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Five candidates from six contested races appeared at a Fort Worth Report forum ahead of the election.

Gregg Hull, the Republican nominee running to be New Mexico’s next governor, appeared alone at the only gubernatorial debate scheduled before the Nov. 3 election. The broadcast Thursday night had many of the trappings of a traditional debate — two podiums, a background projecting an American flag blowing in the wind and opening and closing remarks. But Democratic nominee Deb Haaland opted out, and without a second candidate on-stage offering rebuttals, it often played out more like a one-on-one interview.

According to an official proclamation obtained by VOA, the first group of Kurdish families arrived in the United States on May 1, 1976. Many later settled in Nashville, Tennessee, while others established communities in cities and states across the country.

According to the state Department of Health, there have been 1,136 measles cases across 41 counties in Pennsylvania this year, with 157 of those recorded in the last week.

The federal government this week approved additional assistance for some West Virginia residents affected by severe storms and flooding this summer. It reaffirmed its denial for others.

A public forum Oct. 21 in Hartford and a committee meeting Oct. 29 in Buckfield give residents opportunities to learn about the proposed district.

Desmatamento, alterações no regime das águas e perda da biodiversidade ameaçam comunidades ribeirinhas e reforçam a importância de proteger a Amazônia O post Entre rios e floresta: como a crise climática ameaça as raízes ribeirinhas do Círio de Nazaré apareceu primeiro em Mídia NINJA.

The number of politically motivated prosecutions in Russia involving restrictions on freedom of association increased by 50% in the first nine months of 2026, according to a new report by the Support for Political Prisoners Memorial Center.

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir returned to the capital, Juba, on Friday after six days The post Kiir returns to Juba after Kenya, South Africa visits appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

"If you aren't currently on SNAP, it can be easy to view this as an abstract political debate. But food insecurity isn't abstract—it's your neighbors, your coworkers, and the kids in your neighborhood school going to bed hungry." The post Opinion: I’m a Bronx Social Worker and Former SNAP Recipient. Don’t Let Washington Starve Our Neighbors. appeared first on City Limits.

(The Center Square) – Illinois was again denied federal aid that would have helped residents impacted by severe storms in recent months was rejected by the federal government. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced Thursday afternoon that the request for aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency over multiple severe weather systems and a derecho that passed through Illinois counties in July and August was denied. Pritzker, who has previously been hopeful to work in a bipartisan manner with the agency to secure aid for Illinoisans, was critical of the agency in June. “FEMA is a mess. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, they've cut back significantly on the support that they give when there are emergencies. They are slow in responding with the dollars that they promise. And there are only so many dollars that a state has for what should be covered,” Pritzker said. In response to the denial, officials at the state and federal level from Illinois reacted critically. Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security Director Ted Berger said the federal response wasn’t what they hoped for. “This is not the update we hoped to share with the communities that continue to recover from the devastating storms we experienced in August,” Berger said. “While we are disappointed by this decision, our mission has not changed.” The state led the nation and broke its record for the number of tornados that have hit the state, with at least 212 having touched down according to the National Weather Service. In February, officials announced FEMA denied the state’s last disaster declaration request and appeal. The request would’ve allowed thousands of residents to apply for federal assistance after a major storm produced widespread damage last August. Both senators from Illinois, Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, reacted to Thursday’s denial by pinning political blame on Trump. “Much like a toddler throwing a tantrum, Donald Trump continues to punish Americans who live in states that did not support him in the last election. This behavior is beneath the dignity of the office he holds,” Durbin said. According to the declaration that led to the recent denial, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Community Development Block Grant program made funds available through Disaster Response, a program funded by the federal Housing and Urban Development department. Pritzker has been clear that he believes the state cannot cover the cost of storm damage and aid alone every time, even if residents receive some assistance from other federal sources like the Small Business Administration. “If we don't receive – and we have received in some cases – support from the SBA, for example, for loans for families for businesses. We've also in some cases received disaster assistance,” Pritzker said. “But again, the state government doesn't have the resources to fill in all the holes that the federal government has now made for states across the country.” Pritzker’s office said the state would appeal the FEMA decision based on the “extent of the damage – including extensive property and infrastructure damage, power outages, flooding, and more.”

A long portage and paddle through all three Boreas Ponds leads to a remote connection with the wilderness

Dear Friend of Press Freedom:Trump’s Department of Justice is invoking national security in new, dangerous ways to go after the press. Plus, an Alabama university cracks down on free speech on the radio, while conservatives, along with everyone else, continue to tire of Brendan Carr’s censorship schemes. Government raises alarming legal argument to prop up media banTo defend the Trump administration banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, DOJ lawyers are arguing in court that the outlets were barred not because Trump didn’t like what they reported, but because they had published “sensitive or classified information.”That’s an obvious pretext — Trump himself repeatedly admitted he was singling out the outlets for coverage he disliked — but it’s still significant. As Caitlin Vogus, senior adviser for Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), explains in MS NOW, the government is now claiming journalists and news outlets can be punished for publishing government leaks. Throughout the Julian Assange prosecution, the government claimed the case against the WikiLeaks publisher for obtaining and publishing government secrets was a one-off, and that “conventional” journalists need not be concerned. Who could’ve guessed that was nonsense, other than us and pretty much every other press freedom and civil liberties organization? Read the op-ed here Alabama university censors NPR affiliateThe Alabama legislature passed a bill earlier this year requiring all state and local entities to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” slavishly following Trump’s executive order demanding the same. Now, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is forcing local public radio station WBHM to comply in its on-air reporting, even though the school could have easily ignored the toothless law or claimed journalism was exempt.For The Intercept, FPF Chief of Advocacy Seth Stern and Reporters Without Borders Executive Director Clayton Weimers wrote about why the university should have chosen to stand up for journalists and the First Amendment, rather than embarrass itself. Read the article here DOJ: Truth Social profiteering is Trump’s version of fireside chatsLawyers for FPF and The Intercept argued this week for an injunction to stop Trump’s unconstitutional scheme to charge $1.2 million per year for early access to news he breaks exclusively on his social media platform, Truth Social.Attorneys for the government argued that Trump communicates through Truth Social just like Franklin D. Roosevelt communicated through fireside chats. “Well, President Roosevelt didn’t charge money for his fireside chats, did he?” U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken responded. Read more about the hearing Why ‘independent’ editorial boards can’t protect journalismThe settlement between state attorneys general and Paramount, clearing the way for its merger with Warner Bros., mandates that Paramount create an editorial independence board to oversee CNN and CBS. We said from the start that the board was a joke, but just in case we were missing something, we assembled an all-star panel of journalists and newsroom leaders who have seen how somewhat similar efforts played out in the past. Watch the panel here Conservatives have had enough of the FCCABC fought the Federal Communications Commission’s harassment campaign in court this week, but they’re not the only ones tired of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s censorship. Voices all over the political spectrum have spoken out about how Carr’s ill-advised and unconstitutional threats and coercion will come back to bite everyone who values free speech. We put together a video montage of conservative voices calling out Carr’s overreach. Watch the video here What we’re reading Waddell v. Superior Court First Amendment Coalition We joined an important legal brief urging the California Supreme Court to address the problem of agencies using vague excuses to postpone and avoid disclosure of records about police shootings. Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage Ars Technica It is hypocritical for cities to use artificial intelligence for mass surveillance, and then turn around and claim their technology is too outdated to fulfill public records requests about said mass surveillance. If you can afford these cameras, you can afford to tell the public about them. CNN, CBS News now under one roof as Paramount-Warner Bros. merger closes Al Jazeera “Having a commitment to bipartisan representation, as opposed to a commitment to truth-telling, totally misunderstands what news is,” FPF’s Stern told Al Jazeera about Skydance’s plan for an editorial oversight board. Remembrance Columbia Journalism Review FPF board member Azmat Khan spent 10-plus years investigating U.S. airstrikes, where civilians were labeled as targets based on flimsy intel. She sees that doctrine in Gaza now aimed at reporters. In these obituaries, Gaza journalist Aseel Mousa spotlights the lives of five Palestinian reporters who were similarly targeted. Police forensic tools may bypass key phone security feature FPF Digital Security Digest A forensic extraction device used by law enforcement and some authoritarian regimes may be able to bypass your iPhone’s automatic reboot feature. Read more from our digital security team about the potential risks. 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311 calls about homeless encampments have been routed to the Department of Homeless Services, instead of the NYPD, for the past two weeks. The post NYC Updates Homeless Encampment Policy, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing appeared first on City Limits.

Iran and Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq have intensified their surveillance and security activities in the Kurdistan Region, following the withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces, Kurdish officials say, as a new drone attack targeted a camp housing Iranian Kurdish refugee near Erbil.

Thomas More’s Utopia was not written as a metaphor for paradise, but for those trying to organize. What would an African equivalent look like?

The closure announcement comes as the Minnesota State system announces plans to "right size" its operations over 50 campuses amid financial challenges.

سەرۆکی ئەمەریکا دۆناڵد ترامپ ئەنجامدانی گفتوگۆیەکی "زۆر بەرهەمدار"ـی لەگەڵ سەرۆکی ڕووسیا ڤلادیمێر پوتن ڕاگەیاند، کە تێیدا ڕووسیا بڕیاری داوە برێکی زۆر لە گازۆیل بخاتە بازاڕەوە بۆ دابەزاندنی نرخی وزە. ترامپ ئێوارەی هەینی لە تۆڕی کۆمەڵایەتی تروس ڕایگەیاند، "هەر ئێستا کۆتاییم بە گفتوگۆیەکی زۆر سەرکەوتووانە لەگەڵ سەرۆک ڤلادیمێر پوتینی ڕووسیا ‌هێنا، تێیدا ڕێککەوتن کرا کە ڕووسیا دەستبەجێ زیاتر لە 300 هەزار تۆن سووتەمەنی دیزڵ بۆ بازاڕی ئەمەریکا و جیهان دابین بکات، 500 هەزار تۆنی دیکە لە ماوەی...

The San Joaquin Valley is California's agricultural heartland. Suddenly, it's the focus of an immigration enforcement campaign that has communities on edge.

Snow outlook not favorable for ski season.