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UNRWA leader: Calls for dismantling Palestine relief agency ‘short-sighted’

Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that calls for dismantling his organization are “short-sighted” and would cause a bigger crisis in Gaza.  "I have talked to the member states about all these calls to have UNRWA dismantled, to be terminated....

EPA expands wastewater assistance program

Presented by Ceres — The Biden administration is expanding an effort to help underserved communities get access to sewage infrastructure. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA aims to give 150 communities sewage help The Biden administration is expanding an effort to help underserved communities get access to sewage infrastructure....

Republicans impeach Mayorkas in historic vote

House Republicans on Tuesday narrowly secured a historic vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, rallying GOP members after a first failed effort. Mayorkas is the first Cabinet official to be impeached since the 1870s, a vote made all the more remarkable by Republicans' inability to pass the same articles of impeachment last week,...

New COVID shots sparse at nursing homes

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Most nursing home residents, staff haven’t received latest COVID shot Fewer than 4 in 10 nursing home residents and just 15 percent of staff have received the latest COVID-19 shot, according to a new analysis of federal data, despite...

College Board to pay $750K for selling New York students’ SAT data

New York announced Tuesday that the College Board and the state reached a $750,000 settlement over that state’s claims that the SAT administrator sold students’ personal information. New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced the settlement on Tuesday. As part of the agreement, the College Board will pay $750,000...

Joe Biden is ‘the big guy,’ Tony Bobulinski said during ‘unshakeable’ testimony amid impeachment inquiry

Hunter Biden’s ex-business associate Tony Bobulinski testified that Joe Biden is “the Big Guy" and said the president “continues to lie" to the American people about his involvement in his son’s business dealings.

WV agriculture bill revives concerns over planned fumigation facility

A bill passed Tuesday by the West Virginia House of Delegates is stoking concerns over the potential revival of plans to construct a pesticide-spewing fumigation facility.

Wisconsin GOP undoes legislative gerrymander after court pressure

The GOP-dominated Wisconsin Legislature voted Tuesday to adopt state legislative maps that would loosen the party’s grip on power in the state, backing down...

New Hampshire Democrat proposes official pronunciation for state capital Concord

Democratic New Hampshire state Rep. Eric Gallager of Concord is seeking to amend state law to include an official pronunciation of his city's name.

House votes to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas over border crisis

The House of Representatives has now made two attempts at impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis.

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