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Burnham to free mayors from ‘Treasury death grip’ with new devolved powers
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, is spearheading a devolution plan that grants English regional mayors unprecedented fiscal autonomy. St…
Counting Noncitizens in Census Undermines America
The Trump administration faces pressure to reshape how the decennial Census counts noncitizens, with advocates arguing that including unauthorized imm…
Fauci’s Diary Isn’t the Key to Why Covid Ravaged the U.S. — Our Broken Healthcare System Is
Senator Rand Paul's push to prosecute Anthony Fauci represents a distraction from the actual structural failures that allowed COVID-19 to devastate th…
Free Press Calls for End to Carr’s Unconstitutional Crusade Against ABC
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr faces criticism from Free Press for what the advocacy group characterizes as a politically mot…
Florida’s proposed property tax amendment will require trade-offs – and some residents could end up with higher costs
Florida voters will decide this election cycle whether to approve Amendment 3, a property tax proposal that promises relief for most homeowners but ca…
Banks, Kim introduce stuttering legislation with backing of former NBA player
Republican Senator Jim Banks of Indiana and Democratic Senator Andy Kim of New Jersey introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday aimed at improving h…
Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will travel to Barrow-in-Furness on Thursday to launch the next phase of Britain's nuclear submarine replacement programme…
Deportation helps make affordability possible
The Trump administration frames mass deportation as central to addressing inflation and housing affordability, not merely as immigration enforcement. …
AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns
Britain's Home Office plans to deploy facial-recognition AI software to estimate the ages of migrant arrivals, but human rights groups and children's …
Vance raises Graham's fiery words at Kavanaugh hearing during memorial
Vice President J.D. Vance invoked Senator Lindsey Graham's 2018 defense of Brett Kavanaugh during Graham's memorial service at the Capitol on Tuesday,…
Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government plans to give local authorities control over school curriculums for students aged 14 and above, requiring the…
Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree ‘terrorism’ – the case could reshape American criminal law
# Texas Terrorism Case Could Reshape Criminal Law Texas prosecutors are charging a teenager with terrorism in connection with a shooting spree, marki…
LA’s next mega-event test: The coming climate Olympics
Los Angeles officials are positioning the 2028 Olympics as a test case for climate-conscious event planning, committing billions of dollars to infrast…
AI companies would need ‘kill switch’ under new bipartisan bill
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday requiring developers of advanced artificial intelligence systems to install "kill swit…
In 39 States, People Can Be Sentenced to Life for Murders They Did Not Commit
The felony murder rule allows prosecutors to charge someone with murder, and seek life sentences, even when that person did not kill anyone. Under thi…
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