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Cones from the state tree are expected to be particularly prolific this year.
Cones from the state tree are expected to be particularly prolific this year.
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The trail spans from the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Ely.
The trail spans from the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Ely.
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La tensión continúa en Ceuta semanas después de la llegada masiva de migrantes. Fernando Grande-Marlaska se ha encontrado de nuevo con el rechazo de parte de los vecinos, mientras Interior acelera la puesta en marcha de recursos para gestionar a los migrantes y reforzar la frontera.
La tensión continúa en Ceuta semanas después de la llegada masiva de migrantes. Fernando Grande-Marlaska se ha encontrado de nuevo con el rechazo de parte de los vecinos, mientras Interior acelera la puesta en marcha de recursos para gestionar a los migrantes y reforzar la frontera.
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Civilização ou barbárie estão em jogo -- por isso, derrotar a ultradireita é crucial. Mas a campanha do presidente continua morna. “Vender” conquistas não bastará. Duas propostas poderiam empolgar a população e militância: aumento robusto do salário mínimo e proibição das bets The post Como Lula pode sacudir a poeira appeared first on Outras Palavras.
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Civilização ou barbárie estão em jogo -- por isso, derrotar a ultradireita é crucial. Mas a campanha do presidente continua morna. “Vender” conquistas não bastará. Duas propostas poderiam empolgar a população e militância: aumento robusto do salário mínimo e proibição das bets The post Como Lula pode sacudir a poeira appeared first on Outras Palavras.
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on the socioeconomic impacts of large-scale dairies through Oct. 1, 2026.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on the socioeconomic impacts of large-scale dairies through Oct. 1, 2026.
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Three New Mexico pueblos and one tribe on Friday wrapped up their closing arguments that a federal judge should step in to prohibit the online prediction market Kalshi from enabling what the plaintiffs allege amounts to illegal sports gambling on sovereign tribal land.
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Three New Mexico pueblos and one tribe on Friday wrapped up their closing arguments that a federal judge should step in to prohibit the online prediction market Kalshi from enabling what the plaintiffs allege amounts to illegal sports gambling on sovereign tribal land.
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El portugués inicia su segunda etapa europea con el Real Madrid ante el Inter, con el que conquistó el histórico triplete de 2010.
El portugués inicia su segunda etapa europea con el Real Madrid ante el Inter, con el que conquistó el histórico triplete de 2010.
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El argentino está entre los candidatos para el premio y, aunque sus opciones de ganarlo son escasas, su sola presencia en la lista es histórica.
El argentino está entre los candidatos para el premio y, aunque sus opciones de ganarlo son escasas, su sola presencia en la lista es histórica.
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La Jolla Savings Pass is a free app featuring special offers, discounts and perks from participating La Jolla Village businesses.
La Jolla Savings Pass is a free app featuring special offers, discounts and perks from participating La Jolla Village businesses.
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صبا بختيارى از خانواده دادخواه بختیاری در میدان: بر خلاف کشتار دهه شست، امروز شاهد پیوستن افراد زیادی از شهروندان به خانوادههای دادخواه هستیم و این تابوی شکستناپذیری حکومت را درهم شکست.
صبا بختيارى از خانواده دادخواه بختیاری در میدان: بر خلاف کشتار دهه شست، امروز شاهد پیوستن افراد زیادی از شهروندان به خانوادههای دادخواه هستیم و این تابوی شکستناپذیری حکومت را درهم شکست.
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(The Center Square) – Minnesota scored poorly in a new report examining government unions and worker freedom across all 50 states. The Commonwealth Foundation’s fifth annual report found the largest government unions are “organizing new and unusual workplaces” in an attempt to make up for membership losses in recent years. Minnesota scored a D on the report, titled “The Battle for Worker Freedom: Grading State Public Sector Labor Laws,” which ranked states on an A-F scale. In total, 15 states scored a D, making it the most common grade. Arkansas and Georgia joined five other states topping the report with an A+, while California and Illinois were one of six states to receive an F. The foundation, a Pennsylvania-based free-market think tank, looked at a number of factors while considering rankings. Those factors included whether collective bargaining is limited, what legal protections workers have, and the laws currently in place. According to the report, Minnesota’s public-sector labor laws allow unions to organize government employees and provide for exclusive representation, unfair labor practices, binding interest arbitration and payroll deduction for unionized employees. It also highlighted Minnesota’s system for unionizing home care workers, noting that the state is one of 12 that treats certain home care workers as partial public employees for collective bargaining purposes. David R. Osborne, senior director of labor policy at the foundation and the report’s author, told The Center Square that several proposed reforms in Minnesota would have curtailed the power of government unions but ultimately failed. “In Minnesota, more bills on public sector labor were introduced by Republicans than Democrats and DFLers,” Osborne said. “Republican Reps. Quam, Witte, Bakeberg and Sens. Wesenberg, Koran, and Gruenhagen each introduced reforms that ultimately failed but would have significantly curbed the power of government unions.” One proposal, House Bill 545 and its Senate companion, Senate Bill 645, would have prohibited union representatives from using union release time for political activities. Both bills were introduced during the 2025-26 legislative session but failed. Other Republican-backed proposals would have repealed the statutory authority for unions to charge nonmembers agency fees, allowed public employees to choose where their union dues were directed and required employees to be notified that union membership is not a condition of employment. Democrats also introduced legislation related to public-sector unions, including proposals that would have allowed striking workers to receive unemployment benefits and extended collective bargaining to unions representing inmates. Osborne said this is part of a broader national trend in which government unions are seeking to grow membership and maintain influence. “Nationally, government union membership is trending up,” Osborne said. “One reason for that is unions’ lobbying emphasis on recruitment even at the expense of individual employees.” He pointed to laws passed over the last decade that require disclosure of employee home addresses and personal cellphone numbers, guarantee unions unsupervised time with new hires and provide access to government email systems and buildings. “Unions use that sensitive information to recruit and harass public employees, send them political materials, and initiate collections when they fail to pay dues,” Osborne explained. “At the same time, they unethically trap union members to prevent them from withdrawing their membership, often with the blessing of state legislation.” The foundation’s report found that the four largest government unions—the National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, Service Employees International Union and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees—have begun replacing membership losses incurred since 2018. The decline began following the landmark Janus v. AFSCME decision, which prohibited public-sector unions from collecting agency fees from nonmembers. Just since 2024, those four unions have reported a collective gain of 232,502 members, or 3.5%. According to the report, a big part of this is due to tens of millions of dollars being directed by the unions to state legislators. It called many of these actions taken by states and unions “anti-freedom” proposals which leave workers confused on their rights and obligations. “Union executives are spending tens of millions of dollars to rewrite the rules of the game and bolster their political machine in every state, at the expense of freedom for government employees,” Osborne said. “State lawmakers across the country must stand up against anti-freedom labor proposals to ensure that every American worker has the right to choose whether or not to associate with a union, without coercion or fear, and that their hard-earned dollars don’t fund a political agenda they don’t support.”
(The Center Square) – Minnesota scored poorly in a new report examining government unions and worker freedom across all 50 states. The Commonwealth Foundation’s fifth annual report found the largest government unions are “organizing new and unusual workplaces” in an attempt to make up for membership losses in recent years. Minnesota scored a D on the report, titled “The Battle for Worker Freedom: Grading State Public Sector Labor Laws,” which ranked states on an A-F scale. In total, 15 states scored a D, making it the most common grade. Arkansas and Georgia joined five other states topping the report with an A+, while California and Illinois were one of six states to receive an F. The foundation, a Pennsylvania-based free-market think tank, looked at a number of factors while considering rankings. Those factors included whether collective bargaining is limited, what legal protections workers have, and the laws currently in place. According to the report, Minnesota’s public-sector labor laws allow unions to organize government employees and provide for exclusive representation, unfair labor practices, binding interest arbitration and payroll deduction for unionized employees. It also highlighted Minnesota’s system for unionizing home care workers, noting that the state is one of 12 that treats certain home care workers as partial public employees for collective bargaining purposes. David R. Osborne, senior director of labor policy at the foundation and the report’s author, told The Center Square that several proposed reforms in Minnesota would have curtailed the power of government unions but ultimately failed. “In Minnesota, more bills on public sector labor were introduced by Republicans than Democrats and DFLers,” Osborne said. “Republican Reps. Quam, Witte, Bakeberg and Sens. Wesenberg, Koran, and Gruenhagen each introduced reforms that ultimately failed but would have significantly curbed the power of government unions.” One proposal, House Bill 545 and its Senate companion, Senate Bill 645, would have prohibited union representatives from using union release time for political activities. Both bills were introduced during the 2025-26 legislative session but failed. Other Republican-backed proposals would have repealed the statutory authority for unions to charge nonmembers agency fees, allowed public employees to choose where their union dues were directed and required employees to be notified that union membership is not a condition of employment. Democrats also introduced legislation related to public-sector unions, including proposals that would have allowed striking workers to receive unemployment benefits and extended collective bargaining to unions representing inmates. Osborne said this is part of a broader national trend in which government unions are seeking to grow membership and maintain influence. “Nationally, government union membership is trending up,” Osborne said. “One reason for that is unions’ lobbying emphasis on recruitment even at the expense of individual employees.” He pointed to laws passed over the last decade that require disclosure of employee home addresses and personal cellphone numbers, guarantee unions unsupervised time with new hires and provide access to government email systems and buildings. “Unions use that sensitive information to recruit and harass public employees, send them political materials, and initiate collections when they fail to pay dues,” Osborne explained. “At the same time, they unethically trap union members to prevent them from withdrawing their membership, often with the blessing of state legislation.” The foundation’s report found that the four largest government unions—the National Education Association, American Federation of Teachers, Service Employees International Union and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees—have begun replacing membership losses incurred since 2018. The decline began following the landmark Janus v. AFSCME decision, which prohibited public-sector unions from collecting agency fees from nonmembers. Just since 2024, those four unions have reported a collective gain of 232,502 members, or 3.5%. According to the report, a big part of this is due to tens of millions of dollars being directed by the unions to state legislators. It called many of these actions taken by states and unions “anti-freedom” proposals which leave workers confused on their rights and obligations. “Union executives are spending tens of millions of dollars to rewrite the rules of the game and bolster their political machine in every state, at the expense of freedom for government employees,” Osborne said. “State lawmakers across the country must stand up against anti-freedom labor proposals to ensure that every American worker has the right to choose whether or not to associate with a union, without coercion or fear, and that their hard-earned dollars don’t fund a political agenda they don’t support.”
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Las defensas de la esposa del presidente del Gobierno y de su asistente han insistido en la libre absolución de ambas ante la ausencia de delito mientras que los ultracatólicos de HazteOir han mantenido que se celebre el juicio con jurado popularBegoña Gómez pide su absolución y alude a las memorias de Ana Botella para defender el papel de su asistente La audiencia preliminar que se ha celebrado este martes en el Juzgado de Instrucción número 41 de Madrid es el punto y final de la instrucción que el juez Juan Carlos Peinado arrancó en 2024 y que, con toda probabilidad derivará en la redacción por parte del magistrado de un auto en el que acordará la apertura de juicio oral, que se celebrará por el procedimiento del Tribunal del Jurado. Ante los nueve ciudadanos que conformen ese jurado se sentarán Begoña Gómez, la esposa del presidente del Gobierno, y su asistente en la Moncloa, Cristina Álvarez, por los delitos de tráfico de influencias y malversación. El juez Peinado ha llegado sobre la bocina a esta última cita, que apenas ha durado media hora, a la que finalmente no asistieron ninguna de las dos imputadas. Tras esta audiencia, el juez disfrutará de unas vacaciones que le apartarán de sus quehaceres laborales hasta el 18 de septiembre. Y desde entonces tendrá hasta el 27 de este mes para redactar ese auto final antes de disfrutar de su jubilación -los magistrados deben jubilarse forzosamente al cumplir los 72 años de edad-. Esta audiencia, a la que no renunciaron las diferentes partes previamente, es un trámite necesario recogido en la ley del Tribunal de Jurado, y sirve para marcar posiciones de cara al juicio y para exponer ante el magistrado los escritos de conclusiones provisionales. Además, las diferentes partes han podido marcar posiciones de cara al juicio, y tanto la defensa de Begoña Gómez como la de Cristina Álvarez se han opuesto a la celebración del juicio solicitando su libre absolución, mientras que la acusación popular dirigida por HazteOir ha mantenido su escrito en el que solicitaban 13 años de cárcel para la esposa de Pedro Sánchez. Cabe recordar que esta cita se ha celebrado después de que la Audiencia Provincial de Madrid avalara en julio la investigación llevada a cabo por el juez instructor contra Gómez, al menos en lo que respecta a los delitos de tráfico de influencias y malversación. Descartó, sin embargo, seguir el procedimiento contra ella por los delitos de corrupción en los negocios y apropiación indebida, y sacó de este procedimiento al empresario Juan Carlos Barrabés. Contra el empresario, los magistrados acordaron seguir la investigación en procedimiento abreviado para ventilar lo relativo a la legalidad o ilegalidad de las adjudicaciones de los contratos públicos investigados. Junto a Begoña Gómez será juzgada su asistente, Cristina Álvarez, por un presunto delito de malversación de caudales públicos, aunque solo en relación con el supuesto desvío del software de la Complutense, por lo que la colaboradora de Gómez no será juzgada por tráfico de influencias. El tribunal de la Audiencia Provincial sostuvo, por otro lado, que la decisión de Peinado de llevar el procedimiento por el tribunal del jurado “no puede reputarse arbitraria ni contraria a Derecho, en la medida en que identifica los delitos que, de manera indiciaria, pudieran resultar aplicables y justifica la continuación del procedimiento por dicho cauce”. Y sobre esos indicios, los jueces de la Sección 23 afirman: “Parece perfectamente verosímil sostener en el caso que nos ocupa y con el canon de la simple probabilidad ahora exigible, que la investigada logró el influjo desplegado desde su privilegiada posición de esposa del Presidente del Gobierno”. Tras ese auto llegaron los escritos de conclusiones provisionales. El nuevo abogado de Begoña Gómez, Jaime Campaner, señaló que se debía declarar la libre absolución de su mandante dado que los hechos por los que la acusación popular de HazteOir solicita 13 años de cárcel “no son ciertos” y “no existe delito alguno”. Insistía en que “no influyó ni ejerció presión moral” para conseguir la cátedra de la Complutense y en que no hay “delito alguno” en los hechos. La defensa de Cristina Álvarez, por su parte, señaló igualmente que los hechos descritos por el juez “no son constitutivos de delito” y que la causa “está condenada a la disolución del jurado”. Además, interesó que HazteOir tuviera que hacerse cargo de las costas de la defensa de su patrocinada.
Las defensas de la esposa del presidente del Gobierno y de su asistente han insistido en la libre absolución de ambas ante la ausencia de delito mientras que los ultracatólicos de HazteOir han mantenido que se celebre el juicio con jurado popularBegoña Gómez pide su absolución y alude a las memorias de Ana Botella para defender el papel de su asistente La audiencia preliminar que se ha celebrado este martes en el Juzgado de Instrucción número 41 de Madrid es el punto y final de la instrucción que el juez Juan Carlos Peinado arrancó en 2024 y que, con toda probabilidad derivará en la redacción por parte del magistrado de un auto en el que acordará la apertura de juicio oral, que se celebrará por el procedimiento del Tribunal del Jurado. Ante los nueve ciudadanos que conformen ese jurado se sentarán Begoña Gómez, la esposa del presidente del Gobierno, y su asistente en la Moncloa, Cristina Álvarez, por los delitos de tráfico de influencias y malversación. El juez Peinado ha llegado sobre la bocina a esta última cita, que apenas ha durado media hora, a la que finalmente no asistieron ninguna de las dos imputadas. Tras esta audiencia, el juez disfrutará de unas vacaciones que le apartarán de sus quehaceres laborales hasta el 18 de septiembre. Y desde entonces tendrá hasta el 27 de este mes para redactar ese auto final antes de disfrutar de su jubilación -los magistrados deben jubilarse forzosamente al cumplir los 72 años de edad-. Esta audiencia, a la que no renunciaron las diferentes partes previamente, es un trámite necesario recogido en la ley del Tribunal de Jurado, y sirve para marcar posiciones de cara al juicio y para exponer ante el magistrado los escritos de conclusiones provisionales. Además, las diferentes partes han podido marcar posiciones de cara al juicio, y tanto la defensa de Begoña Gómez como la de Cristina Álvarez se han opuesto a la celebración del juicio solicitando su libre absolución, mientras que la acusación popular dirigida por HazteOir ha mantenido su escrito en el que solicitaban 13 años de cárcel para la esposa de Pedro Sánchez. Cabe recordar que esta cita se ha celebrado después de que la Audiencia Provincial de Madrid avalara en julio la investigación llevada a cabo por el juez instructor contra Gómez, al menos en lo que respecta a los delitos de tráfico de influencias y malversación. Descartó, sin embargo, seguir el procedimiento contra ella por los delitos de corrupción en los negocios y apropiación indebida, y sacó de este procedimiento al empresario Juan Carlos Barrabés. Contra el empresario, los magistrados acordaron seguir la investigación en procedimiento abreviado para ventilar lo relativo a la legalidad o ilegalidad de las adjudicaciones de los contratos públicos investigados. Junto a Begoña Gómez será juzgada su asistente, Cristina Álvarez, por un presunto delito de malversación de caudales públicos, aunque solo en relación con el supuesto desvío del software de la Complutense, por lo que la colaboradora de Gómez no será juzgada por tráfico de influencias. El tribunal de la Audiencia Provincial sostuvo, por otro lado, que la decisión de Peinado de llevar el procedimiento por el tribunal del jurado “no puede reputarse arbitraria ni contraria a Derecho, en la medida en que identifica los delitos que, de manera indiciaria, pudieran resultar aplicables y justifica la continuación del procedimiento por dicho cauce”. Y sobre esos indicios, los jueces de la Sección 23 afirman: “Parece perfectamente verosímil sostener en el caso que nos ocupa y con el canon de la simple probabilidad ahora exigible, que la investigada logró el influjo desplegado desde su privilegiada posición de esposa del Presidente del Gobierno”. Tras ese auto llegaron los escritos de conclusiones provisionales. El nuevo abogado de Begoña Gómez, Jaime Campaner, señaló que se debía declarar la libre absolución de su mandante dado que los hechos por los que la acusación popular de HazteOir solicita 13 años de cárcel “no son ciertos” y “no existe delito alguno”. Insistía en que “no influyó ni ejerció presión moral” para conseguir la cátedra de la Complutense y en que no hay “delito alguno” en los hechos. La defensa de Cristina Álvarez, por su parte, señaló igualmente que los hechos descritos por el juez “no son constitutivos de delito” y que la causa “está condenada a la disolución del jurado”. Además, interesó que HazteOir tuviera que hacerse cargo de las costas de la defensa de su patrocinada.
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Julie Lee is joining Mississippi Today and the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center as a data reporter.
Julie Lee is joining Mississippi Today and the Deep South Today Investigative Reporting Center as a data reporter.
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Tensione dhe përplasje mes protestuesve dhe policisë janë shënuar jashtë ambienteve të Kuvendit, gjatë protestës së zhvilluar këtë pasdite, shkruan Euronews. Gjatë ndërhyrjes së policisë është shoqëruar edhe kreu i partisë “Shqipëria Bëhet”, Adriatik Lapaj. Përmes një videoje të publikuar nga “Shqipëria Bëhet”, pretendohet se Lapaj ka mbetur i lënduar gjatë momentit të shoqërimit. Ndërkohë, […]
Tensione dhe përplasje mes protestuesve dhe policisë janë shënuar jashtë ambienteve të Kuvendit, gjatë protestës së zhvilluar këtë pasdite, shkruan Euronews. Gjatë ndërhyrjes së policisë është shoqëruar edhe kreu i partisë “Shqipëria Bëhet”, Adriatik Lapaj. Përmes një videoje të publikuar nga “Shqipëria Bëhet”, pretendohet se Lapaj ka mbetur i lënduar gjatë momentit të shoqërimit. Ndërkohë, […]
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Federal aid is just starting to trickle in from April flooding, but the toll is adding up. One school district is losing students because a washed-out bridge created bus detours, while Manistee County worries about costs.
Federal aid is just starting to trickle in from April flooding, but the toll is adding up. One school district is losing students because a washed-out bridge created bus detours, while Manistee County worries about costs.
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Visits to Mississippi Food Network pantries increased by 36% in August compared to a year ago. The network serves more than 163,000 people each month through 430 partner agencies.
Visits to Mississippi Food Network pantries increased by 36% in August compared to a year ago. The network serves more than 163,000 people each month through 430 partner agencies.
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俄罗斯导弹和无人机星期二(9月8日)清晨袭击了基辅，造成至少三人死亡。双方此前在周末美国和平特使访问期间暂停了对对方首都的袭击。
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俄罗斯导弹和无人机星期二(9月8日)清晨袭击了基辅，造成至少三人死亡。双方此前在周末美国和平特使访问期间暂停了对对方首都的袭击。
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După mai bine de o lună de consultări cu mediul de afaceri, autoritățile publice și contribuabili, Guvernul Tofan a aprobat politica fiscală și vamală pentru anul 2027. Reforma își propune simplificarea și eficientizarea legislației în domeniu. Autoritățile moldovene vor să încaseze la buget 5,1 mlrd lei (în jur de 255 mln euro).”A fost un exercițiu complicat. Taxăm mai puțin munca, dar compensăm printr-o taxă mai mare pe vicii”, spune premierul Vasile Tofan.
După mai bine de o lună de consultări cu mediul de afaceri, autoritățile publice și contribuabili, Guvernul Tofan a aprobat politica fiscală și vamală pentru anul 2027. Reforma își propune simplificarea și eficientizarea legislației în domeniu. Autoritățile moldovene vor să încaseze la buget 5,1 mlrd lei (în jur de 255 mln euro).”A fost un exercițiu complicat. Taxăm mai puțin munca, dar compensăm printr-o taxă mai mare pe vicii”, spune premierul Vasile Tofan.
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У Молдові повідомили про несанкціоноване проникнення в повітряний простір країни безпілотного літального апарату, що рухався з боку України. За попередніми даними Міністерства оборони країни, літак типу Shahed увійшов у національний повітряний простір з напрямку села Слов’яноребка, Україна, рухаючись у напрямку Бендер. «О 16:32 він рухався в напрямку муніципалітету Кишинів, а о 16:36 перебував в районі села Беленешть, продовжуючи рух у напрямку Цетирень, Унгенський район. О 16:37...
У Молдові повідомили про несанкціоноване проникнення в повітряний простір країни безпілотного літального апарату, що рухався з боку України. За попередніми даними Міністерства оборони країни, літак типу Shahed увійшов у національний повітряний простір з напрямку села Слов’яноребка, Україна, рухаючись у напрямку Бендер. «О 16:32 він рухався в напрямку муніципалітету Кишинів, а о 16:36 перебував в районі села Беленешть, продовжуючи рух у напрямку Цетирень, Унгенський район. О 16:37...
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HighTide Launches to Support Local Schools, Nonprofits and Businesses SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — September 2026 — HighTide, a new local coupon app supporting schools and nonprofits from Goleta to Carpinteria, is now available. For every $40 annual membership purchased, $20 goes directly to the organization selected by the member. Members receive access to more than […] The post appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.
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HighTide Launches to Support Local Schools, Nonprofits and Businesses SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — September 2026 — HighTide, a new local coupon app supporting schools and nonprofits from Goleta to Carpinteria, is now available. For every $40 annual membership purchased, $20 goes directly to the organization selected by the member. Members receive access to more than […] The post appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.