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Judge: Lawsuit against ABC liquor warehouse operator can proceed
How a Bid to Beat Drought Drove Corpus Christi to the Brink of Disaster
The Elon Assist
Today in Supreme Court History: October 12, 1977
Texas appeals order requiring prison air conditioning, saying it puts operations at risk
Texas health agency proposes eliminating children’s autism program
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Hinds district attorney election guide: Meet the candidates
Marshall Ramsey: Feeling the heat
Americans may have soured on college, but the data show they’re still going
Trump Escalates Attacks on Ilhan Omar With Federal Raid on Her Home
Post Office and Election Officials Urge Voters to Mail Ballots Before Deadlines
Measles in Pregnancy Care Is a Novel Concern for Many US Doctors Amid Outbreak
Indigenous Community Quickly Mobilized as Fire Raged on Oregon Reservation
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FBI Foils Plot To Attack Mall of America With FBI-Provided AK-47
Cambridge Decriminalizes Sex Work—Sort Of
The Anti-Government Rebel Who Turned Against MAGA
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Canton water issue affects several local schools
ICE arrests alarm California’s community colleges. How much can campus officials do?
ICE arrests alarm California’s community colleges. How much can campus officials do?
Protesters in France and Spain Are Angry at Government Failure—and Demanding More Government
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The Center Square6d
Congresswoman, admiral debate issues at heated forum
(The Center Square) - U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Windsor, and her Democratic challenger, retired Adm. Eileen Laubacher, clashed Monday night during a fiery debate in the race for Colorado's 4th…
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Science, health research bond to appear on March 2028 ballot
(The Center Square) – A bond that would cost California’s taxpayers $7.5 billion for health and science research will go on the March 2028 primary election ballot.
The Center Square6d
WATCH: Seattle LEAD co-creator wouldn’t tell child using fentanyl to leave
(The Center Square) - Lisa Daugaard, co-creator of a Seattle drug diversion program replicated across the country, said telling a child using fentanyl to leave home would not be her strategy during a…
The Center Square6d
Gallagher, McGuire seek Northern California seat in Congress
(The Center Square) – In the final weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm election, Northern California's race for the seat held by the late U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Richvale, is heating up over issues…
Global Voices6d
What African elections can learn from the Borana Gadaa system
Can the Borana Gadaa system inspire fairer elections, peaceful transitions, and stronger democracy across Africa?
Truthout6d
Tens of Thousands Protest in India Against Modi Government’s Voter Roll Purges
Tens of thousands of people in India have taken to the streets in recent days to protest the deletion of 130 million names from the voter rolls, a large majority of which are believed to be opposed…
The Center Square6d
UK's Burnham says Iran likely behind foiled plot on base hosting U.S. bombers
(The Center Square) – Following last month’s foiled terror plot against a United Kingdom base hosting American bomber jets, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday that Iran likely was involved in…
Democracy Now!6d
Protesters Say India's Democracy Is "Rotten" as Modi Gov't Purges Voter Rolls, Arrests Thousands
Tens of thousands of people in India have taken to the streets in recent days to protest the deletion of 130 million names from the voter rolls, a large majority of which are believed to be opposed…
The Center Square6d
Nevadans to vote on abortion rights amendment
(The Center Square) - Nevada voters are considering an amendment to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution.
The Center Square6d
WATCH: High court sides with podcaster in public records fight against Seattle
(The Center Square) - The Washington State Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected the city of Seattle’s appeal of a ruling in favor of a podcaster who sued over violations of the Public Records…
Reason Magazine6d
Thinking of Sending a Nude Shrek Pic to an Ohio Official? You Could Be Found Guilty of Harassment.
A text message containing an image of nude Shrek holding his ogre…appendage…loomed over an Ohio courtroom on Friday, during the prosecution's closing argument in a two-day trial that…
The Center Square6d
Illinois Quick Hits: A year in, Madigan's release date less than five years away
(The Center Square) – One year after former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan began serving a 7.5 year sentence at a federal prison camp in Morgantown, West Virginia, the Bureau of Prisons said…
The Conversation6d
300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common
From an airplane, most of the glaciers of the Rocky Mountain West look like small patches of white nestled into rugged landscape where the topography folds. The white is the snow cover, and lower…
The Conversation6d
Pardoning of Israeli soldier evokes a long history of clemency for those who kill Palestinians
The pardoning of Elor Azaria, a former Israeli soldier convicted of killing a wounded Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, comes with a history.
The Conversation6d
Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica’s role in exploring the cosmos
When Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy…
The Conversation6d
Americans can now see a famous portrait of the Pacific Islander who captivated 18th-century England for the first time
In 1774, a young man in his early 20s named Mai arrived in England.
The Center Square6d
122,000 still without power in Florida after Hurricane Isaias
(The Center Square) –Over 122,000 Florida customers remained without power Monday after Hurricane Isaias ripped through over the weekend, claiming the lives of four people.
Mongabay6d
Chinook salmon return to historical habitat following removal of four US dams
The Klamath River in the U.S. was heavily dammed over the 20th century, blocking spawning Chinook salmon. As a result, the population of salmon that spawned in the river, which runs through Southern…
Mongabay6d
Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s orangutans as rescuers find injured animals
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Wildfires sweeping across parts of Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive, prompting rescuers to evacuate animals found injured…
The Conversation6d
California is taking a beating from an unusually destructive 2026 hurricane season
California isn’t a place most Americans associate with tropical weather, but it’s taking a beating in 2026 from one of the most active eastern Pacific hurricane seasons in modern history.
The Center Square6d
Fire union head warns proposed Pasco cuts could put public safety at risk
(The Center Square) - Pasco public safety services are facing large cuts as the city considers eliminating 37 positions in the city's police and fire departments.
The Center Square6d
Seattle mayor's proposed budget leaves city in red through 2029
(The Center Square) - Seattle budget analysts say the city isn’t out of a hole yet, despite Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposal to balance a $149 million general fund deficit before 2027 without major new…
The Center Square6d
Taxes, economy dominate key California congressional race
(The Center Square) – Taxes, affordability and immigration are among the top issues in a Northern California congressional district that Democrats redrew to pick up a seat in the House.
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Another multi-billion-dollar company expanding on taxpayer’s dime
(The Center Square) – Another multi-billion-dollar company is expanding operations in Texas utilizing taxpayer money: Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC.
Reason Magazine6d
Release the Kelly Clarkson Tapes
Pretty Woman is the best romantic comedy of all time. In it, the actress Julia Roberts plays Vivian, a Los Angeles prostitute who stumbles into a weeklong escort gig for a well-to-do businessman…
The Conversation6d
What colleges and universities need from donors to thrive
In 1638, John Harvard, an English-born Puritan minister and teacher in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, bequeathed 400 books and half his £779 estate, today equivalent to roughly US$2 million, to the…
The Center Square6d
Alleged fake Milwaukee ‘teacher’ arrested again
(The Center Square) – A woman arrested for allegedly faking her way into a Milwaukee high school is behind bars again, this time for stealing a car.
Truthout6d
Indigenous People Are Resisting Erasure From Schools, Media, and Our Land
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas that the Indigenous Lucayan people called Guanahani. He continued on to Cuba and Hispaniola and, on later voyages, to…
Reason Magazine6d
Congratulations to the Hoover Institution's Robert E. Hall, on His Economics Nobel Prize
From Hoover's post today (and see also our colleague John Cochrane's post about Hall's work):
Reason Magazine6d
J.D. Vance Is Playing Dumb About Socialism
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie are joined by reporter Reem Ibrahim to discuss Vice President J.D. Vance's bizarre definition of socialism. They examine…
Reason Magazine6d
DHS Searched Ilhan Omar's Home as Part of Immigration Fraud Investigation
On Monday, CBS News reported that federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D–Minn.), as part of an ongoing investigation that "centers on Omar's immigration…
Reason Magazine6d
TV Networks Protested Press Bans by Declining To Cover Trump. That Might Have Been Illegal, the DOJ Says.
After President Donald Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House last month, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News protested by suspending their participation in the press pool that provides…