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Texas House passes bill to address 'sexual abuse crisis' in public schools, by educators
“In the last three years, there were 6,888 reports of sexual and violent misconduct by public school employees against our students in the state of Texas,” Rep. Little said. “As of July 2024, 6,654 of these allegations were left unresolved."
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Texas Gov Abbott to sign Fentanyl Child Endangerment Act
As the border crisis worsened, law enforcement officers across Texas began dealing with an unfamiliar crisis: children not waking up after taking a Percocet or other pills, later discovered to have been laced with fentanyl.
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Antisemitism watchdog seeks IRS probe of nonprofit group supporting anti-Israel protests in NYC
A Montana-based nonprofit that works to combat antisemitism is calling on the IRS to investigate the tax-exempt status of a group it says is funding anti-Israel protests in New York City. The Zachor Legal Institute and its president, Marc Greendorfer, sent a letter
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California approves up to 38% property insurance rate hike for State Farm customers
The rate hike will be 38% for rental owners, 15% for tenants and condominium unit owners, and 22% for home-owner-occupants. State Farm in California will receive a $400 million cash infusion from its parent company.
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GA Gov Kemp signs bill eliminating taxes from military retirement income
More than 102,500 retired veterans live in Georgia, and more than 92,000 receive military retirement benefits, according to 2022 statistics from the DOD, which were included in the bill's fiscal note.
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Ex-Michigan Army National Guardsman arrested, charged with attempting to attack Army base for ISIS
“The arrest of this former soldier is a sobering reminder of the importance of our counterintelligence efforts to identify and disrupt those who would seek to harm our nation,” Army Brig. Gen. Rhett R. Cox said.
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CA judge requires parental notification and opt-outs for elementary school gender lesson
Typically, students select the books to be read, and parents receive weekly notices of which books would be read next. This time, there was no such notice.
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Louisiana Gov Landry signs EO to protect Louisiana student-athletes in NIL era
The order protects Louisiana colleges from “adverse action” by the NCAA, athletic conferences or other governing bodies if they facilitate or offer NIL compensation.
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ICE makes 196 arrests in Nashville during week-long operation
"Despite the success of this enforcement operation, the Nashville Mayor has claimed these operations were done by 'people who do not share our values of safety,'" the Department of Homeland Security said.
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Harrowing confrontation between contractors led to Fort Detrick bio-lab shutdown, NIH boss reveals
The incident sparked safety concerns that led the new NIH Director to order the lab temporarily closed and open a new probe over its safety practices.
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MLB lifts ban on Pete Rose, opening path to be added to Baseball Hall of Fame
Manfred also removed the ban on “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who was banned from the sport in 1921 with some of his teammates on the Chicago White Sox over their fixing of the 1919 World Series. He died in 1951.
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Microsoft lays off 6,000 employees
The tech company has 228,000 workers globally, about 126,000 of which are in the U.S.
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After having been there himself, DeSantis offers support for congressional term limits in Ohio
Citing Florida as an example, Gov. Ron DeSantis urged Ohio lawmakers at a news conference in Columbus on Tuesday to pass a joint resolution calling for congressional term limits.