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Fla. governor signs bill requiring moment for school prayer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited a South Florida Jewish temple to denounce anti-Semitism and stand with Israel, as the Republican governor cloaked himself in religion Monday ...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2021

Texas power grid manager issues weeklong conservation alert
DALLAS (AP) - On the cusp of summer, the electric power grid manager for most of Texas on Monday issued its second conservation alert since the deadly February blackout, calling on users to dial back ...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2021

Workers push back against hospitals requiring COVID vaccines
HOUSTON (AP) - Jennifer Bridges, a registered nurse in Houston, is steadfast in her belief that it's wrong for her employer to force hospital workers like her to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or say...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2021

Thinner Mints: Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookies
The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies. The 109-year-old organization says the coronavirus - not thinner demand for Thin Mints - is the main culprit. As ...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2021

UK’s Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks until July 19 as a result of the ...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2021

NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO leaders on Monday declared that China poses a constant security challenge and is working to undermine global order, and they said they're worried about how fast the Chinese are de...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2021

Justices defer Harvard case on race in college admissions
WASHINGTON (AP) - With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue - whether to ban consideration of race in colle...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2021

Justice official resigning amid uproar over Dems’ subpoenas
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department's top national security official is resigning from his position after revelations that the department secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the...
Syndicated Author Jun 14, 2021

Schools across US brace for surge of kindergartners in fall
School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the coronavirus p...
Syndicated Author Jun 13, 2021

UK’s Johnson: G7 pledge 1B vaccine doses to poorer nations
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) - The leaders of the world's richest countries have pledged more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, endorsed a global minimum tax on multinational cor...
Syndicated Author Jun 13, 2021
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