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Amid a rapid rise in state gas prices caused by the war in Iran, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate is calling for a temporary suspension of the gas tax. A Republican Senate budget chair says it’s not off the table.  But whether it would be effective or possibly counterproductive is less certain.  Former U.S. Sen. Doug […]

The hikes would amount to about $300 a year combined by 2028.

Primaire de la gauche : les appareils contre l’évidence Dans une tribune publiée dans Libération, un collectif de personnalités – parmi lesquelles Étienne Balibar, Thomas Piketty, Dominique Bourg, Roger Martelli ou encore Vanessa Springora – appelle encore et toujours à l’organisation d’une primaire de toute la gauche le 11 octobre pour éviter un nouveau naufrage…

Türkmenistanda daýhan hojalyklaryna we pileçi kärendiçilere borçnamalaýyn pile ýetişdirmek işlerine girişmek tabşyryldy.

Nevada’s leading authorities in preventing and treating problem gambling are joining state regulators and the casino industry to combat prediction markets, which, they contend, threaten to cut into the action of Nevada’s gambling enterprises and worsen the nation’s addiction to betting, especially on sports.  In less than a decade, legal sports betting, with the help […]

There are congregations that would brand her a sinner. But here at St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church in Boston, Rachel Burckardt gives voice to the angels. She’s 71, transgender, a civil engineer by day, and a composer of spiritual music by nights and weekends.  While religion has been used for decades to ostracize many transgender […]

On March 26, 1997, SD County deputies discovered 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult dead in a coordinated mass suicide at a Rancho Santa Fe rental home.

As the Wichita Symphony Orchestra rehearsed “Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue” last month, some musicians on stage were wearing coats and gloves. Because doors elsewhere in Century II had […] The post Century II’s iconic shape compromises the arts its meant to showcase. Wichita performers reflect on what could be next. appeared first on KLC Journal - A Civic Issues Magazine from the Kansas Leadership Center

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As an energy crisis increases pipeline fervour among some Canadian politicians, we dive into what it could take to build a pipeline to Manitoba’s north

اقوام متحدہ کی سلامتی کونسل کو بتایا گیا ہے کہ جمہوریہ کانگو (ڈی آر سی) کے مشرقی علاقوں میں سلامتی کی صورتحال بدستور انتہائی کشیدہ ہے جہاں مسلسل جھڑپیں جاری ہیں اور ریاستی عملداری کمزور پڑ گئی ہے۔

اقوام متحدہ کے ادارہ مہاجرت (آئی او ایم) نے بتایا ہے کہ جیبوتی کے ساحل پر مہاجرین کی کشتی الٹنے سے کم از کم نو افراد ہلاک ہو گئے ہیں اور 45 لاپتہ ہیں۔

اقوام متحدہ کے فنڈ برائے آبادی (یو این ایف پی اے) نے خبردار کیا ہے کہ مشرق وسطیٰ میں جاری جنگ دنیا بھر میں انسانی بحرانوں کا شکار خواتین اور لڑکیوں کو تولیدی صحت کے لیے درکار ضروری اشیا کی فراہمی میں تاخیر کا سبب بن رہی ہے۔

The war in the Middle East continues, with attacks causing further terror and suffering, deepening the humanitarian crisis across the region. In Geneva, diplomats at the Human Rights Council have been discussing the school strike in Iran’s Minab that killed more than 100 children. Stay with us for live updates on this and from UN agencies providing relief. App users can follow coverage here.

Newcap, a northeast Wisconsin anti-poverty nonprofit, plans to close amid serious financial challenges and the loss of a government contract. Nonprofit closure could cost northeast Wisconsin $2.7M, put 134 households at risk is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.

The 12 clinics serving sickle cell patients reduced ER visits and hospital stays, saving CA taxpayers money. But a $15 million grant for the program has ended.

Strength in the technology sector is masking California's weakness. Outside of government and health care, the state has added no jobs in a year and a half.

Tech giants involved in AI and cryptocurrency spent $39 million last year to influence lawmakers and policy. It's the start of what could be a spending blitz in the upcoming election.

DEC lifted the drought watch for drought regions in the North Country while other New York areas remain in a drought watch

أعلن المتحدث باسم الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة، ستيفان دوجاريك، الخميس، أن “بيكا هافيستو”، المبعوث الشخصي The post مبعوث غوتيريش الجديد للسودان يبدأ جولة لقاءات في الخرطوم appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.