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Maria Laura Tolmos Coquelet grew up in the Peruvian Amazon. As a child, she explored rivers by kayak and looked for animals along the banks. Nature was not a distant idea to her. It was home, and it shaped the course of her life. Tolmos, who died of breast cancer on June 21st in […]

A data center discussion is on the agenda for the Carlton County Committee of the Whole meeting on July 7, 2026. A local group is asking for a yearlong moratorium.

Anastasios Kamoutsas will get a pay raise with his new job, with a base salary raise of $40,000 and chance to earn up to $70,000 in bonuses. Kamoutsas started as Polk State’s president Monday, stepping away from his role as state education commissioner.  The contract between the school and Kamoutsas pays up to $2.45 million […]

Private prison company CoreCivic will continue operating two large ICE detention centers in California after selling the properties to the Department of Homeland Security.

روسیه بامداد دوشنبه ۱۵ تیر ۱۴۰۵ موج تازه‌ای از حملات موشکی و پهپادی علیه اوکراین انجام داد؛ حملاتی که به گفته مقام‌های اوکراینی دست‌کم ۲۰ کشته و ده‌ها زخمی بر جای گذاشت و بار دیگر کمبود شدید سامانه‌های پدافند هوایی اوکراین را آشکار کرد.

巴拉圭遭法國淘汰後，巴拉圭參議員阿馬里利亞社媒發文嘲諷姆巴佩：“這個粗人連寫字都沒學會；他不喝母乳，反倒喝椰子汁，他聽過的最有教養的聲音來自黑猩猩。姆巴佩隨後對這種辱罵快速做出了回應。

巴拉圭遭法国淘汰后，巴拉圭参议员阿马里利亚社媒发文嘲讽姆巴佩：“这个粗人连写字都没学会；他不喝母乳，反倒喝椰子汁，他听过的最有教养的声音来自黑猩猩。姆巴佩随后对这种辱骂快速做出了回应。

The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a stay Monday in the immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera’s lawsuit against local sheriff’s departments partnering with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, declining to hear arguments in the case until a federal appeal is exhausted.  Voces filed the lawsuit against ICE’s 287(g) agreements with local sheriff’s departments last […]

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp met with representatives of OpenAI to discuss the company's business plans for Georgia, while locals have been rallying against data centers due to their high energy and water consumption. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

Castillo-Meza heads to Rancho Santa Fe this week for the seventh and final tournament of the 2026 SoCal Pro Series.

(The Center Square) – Another Illinois utility wants to raise rates on consumers. The Citizens Utility Board said a proposed $26.5 million hike by Aqua Illinois could increase average water bills by more than $23 a month. CUB said in a statement that its legal team is now challenging more than $955 million in proposed increases from ComEd, Ameren Illinois, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, Illinois American Water, MidAmerican Energy, and Aqua Illinois. FIREWORKS MORTAR REPORTEDLY STRUCK PLANE AT MIDWAY The Federal Aviation Administration says it will investigate after a Delta Airlines flight reportedly made contact with a fireworks mortar just before landing at Chicago’s Midway International Airport. Delta Flight 1076 from Atlanta landed safely at Midway at 8:33 p.m. on July 4 after the pilot reported the incident. A Delta spokesperson told The Center Square that the aircraft was inspected by mechanics and no damage was found. Fifth-two passengers and six crew members were on board. EFFINGHAM CHURCH SHOOTING UNDER INVESTIGATION Illinois State Police are investigating after a man was gravely injured when a gun went off during an incident at an Effingham church. Local police and Effingham County sheriff’s officers responded to a report of a suspicious man wishing to speak with the pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Sunday. During a struggle, the man allegedly produced a firearm and was struck when it discharged. The man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, but police said no one else was injured. MAN DIES AFTER ALLEGEDLY FIRING AT DEPUTIES An Ottawa, Illinois man is dead after he allegedly fired at LaSalle County deputies while trying to evade arrest. Police say Jacob Williamson, 49, had an active arrest warrant when deputies attempted to apprehend him after he pulled into his driveway on Saturday. Police say Williamson got out of his vehicle and shot at the two deputies, who returned fire. Williamson was pronounced dead at the scene. State police are investigating. IDNR ASKS PUBLIC TO REPORT TURKEY SIGHTINGS The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters, landowners, conservation professionals, and other members of the public to help monitor wild turkey reproduction by reporting wild turkey sightings through the Illinois Wild Turkey Survey. The reports help IDNR track annual reproduction, poult survival, and broad population trends across the state. The survey is open through August.

دونالد ترامپ، رئیس جمهوری آمریکا، روز دوشنبه ۱۵ تیر اعلام کرد دولت وی نخستین واریز هزار دلاری را به بیش از ۵۰۰ هزار «حساب ترامپ» انجام داده است؛ برنامه‌ای که با هدف کمک به پس‌انداز و سرمایه‌گذاری کودکان آمریکایی از بدو تولد ایجاد شده است.

Tributes poured in after former state Sen. Jim Tracy, a Shelbyville Republican, died Friday at Alive Hospice in Nashville from cancer.  Tracy was elected in 2004 and served until his 2017 appointment as Tennessee state director of the USDA Rural Development program in the first Trump administration. During his time in the legislature, Tracy was […]

Princess Moss was elected president of the National Education Association during its annual representative assembly on Sunday. She was previously vice president of the nation’s largest teachers union and a music teacher from Louisa County, Virginia. Moss won the election with 50.3% of votes from a delegate assembly of nearly 6,000 members, according to the […]

California cardrooms win legal battle with tribes, attorney general over blackjack.

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Monday that he and lawmakers said intends to provide new protections to Illinoisans amid advancements in the field of artificial intelligence. Critics argue the law is what leading AI companies want, and it presents new barriers to entry for startups. The law, which began as Senate Bill 315, includes provisions requiring AI companies to create policies to mitigate potential risks to users, with annual compliance audits to be conducted by third parties and findings shared with the state. It also requires AI developers to report safety incidents to the state within three days, or within 24 hours if an incident poses immediate risk of death or harm to a user. Pritzker said the new law, which allows companies a year to become compliant but takes effect Jan. 1, is needed as a result of federal inaction. “We must protect our people from the dangers of AI while still harnessing the unique potential of the technology. And we're doing it in Illinois with a bipartisan, first and most protective in the nation law,” Pritzker said. While Pritzker said the law is one leading the nation, there are few differences between Illinois’ law and those of New York and California. Jeremy Kudon, director of American Innovators Network, reiterated his long-running concern over the differences, which he said could have major impacts. “It's the third party audit requirement that sets it apart. Everything else is defensible and very close to what SB 53 in California was,” Kudon said. “That was the standard that we thought going into the process Illinois would adopt and would follow and create a national standard, a standard that was growing in acceptance.” The governor, lawmakers and other top state officials were clear that they don’t want to stifle innovation, and they see clear uses for AI. “It will have a profound impact on our work, on our health, and on our democracy. And much much more to be honest with you. The decisions we make today will decide whether this tool is used for good or for ill,” House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said. State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen, D-Grayslake, said the law she sponsored seeks to provide transparency to users and while holding companies accountable. Kudon said while state lawmakers are well meaning, major AI companies are essentially regulating themselves – a criticism also levied in the state over national regulatory measures pending in Congress. “There is a concern when those organizations were advocating for this, I had the same concern in Massachusetts, where this is effectively the legislation that they want to see passed,” Kudon said. “I think the concern is that they will pull the ladder up and make it very, very difficult for any company that's a startup today to ever be able to reach their heights.”

Johan Sandoval, a 22-year-old student and baseball player at Savannah State University, was arrested by ICE agents in New York on July 3, apparently over questions about his student visa. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

A member of Washington’s Human Rights Commission has resigned after coming under fire for allegations of antisemitism over comments he made in a commission meeting.  Spokane pastor Luc Jasmin made the remarks during a March 2025 discussion of a resolution the commission was considering to condemn anti-semitism. He said that Jewish people are “always crying” […]

مختصات پایان جنگ اوکراین و روسیه، در گفت‌وگو با ربکا کوفلر، افسر پیشین اطلاعات دفاعی آمریکا

A federal judge overseeing nationwide litigation involving allegations that exposure to paraquat weed killing products causes Parkinson’s disease is applying pressure to plaintiffs who are not accepting settlement agreements proposed by paraquat maker Syngenta. The post Judge pressures Parkinson’s patients to accept Syngenta paraquat settlement appeared first on The New Lede.