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'People are our programs': Two Cheney School District levies on November ballots
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (671+ words) The Cheney School District is seeking voter approval for two replacement levies on the November ballot, one for educational programs and operations and the other a capital levy for technology, security and infrastructure improvements. Both would replace expiring three-year levies....
Trump says he’s not worried about Xi calling off summit
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (414+ words) President Donald Trump said he is not worried that Chinese President Xi Jinping will cancel a highly anticipated visit later this month. “No, I’m not worried about that,” Trump told reporters as he attended the Irish Open in Doonbeg on…...
New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (1000+ words) ADEN, Yemen – New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen’s Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime…...
France apologises for human rights criticism that sparked U.S. walkout
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (235+ words) PARIS – France’s mission to the United Nations in Geneva has said it “regrets” criticizing the United States over human rights in a social media post that triggered a diplomatic dispute which has delayed the arrival of a new French ambassador…...
Jimmy Kimmel to host Stephen Colbert, bring show to Brooklyn for a week
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (265+ words) NEW YORK — Jimmy Kimmel is welcoming Stephen Colbert back to late-night television next week before making a return of his own later in the month. Fresh off his annual summer break, Kimmel said on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that Colbert…...
‘We’re fighting for our American right to justice’: 9/11 families win day in court
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (775+ words) For the first time in history, a sovereign nation is going before a U.S. Court of Appeals panel to answer why terrorists on a “martyrdom mission” were allegedly supported in a mass murder 25 years ago. Saudi Arabia is that country, and…...
Ranchers’ loyalty to Trump wavers as some bristle over beef imports
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (809+ words) Barry McCoy, owner of the Montana Livestock Auction in Ramsay, Mont., is frustrated by President Donald Trump allowing more beef imports to be sold in the United States. (Holly Pickett/For / Washington Post) RAMSAY, Mont. – Rancher Barry McCoy has watched…...
Spin Control: Trump's $5,000 payout if GOP stays in power? Don't spend it yet
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (580+ words) When President Donald Trump offered to send a $5,000 dividend to all adult Americans last week if Republicans keep control of Congress, I didn’t open my calculator app to start reworking my budget. Promises of government largesse tend to sound great…...
Judge rules White House plan to halve FEMA workforce violates law
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (506+ words) A U.S. judge has ruled that the Trump administration broke the law by ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its workforce in half. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco in a decision issued late Friday said the U.S. Department…...
U.S. Senate negotiators consider requiring AI firms to mitigate known major risks
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (477+ words) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate negotiators are debating legislation that would put responsibility on tech companies to design safe AI products, according to two Senate aides, and involve federal courts if the U.S. government wants to block their release, according to a…...