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Meet Pedro Sánchez, Europe’s most vocal critic of Trump’s attacks on Iran
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (638+ words) Trump lashed out at the Spanish prime minister on Tuesday, saying he would " cut off all trade with Spain " in retaliation for the affront. The spat intensified the next day when Spain's foreign minister contradicted a claim by the White…...
Obama throws his support behind Virginia Democrats’ redistricting plan as it heads to voters
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (552+ words) Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year's midterm elections. The announcement Thursday comes a day after the state Supreme Court…...
Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (59+ words) Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms'Delco Times While medical experts say it is normal for people to experience stress and anxiety " or feeling that the world descended into chaos overnight " it is important to…...
Military families anxious about unknowns of Iran war, proud of their service members
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (699+ words) By TRAVIS LOLLER and KRISTIN M. HALL Juan Munoz is an Army veteran who spent time in Afghanistan and now works as a career counselor in Clarksville for people leaving the military. He said families in the area have "mixed emotions…...
New York’s congestion toll into Manhattan upheld by a federal judge over Trump’s objections
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (692+ words) U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday ruled that the U.S. Department of Transportation lacked the authority to unilaterally rescind approval of the $9 toll, which former Democratic President Joe Biden initially green-lit. Instead, he sided with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which had…...
High-tech snowplows and AI help cities clean up from big storms
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (790+ words) Residents of Syracuse, New York " America's snowiest city " once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow. Now public trust seems to…...
War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (678+ words) That is not being reciprocated now as the American president lambasts the British prime minister over his reluctance to join the U.S.-Israeli'strikes on Iran. "This is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with," Trump said Tuesday at the White House,…...
Ruben Gallego backs Graham Platner as Democrats split over Maine Senate race
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (736+ words) By PATRICK WHITTLE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Although Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other establishment figures have lined up behind Maine Gov. Janet Mills, first-time candidate Graham Platner continues to pick up support. On Monday, the oyster farmer and combat…...
Trump’s Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millions
3+ day, 14+ min ago (795+ words) Across the nation, states face an immense task and high costs to prepare for the Jan. 1 kickoff of new Medicaid eligibility mandates affecting millions of lower-income adults in the government-funded health care program. The first half of a $200 million federal…...
Clinics sour on CMS after agency scraps 10-year program only months in
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (1022+ words) By Andrew Jones, KFF Health News CELO COMMUNITY, N.C. " On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina began to fill up with patients. An older couple in flannel pajamas sat together in the waiting…...