Democrats Should Lead by Example on Gerrymandering
By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel Redistricting has once again pushed the nation to a crossroads, and Virginia Democrats now find themselves at the center …
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US Supreme Court permits California congressional districts that favor Democrats
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Governor Candidate James Fishback Vows to Prosecute Jeffrey Epstein’s Co-Conspirators
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Clintons wil testify to avoid House’s threat of contempt in Jeffrey Epstein probe
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Museum of Graffiti Opens Studios in Wynwood
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68th GRAMMY: Kendrick Lamar wins most awards, Bad Bunny wins Album of the Year
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Saks Global Company winds down majority of off-price operations
NEW YORK – Saks Global Enterprises LLC a leading luxury retail company, today announced strategic actions to wind down the majority of its off-price operations, …
Health and Wellness
North Country anti-drug program for kids gets $150K grant
LANCASTER, N.H. (AP) _ A northern New Hampshire substance use prevention program for youth has received $150,000 in grants to help with outdoors events, service …
Report: Most Kansas pupils get 20 minutes or less of recess
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Sixty-three percent of Kansas elementary students have 20 minutes or less for daily recess and only 41 percent of schools have policies …
Business
Investigation: Walker aides pressed for $500K business loan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Gov. Scott Walker’s top aides pressed for a taxpayer-funded $500,000 loan to a now-defunct Milwaukee construction company that was collapsing and …
New Jersey farmers feeling optimistic about peach harvest
By THOMAS BARLAS The Press of Atlantic City BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) _ The blossoms on the peach trees that cover 500 acres at Sunny Slope …
Proposal seeks to dim NYC skyline at night to save energy
By DEEPTI HAJELA NEW YORK (AP) _ Bright lights, big city? Not so much, if a New York City council member gets his way. He’s …
Education
Webster University students in London in financial limbo
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. (AP) _ Several Webster University students studying abroad in London unexpectedly lost their federal financial aid this past school year due to …
Lawmaker says school sports proposal benefits home-schoolers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The state lawmaker who authored a measure that would allow private, home-schooled and online charter students to participate in public school …
Lawmakers begin looking at school funding
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) _ State lawmakers and educators have started the process of refiguring the way schools are funded in Wyoming. The so-called “recalibration’’ process …
Sports
5 Reasons Kids Should Play Organized Sports
PHOTO COURTESY OF galleryhip.com By Danyel Surrency Jones and Darnell Jones In the past 30 years, obesity has more than doubled in young children …
Lynch’s next scripted answer: ‘You know why I’m here’
By ROB MAADDIPHOENIX — Marshawn Lynch found a new way to say nothing. A day after giving the same one-sentence response at Super Bowl Media Day, …
