The first busload of migrants from Texas arrives in New York City
The first busload of migrants sent from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott arrived in New York City Friday morning. The group was dropped off at the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan after making the nearly 2,000-mile journey from the border in footage captured by Fox News. A group of charity workers and volunteers greeted the approximately 50 migrants, who were mostly men, before venturing into the city. New York City now joins Washington DC as a transit point for migrants who have recently crossed from Central America, been processed and are awaiting their immigration court dates. The Biden administration…
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Jacob Wall, formerly of Jacksonville, earned the final qualifying spot on next year’s Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour. [Photo courtesy of Major League Fishing Tour] Jacob Wall casts while professionally bass fishing. [Photo courtesy of Major League Fishing Tour] Jacksonville-bred Jacob Wall earns final qualifying spot on next year’s Bass Pro Tour It’s March 15 in Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes, and professional bassist Jacob Wall is having an unforgettable day. He’s way down the tournament leaderboard with barely 10 minutes of fishing to go. While the South Medford High School graduate is looking for bass, he’s really looking…
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Rick Hubbard: Our political system is broken and we need to fix it
This comment is from Rick Hubbard, a retired attorney and former economic consultant who lives in South Burlington. I’m a native Vermonter now entering my ninth decade of life and I’m writing to explain why, starting October 1st, I’ll be crossing America from Los Angeles to our US Capitol in Washington , DC, to help. fix our broken democracy. Our federal political system is not working well today. It is not properly serving our common good. We are heading for autocracy, instead of strengthening our representative democracy. Here’s how bad it is: Most of us have lost faith in Washington….
Read More »Midterm elections: Kari Lake is the Republican candidate for governor in Arizona
A decisive vote to defend abortion rights in deeply conservative Kansas reverberated across the midterm campaign landscape Wednesday, galvanizing Democrats and underscoring for Republicans the risks of overreach on one of the most emotional charge of American politics. The landslide defeat of a measure that would have removed abortion protections from the state constitution quickly encouraged Democrats to run harder on abortion rights and even to take back some of the language used long by conservatives against government overreach, using it to ban abortion as an infringer. on personal freedoms. (As of Wednesday, the margin was 58.8% to 41.2%). “The…
Read More »We don’t need another political party, we need real political reform
BDN’s opinion section operates independently and does not set editorial policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or bangordailynews.com. There is a persistent sense that the two main political parties in the United States, the Democrats and the Republicans, are too far apart ideologically and that another group should fill the void. Several prominent politicians and aspiring politicians are relaunching an effort to create a major third party, simply called “Come in.” There is a major problem with these efforts, and previous third-party efforts have likely failed in the recent past: they are based on…
Read More »The DOJ’s talks with Trump’s lawyers mark a serious time for the former president
The Wyoming representative, who serves as vice chairman of the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, issued what was effectively a challenge to the Justice Department, as CNN exclusively reported Thursday that lawyers for Trump is in talks with his prosecutors, in the most concrete step yet towards the former commander in chief. The news was the latest sign that the department, criticized for months for moving too slowly to investigate Trump’s election-rigging effort and his incitement of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, is moving with speed and expanding its range, although there is no sign yet….
Read More »COD will no longer require weekly tests for face-to-face classes: the messenger
Students and staff will no longer be required to submit proof of vaccination or undergo weekly testing if they are not vaccinated. Proof of vaccination or weekly testing for COVID-19 is no longer required at College of DuPage. Director of Business Services Magdalena Ogrodny emailed the announcement to all university staff on June 13. “The university will no longer require immunization testing and weekly testing will no longer be required or administered on campus,” the email said. The change takes effect immediately. The change comes in response to Governor JB Pritzker’s office amendments to one executive orderrepealing the requirement for…
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BREAKING NEWS: Days of Our Lives to air exclusively on Peacock
After 57 years on television, Days of Our Lives will leave NBC and air on NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming app. Starting September 12, DAYS will only be shown on the streaming app, according to vulture. DAYS has seen its license fees reduced over the years and is at risk of cancellation. President of NBCUniversal Television Marc Látzer said in a statement released about the latest move, Scroll to Continue This programming change benefits both Peacock and NBC and reflects our broader strategy of using our portfolio to maximize reach and strengthen engagement with viewers. With a large percentage of the Days…
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