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La Comission de Vertat e Reconciliacion sul pòble sami de Finlàndia a remés son rapòrt final après quatre ans de trabalh e près de quatre cents entretens, çò rapòrta Vilaweb. Aquel document, d’una granda fòrça, mòstra de decennis de politicas d’assimilacion forçada impausadas per l’estat finlandés, e qu’an prigondament afectat la lenga, la cultura e los mòdes de vida dels samis. Continua llegint
La Comission de Vertat e Reconciliacion sul pòble sami de Finlàndia a remés son rapòrt final après quatre ans de trabalh e près de quatre cents entretens, çò rapòrta Vilaweb. Aquel document, d’una granda fòrça, mòstra de decennis de politicas d’assimilacion forçada impausadas per l’estat finlandés, e qu’an prigondament afectat la lenga, la cultura e los mòdes de vida dels samis. Continua llegint
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Segon un nòu estudi, gaireben de tres parts doas dels cans actuals an lo lop per ancessor. Alara, quin es l’ancessor de la tresena part dels cans actuals? Los cans (Canis lupus familiaris) e los lops (Canis lupus) son doas espècias desparièras mas que se pòdon mesclar. Dins l’estudi, los cercaires analisèron l’ADN de fins a 2693 lops e cans modèrnes mas tanben ancians. Aital, de cercaires del Musèu Nacional d’Istòria Naturala de Califòrnia, del Musèu Estatsunidenc d’Istòria Naturala e de l’Smithsonian an trobat que lo 64,1% dels cans actuals an lo lop per ancessor. Continua llegint
Segon un nòu estudi, gaireben de tres parts doas dels cans actuals an lo lop per ancessor. Alara, quin es l’ancessor de la tresena part dels cans actuals? Los cans (Canis lupus familiaris) e los lops (Canis lupus) son doas espècias desparièras mas que se pòdon mesclar. Dins l’estudi, los cercaires analisèron l’ADN de fins a 2693 lops e cans modèrnes mas tanben ancians. Aital, de cercaires del Musèu Nacional d’Istòria Naturala de Califòrnia, del Musèu Estatsunidenc d’Istòria Naturala e de l’Smithsonian an trobat que lo 64,1% dels cans actuals an lo lop per ancessor. Continua llegint
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Adissiatz mond de Ràdio Lenga d’Òc e adishatz plan Lo berlingau coneissèm plan, mas sabètz qu’es la lecariá, la boniqueria mai vièlha que conegam e fabricada coma totas a basa de sucre? Viatgem dins lo temps fins a -512 en Asia. L’emperaire de Pèrsa Dàrius Iièr se’n va conquistar Pandjab en Índia. Amòda son armada e se freta als elefants de guèrra indians. Aquò fa mal… Descobrís tanben una planta desconeguda que segon los mots pròpris dels pèrsas «dona de mèl sense l’ajuda de las abelhas» Aquò fa bon! Se tracta de la cana de sucre. Continua llegint
Adissiatz mond de Ràdio Lenga d’Òc e adishatz plan Lo berlingau coneissèm plan, mas sabètz qu’es la lecariá, la boniqueria mai vièlha que conegam e fabricada coma totas a basa de sucre? Viatgem dins lo temps fins a -512 en Asia. L’emperaire de Pèrsa Dàrius Iièr se’n va conquistar Pandjab en Índia. Amòda son armada e se freta als elefants de guèrra indians. Aquò fa mal… Descobrís tanben una planta desconeguda que segon los mots pròpris dels pèrsas «dona de mèl sense l’ajuda de las abelhas» Aquò fa bon! Se tracta de la cana de sucre. Continua llegint
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Unique characters take to the ring in an epic display of physicality
Unique characters take to the ring in an epic display of physicality
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Public education is supposed to model reason and maturity. It is supposed to show students how to disagree without losing control. Yet every time the Freedom Foundation informs public workers of their constitutional rights, a vocal fringe of union supporters reveals exactly why so many educators feel trapped in silence. Most teachers respond with curiosity or appreciation. Some ask questions. And then there’s the militant crowd. The ones who send death threats because they can’t handle the idea that someone might think differently. Their messages drip with rage. Profanity. Fantasies about violence. Wishing death on our staff because we dare to tell people the truth. These are the same voices that lecture everyone about creating a safe space in the classroom. The same activists who preach about bullying while behaving like the biggest bullies in the building. They demand respect from everyone else, yet explode the moment they encounter speech that doesn’t align with their worldview. Their commitment to free speech ends the moment the speech isn’t their own. Too often, their peers cheer them on in private group chats and comment threads. Union leaders may not always be the ones who type the threats themselves, but they encourage the culture that produces them. They know this intimidation keeps people compliant. It protects the steady flow of dues, and it ensures educators who might want to opt out stay quiet lest they become the next target. This is why many public employees describe their union as a protection racket. They’re not paying for representation. They’re paying to be left alone. They’re paying, so the same militant activists who scream threats at us won’t turn on them. When the loudest voices are the most unhinged, everyone else learns to keep their head down for the sake of personal safety. No teacher should have to work beside people who behave like this. No public servant should be pressured into financially supporting an organization that tolerates it. If a business owner encouraged this culture, customers would walk away without hesitation. If a police officer sent messages like this, the badge would be gone by sunrise. Yet in the union world, it’s treated as normal – admirable even. This is what happens when an organization relies on coercion rather than service. The culture rots. The professionals don’t set the tone. The deranged activists do. The good teachers get drowned out by the bullies. The leaders look the other way because fear keeps people paying. And anyone who dares remind workers that membership is a choice is attacked as though they committed a crime. Most teachers want no part of this. They care about their students. They care about their craft. They want to be respected as professionals. They don’t want to be associated with militant activists who behave like partisan political operatives instead of educators. They know this is not healthy for any workplace, especially one built around children. The Freedom Foundation won’t stop informing public workers of their rights. The First Amendment doesn’t disappear because a union activist throws a tantrum. If anything, these threats confirm exactly why our work matters. They reveal a culture that punishes dissent and calls it solidarity. A culture that stifles free speech and calls it unity. A culture that bullies its own members while preaching the language of compassion. No one should have to be tied to that. Not a teacher. Not a parent. Not any public employee who believes in integrity and respect. And if the most radical defenders of the union behave like this, maybe the problem was never the Freedom Foundation. It’s the culture inside the union itself. The good news is that the Teacher Freedom Alliance is here to assist teachers directly, helping them deal with union bullying and earn professional development credits without having to go through union indoctrination centers. We’re bringing an alternative to the corrupt teachers' unions and the toxic culture they create. If you’re an educator or know someone who is, send them to TFA and get connected. Together, we will fight back against the suppression of free speech and a woke agenda that supports a protection racket. Matthew Hayward is Director of Strategic Outreach at the Freedom Foundation.
Public education is supposed to model reason and maturity. It is supposed to show students how to disagree without losing control. Yet every time the Freedom Foundation informs public workers of their constitutional rights, a vocal fringe of union supporters reveals exactly why so many educators feel trapped in silence. Most teachers respond with curiosity or appreciation. Some ask questions. And then there’s the militant crowd. The ones who send death threats because they can’t handle the idea that someone might think differently. Their messages drip with rage. Profanity. Fantasies about violence. Wishing death on our staff because we dare to tell people the truth. These are the same voices that lecture everyone about creating a safe space in the classroom. The same activists who preach about bullying while behaving like the biggest bullies in the building. They demand respect from everyone else, yet explode the moment they encounter speech that doesn’t align with their worldview. Their commitment to free speech ends the moment the speech isn’t their own. Too often, their peers cheer them on in private group chats and comment threads. Union leaders may not always be the ones who type the threats themselves, but they encourage the culture that produces them. They know this intimidation keeps people compliant. It protects the steady flow of dues, and it ensures educators who might want to opt out stay quiet lest they become the next target. This is why many public employees describe their union as a protection racket. They’re not paying for representation. They’re paying to be left alone. They’re paying, so the same militant activists who scream threats at us won’t turn on them. When the loudest voices are the most unhinged, everyone else learns to keep their head down for the sake of personal safety. No teacher should have to work beside people who behave like this. No public servant should be pressured into financially supporting an organization that tolerates it. If a business owner encouraged this culture, customers would walk away without hesitation. If a police officer sent messages like this, the badge would be gone by sunrise. Yet in the union world, it’s treated as normal – admirable even. This is what happens when an organization relies on coercion rather than service. The culture rots. The professionals don’t set the tone. The deranged activists do. The good teachers get drowned out by the bullies. The leaders look the other way because fear keeps people paying. And anyone who dares remind workers that membership is a choice is attacked as though they committed a crime. Most teachers want no part of this. They care about their students. They care about their craft. They want to be respected as professionals. They don’t want to be associated with militant activists who behave like partisan political operatives instead of educators. They know this is not healthy for any workplace, especially one built around children. The Freedom Foundation won’t stop informing public workers of their rights. The First Amendment doesn’t disappear because a union activist throws a tantrum. If anything, these threats confirm exactly why our work matters. They reveal a culture that punishes dissent and calls it solidarity. A culture that stifles free speech and calls it unity. A culture that bullies its own members while preaching the language of compassion. No one should have to be tied to that. Not a teacher. Not a parent. Not any public employee who believes in integrity and respect. And if the most radical defenders of the union behave like this, maybe the problem was never the Freedom Foundation. It’s the culture inside the union itself. The good news is that the Teacher Freedom Alliance is here to assist teachers directly, helping them deal with union bullying and earn professional development credits without having to go through union indoctrination centers. We’re bringing an alternative to the corrupt teachers' unions and the toxic culture they create. If you’re an educator or know someone who is, send them to TFA and get connected. Together, we will fight back against the suppression of free speech and a woke agenda that supports a protection racket. Matthew Hayward is Director of Strategic Outreach at the Freedom Foundation.
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WASHINGTON — The 12-member council tasked with overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency abruptly canceled the Thursday meeting where members were supposed to debate and vote on their recommendations. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, one of the co-chairs, left a U.S. House committee hearing early to attend the meeting, which was scheduled to begin in […]
WASHINGTON — The 12-member council tasked with overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency abruptly canceled the Thursday meeting where members were supposed to debate and vote on their recommendations. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, one of the co-chairs, left a U.S. House committee hearing early to attend the meeting, which was scheduled to begin in […]
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees. The 231-195 vote was a rare bipartisan pushback against the president. The bill was sponsored by Maine’s Jared Golden, a Democrat, and Pennsylvania’s Brian Fitzpatrick, […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees. The 231-195 vote was a rare bipartisan pushback against the president. The bill was sponsored by Maine’s Jared Golden, a Democrat, and Pennsylvania’s Brian Fitzpatrick, […]
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that aims to preempt states from enacting rules governing artificial intelligence, a major departure from the typical federalist structure of American government that Trump said was necessary because of the issue’s high stakes. In an early evening signing ceremony in the Oval Office, Trump said the order […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that aims to preempt states from enacting rules governing artificial intelligence, a major departure from the typical federalist structure of American government that Trump said was necessary because of the issue’s high stakes. In an early evening signing ceremony in the Oval Office, Trump said the order […]
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WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers who oversee armed services policy split along party lines Thursday when examining the deployments of the National Guard to cities across the country under what President Donald Trump describes as a crime-fighting strategy. Members of the Senate Committee on the Armed Services questioned for nearly two-and-a-half hours high-level Department of Defense […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers who oversee armed services policy split along party lines Thursday when examining the deployments of the National Guard to cities across the country under what President Donald Trump describes as a crime-fighting strategy. Members of the Senate Committee on the Armed Services questioned for nearly two-and-a-half hours high-level Department of Defense […]
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Bruselas y Kiev acuerdan un mecanismo que mantiene vivo el proceso de ampliación y permite desarrollar los aspectos técnicos de la integración, mientras Orbán mantiene bloqueada la apertura formal de negociaciones.
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Bruselas y Kiev acuerdan un mecanismo que mantiene vivo el proceso de ampliación y permite desarrollar los aspectos técnicos de la integración, mientras Orbán mantiene bloqueada la apertura formal de negociaciones.
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Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials.
Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials.
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(The Center Square) – Let’s Go Washington this week released a signature count update for a pair of initiatives for which the political organization is gathering voter signatures: 315,979 signatures for IL26-638 and 298,571 signatures for IL26-001. The former would ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports, and the latter would focus on parental rights in education. Approximately 309,000 valid voter signatures are required by 5 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2026, to have each measure certified by the Office of the Secretary of State. That number is based on the percentage of registered voters who participated in the last general election. LGW and its supporters are aiming for 400,000 signatures for each measure to compensate for any damaged signatures or unregistered voter signatures, which would be invalidated. LGW Campaign Manager Darren Littell issued a statement about the initiative totals: “Courage is contagious, and that is evidenced by the support for our initiatives. People are turning out in droves to sign and stand with the young women and families advocating for these measures. We are confident that we will hit our goal and qualify both initiatives.” As reported by The Center Square, there have been numerous attacks on signature gatherers in recent months, leading to multiple arrests and charges. Supporters and volunteers are encouraged to send partially or fully completed signature-gathering sheets by mail by Dec. 19. Washington Families for Freedom – a coalition campaign group supported by the Washington Education Association – opposes both initiatives. The Center Square reached out to WFF for comment on the number of signatures gathered so far. "Domestic violence groups, law enforcement officers, doctors and many others oppose Heywood's initiatives because they put vulnerable students at greater risk of abuse at home and at school,” WFF spokesperson Lexi Koren emailed The Center Square. “His initiatives could subject girls to forced genital inspections, out LGBTQ+ students to unsupportive families, and make it harder for students to get help from school counselors. Whether or not he buys his way onto the ballot again, [Brian] Heywood has a losing record with the voters.” Brian Heywood is the founder of LGW. Let’s Go Washington spokesperson Hallie Balch defended the initiatives against opponents' attacks. “They say both initiatives will be a danger to kids [who] are minority students or children of color,” she said. “Like, how does this have anything to do with that? The whole point of both initiatives is to make all kids safer by including their parents and by making sure that kids are playing in the correct league for sports. This will make everybody safer across the board.” Balch continued: “What's so disgusting about that is they can just shout out that they’re going to make little girls take their pants down before they can play a soccer game. And people just run with that. It’s so egregious what they're saying. They're just putting this incendiary idea in the people's minds, and it has absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about.” IL26-638 does not explicitly mandate “genital inspections,” but it requires students participating in female sports to provide a health care provider's verification of biological sex based on specific criteria. That has led to criticism that such intrusive exams may be necessary to meet the criteria. Brett Davis contributed to this story.
(The Center Square) – Let’s Go Washington this week released a signature count update for a pair of initiatives for which the political organization is gathering voter signatures: 315,979 signatures for IL26-638 and 298,571 signatures for IL26-001. The former would ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports, and the latter would focus on parental rights in education. Approximately 309,000 valid voter signatures are required by 5 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2026, to have each measure certified by the Office of the Secretary of State. That number is based on the percentage of registered voters who participated in the last general election. LGW and its supporters are aiming for 400,000 signatures for each measure to compensate for any damaged signatures or unregistered voter signatures, which would be invalidated. LGW Campaign Manager Darren Littell issued a statement about the initiative totals: “Courage is contagious, and that is evidenced by the support for our initiatives. People are turning out in droves to sign and stand with the young women and families advocating for these measures. We are confident that we will hit our goal and qualify both initiatives.” As reported by The Center Square, there have been numerous attacks on signature gatherers in recent months, leading to multiple arrests and charges. Supporters and volunteers are encouraged to send partially or fully completed signature-gathering sheets by mail by Dec. 19. Washington Families for Freedom – a coalition campaign group supported by the Washington Education Association – opposes both initiatives. The Center Square reached out to WFF for comment on the number of signatures gathered so far. "Domestic violence groups, law enforcement officers, doctors and many others oppose Heywood's initiatives because they put vulnerable students at greater risk of abuse at home and at school,” WFF spokesperson Lexi Koren emailed The Center Square. “His initiatives could subject girls to forced genital inspections, out LGBTQ+ students to unsupportive families, and make it harder for students to get help from school counselors. Whether or not he buys his way onto the ballot again, [Brian] Heywood has a losing record with the voters.” Brian Heywood is the founder of LGW. Let’s Go Washington spokesperson Hallie Balch defended the initiatives against opponents' attacks. “They say both initiatives will be a danger to kids [who] are minority students or children of color,” she said. “Like, how does this have anything to do with that? The whole point of both initiatives is to make all kids safer by including their parents and by making sure that kids are playing in the correct league for sports. This will make everybody safer across the board.” Balch continued: “What's so disgusting about that is they can just shout out that they’re going to make little girls take their pants down before they can play a soccer game. And people just run with that. It’s so egregious what they're saying. They're just putting this incendiary idea in the people's minds, and it has absolutely nothing to do with what we're talking about.” IL26-638 does not explicitly mandate “genital inspections,” but it requires students participating in female sports to provide a health care provider's verification of biological sex based on specific criteria. That has led to criticism that such intrusive exams may be necessary to meet the criteria. Brett Davis contributed to this story.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees. The 231-195 vote was a rare bipartisan pushback against the president. The bill was sponsored by Maine’s Jared Golden, a Democrat, and Pennsylvania’s Brian Fitzpatrick, […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would overturn an executive order from President Donald Trump that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees. The 231-195 vote was a rare bipartisan pushback against the president. The bill was sponsored by Maine’s Jared Golden, a Democrat, and Pennsylvania’s Brian Fitzpatrick, […]
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WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers who oversee armed services policy split along party lines Thursday when examining the deployments of the National Guard to cities across the country under what President Donald Trump describes as a crime-fighting strategy. Members of the Senate Committee on the Armed Services questioned for nearly two-and-a-half hours high-level Department of Defense […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers who oversee armed services policy split along party lines Thursday when examining the deployments of the National Guard to cities across the country under what President Donald Trump describes as a crime-fighting strategy. Members of the Senate Committee on the Armed Services questioned for nearly two-and-a-half hours high-level Department of Defense […]
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WASHINGTON — The wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is no longer in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after a federal judge ordered his release earlier Thursday, according to his attorneys and an immigrant rights group that has advocated his case. CASA, the immigrant rights group that has supported Abrego Garcia and his family since […]
WASHINGTON — The wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is no longer in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after a federal judge ordered his release earlier Thursday, according to his attorneys and an immigrant rights group that has advocated his case. CASA, the immigrant rights group that has supported Abrego Garcia and his family since […]
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ཨ་རིའི་རླུང་འཕྲིན་ཁང་གི་གཟའ་ཟླ་བ་ནས་པ་སངས་བར་གྱི་སྔ་དགོང་གཉིས་ཀྱི་ཀུན་གླེང་བརྙན་འཕྲིན་ནང་གསར་འགྱུར་དང་། དྲ་སྣང་གི་བོད། ཆབ་སྲིད་བཙོན་པ་ངོ་སྤྲོད། དཔེ་ཀློག་སོགས་ཀྱི་ལས་རིམ་དང་། བརྗོད་གཞི་གལ་ཆེན་མང་པོའི་ཐད་དུས་ཐོག་ཏུ་བགྲོ་གླེང་ལྷུག་པོར་གནང་བའི་ལེ་ཚན་བཅས་ཡོད་པས་དུས་ལྟར་གཟིགས་རོགས་གནང་། ཀུན་གླེང་ཐད་གཏོང་གི་དུས་ཚོད་ནི་རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་དགོང་མོའི་ཆུ་ཚོད་བདུན་དང་ཕྱེད་ཀ་ནས་བརྒྱད་པའི་བར་དང་། བོད་ནང་གི་དགོང་མོའི་ཆུ་ཚོད་བཅུ་བ་ནས་༡༠ དང་ཕྱེད་ཀའི་བར། དེ་བཞིན་ཨ་རིའི་ཤར་ཕྱོགས་ཀྱི་ཞོགས་པའི་ཆུ་ཚོད་༡༠ པ་ནས་༡༠...
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ཨ་རིའི་རླུང་འཕྲིན་ཁང་གི་གཟའ་ཟླ་བ་ནས་པ་སངས་བར་གྱི་སྔ་དགོང་གཉིས་ཀྱི་ཀུན་གླེང་བརྙན་འཕྲིན་ནང་གསར་འགྱུར་དང་། དྲ་སྣང་གི་བོད། ཆབ་སྲིད་བཙོན་པ་ངོ་སྤྲོད། དཔེ་ཀློག་སོགས་ཀྱི་ལས་རིམ་དང་། བརྗོད་གཞི་གལ་ཆེན་མང་པོའི་ཐད་དུས་ཐོག་ཏུ་བགྲོ་གླེང་ལྷུག་པོར་གནང་བའི་ལེ་ཚན་བཅས་ཡོད་པས་དུས་ལྟར་གཟིགས་རོགས་གནང་། ཀུན་གླེང་ཐད་གཏོང་གི་དུས་ཚོད་ནི་རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་དགོང་མོའི་ཆུ་ཚོད་བདུན་དང་ཕྱེད་ཀ་ནས་བརྒྱད་པའི་བར་དང་། བོད་ནང་གི་དགོང་མོའི་ཆུ་ཚོད་བཅུ་བ་ནས་༡༠ དང་ཕྱེད་ཀའི་བར། དེ་བཞིན་ཨ་རིའི་ཤར་ཕྱོགས་ཀྱི་ཞོགས་པའི་ཆུ་ཚོད་༡༠ པ་ནས་༡༠...
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เสนอเหตุการณ์โลกปัจจุบัน ข่าวต่างประเทศที่สำคัญ บทวิเคราะห์ทางการเมือง รายงานวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีการแพทย์ เรื่องของสตรี สุขภาพ การศึกษาและสังคม รายงานการบันเทิง กีฬาและวัฒนธรรมอเมริกัน รวมทั้งชีวิตคนไทยในอเมริกา
เสนอเหตุการณ์โลกปัจจุบัน ข่าวต่างประเทศที่สำคัญ บทวิเคราะห์ทางการเมือง รายงานวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีการแพทย์ เรื่องของสตรี สุขภาพ การศึกษาและสังคม รายงานการบันเทิง กีฬาและวัฒนธรรมอเมริกัน รวมทั้งชีวิตคนไทยในอเมริกา
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Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials.
Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers who oversee armed services policy split along party lines Thursday when examining the deployments of the National Guard to cities across the country under what President Donald Trump describes as a crime-fighting strategy. Members of the Senate Committee on the Armed Services questioned for nearly two-and-a-half hours high-level Department of Defense […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers who oversee armed services policy split along party lines Thursday when examining the deployments of the National Guard to cities across the country under what President Donald Trump describes as a crime-fighting strategy. Members of the Senate Committee on the Armed Services questioned for nearly two-and-a-half hours high-level Department of Defense […]
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Jefferson Jay, perhaps best known as the driving force behind the San Diego Music Hall of Fame, has written his first book, a holiday tale.
Jefferson Jay, perhaps best known as the driving force behind the San Diego Music Hall of Fame, has written his first book, a holiday tale.