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The UFT’s cynical war on charters

Friday's court hearing on the UFT lawsuit to block the co-location of two Success Academy charters was packed with parents outraged that their kids'...

Adams’ crime fear blame game: Letters to the Editor — July 15, 2023

The Issue: Mayor Adams’ comments blaming the media for the fear of high crime in New York City. Here we go again: another Democrat...

Updated criteria for new FBI headquarters announced, boosting Maryland locations

The General Services Administration announced changes in criteria for choosing a location for a new FBI headquarters on Friday, boosting two potential places in Maryland, which has been competing with Virginia for the bureau's new home.

GOP attorneys general shift battle over affirmative action to the workplace

Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices, demonstrating how the Supreme Court's recent ruling dismantling affirmative action in higher education may trickle into the workplace.

Nikki Haley: There’s a cocaine cover-up in the Biden White House

NIKKI HALEY: THERE'S A COCAINE COVER-UP IN THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was one of several 2024 hopefuls who took part in the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday. The event is one of the most important of the year for social conservatives in Iowa. Haley and other candidates were interviewed by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

White House says Republicans have turned defense bill into ‘rightwing wishlist’

The White House on Friday slammed congressional Republicans for "hijacking" the annual defense policy bill and loading it up with conservative amendments related to abortion, transgender rights and other issues, arguing it will undermine national security. “Holding America’s military readiness - as well as service members and their families - hostage to an extreme, divisive...

Appeals court denies FTC bid to temporarily halt Microsoft-Activision deal

The merger between Microsoft and gaming giant Activision Blizzard is likely to move forward after an appeals court denied an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop it on Friday. The FTC argued that the $68.7 billion deal would harm competition in the gaming market, giving Microsoft — owners of the Xbox console...

Wagner Group training soldiers in Belarus

Russian mercenaries with the Wagner Group are in Belarus training the country’s military, the Belarusian Defense Ministry shared Friday. “The duty officers master the skills of moving on the battlefield and tactical shooting, gain knowledge of engineering and tactical training,” the ministry said on Telegram. “As instructors in a number of military disciplines were the...

George Will: Trump and DeSantis will be GOP primary losers

Conservative commentator George Will criticized 2024 GOP primary favorites former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a column Friday, saying that both candidates will come out of the GOP primary weaker. “The 2024 Republican nomination question was supposed to be: Could anyone harpoon the Great Orange Whale? Who knew that he would harpoon...

DeSantis on 6-week abortion ban: ‘I had a lot of supporters who were averse to me on this’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) acknowledged on Friday that he "had a lot of supporters who were averse to me" on the six-week abortion ban he signed into law earlier this year. "As President, I will be somebody who will use the bully pulpit to support governors like [Iowa Gov.] Kim Reynolds when she's got...

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