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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’s full access to President Trump, finding that the effort to ban the outlet over objections to its coverage violated the First Amendment.
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Judge Orders White House to Restore AP’s Access to Trump
The Trump administration has barred the news outlet from certain events for its use of the term “Gulf of Mexico,” which a federal judge agreed amounted to a violation of the First Amendment.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’s full access to President Trump, finding that the effort to ban the outlet over objections to its coverage violated the First Amendment.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
A federal grant to help pay for recreation and flood-resilience projects in five communities in Southwest Virginia has been terminated by the Trump administration, the nonprofit Appalachian Voices said.
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Trump administration rescinds $500,000 EPA grant to fund a community project helping 5 Southwest Virginia communities
Appalachian Voices, the nonprofit that's working with the five communities, has filed an administrative appeal to contest the decision.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A federal grant to help pay for recreation and flood-resilience projects in five communities in Southwest Virginia has been terminated by the Trump administration, the nonprofit Appalachian Voices said.
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Mothers who experienced difficult circumstances in childhood were more likely to have children who reported similar experiences.
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Mom’s Childhood Trauma May Influence Kids with ADHD and ASD - Neuroscience News
A new study finds that mothers’ adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—including abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction—may affect children diagnosed with ADHD or autism.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Mothers who experienced difficult circumstances in childhood were more likely to have children who reported similar experiences.
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"Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said that Zapata Velázquez was detained by ICE and taken to the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade.
In a statement this week, Maxwell said Trump and ICE were "running a government-funded kidnapping program.""
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In a statement this week, Maxwell said Trump and ICE were "running a government-funded kidnapping program.""
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University of Florida student deported to Colombia following traffic stop
Felipe Zapata Velázquez, 27, has become one of the latest foreign students studying in the United States to be deported.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said that Zapata Velázquez was detained by ICE and taken to the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade.
In a statement this week, Maxwell said Trump and ICE were "running a government-funded kidnapping program.""
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In a statement this week, Maxwell said Trump and ICE were "running a government-funded kidnapping program.""
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if you’re seeking inspiration from a figure of strength who is also strangely cute then look no further than the winner of 2025: Milnesium tardigradum, a microscopic multisegmented animal that resembles a piglet wrapped in an enormous duvet.
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It’s heroic, hardy and less than a millimetre long: meet the 2025 invertebrate of the year | Patrick Barkham
Guardian readers around the world voted in the this year’s contest, but which creature won, asks natural history writer Patrick Barkham
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April 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
if you’re seeking inspiration from a figure of strength who is also strangely cute then look no further than the winner of 2025: Milnesium tardigradum, a microscopic multisegmented animal that resembles a piglet wrapped in an enormous duvet.
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"After his arrest, Roske told a police detective that he was upset about a leaked draft opinion suggesting the supreme court intended to overrule Roe v Wade, the landmark abortion case, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit."
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Man pleads guilty to trying to kill Brett Kavanaugh at judge’s home
Nicholas Roske, of Simi Valley, California, faces up to life in prison over incident in Maryland in June 2022
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April 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"After his arrest, Roske told a police detective that he was upset about a leaked draft opinion suggesting the supreme court intended to overrule Roe v Wade, the landmark abortion case, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit."
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Lawmaker says the removal of scholarly material from library databases would provoke backlash in a state where minorities have fought for equal access to education.
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Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Lawmaker says the removal of scholarly material from library databases would provoke backlash in a state where minorities have fought for equal access to education.
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"...a longstanding practice called "forum shopping," a strategy lawyers for the detained say the government is using to have these deportation cases heard before more conservative courts."
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Why is Trump sending immigrant university scholars to Louisiana and Texas?
Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"...a longstanding practice called "forum shopping," a strategy lawyers for the detained say the government is using to have these deportation cases heard before more conservative courts."
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The scan provides a new view of a boiler room, confirming eye-witness accounts that engineers worked right to the end to keep the ship's lights on.
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Titanic digital scan reveals new details of ship's final hours
The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The scan provides a new view of a boiler room, confirming eye-witness accounts that engineers worked right to the end to keep the ship's lights on.
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The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday unanimously supported the measure (HB 209), which sponsor John Snyder, R-Stuart, said seeks to prevent “unintended development within the state park system.”
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Florida House committee unanimously approves bill that would prevent development at state parks
A bill aimed at preventing a return of efforts to build golf courses, pickleball courts and resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Florida House.
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April 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday unanimously supported the measure (HB 209), which sponsor John Snyder, R-Stuart, said seeks to prevent “unintended development within the state park system.”
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New Mexico set to become third state to implement full PFAS product ban
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March 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
New Mexico set to become third state to implement full PFAS product ban
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The majority of workers in the farming, construction, roofing, utilities and other industries are subject to workplaces void of protections, leading to heat-related incidents, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Florida lawmaker tries a third time to pass statewide heat protections for outdoor workers
Some employers, like DeLeon Springs grove owner Steve Crump, don't need a law to keep their workers safe. Still, state Sen. Mike Gottlieb is hoping again to get one through the Legislature.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The majority of workers in the farming, construction, roofing, utilities and other industries are subject to workplaces void of protections, leading to heat-related incidents, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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"we cannot in good conscience continue to collaborate with organizations that work against our mission of providing the Greater Cincinnati LGBTQ+ community with resources to positively impact the lives of all individuals"
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Cincinnati Pride cuts ties with corporate sponsors that nonprofit says 'work against our mission'
Cincinnati Pride's Director of Development told WCPO 9 the nonprofit is making sure any sponsor is on the same page to support the LGBTQIA+ community year-round
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March 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"we cannot in good conscience continue to collaborate with organizations that work against our mission of providing the Greater Cincinnati LGBTQ+ community with resources to positively impact the lives of all individuals"
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Now, grocers in the city who offer digital deals are required to also have paper coupons available in-store and accessible to all customers
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San Diego passes first-in-the-nation policy to ban digital-only coupons at grocery stores
The San Diego City Council has passed the Grocery Pricing Transparency Ordinance, requiring grocers to offer both digital and paper coupons to all customers, promoting equal access to grocery savin…
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March 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Now, grocers in the city who offer digital deals are required to also have paper coupons available in-store and accessible to all customers
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March 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Under Texas' law, a licensed physician can perform an abortion only if the pregnant person's life is at risk or if the pregnancy "poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function." The provider must also attempt to save the fetus.
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Texas midwife charged with illegally performing abortions
The case appears to be one of the first in which a health care provider was charged with violating a state abortion ban.
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March 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Under Texas' law, a licensed physician can perform an abortion only if the pregnant person's life is at risk or if the pregnancy "poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function." The provider must also attempt to save the fetus.
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Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war.
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 404 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with Hamas
The attack shattered a ceasefire with Hamas and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war that has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction.
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March 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war.
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An ancestor of the bacteria responsible for plague has been found in the tooth of a sheep that lived nearly 4,000 years ago in a Bronze Age human settlement, scientists report in a new preprint study.
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Ancestor of Black Death Has Been Discovered in Bronze-Age Sheep
An ancestor of the bacteria responsible for plague has been found in the tooth of a sheep that lived nearly 4,000 years ago in a Bronze Age human settlement, scientists report in a new preprint study.
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March 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
An ancestor of the bacteria responsible for plague has been found in the tooth of a sheep that lived nearly 4,000 years ago in a Bronze Age human settlement, scientists report in a new preprint study.
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Believing in conspiracies might change how we see inequality. New research shows conspiracy thinking makes people less likely to blame disadvantaged groups for their struggles, and more critical of the wealthy.
Intriguing effect of conspiracy thinking revealed in new study
Believing in conspiracies might change how we see inequality. New research shows conspiracy thinking makes people less likely to blame disadvantaged groups for their struggles, and more critical of the wealthy.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Men with more traditional, gender-inequitable beliefs were over twice as likely to report committing intimate partner violence, according to a new study.
Men who reject gender equality are more likely to commit intimate partner violence
Men with more traditional, gender-inequitable beliefs were over twice as likely to report committing intimate partner violence, according to a new study.
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March 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Men with more traditional, gender-inequitable beliefs were over twice as likely to report committing intimate partner violence, according to a new study.
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March brings a burst of energy to Florida gardens! As temps rise, now is the ideal time to plant a variety of seeds and seedlings. Grab your free printable guide at
gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/what-to-plant-in-march.
Happy Gardening!
gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/what-to-plant-in-march.
Happy Gardening!
March 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
March brings a burst of energy to Florida gardens! As temps rise, now is the ideal time to plant a variety of seeds and seedlings. Grab your free printable guide at
gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/what-to-plant-in-march.
Happy Gardening!
gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/what-to-plant-in-march.
Happy Gardening!
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Kick off the new season with fragrance and color. There’s a plethora of flowers that can be planted in March! Find the text and printable versions of this infographic plus more on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions. buff.ly/6jFhlWj
March 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Kick off the new season with fragrance and color. There’s a plethora of flowers that can be planted in March! Find the text and printable versions of this infographic plus more on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions. buff.ly/6jFhlWj
Ben Shapiro launches effort asking Trump to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
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March 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Ben Shapiro launches effort asking Trump to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
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James Harrison, blood donor whose rare plasma saved 2.4 million babies, dies at 88
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March 3, 2025 at 10:55 PM
James Harrison, blood donor whose rare plasma saved 2.4 million babies, dies at 88
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