ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – As the St. Johns County School District continues to grapple with a dress code policy that has been the source of controversy for months and is the subject of a federal investigation, the ACLU of Florida weighed in Friday, sending a letter to the district […]
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Two Oakland nonprofits burned. New homeless camp policy didn’t help
OAKLAND — After being forced into a year-long hiatus by the pandemic, the Junior Center of Art and Science finally was ready to welcome kids back for in-person camps this summer. Now, those much-anticipated plans are on hold after a fire severely damaged the Junior Center building in Lake Merritt’s […]
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10 surprising ways your car insurance policy can save you money
10 surprising ways your car insurance policy can save you money Nearly all states (49 out of 50) legally require drivers to have auto insurance. So unless you live in New Hampshire (live free or die, am I right?), you probably view your auto insurance as something you simply need […]
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Meet The Progressives Joe Biden Could Put In Key Foreign Policy Jobs
President-elect Joe Biden has now tapped his most important deputies on foreign policy: Tony Blinken for the State Department, Lloyd Austin for the Pentagon, Avril Haines as his director of national intelligence, and Jake Sullivan as his national security adviser at the White House. Next comes the crucial question of […]
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Attacks Spur EU to Tighten Borders, Boost Policy Agency | World News
By LORNE COOK, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers pledged Friday to beef up border security, boost the powers of the bloc’s police agency and crack down on hate speech and online propaganda in response to a wave of extremist attacks, most recently in Austria and France. […]
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Debate Takeaways: Round 2 highlights policy over petulance
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Patrick Semansky AP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met for the second and last time on a debate stage after a previously scheduled […]
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Blessing for Trump: a campaign devoid of foreign policy
With Americans’ focus squarely at home with the ongoing pandemic and economic collapse, foreign policy has been virtually absent from this year’s presidential campaign. Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpLatest Mnuchin-Pelosi call produces ‘encouraging news on testing’ for stimulus package China warns it will detain American nationals following DOJ prosecution of Chinese […]