’s 19th birthday
Bessent Says He Doesn’t “Understand” Oil Price Spike After Trump War Escalation
Democrats Probe Trump Administration’s Fascist Persecution of Left-Wing Groups
She Defended Herself From Domestic Abuse. She’s on Trial for Murder Next Week.
House Democrat Suggests DSA Members in Congress Shouldn’t Get Security Clearances
Israeli Settlers Have Displaced 107 Palestinian West Bank Communities Since 2023
Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers
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Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State
Trump Is Taking Credit for D.C.'s Crime Drop. Here's What the Data Say.
Justice Department Finds 'Unbroken Pattern' of Sexual Abuse in Two California Women's Prisons
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The Center Square4d
Seattle Mayor Wilson sees 20% drop in approval rating
(The Center Square) - Poll results released Thursday show Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's favorability is quickly declining.
The Center Square4d
Wahab wins race for Swalwell's U.S. House seat
(The Center Square) – Various media outlets on Thursday declared state Sen. Aisha Wahab the winner over Bay Area Rapid Transit board member Melissa Hernandez in the race for California’s 14th Congress
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Lawmakers discuss rule changes for gender-affirming care
(The Center Square) – California legislators talked to The Center Square on Thursday about the impacts of new federal rule changes to taxpayer dollars paying for gender-affirming care for transgender
The Center Square4d
California launches taxpayer-funded transitional kindergarten
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the implementation of universal transitional kindergarten, making the taxpayer-funded program available to every 4-year-old in California.
Common Dreams4d
Be Quiet, Be Quiet: We Are All On the Decoy Plane Now
Not to alarm, but everything in America - our economy, military, education, environment, health, moral fiber - is being decimated by a petty, fragile, flailing child in a fact-free bubble who just tur
Inside Climate News4d
China’s Solar Buildout Hampers Bird Diversity
Policies promoting solar power construction projects in China have contributed to a decline in bird diversity across the country.
Global Voices4d
‘Indigenous languages and cultures are surviving, and will continue to survive’: Interview with Juang-language writer Kshetrabasi Juanga
An Indian educator is documenting his vulnerable Indigenous language on YouTube, one cultural video at a time
Waging Nonviolence4d
Atlanta offers a model for building sanctuary
This article Atlanta offers a model for building sanctuary was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.
CalMatters4d
AI led to mistakes in Nevada County criminal cases. Should the DA be sanctioned?
A judge will investigate how AI-based errors affected criminal cases in Nevada County, where the district attorney has already acknowledged that mistakes appeared in four cases.
Reason Magazine4d
Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward
Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali:
Reason Magazine4d
Censors Seize on Jason Arday's Death as Excuse To Demand More Censorship
Last week's death of Jason Arday—the youngest black professor in the University of Cambridge's history—who was accused of widespread plagiarism, has created a firestorm of reactions.
Reason Magazine4d
Suit Alleging Medical Establishment's Desire to Compel Doctors "to Toe the Line in All Matters Related to COVID …" Can Go Forward
From Chief Judge Lance Walker (D. Me.) today in Nass v. Maine Bd. of Licensure in Medicine:
The Conversation4d
Is it illegal for the president to spend ‘patriotic’ donations on a White House ballroom or anything else?
The fate of President Donald Trump’s estimated US$400 million White House ballroom may hinge on the little-known and somewhat surprising rules as to when the federal government and its agencies can ac
The Conversation4d
Darline Graham’s inherited Senate seat revives the ‘widow’s mandate’ with a sibling twist
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s July 2026 appointment of Darline Graham to fill the remainder of her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate term – and her subsequent decision to run for the seat –
Truthout4d
AI Is Only Possible Because of Global South Workers in “Digital Sweatshops”
James Muldoon is a sociologist who writes about the changing nature of human-technology relationships. Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships investigates how peo
The Real News Network4d
Trump says better industry propaganda needed to make Americans embrace widely unpopular data centers
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on Aug. 20, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
Mongabay4d
To secure protected areas from wildlife trafficking, criminal networks must be dismantled (commentary)
Conservation has historically emphasized protected area management including protecting land, fencing, local enforcement and rangers’ patrols within parks. And indeed, decades of protected area manage
Inside Climate News4d
More than 50 Sloths Died at a Florida Wildlife Attraction. Officials Say No Crime Occurred.
New investigative findings from a Florida sheriff’s office detail the stark conditions of emaciated and dehydrated sloths at a planned tourism attraction where more than 50 of the animals died, includ
Dialogue Earth4d
Indonesia’s captive coal: Financing industrial decarbonisation
International financing for decarbonisation efforts in Indonesia has expanded in recent years. The launch of the country’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in 2022 came with pledges worth USD
Dialogue Earth4d
Roundtable: Unpacking China’s five-year plan for coal
China’s new coal plan emphasises energy security and the “green and low-carbon transition” of the sector, but has no clear timeline for peaking or reducing coal consumption.
Federal Reserve4d
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by National Westminster Bank Plc
Reason Magazine4d
A Wealth Tax Built on Billionaires Who Aren't Really Billionaires
There's an old saying: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. A similar idea underscores the debate over wealth taxes in California and elsewhere: Those who can, build companies. Those who can't,
Federal Reserve4d
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with SouthPoint Bancshares, Inc. and announces termination of enforcement action with Deutsche Bank AG, DB USA Corporation, and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with SouthPoint Bancshares, Inc. and announces termination of enforcement action with Deutsche Bank AG, DB USA Corporation, and Deutsche Bank AG New Yor
Federal Reserve4d
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Regions Bank and former employee of United Community Bank
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Regions Bank and former employee of United Community Bank
Chalkbeat4d
Denver’s test scores are up, but not high enough to meet all of the superintendent’s strategic plan goals
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Philadelphia to make digital hall pass and student tracking system available at all schools
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Philly schools ask communities to help shape transition plan as controversial closures move ahead
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Chalkbeat4d
Back-to-school: 6 things to watch in Newark Public Schools this year
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Reason Magazine4d
"And Then … Nothing Happened, in the Most Brutal Way Possible"
Ed Morrissey (Hot Air) opines on Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's return to England. I know nothing about the subject, and care even less. But I loved the line.
Reason Magazine4d
Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion
Over the years, I have written about many unusual and fractured voting splits on the en banc Fifth Circuit. An en banc case decided last week made me think of another en banc case from last year.
Reason Magazine4d
Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. They Won't Tell Me Why.
Around the fourth hour of my detention at the airport, I decided to ask for a lawyer. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at the front desk refused. I told him that he can't indefinitely hol
Reason Magazine4d
Brickbat: Fake Stop
Baltimore police officer Dequwan Houchins has been indicted on charges of misconduct and making false entries in public records for allegedly filing fake reports about traffic stops he didn't actually