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Падзеі 30 верасьня ў беларускай і сусьветнай гісторыі.

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(The Center Square) – In an opening move toward budget negotiations in Chicago, a coalition of aldermen have sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson calling on him to exclude multiple potential measures that could directly raise taxes in the city. The Chicago City Council’s “Budget Accountability Coalition,” a group of 29 aldermen, sent a letter to Johnson Monday setting ground rules for working with the mayor’s office in adjusting and passing the 2027 fiscal year budget.. The coalition’s letter listed “no property tax increases,” “No head tax, and no tax on job growth,” and “No reliance on Springfield revenues that have not been approved,” as their key lines in the sand for the coming budget. The budget, as noted by the coalition, has a projected $882.4 million deficit. The deficit is lower than previous projections, but is still something both the administration and council will seek to address. Johnson responded to the letter publicly, saying he welcomes engagement in the talks that are done “in good faith,” and he would like to see not only what they don’t want, but also “concrete solutions.” Johnson attempted to pass a corporate head tax in the previous year’s budget, which was blocked by the council. He didn’t count the proposal taxing corporations more out at a news conference Tuesday. “I'm going to present my budget in a couple of weeks and we're going to have ongoing conversations with members of city council around again, what's the surest pathway forward to provide the structural investments that are good for working people,” Johnson said. In both his letter and at the news conference, Johnson said he inherited the deficit and difficult financial obligations, but said he wants to address the situation. “Are we moving in the right direction? Yes. Do we have more work to do? Absolutely. Did we inherit an incredible mess? Oh, my gosh. Absolutely, we did.But yet somehow we're managing to pull ourselves out of this weight,” Johnson said. He made a point Tuesday that both the group and his office agree that the city shouldn’t have a budget that counts on revenue that isn’t guaranteed. “I at least believe that there's agreement that city council is not going to propose fake revenue sources. Because we know how irresponsible and reckless that is. And so I think it's incumbent upon all of us to make sure that whatever proposals that we're putting forward, that it's not harming working people,” Johnson said. While Johnson heavily focused on passing progressive revenue proposals during his discussion of the budget, he said he wouldn’t raise property taxes on city residents. The mayor is expected to release his proposed budget mid-October, with negotiations to follow.

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(The Center Square) – In an opening move toward budget negotiations in Chicago, a coalition of aldermen have sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson calling on him to exclude multiple potential measures that could directly raise taxes in the city. The Chicago City Council’s “Budget Accountability Coalition,” a group of 29 aldermen, sent a letter to Johnson Monday setting ground rules for working with the mayor’s office in adjusting and passing the 2027 fiscal year budget.. The coalition’s letter listed “no property tax increases,” “No head tax, and no tax on job growth,” and “No reliance on Springfield revenues that have not been approved,” as their key lines in the sand for the coming budget. The budget, as noted by the coalition, has a projected $882.4 million deficit. The deficit is lower than previous projections, but is still something both the administration and council will seek to address. Johnson responded to the letter publicly, saying he welcomes engagement in the talks that are done “in good faith,” and he would like to see not only what they don’t want, but also “concrete solutions.” Johnson attempted to pass a corporate head tax in the previous year’s budget, which was blocked by the council. He didn’t count the proposal taxing corporations more out at a news conference Tuesday. “I'm going to present my budget in a couple of weeks and we're going to have ongoing conversations with members of city council around again, what's the surest pathway forward to provide the structural investments that are good for working people,” Johnson said. In both his letter and at the news conference, Johnson said he inherited the deficit and difficult financial obligations, but said he wants to address the situation. “Are we moving in the right direction? Yes. Do we have more work to do? Absolutely. Did we inherit an incredible mess? Oh, my gosh. Absolutely, we did.But yet somehow we're managing to pull ourselves out of this weight,” Johnson said. He made a point Tuesday that both the group and his office agree that the city shouldn’t have a budget that counts on revenue that isn’t guaranteed. “I at least believe that there's agreement that city council is not going to propose fake revenue sources. Because we know how irresponsible and reckless that is. And so I think it's incumbent upon all of us to make sure that whatever proposals that we're putting forward, that it's not harming working people,” Johnson said. While Johnson heavily focused on passing progressive revenue proposals during his discussion of the budget, he said he wouldn’t raise property taxes on city residents. The mayor is expected to release his proposed budget mid-October, with negotiations to follow.

Policy changes by the Trump administration are weakening an already struggling workforce that helps care for Wisconsin’s older adults and disabled population. The post Federal immigration policy may be worsening Wisconsin’s caregiver shortage, leaders say appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

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Policy changes by the Trump administration are weakening an already struggling workforce that helps care for Wisconsin’s older adults and disabled population. The post Federal immigration policy may be worsening Wisconsin’s caregiver shortage, leaders say appeared first on Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

A trajetória de uma vida dedicada à política como ferramenta de transformação social é pauta do livro “Salomão, Presente! Memória e legado”. O lançamento oficial e sessão de autógrafos da biografia serão celebrados em um evento especial neste sábado (3), a partir das 18h, na Casa Jardim, no bairro São Francisco, em Curitiba (PR). O […] Fonte

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A trajetória de uma vida dedicada à política como ferramenta de transformação social é pauta do livro “Salomão, Presente! Memória e legado”. O lançamento oficial e sessão de autógrafos da biografia serão celebrados em um evento especial neste sábado (3), a partir das 18h, na Casa Jardim, no bairro São Francisco, em Curitiba (PR). O […] Fonte

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The state will expand a program that saw NJ Transit sell land for development, this time with the aim of keeping ownership while producing units.

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The state will expand a program that saw NJ Transit sell land for development, this time with the aim of keeping ownership while producing units.

مدیر اجرایی آژانس بین‌المللی انرژی، فاتح بیرول، می‌گوید در صورت نیاز، کشورهای عضو درباره آزادسازی بیشتر ذخایر راهبردی نفت گفت‌وگو خواهند کرد

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مدیر اجرایی آژانس بین‌المللی انرژی، فاتح بیرول، می‌گوید در صورت نیاز، کشورهای عضو درباره آزادسازی بیشتر ذخایر راهبردی نفت گفت‌وگو خواهند کرد

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La tercera generación del deportivo francés será eléctrica, pero su diseño busca conservar la esencia de un icono nacido de la ligereza y la competición.

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La tercera generación del deportivo francés será eléctrica, pero su diseño busca conservar la esencia de un icono nacido de la ligereza y la competición.

Lamine Yamal volvió a brillar en un gran partido que deja patente su gran momento de forma.

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Lamine Yamal volvió a brillar en un gran partido que deja patente su gran momento de forma.

Jorge Folena diz que quadro político de disputa acirrada está consolidado, mas indecisos decidirão voto de última hora Fonte

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(The Center Square) - Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is worried that felons will be allowed to vote in Arizona’s elections. The recorder said he has this concern because Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has not provided his office and other county recorders with the latest federal conviction data, which is used to remove felons from voter rolls. Heap was referring to felons whose voting rights have not been restored under Arizona law. “I think there’s a strong likelihood that some felons are going to be voting this election cycle because the secretary of state has not carried out his lawful responsibility,” Heap told The Center Square. According to Heap, the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office has not consistently received this data since 2022. The recorder went public last week about Fontes not providing county recorders with up-to-date federal felony conviction data. After Heap went public, Fontes told The Arizona Republic that Heap was “trying to exploit this particular issue for political purposes. Fontes also told ABC 15 reporter Garrett Archer that the “ bottleneck is currently with the DOJ.” The Center Square reached out multiple times to Fontes’ office, but it did not respond before publication time. Heap said he contacted the U.S. Department of Justice to ask whether what Fontes said was accurate, that he was waiting on election files from the DOJ. He said the DOJ told him that this was “not accurate” and that it had given the files to Fontes. Heap noted that the DOJ said it had sent Fontes the election files through the second quarter of 2026. Esther J. Winne, the acting public affairs officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona, said the office “has regularly provided federal felony conviction reports to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.” Winne told The Center Square in an email that the U.S. attorney’s office “will continue to do so in accordance with our statutory obligations.” Heap said the DOJ can’t legally give the Recorder’s Office the election files. He explained the department must give them to the Secretary of State’s Office, which then gives them to the county Recorder's Office. Heap said it does not take long to remove a felon from voter rolls. However, he told The Center Square that the concern is the format in which his office receives the files. When Fontes has given over files to the recorder’s office, Heap said they have not been in a “usable format,” noting the files come in PDF form rather than CSV, a plain-text format. Heap said the number of felons removed from voting rolls depends on the quarter, estimating the number can range from 400 to over 1,000 people. Heap told The Center Square that he is “hopeful” that Fontes will hand over all the election files this week, but he said he had “no confidence” in this happening. He noted he would like to receive the most recent files rather than those from 2022 and 2023 because some felons may have finished their sentences and had their voting rights restored. The files are large, the recorder said, adding they contain thousands of voters because of the county’s size. Maricopa County is Arizona's most populous county and is home to Phoenix. Heap said his office has time to “take action,” but “it’s going to be a problem after the ballots go out.” Early voting for the general election begins in Arizona on Oct. 7. The general election will take place Nov. 3. Arizona law allows felons who have completed their sentence and paid restitution to have their voting rights restored. These individuals will need to re-register to vote. However, state law also says that people with multiple felony convictions need a Superior Court order restoring their voting rights and must re-register to vote. People on parole in Arizona for a felony cannot vote, according to state law. They can become eligible after they finish parole and get an absolute discharge from their sentence. Felons at the polls may not be aware they're ineligible to vote, but they risk more legal trouble if they return their ballot, Heap said. Pinal County Recorder Dana Lewis said Arizona county recorders “have experienced delays in receiving the voter registration reports provided for under [state law] from the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. “My office has reached out several times to request current information. However, the reports we did receive were in a format our systems were unable to use,” she said. Lewis added the delays “made it more challenging to keep voter records current.” On Monday afternoon, Lewis told The Center Square via email that Fontes’ office provided information from 2023’s second quarter through first quarter 2025. In addition, Lewis said her office received data for the first two quarters of 2026, but that leaves a gap of missing data. She said her office will hopefully receive the data from 2025’s third and fourth quarters later this week. “Pinal County Recorder's Office will work diligently in the very short timeline to utilize this information to assure only eligible voters receive a ballot,” Lewis explained.

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(The Center Square) - Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap is worried that felons will be allowed to vote in Arizona’s elections. The recorder said he has this concern because Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has not provided his office and other county recorders with the latest federal conviction data, which is used to remove felons from voter rolls. Heap was referring to felons whose voting rights have not been restored under Arizona law. “I think there’s a strong likelihood that some felons are going to be voting this election cycle because the secretary of state has not carried out his lawful responsibility,” Heap told The Center Square. According to Heap, the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office has not consistently received this data since 2022. The recorder went public last week about Fontes not providing county recorders with up-to-date federal felony conviction data. After Heap went public, Fontes told The Arizona Republic that Heap was “trying to exploit this particular issue for political purposes. Fontes also told ABC 15 reporter Garrett Archer that the “ bottleneck is currently with the DOJ.” The Center Square reached out multiple times to Fontes’ office, but it did not respond before publication time. Heap said he contacted the U.S. Department of Justice to ask whether what Fontes said was accurate, that he was waiting on election files from the DOJ. He said the DOJ told him that this was “not accurate” and that it had given the files to Fontes. Heap noted that the DOJ said it had sent Fontes the election files through the second quarter of 2026. Esther J. Winne, the acting public affairs officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona, said the office “has regularly provided federal felony conviction reports to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office.” Winne told The Center Square in an email that the U.S. attorney’s office “will continue to do so in accordance with our statutory obligations.” Heap said the DOJ can’t legally give the Recorder’s Office the election files. He explained the department must give them to the Secretary of State’s Office, which then gives them to the county Recorder's Office. Heap said it does not take long to remove a felon from voter rolls. However, he told The Center Square that the concern is the format in which his office receives the files. When Fontes has given over files to the recorder’s office, Heap said they have not been in a “usable format,” noting the files come in PDF form rather than CSV, a plain-text format. Heap said the number of felons removed from voting rolls depends on the quarter, estimating the number can range from 400 to over 1,000 people. Heap told The Center Square that he is “hopeful” that Fontes will hand over all the election files this week, but he said he had “no confidence” in this happening. He noted he would like to receive the most recent files rather than those from 2022 and 2023 because some felons may have finished their sentences and had their voting rights restored. The files are large, the recorder said, adding they contain thousands of voters because of the county’s size. Maricopa County is Arizona's most populous county and is home to Phoenix. Heap said his office has time to “take action,” but “it’s going to be a problem after the ballots go out.” Early voting for the general election begins in Arizona on Oct. 7. The general election will take place Nov. 3. Arizona law allows felons who have completed their sentence and paid restitution to have their voting rights restored. These individuals will need to re-register to vote. However, state law also says that people with multiple felony convictions need a Superior Court order restoring their voting rights and must re-register to vote. People on parole in Arizona for a felony cannot vote, according to state law. They can become eligible after they finish parole and get an absolute discharge from their sentence. Felons at the polls may not be aware they're ineligible to vote, but they risk more legal trouble if they return their ballot, Heap said. Pinal County Recorder Dana Lewis said Arizona county recorders “have experienced delays in receiving the voter registration reports provided for under [state law] from the Arizona Secretary of State's Office. “My office has reached out several times to request current information. However, the reports we did receive were in a format our systems were unable to use,” she said. Lewis added the delays “made it more challenging to keep voter records current.” On Monday afternoon, Lewis told The Center Square via email that Fontes’ office provided information from 2023’s second quarter through first quarter 2025. In addition, Lewis said her office received data for the first two quarters of 2026, but that leaves a gap of missing data. She said her office will hopefully receive the data from 2025’s third and fourth quarters later this week. “Pinal County Recorder's Office will work diligently in the very short timeline to utilize this information to assure only eligible voters receive a ballot,” Lewis explained.

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法國國際廣播電台
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美伊戰爭延續至今超過半年,戰火同時衝擊伊朗和海灣多國,未來局勢恐重塑海灣地緣政治並危及石油美元體系。

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美伊戰爭延續至今超過半年,戰火同時衝擊伊朗和海灣多國,未來局勢恐重塑海灣地緣政治並危及石油美元體系。

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美伊战争延续至今超过半年,战火同时冲击伊朗和海湾多国,未来局势恐重塑海湾地缘政治并危及石油美元体系。

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美伊战争延续至今超过半年,战火同时冲击伊朗和海湾多国,未来局势恐重塑海湾地缘政治并危及石油美元体系。

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)]]>

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The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)]]>

Manila defines one-China policy on its own terms amid Taipei’s plan to open a second trade office in Cebu.

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Manila defines one-China policy on its own terms amid Taipei’s plan to open a second trade office in Cebu.

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El Diario de Antofagasta
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Las escuelas Arturo Prat y Gabriela Mistral de Tocopilla fueron los lugares escogidos por la Seremi de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio de la Región de Antofagasta para promover e impulsar la convocatoria regional del Sello de Educación Patrimonial, iniciativa que busca poner en valor el aporte de las comunidades educativas a su […] Este artículo Seremi de las Culturas impulsa desde Tocopilla el Sello de Educación Patrimonial fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

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Las escuelas Arturo Prat y Gabriela Mistral de Tocopilla fueron los lugares escogidos por la Seremi de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio de la Región de Antofagasta para promover e impulsar la convocatoria regional del Sello de Educación Patrimonial, iniciativa que busca poner en valor el aporte de las comunidades educativas a su […] Este artículo Seremi de las Culturas impulsa desde Tocopilla el Sello de Educación Patrimonial fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

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As absentee ballots make their way to voters, Michigan residents this election season are faced with another question beyond just candidates running for various offices.  Among the final questions on the ballot is Proposal 2, also known as the Mop Up Michigan Initiative. The committee backing the ballot effort, Michiganders for Money Out of Politics, […]

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As absentee ballots make their way to voters, Michigan residents this election season are faced with another question beyond just candidates running for various offices.  Among the final questions on the ballot is Proposal 2, also known as the Mop Up Michigan Initiative. The committee backing the ballot effort, Michiganders for Money Out of Politics, […]

В сентябре 2026 года стало известно, что Руслан Шардаков, осужденный на 16 лет колонии строгого режима по делу о заказном убийстве пермского предпринимателя Александра Лукова, заключил контракт с Минобороны и был условно освобожден от дальнейшего отбывания наказания. Это уже второй фигурант этого дела, которого выпустили из-под стражи для отправки на войну. В марте 2025 года контракт подписал обвиняемый в пособничестве Роман Широков. До суда он не дошел: 6 июня того же года Широков погиб на...

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В сентябре 2026 года стало известно, что Руслан Шардаков, осужденный на 16 лет колонии строгого режима по делу о заказном убийстве пермского предпринимателя Александра Лукова, заключил контракт с Минобороны и был условно освобожден от дальнейшего отбывания наказания. Это уже второй фигурант этого дела, которого выпустили из-под стражи для отправки на войну. В марте 2025 года контракт подписал обвиняемый в пособничестве Роман Широков. До суда он не дошел: 6 июня того же года Широков погиб на...

В сентябре 2026 года стало известно, что Руслан Шардаков, осужденный на 16 лет колонии строгого режима по делу о заказном убийстве пермского предпринимателя Александра Лукова, заключил контракт с Минобороны и был условно освобожден от дальнейшего отбывания наказания. Это уже второй фигурант этого дела, которого выпустили из-под стражи для отправки на войну. В марте 2025 года контракт подписал обвиняемый в пособничестве Роман Широков. До суда он не дошел: 6 июня того же года Широков погиб на...

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В сентябре 2026 года стало известно, что Руслан Шардаков, осужденный на 16 лет колонии строгого режима по делу о заказном убийстве пермского предпринимателя Александра Лукова, заключил контракт с Минобороны и был условно освобожден от дальнейшего отбывания наказания. Это уже второй фигурант этого дела, которого выпустили из-под стражи для отправки на войну. В марте 2025 года контракт подписал обвиняемый в пособничестве Роман Широков. До суда он не дошел: 6 июня того же года Широков погиб на...

В сентябре 2026 года стало известно, что Руслан Шардаков, осужденный на 16 лет колонии строгого режима по делу о заказном убийстве пермского предпринимателя Александра Лукова, заключил контракт с Минобороны и был условно освобожден от дальнейшего отбывания наказания. Это уже второй фигурант этого дела, которого выпустили из-под стражи для отправки на войну. В марте 2025 года контракт подписал обвиняемый в пособничестве Роман Широков. До суда он не дошел: 6 июня того же года Широков погиб на...

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В сентябре 2026 года стало известно, что Руслан Шардаков, осужденный на 16 лет колонии строгого режима по делу о заказном убийстве пермского предпринимателя Александра Лукова, заключил контракт с Минобороны и был условно освобожден от дальнейшего отбывания наказания. Это уже второй фигурант этого дела, которого выпустили из-под стражи для отправки на войну. В марте 2025 года контракт подписал обвиняемый в пособничестве Роман Широков. До суда он не дошел: 6 июня того же года Широков погиб на...