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The lawsuit, which claimed Gateway Church mishandled millions of dollars in church donations, was dismissed last month. The former church members who filed the suit are asking that decision to be appealed, according to a July 17 court filing.

Quelques jours après les révélations sur le piratage d'une plateforme en ligne par deux intelligences artificielles d'OpenAI, l'entreprise californienne a révélé que d'autres sites avaient été pris pour cible par ses modèles. Un incident qui est loin de réjouir les acteurs de la tech.

This week, after an inquiry from The Maine Monitor, Paige Loud changed the language on a fundraising page to make clear she was trying to cover personal expenses, not pay off campaign debt.

Mergulhamos no cotidiano paradoxal das profissionais de Enfermagem. Elas salvam, cuidam e confortam, mas vivem sob baixos salários, precarização e adoecimento crescentes. Contraponto: nenhuma outra categoria tem se mobilizado tanto The post A luta sem tréguas da Enfermagem appeared first on Outras Palavras.

(The Center Square) – Plans to remake Washington Dulles International Airport expanded into a more than $20 billion project Wednesday as federal officials, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and United Airlines unveiled an expanded redevelopment plan. The proposal increases planned investment from about $7 billion, building on Dulles’ long-term master plan. Construction would take place in phases while the airport remains open. The overhaul would replace the aging C and D concourses, expand the AeroTrain system, build a larger international arrivals and customs facility and add more than 5 million square feet of new and renovated space. Plans also call for additional gates, upgraded baggage handling systems, expanded concessions and new passenger lounges while preserving architect Eero Saarinen’s iconic main terminal. Airport officials said the project is designed to accommodate future passenger growth while modernizing infrastructure that has served travelers for decades. “This new construction effort builds upon the multiyear Dulles Master Plan, developed in consultation with our airline partners, that will modernize Washington’s main international airport,” Airports Authority President and CEO Jack Potter said. The Airports Authority said much of the project’s cost will be financed through municipal bonds issued in partnership with airlines serving Dulles. The announcement said the expanded project builds on improvements already planned while significantly increasing the airport’s long-term investment. Virginia first-year Gov. Abigail Spanberger called Dulles one of Virginia’s most important gateways and said the expansion will create jobs, attract new business investment and strengthen infrastructure across the commonwealth. Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, along with U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, also welcomed the announcement. “These investments by United and MWAA will help Dulles service almost double the number of planes, passengers, and visitors,” Warner said. Kaine said he looks forward to seeing the improvements modernize the airport, improve the customer experience, expand capacity and grow the region’s economy. The expanded plan builds on improvements already underway at Dulles. Concourse E, a new 14-gate facility with direct access to the AeroTrain system, is expected to open later this year as the first major phase of the airport’s long-term redevelopment. According to the Airports Authority, Dulles handled a record 29 million passengers in 2025, a 6.4% increase from the previous year.

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(The Center Square) – Botetourt County supervisors in Virginia voted Tuesday to create an independent commission to review the proposed Google data center after hours of public comment over who should lead the study and what questions it should answer. The measure passed 3-1, with Supervisors Walter Michael, Brandon Nicely and Tim Snyder voting in favor, Linda Rottman voting against and Chairman Dr. Mac Scothorn absent. The five-member commission will study the proposed project’s potential effects on the county, including infrastructure, utility resources, the environment and quality of life. It will submit a written report to the Board of Supervisors detailing its findings, the information it reviewed and an accounting of its expenditures. Members will serve without compensation and cannot be affiliated with Botetourt County government or have a personal or immediate family financial interest in Google, the data center industry or organizations with a direct interest in the project. Commission members also must have the education, training, knowledge or professional experience needed to conduct an impartial review. The vote followed hours of public comment, with many residents urging supervisors to let the Planning Commission oversee the review instead of creating a separate board-appointed commission. “I don’t trust your decision to select people on your own to form this committee to look into the water situation,” resident Judy Wilhelm told the board. Rottman also argued the Planning Commission should lead the effort, saying residents had overwhelmingly supported that approach during public comment. Supporters of the new commission said a panel made up of qualified members without ties to the county, Google or the data center industry would provide an independent review. Google plans a three-building data center campus at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. The project has generated months of debate over water demand, noise, infrastructure, environmental impacts and the county’s handling of the approval process. The commission will have six months after members are appointed to complete its work and submit a final report, although the Board of Supervisors may extend the timeline if needed. Meetings will be open to the public unless otherwise allowed by Virginia law, with minutes posted publicly. The commission also is encouraged to livestream meetings and provide regular public updates. The Board of Supervisors will determine the commission’s funding after a chairman is appointed.

Join Spokes Fighting Strokes for a free Adaptive Cycling Clinic on Thursday, August 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot at the Milwaukee Sports Complex. The post Post From Community: Discover the freedom of adaptive cycling appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

За повідомленням Defence Express, ця масштабна лісова пожежа у Франції загрожує більшості французьких оборонних гігантів, і це проблема не тільки для самої цієї країни та західної Європи, але й для України

Only 44% of children entering kindergarten in Florida are ready to learn, according to a new Early Learning Report released by the Florida Chamber of Commerce Thursday. The report is based on findings observed during the 2025-2026 school year, which showed the majority of Florida children entering kindergarten in 2025 were not ready. One of the factors that promoted kindergarten readiness was whether the child participated in Florida’s Voluntary Prekindergarten program. Those who completed VPK were “significantly” more likely to enter kindergarten prepared, the report said. The concern is that among the children who begin kindergarten behind their peers, 75% of them never catch up, according to the report. Meanwhile, students who entered kindergarten more prepared were more likely to read proficiently by third grade, more likely to graduate on time, and more likely to enter postsecondary education or the workforce with the skills they need to succeed. “Florida’s future workforce begins long before a student enters the job market. It begins before a child enters a kindergarten classroom,” said Mark Wilson, President and CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Florida Chamber Foundation. “When more than half of Florida’s children start school behind, it creates challenges that can follow them throughout their education and careers. Improving kindergarten readiness requires business, education, community, and policy leaders working together to ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed and Florida has the talent pipeline needed to remain globally competitive.” The results were mixed based on location with some counties showing nearly 60% readiness and others below 20%. The top five counties in kindergarten outcomes were St. Johns, Sarasota, Pinellas, Brevard, and Martin. The five worst counties were Jefferson at 13%, DeSoto, Hardee, Okeechobee, and Gulf. But even within the highest performing counties, disparities were observed. In St. Johns, there were “sharp contrasts” between affluent areas and those with higher levels of poverty. At Pointe Vedra Palm Valley Rawlings where the population had 5.1% economically-disadvantaged students, kindergarten readiness was nearly at 70%. Meanwhile at James A. Webster Elementary, which is the county’s lowest performing school, 94.4% were economically-disadvantaged and the kindergarten readiness rate was 38%, according to the report. One of the top recommendations was to close access gaps by increasing high-quality child care for children under 5 and expanding child care affordability through the School Readiness Program, which is the state’s child care tuition assistance program, and employer child care tax credits. The report said grants should be offered to early learning coalitions and child care providers to increase the quality of instructional material. “Florida’s talent pipeline begins years before a student enters the workforce, and if we fix early learning, we fix 1,000 other things,” said Corrie Melton, Vice President of Talent Development, Future of Work, Florida Chamber Foundation. “Strengthening kindergarten readiness is one of the smartest long-term investments Florida can make to secure its future workforce and economic competitiveness.”

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Journalists and community members took training scenarios based on real life. The post What I learned about use of force after 2 hours as an IMPD officer appeared first on Mirror Indy.

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(The Center Square) – Landlords could now face millions of dollars in new costs after the Spokane City Council imposed on Wednesday what local housing providers have called another “unfunded mandate.” With a 5-2 vote, the officials passed a proposal from Councilmember Paul Dillon, Kate Telis and Sarah Dixit that allows tenants to install air conditioning at their landlords’ expense. Council President Betsy Wilkerson and Councilmember Michael Cathcart voted against it after requesting deferrals on Tuesday. While narrowed in its final form, the mayor raised concerns about the policy in an email to the council on Tuesday, expressing appreciation for the intent while warning about a lack of enforcement funding. “Adding new enforcement obligations to the Code Enforcement Department without a plan and path to add new resources to the department is not sustainable,” Mayor Lisa Brown emailed them on Tuesday. The impact on code enforcement could pale in comparison to the new unfunded mandate on landlords. The council ultimately passed the policy without a citywide cost estimate for landlords or enforcement. “Fundamentally, we don’t even know how we’re going to pay for our share of this,” Cathcart explained. Wilkerson said she voted against it due to the lack of code enforcement funding and the thin margins low-income housing providers are operating under, arguing it will set expectations the city can’t meet. CEO Amber Johnson said the policy would cost Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners over $1 million. Representatives from the Downtown Spokane Partnership, RenCorp Realty, Black Realty Management and the Washington Multifamily Housing Association also testified Wednesday. They join several other housing providers who have expressed opposition to the ordinance since it was introduced last spring. Some said Wednesday that despite grave concerns about costs for housing providers, the council will now require landlords to retrofit units built decades ago without the infrastructure needed to comply. “Retrofitting them is not as simple as installing an air conditioner; in many cases, compliance could require building-wide electrical upgrades, rewiring, reconstruction of units, new mechanical systems, and ongoing maintenance,” DSP Board Chair Dana Harbaugh testified during Wednesday’s meeting. She said those costs raise rents, result in deferred maintenance and investment, and reduce supply. "The ordinance also requires that all new construction permitted after January 1, 2027, includes [central air conditioning, an evaporative cooler or a portable cooling device]," according to a city news release. Dillon, Telis and Dixit proposed the policy in response to the 2021 Northwest Heat Dome, which they say caused at least 19 deaths in Spokane County, with over 300 people seeking medical treatment. The sponsors had envisioned a policy that would’ve required landlords to retrofit tens of thousands of units with devices capable of keeping every room at or below 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The one passed this week replaced that threshold with one tied to health risks and cut the 2031 compliance deadline. Instead, enforcement will be complaint-driven, but Brown says code officers are already stretched thin amid ongoing budget woes; on Thursday, her administration unveiled a $35.6 million deficit for 2027-28. Under the ordinance, tenants must provide their landlords with 72 hours' notice before installing the air-conditioning unit or other cooling device and deducting up to $500 from their rent. A prior version would’ve allowed tenants to install one in every room, and some of the council still wants to get there. “I would like to see cooling in every bedroom,” Councilmember Kitty Klitzke said Wednesday, arguing that the policy should apply to every bedroom in more than 20,000 rentals, before voting in support. “When we passed the early version of this ordinance back in 2024-25, some people testifying against it said it was a ‘slippery slope’ like, eventually we're going to require cooling,” Klitzke said. “Absolutely, because I think at the end of the day we should be asking ourselves what a good community would do.” Former city officials previously estimated that the 80-degree threshold and AC mandate for each room in every rental unit across Spokane would lead to hundreds of millions of dollars in costs for landlords. “How much is a human life worth?” Dillon questioned Wednesday. “What is the cost of doing nothing?”

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House approved legislation aimed at preventing credit card companies from using merchant category codes to identify firearm retailers, a measure supporters say protects the privacy of lawful gun owners. HR 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, would prohibit payment card networks from requiring merchant category codes that distinguish firearm retailers from general merchandise or sporting goods stores. The Department of Justice would enforce the law. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, praised the legislation, saying it would prevent financial institutions from tracking lawful firearm purchases and protect Americans' Second Amendment rights and financial privacy. John Boch, executive director of Guns Save Life, said he supports the bill but doubts it will ever become law. "I support the legislation enthusiastically, but I think it's symbolism over substance, because the Democrat Party, the party of gun control in modern-day America, is never going to allow this to pass through the Senate to become law," Boch told The Center Square. Boch said the legislation would prevent banks and payment card companies from using firearm-specific merchant category codes to identify lawful gun purchases. "Mary Miller's bill would block all that from happening and punish the banks for discriminating against people making lawful purchases," Boch said. Merchant category codes are standardized codes used by payment card networks to classify businesses. Supporters of the bill argue firearm-specific codes could be used to monitor or restrict legal gun purchases, while opponents have argued the codes could help identify suspicious purchasing patterns. "If people want to run their credit cards at a gun store, they should not be discriminated against or tracked or anything like that," Boch said. "Our position is one of freedom and liberty." Boch said he believes the legislation has no realistic chance of clearing the Senate. "There's no think about it," he said. "It's not going to get through the Senate, exclamation point, period." Boch said he does not expect enough Democratic senators to support the measure to overcome the Senate's 60-vote threshold, comparing its prospects to other Republican-backed gun legislation. Boch also argued that corporations should remain neutral on political issues rather than using financial systems to influence public policy. "Imagine if the credit card companies were tracking people that paid for their abortions with a credit card," Boch said. "There would be a hue and cry from these same people who support this for tracking gun owners who purchase firearms." He added that while he supports the legislation, he views it primarily as "red meat for her base," referring to Miller's supporters, because he believes the measure has no path to becoming law under the current Senate makeup. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.

د امریکا د خزانې وزارت د پنجشنبې په ورځ (جولای ۳۰) اعلان وکړ چې ددغه وزارت د بهرنیو شتمنیو د کنټرول دفتر په چین، هند، روسیه او ایران کې شپږ ادارې د ماهان هوايي شرکت او دایران د سپاه پاسداران د ملاتړ له امله د امریکا د بندیزونو په لست کې شاملې کړې دي.

پرونده اخراج چهره جنجالی رسانه‌ای نزدیک به کرملین از فرانسه

One of the clearest victories happened in a Dutch town that few people outside the Netherlands had heard of before 2021.

گزارش برنامه تفسیر خبر: تفاوت سیمای حقیقی مردم ایران با تبلیغات حکومتی جمهوری اسلامی