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The world’s largest warship is now patrolling the Caribbean north of Venezuela. It carries 4,000 US sailors and 75 fighter jets. We’ve been tracking it for the past week.

法国新的电动汽车电池制造商维尔科尔(Verkor)周四在法国北部的电池谷为其第一座电池“超级工厂”举行了揭幕仪式。这座工厂是法国“电池谷”中的第三家电池工厂。

法國新的電動汽車電池製造商維爾科爾(Verkor)周四在法國北部的電池谷為其第一座電池“超級工廠”舉行了揭幕儀式。這座工廠是法國“電池谷”中的第三家電池工廠。

法國世界報周四關注美國總統特朗普及其政府近來不斷抨擊歐洲但歐盟及其成員國大多保持沉默的事情。該報表示，歐盟及其成員國的領導人選擇不對美國總統及其政府的最新指責作出回應，給外界一種歐盟領導人迴避指責與害怕報復的印象，讓外界感覺歐洲任由自己受到侮辱而不予回應。這種態度讓人聯想到今年夏天歐盟在與特朗普政府達成不平衡的美歐貿易協議時所表現出的軟弱。

法国世界报周四关注美国总统特朗普及其政府近来不断抨击欧洲但欧盟及其成员国大多保持沉默的事情。该报表示，欧盟及其成员国的领导人选择不对美国总统及其政府的最新指责作出回应，给外界一种欧盟领导人回避指责与害怕报复的印象，让外界感觉欧洲任由自己受到侮辱而不予回应。这种态度让人联想到今年夏天欧盟在与特朗普政府达成不平衡的美欧贸易协议时所表现出的软弱。

Warm temperatures and an “atmospheric river” of precipitation that flowed into northwestern Montana have generated a state of emergency in Montana’s northwesternmost county, Lincoln, as local waterways run unseasonably high. The post Atmospheric river drives flooding in northwest Montana appeared first on Montana Free Press.

Scientific misconduct can waste public funds and harm human health. But views differ about the best way to tackle it.

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday declined to send the state’s unredacted voter rolls to the federal government, joining more than a dozen states pushing back against disclosing sensitive voter information. The commission’s move comes as the U.S. Department of Justice has asked all 50 states for their voter files — massive lists containing significant personal information on every voter in the country — claiming they are central to its mission of enforcing election law. “The U.S. DOJ is simply asking the commission to do something that the commission is explicitly forbidden by Wisconsin law to do,” said Don Millis, a Republican appointee on the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “There’s a clear consensus that personally identifiable information is to be protected.” While pieces of these lists are public, election officials typically redact voters’ Social Security numbers, driver’s license information, and dates of birth before issuing them in response to records requests. The DOJ, in many cases, has asked for information not traditionally made public. That was also the case in Wisconsin: The DOJ requested voters’ partial Social Security numbers, license numbers, and dates of birth. The Wisconsin Elections Commission — which is made up of three Democrats and three Republicans — ultimately voted in closed session to send the DOJ a letter declining the request for unredacted voter information. Republican commissioner Bob Spindell appeared to be the only member in favor of cooperating with the federal government and said Wisconsin will likely face a lawsuit as a result of the commission’s choice. The letter, signed by every commissioner except Spindell, says state law “explicitly prohibits” sending the unredacted voter list. Officials in both Democratic and Republican states have pushed back on disclosing their voter rolls in response to these requests. On a podcast with conservative talk radio host Joe Pags, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said these states were refusing to cooperate because they were embarrassed that their voter rolls were not sufficiently cleared of inactive or unlawful registrants. Rather, many states, like Colorado, have said the federal government isn’t entitled to unredacted voter information that could put voters at risk. The DOJ, they say, has not provided sufficient explanation for how the data will be used. In early December, after receiving a memorandum of understanding similar to the one sent to Wisconsin, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold told the DOJ to “take a hike,” adding that she “will not help Donald Trump undermine our elections.” The DOJ sued Griswold just over a week later. All 50 states were asked to turn over their voting rolls, Dhillon said on the podcast: Four states have voluntarily cooperated, 12 are in negotiations, and 14 have been sued by the DOJ over their refusal. Wisconsin election officials have repeatedly said that federal officials can obtain the publicly available, and therefore redacted, voter roll the same way anybody else can: by purchasing it available online for $12,500. Alexander Shur is a reporter for Votebeat based in Wisconsin. Contact Alexander at ashur@votebeat.org.

The proposed location of a data center in the Macomb County community is on the south side of 32 Mile Road, between M-53 and Powell Road.

The Republican-dominated Indiana Senate spurned months of demands from President Donald Trump as it voted 31-19 on Thursday to reject a redrawing of the state’s congressional maps. The final outcome remained uncertain until 21 Republicans joined all 10 Democratic senators in rejecting the redistricting plan. The proposal didn’t even win support from a majority of […]

Glacier National Park will end its ticketed vehicle entry program in 2026, the Daily Inter Lake reported this week. At a Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce meeting on Dec. 9, Glacier Superintendent Dave Roemer said the pilot program implemented in 2021 had broken up midday traffic through the park, but it created incentives for people […]

Two consumer groups asked the Corporation Commission to reopen a case they say will lead to high utility rates for customers.

خبرنگاری از دونالد ترامپ پرسید که جمهوری اسلامی مشغول بازسازی برنامه موشکی است. رئیس جمهوری آمریکا در پاسخ گفت: اگر بخواهند بدون توافق احیا کنند، آن یکی را هم نابود می‌کنیم. ما می‌توانیم موشک‌هایشان را خیلی سریع از کار بیندازیم. قدرت بزرگی داریم.»

Measles is spreading to more people and more parts of Utah, with 115 people diagnosed statewide, the state epidemiologist said.

Las fuertes lluvias, que han inundado las tiendas de campaña, se suman a una realidad diaria de muerte, hambre y desplazamientos. La entrada Las inundaciones embarran aún más la destrucción de Gaza se publicó primero en lamarea.com.

En l’àmbit educatiu, hi ha moltes maneres d’aprendre i milers d’infants amb necessitats diferents. La base de l’escola inclusiva consisteix a integrar les múltiples diferències de l’alumnat per tal d’oferir les mateixes oportunitats d’aprenentatge i garantir el dret a l’educació de tots els nens i nenes, independentment del seu origen, religió, condició social o de les seves [...] L'entrada Conviure amb l’autisme, una altra manera d’aprendre ha aparegut primer a El Diari de l'Educació.

(The Center Square) – Democratic senators are considering an income tax on millionaires to help close Washington state’s persistent multi-billion-dollar budget gap heading into 2026. Republican leaders strongly oppose the idea, characterizing it as a job killer. Individuals and households would pay a 9.9% tax on adjusted gross income exceeding $1 million, and receive a credit for state capital gains tax payments. It could generate an estimated $3 billion from a projected 20,000 households subject to the tax. The Senate Democratic Caucus considered the idea during a retreat earlier this year; however, no formal legislation has been introduced to date. Democrats cite Washington’s ongoing budget deficits and a belief that tech titans and wealthy residents aren’t paying enough for public services as reasons for possibly seeking new revenue. It may be a tough sell, even to Washington Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson, who recently said he does not plan on “balancing the budget with revenue.” However, that doesn’t mean Democratic budget writers won't officially propose a millionaire tax. Republican budget leaders are even more skeptical of the possible tax. Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, talked with The Center Square about his concerns over the potential tax, which he says would impact far more than just the wealthiest Washingtonians. “They pitch it as an income tax that would only affect high earners, which they say is going to be 10%, which is nearly the highest in the nation, but only on folks above a million dollars with adjusted gross income,” Braun, who is running for Congress, explained. “It also includes probably nearly every LLC or S corporation in our state. It's not at all unusual to show on the books a profit of a million dollars in a fairly small company, but anybody who's been involved in a small company knows that money doesn't just show up. It shows up as a tax liability for the owner, and most of the time, that money is kept in the company in the LLC and the S corp. for working capital for reinvestment.” Braun said an income tax would be devastating for Washington businesses, which are already dealing with high taxes and onerous regulations. “They won't be competitive,” he said. “They will lose business, and ultimately many will fail, I suspect. So, this is a bad idea.” Braun noted that the best argument against an income tax is that voters have repeatedly rejected it, and wealthy Washingtonians are fleeing the state due to the tax burden they are already facing. “Thirteen times the voters have said, ‘No, we don't want an income tax.’ And if you look at migration levels, you know, it's very clear people of all income levels, for many years, have been moving from income tax states to nontax states. That used to be true for Washington until we raised every other tax. Now there's virtually no migration into Washington,” he continued. “But the Democratic majority, you know, they don't really believe in the wisdom of the people. They think they just know better, and they can do it better. And this is headed for disaster, I suspect.” Microsoft President Brad Smith delivered a sharp critique of new taxes passed this session by the state Legislature while speaking at the Washington Policy Center’s annual dinner two months ago. “I go down time and time again to Olympia, and I often find that I meet with folks who either haven’t learned that their proposals have been enacted elsewhere and failed, or they’re not willing to consider not just the possibility, but the reality that the taxes they’re enacting are driving people and jobs away,” he noted. Smith said he made more trips to Olympia during the 2025 legislative session than he typically does to express Microsoft’s concerns for the wide range of tax proposals. “The good news is we defeated a wealth tax and a payroll tax, and that’s the end of the good news,” he said. State Sen. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, told The Center Square that an income tax will not solve the current budget issues. “So here we are again this December with talks of a budget shortfall, and the mantra again is tax the rich. I don't believe that that's what they're going to do, and I'll tell you why,” he said. “The budget problem that they have, the biggest one, is in 2026 and again in 2027. If they even did pass a wealth tax, per se, they wouldn't start collecting that tax until approximately 2028. So the wealth tax doesn't fix their immediate problem.” Gildon said he suspects Democrats will gravitate to other revenue-generating proposals. “They need some right-now money, and I believe they're going to go after some of those taxes that they can collect immediately in order to fill that budget shortfall,” he predicted. Gildon said the minority party will once again offer a budget solution that does not include a single new tax proposal. “We’ve got a list of reasonable reforms. As you know, we put forth a budget that was balanced last year, that didn't put any cuts to services, that didn't have any taxes, and it fully funded our government,” he said. The Center Square reached out to Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, to ask if he would support the income tax proposal, but did not receive a response by the time of publication. Braun conceded GOP members may be powerless to stop additional taxes in next year's session, but said the minority party will be guided by one thing during the 2026 session. “Affordability, affordability, affordability,” he said. “Can we afford this today, tomorrow and in the future? And their policies [Democrats] are driving us to a place that we can’t afford today, tomorrow and in the future.”

An embezzlement case and legislative efforts to remove its funding have complicated the financial picture for the Montana Heritage Commission and called its viability into question, its interim director said late last week, stating they were in “dark days.” As a result, the commission is looking into lease contracts for private businesses operating at the […]

The Northeast LA neighborhood finally has a place to gather over dinner

En un nuevo capítulo de Impacto Tecnológico, exploramos la evolución de la salud digital durante las últimas dos décadas, desde sus primeras proyecciones hasta las herramientas más innovadoras del presente, como la inteligencia artificial y la interoperabilidad de datos. En la conducción de Juan Pablo Monsalve, conversamos con tres voces clave del sector: Erick Cortez, … Continua leyendo "Salud digital: pasado, presente y futuro" The post Salud digital: pasado, presente y futuro appeared first on BioBioChile.