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Tuesday, Apr 30

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Six states sue Biden administration over new Title IX protections for trans athletes in girls' sports

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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led six states in suing the Department of Education due to the overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act.

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Agriculture Department testing beef for bird flu virus

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The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is testing beef for a bird flu virus following the infections of cattle in multiple states, though it says it remains confident the country's meat supply is safe. The agency is doing three studies…

Ondo government beef up Sunshine Stars technical department

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Nigeria Premier Football League side, Sunshine Stars, have beefed up their technical department with the aim of maintaining their top-flight status. The Ondo State Sports Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Kolawole Saka…

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Prairie Grove water line break results in boil order; samples sent to state Health Department

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PRAIRIE GROVE -- Some of the city's water customers are under a boil order after a water line break Monday.

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India News | Raj Bhavan, State Secretariat, Indian Museum Receive Threatening Emails

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The West Bengal state secretariat, Raj Bhavan and the Indian Museum here on Tuesday received emails threatening to blow off the buildings using explosives, a senior official of the…

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Partner with American Canoe Association for ‘Kayaking 101’ Instruction to Kick Off National Safe Boating Week

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AUSTIN – To launch National Safe Boater Week, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCG Auxiliary) are joining the Texas chapter of the American Canoe Association (ACA Texas) May 18 to offer low…

US State Department official challenged on Israeli army human rights abuses

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A US official faced questions about the state department's report on Israeli army units that violated human rights.

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State pensioners risk seeing pot lose £6,060 due to little-known National Insurance rule

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension payments increased this month by 8.5 per cent after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed the uplift.

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UK Government launches Check your State Pension forecast online service to make checking National Insurance records easier

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Joint service by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions has been enhanced to include a fully end-to-end digital solution.

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Woman 'wasn't notified' her State Pension age had been hiked six years

The WASPI scandal has seen women of State Pension age demand payouts from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over historic and long-running "injustices".

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U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center was founded to counter foreign propaganda, but has since been turned against the American people by coordinating social media censorship

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(NaturalNews) When it was first founded, the U.S. Department of State's Global Engagement Center was committed, at least on paper, to countering foreign propaganda...

New Biden HHS rule makes it more difficult to investigate people who violate state abortion bans

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(NaturalNews) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued privacy protections for women seeking abortions by banning the disclosure of protected...

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Title IX transgender protections challenged by Five Republican-led states in lawsuit against Biden

Five Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration over expanding Title IX to protect transgender students from sex-based discrimination. The lawsuit argues the rule exceeds the Education Department’s authority and redefines sex…

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Walz names Tikki Brown head of new state agency focused on children, families

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Brown will run an agency handling responsibilities currently held by others, including the Department of Human Services and the Department of Education.

Monday, Apr 29

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State Department diplomat resigns in protest of U.S. policy in Gaza

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After 18 years of service in the State Department, Hala Rharrit discusses her resignation with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

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Blinken speaks in favor of immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip — Department of State

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According to the spokesman, Blinken had a meeting with foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Israeli units committed ‘gross violations of human rights’ prior to Oct. 7, State Department says

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The US concluded that five IDF units committed "gross violations of human rights" outside of the Gaza Strip prior to the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack.

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Customized Drones Hunt Down Hard-to-Reach Graffiti in Washington State

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A drone that paints over graffiti has been launched in Washington state under a new pilot program, according to a press release from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). And if the new spray drones succeed, one could…

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USDA to test ground beef in U.S. states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday it is collecting samples of ground beef at retail stores in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows for testing but remains confident the meat supply is safe.

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TN government committee identifies 42 elephant corridors in state

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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government’s Elephant Corridor Committee has identified 42 elephant corridors in the state. The estimate by the committee, headed by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Wildlife, V. Naganathan and…