Caucus leaders want more funding for Planned Parenthood and safety protections for doctors and patients—things they say are under threat.

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Caucus leaders want more funding for Planned Parenthood and safety protections for doctors and patients—things they say are under threat.

Primeiramente temos que destacar que esta Conferência está no mínimo 10 anos atrasada, pois o Ministério das Cidades e seu primeiro ministro, o companheiro Olívio Dutra, convocou e realizou a 1ª em 2003. Na sequência foram realizadas as 2ª, 3ª, 4ª e 5ª, mas em 2016 com o golpe de estado, o desgoverno Temer, por […] 6ª Conferência Nacional das Cidades e a retomada da discussão sobre o Sistema Nacional de Desenvolvimento Urbano apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.

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Primeiramente temos que destacar que esta Conferência está no mínimo 10 anos atrasada, pois o Ministério das Cidades e seu primeiro ministro, o companheiro Olívio Dutra, convocou e realizou a 1ª em 2003. Na sequência foram realizadas as 2ª, 3ª, 4ª e 5ª, mas em 2016 com o golpe de estado, o desgoverno Temer, por […] 6ª Conferência Nacional das Cidades e a retomada da discussão sobre o Sistema Nacional de Desenvolvimento Urbano apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.

Белгород и область оказались частично обесточенными после ракетного удара ВСУ по объектам энергетики. Об отключении света на нескольких улицах Белгорода и в шести пригородных поселках, а также частичном блэкауте в Шебекино и районе сообщает телеграм-канал "Пепел Белгород". По его данным, причиной стал ракетный удар по Белгородской ТЭЦ. Губернатор региона Вячеслав Гладков подтвердил атаку, "большие повреждения" и частичную потерю света и тепла. Он утверждает, что удар наносился именно...

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Белгород и область оказались частично обесточенными после ракетного удара ВСУ по объектам энергетики. Об отключении света на нескольких улицах Белгорода и в шести пригородных поселках, а также частичном блэкауте в Шебекино и районе сообщает телеграм-канал "Пепел Белгород". По его данным, причиной стал ракетный удар по Белгородской ТЭЦ. Губернатор региона Вячеслав Гладков подтвердил атаку, "большие повреждения" и частичную потерю света и тепла. Он утверждает, что удар наносился именно...

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Imagine you are starting a family, and you and your partner both need to work to afford a growing household. Like most Utah families, you depend on steady paychecks to afford the cost of living. Fortunately, your employer participates in a federal tax policy (45F) — enhanced by Utah’s HB190 — that incentivizes businesses to […]

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Imagine you are starting a family, and you and your partner both need to work to afford a growing household. Like most Utah families, you depend on steady paychecks to afford the cost of living. Fortunately, your employer participates in a federal tax policy (45F) — enhanced by Utah’s HB190 — that incentivizes businesses to […]

Recent data shows renewed momentum around XRP.

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Recent data shows renewed momentum around XRP.

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Ten Democratic-leaning states are using their own money to help people buy Obamacare health plans, at least partially replacing the federal tax credits that expired at the end of last year.

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Ten Democratic-leaning states are using their own money to help people buy Obamacare health plans, at least partially replacing the federal tax credits that expired at the end of last year.

En cuartos le espera Khachanov: el ruso medirá su saque y su paciencia en pista dura ante el tenista español.

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En cuartos le espera Khachanov: el ruso medirá su saque y su paciencia en pista dura ante el tenista español.

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are offering mixed reviews of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address. Following the governor’s State of the State speech on Wednesday, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said he gives the governor a lot of credit for prioritizing important programs. “I heard a lot of shared priorities. We’re continuing to invest in public education. The governor is proposing more money for grants for college students,” Harmon said. State Sen. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, reacted to Pritzker’s assertion that the state’s gross domestic product increased from $881 billion when he took office to more than $1.2 trillion. “Interesting that the governor uses a dollar amount and not the percentage, because the increase is 4% in Illinois. The rest of the country is 40-plus percent,” Bryant said. Pritzker’s proposed fiscal year 2027 general funds appropriations of $54.8 million represent a decline from $55.2 billion in 2026, but the 2027 total is $56 billion when transfers to other state funds are included. The speaker of the Illinois House has joined Pritzker by directing criticism toward the Trump administration, but a Republican state senator says the governor is the one making life more expensive. Like Pritzker, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, directed criticism at President Donald Trump’s administration. “Every day, we see how Donald Trump’s tariff schemes are taxing working people on every purchase, hurting small businesses and making everything more expensive,” Welch said. State Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, said it was the governor and not the president who raised government spending in Illinois. “It is J.B. Pritzker, it is not Donald Trump who raised the gas tax, gave taxpayer-funded health care to transgenders and illegal immigrants, paid for taxpayer-funded abortions and killed school choice tax-credit programs,” Chesney said. State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, said the average employee’s salary has decreased 21% since Pritzker took office. Niemerg said utility bills have gone up 83% during the same period. “These are working people’s problems. He is an out-of-touch billionaire and he will not be the next president of the United States,” Niemerg said.

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(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are offering mixed reviews of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget address. Following the governor’s State of the State speech on Wednesday, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said he gives the governor a lot of credit for prioritizing important programs. “I heard a lot of shared priorities. We’re continuing to invest in public education. The governor is proposing more money for grants for college students,” Harmon said. State Sen. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, reacted to Pritzker’s assertion that the state’s gross domestic product increased from $881 billion when he took office to more than $1.2 trillion. “Interesting that the governor uses a dollar amount and not the percentage, because the increase is 4% in Illinois. The rest of the country is 40-plus percent,” Bryant said. Pritzker’s proposed fiscal year 2027 general funds appropriations of $54.8 million represent a decline from $55.2 billion in 2026, but the 2027 total is $56 billion when transfers to other state funds are included. The speaker of the Illinois House has joined Pritzker by directing criticism toward the Trump administration, but a Republican state senator says the governor is the one making life more expensive. Like Pritzker, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, directed criticism at President Donald Trump’s administration. “Every day, we see how Donald Trump’s tariff schemes are taxing working people on every purchase, hurting small businesses and making everything more expensive,” Welch said. State Sen. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, said it was the governor and not the president who raised government spending in Illinois. “It is J.B. Pritzker, it is not Donald Trump who raised the gas tax, gave taxpayer-funded health care to transgenders and illegal immigrants, paid for taxpayer-funded abortions and killed school choice tax-credit programs,” Chesney said. State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, said the average employee’s salary has decreased 21% since Pritzker took office. Niemerg said utility bills have gone up 83% during the same period. “These are working people’s problems. He is an out-of-touch billionaire and he will not be the next president of the United States,” Niemerg said.

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Maine Morning Star
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A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s recent finding that the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump announced last week the administration was finalizing a repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which declared the agency could […]

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A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s recent finding that the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump announced last week the administration was finalizing a repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which declared the agency could […]

Idaho lawmakers introduced two bills Wednesday to enumerate young people’s rights while they’re in the state’s care and while they’re in residential treatment.  Rep. Marco Erickson, R-Idaho Falls, introduced a bill to add several new requirements for oversight and inspection for children in residential care, and creates a “youth bill of rights” for young people […]

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Idaho lawmakers introduced two bills Wednesday to enumerate young people’s rights while they’re in the state’s care and while they’re in residential treatment.  Rep. Marco Erickson, R-Idaho Falls, introduced a bill to add several new requirements for oversight and inspection for children in residential care, and creates a “youth bill of rights” for young people […]

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Escola de samba trouxe um samba-enredo em homenagem a Ciça, mestre de bateria da própria escola Viradouro é a campeã do Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.

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Escola de samba trouxe um samba-enredo em homenagem a Ciça, mestre de bateria da própria escola Viradouro é a campeã do Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro apareceu primeiro no Brasil de Fato.

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New Mexico In Depth
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As the legislative session winds down, Senate leadership has ducked debate on a proposed constitutional amendment that would have loosened restrictions on what bills may be considered during short legislation sessions — those lasting just 30 days in even-numbered years. Currently, lawmakers are restricted to bills “germane” to the budget or taxes, or named as priorities […]

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As the legislative session winds down, Senate leadership has ducked debate on a proposed constitutional amendment that would have loosened restrictions on what bills may be considered during short legislation sessions — those lasting just 30 days in even-numbered years. Currently, lawmakers are restricted to bills “germane” to the budget or taxes, or named as priorities […]

Con experiencia de primera mano de las barreras del sistema escolar y giada por valores claros: equidad, dignidad y sentido de pertenencia, Gabby Rivero buscará el las elecciones primarias lograr un asiento en la Junta de Educación de la ciudad de Durham, representando al Distrito 3. La entrada Con enfoque en equidad y transparencia, Gabby Rivero busca un asiento en la Junta Escolar de Durham se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Con enfoque en equidad y transparencia, Gabby Rivero busca un asiento en la Junta Escolar de Durham was first posted on febrero 18, 2026 at 3:24 pm. ©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

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Con experiencia de primera mano de las barreras del sistema escolar y giada por valores claros: equidad, dignidad y sentido de pertenencia, Gabby Rivero buscará el las elecciones primarias lograr un asiento en la Junta de Educación de la ciudad de Durham, representando al Distrito 3. La entrada Con enfoque en equidad y transparencia, Gabby Rivero busca un asiento en la Junta Escolar de Durham se publicó primero en Enlace Latino NC. Con enfoque en equidad y transparencia, Gabby Rivero busca un asiento en la Junta Escolar de Durham was first posted on febrero 18, 2026 at 3:24 pm. ©2024 "Enlace Latino NC". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at paola@enlacelatinonc.org

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Mountain State Spotlight
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Five steps West Virginia lawmakers could take on schools, water, housing, child care and electric bills. Five steps lawmakers could take now to tackle West Virginians’ pressing issues appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.

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Five steps West Virginia lawmakers could take on schools, water, housing, child care and electric bills. Five steps lawmakers could take now to tackle West Virginians’ pressing issues appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.

Россия, Китай и Иран анонсировали совместные военно-морские учения в Орзмузском проливе, пишут иранские информационные агентства Mehr и Fararu со ссылкой на адмирала ВМС Ирана и РФ Хасана Магсудлу. "Эти мероприятия отражают серьезное внимание двух стран к текущей обстановке в регионе", – сказал Магсудлу. Совместные учения "Морской пояс безопасности" начнутся уже 19 февраля в Ормузском проливе, по которому экспортируют нефть из Саудовской Аравии, Ирана, Ирака и ОАЭ. Минобороны РФ сообщило,...

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Россия, Китай и Иран анонсировали совместные военно-морские учения в Орзмузском проливе, пишут иранские информационные агентства Mehr и Fararu со ссылкой на адмирала ВМС Ирана и РФ Хасана Магсудлу. "Эти мероприятия отражают серьезное внимание двух стран к текущей обстановке в регионе", – сказал Магсудлу. Совместные учения "Морской пояс безопасности" начнутся уже 19 февраля в Ормузском проливе, по которому экспортируют нефть из Саудовской Аравии, Ирана, Ирака и ОАЭ. Минобороны РФ сообщило,...

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Iowa Capital Dispatch
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A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s recent finding that the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump announced last week the administration was finalizing a repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which declared the agency could […]

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A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s recent finding that the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump announced last week the administration was finalizing a repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which declared the agency could […]

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Montana is not a red state, not really, not deep down. Sure, Donald Trump won a large percentage of the popular vote here, twice, and Greg Gianforte won the governor’s race twice. Republicans have dominated the Legislature and the Public Service Commission for years. The Secretary of State is a Republican, and so is the […]

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Montana is not a red state, not really, not deep down. Sure, Donald Trump won a large percentage of the popular vote here, twice, and Greg Gianforte won the governor’s race twice. Republicans have dominated the Legislature and the Public Service Commission for years. The Secretary of State is a Republican, and so is the […]

(The Center Square) – Democrats on the House Oversight Committee remain unconvinced of 88-year old billionaire Les Wexner’s claim that he was “duped” by sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein throughout their entire roughly 20-year relationship. The founder of Limited Brands retailer and former CEO of Victoria’s Secret was deposed by the committee in his Ohio residence Wednesday, where he denied any knowledge of Epstein’s sex trafficking activities. “I was naïve, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein,” Wexner said in his statement to Congress. “He was a con man. And while I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide. I completely and irrevocably cut ties with Epstein nearly twenty years ago when I learned that he was an abuser, a crook, and a liar. And, let me be crystal clear: I never witnessed nor had any knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activity. I was never a participant nor coconspirator in any of Epstein’s illegal activities.” Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, had acted as Wexner’s finances manager and advisor beginning in the mid-1980s. The two reportedly became close, with Wexner calling Epstein a “loyal friend” in the past. Epstein received power of attorney over Wexner’s finances by 1991. While it is unclear how long Epstein held that power, he and Wexner remained associates until 2007. Wexner claimed Epstein “carefully and fully hid” from him all criminal behavior during that time by “curat[ing] an aura of legitimacy” through his connections with respected high-ranking individuals. “He was clever, diabolical, and a master manipulator. He was meticulous in revealing to me only glimpses into the life in which he was a sophisticated financial guru,” Wexner said. “He knew that I never would have tolerated his horrible behavior. Not any of it. At no time did I ever witness the side of Epstein’s life for which he is now infamous.” More than two hours into the deposition, however, committee Democrats remained unconvinced of Wexner’s innocence. They accused Wexner of downplaying his financial support of Epstein and giving Epstein "license and ability” to traffic women and girls. “There is no single person that was more involved in providing Jeffrey Epstein with the financial support to commit his crimes than Les Wexner,” committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., told reporters during a break in the deposition. “Mr. Wexner admitted that he traveled both to Epstein’s island as well as his other properties. Mr. Wexner also admitted that Jeffrey Epstein had a lot of access to Mr. Wexner’s wealth. And when asked even simple questions, even as it relates to Mr. Epstein being the co-president of the foundation that established the area that we’re in today, Mr. Wexner had little to say,” Garcia added. “Mr. Epstein would not be the wealthy man he was without the support of Les Wexner.” Wexner told lawmakers that he never “witness[ed], condone[d], or enable[d] his crimes in any way.” He said he had only visited Epstein’s island, located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, once with his wife and children. He also said that after learning that Epstein had “stolen vast sums of money from our family,” he “never spoke with Epstein again,” and in 2007 severed all business ties with Epstein after revelations of his sexual misconduct. Wexner’s deposition follows the release of unredacted documents from the Department of Justice naming him and others as potential co-conspirators to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Being named in the files does not necessarily implicate an individual in a crime, and Wexner had not been charged for any crime.

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(The Center Square) – Democrats on the House Oversight Committee remain unconvinced of 88-year old billionaire Les Wexner’s claim that he was “duped” by sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein throughout their entire roughly 20-year relationship. The founder of Limited Brands retailer and former CEO of Victoria’s Secret was deposed by the committee in his Ohio residence Wednesday, where he denied any knowledge of Epstein’s sex trafficking activities. “I was naïve, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein,” Wexner said in his statement to Congress. “He was a con man. And while I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide. I completely and irrevocably cut ties with Epstein nearly twenty years ago when I learned that he was an abuser, a crook, and a liar. And, let me be crystal clear: I never witnessed nor had any knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activity. I was never a participant nor coconspirator in any of Epstein’s illegal activities.” Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, had acted as Wexner’s finances manager and advisor beginning in the mid-1980s. The two reportedly became close, with Wexner calling Epstein a “loyal friend” in the past. Epstein received power of attorney over Wexner’s finances by 1991. While it is unclear how long Epstein held that power, he and Wexner remained associates until 2007. Wexner claimed Epstein “carefully and fully hid” from him all criminal behavior during that time by “curat[ing] an aura of legitimacy” through his connections with respected high-ranking individuals. “He was clever, diabolical, and a master manipulator. He was meticulous in revealing to me only glimpses into the life in which he was a sophisticated financial guru,” Wexner said. “He knew that I never would have tolerated his horrible behavior. Not any of it. At no time did I ever witness the side of Epstein’s life for which he is now infamous.” More than two hours into the deposition, however, committee Democrats remained unconvinced of Wexner’s innocence. They accused Wexner of downplaying his financial support of Epstein and giving Epstein "license and ability” to traffic women and girls. “There is no single person that was more involved in providing Jeffrey Epstein with the financial support to commit his crimes than Les Wexner,” committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., told reporters during a break in the deposition. “Mr. Wexner admitted that he traveled both to Epstein’s island as well as his other properties. Mr. Wexner also admitted that Jeffrey Epstein had a lot of access to Mr. Wexner’s wealth. And when asked even simple questions, even as it relates to Mr. Epstein being the co-president of the foundation that established the area that we’re in today, Mr. Wexner had little to say,” Garcia added. “Mr. Epstein would not be the wealthy man he was without the support of Les Wexner.” Wexner told lawmakers that he never “witness[ed], condone[d], or enable[d] his crimes in any way.” He said he had only visited Epstein’s island, located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, once with his wife and children. He also said that after learning that Epstein had “stolen vast sums of money from our family,” he “never spoke with Epstein again,” and in 2007 severed all business ties with Epstein after revelations of his sexual misconduct. Wexner’s deposition follows the release of unredacted documents from the Department of Justice naming him and others as potential co-conspirators to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Being named in the files does not necessarily implicate an individual in a crime, and Wexner had not been charged for any crime.

An Idaho teen had to end his call to the Idaho 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline because he didn't have parental consent to continue. He's now trying to contact lawmakers to fix the law. (Getty Images)

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An Idaho teen had to end his call to the Idaho 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline because he didn't have parental consent to continue. He's now trying to contact lawmakers to fix the law. (Getty Images)

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法國國際廣播電台
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俄烏兩國在美國斡旋下召開的日內瓦和平會談在17日和18日兩天舉行,俄烏美三方對談判結果有不同評價,但都同意繼續進行新的磋商。

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俄烏兩國在美國斡旋下召開的日內瓦和平會談在17日和18日兩天舉行,俄烏美三方對談判結果有不同評價,但都同意繼續進行新的磋商。