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Q&A: Chatham County District Attorney candidates

by The CurrentSeptember 19, 2024

Chatham County DA candidates give answers to same set of questions.
The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

Education, News

Professor who made controversial remarks on Gaza war returns to teaching amid outcry

by Megan ZerezSeptember 19, 2024

ITHACA, N.Y. — The national media spotlight is once more focused on the Cornell University professor and activist who made controversial remarks about Hamas’ attacks against Israel last October. History and Africana Studies professor Russell Rickford returned to teaching last month after spending the majority of last academic year on a voluntary leave of absence. […]

Housing

Can Reeling Eric Adams Get to ‘Yes’ on His Big Housing Agenda?

by Greg DavidSeptember 19, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams hosts a City Hall rally in support of his “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” text amendment that will loosen decades-old zoning restrictions.

On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams released a video kicking off the final push to enact his City of Yes housing plan, arguing the ambitious proposal — maybe the most important of his administration — is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to undo decades of racist, discriminatory zoning laws. “In the 1950s and 60s, as the Civil Rights Movement […]

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News, Public Safety

Lansing schools delayed as police search for shots fired suspect in area

by Matt ButlerSeptember 19, 2024

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a suspect in a shots fired incident at a home on North Lansing Road. While schools in the […]

The post Lansing schools delayed as police search for shots fired suspect in area appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.

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This Michigan civics teacher wants his students to have civil political discussions

by Hannah DellingerSeptember 19, 2024

Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.Civics teacher Mike Powers recognizes that many of the issues his students discuss in class are steeped in emotion. Some…

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Opinion | Health Care Under Harris Versus Trump: A Public-Health Historian Sizes Up Their Records

by Zachary W. SchulzSeptember 19, 2024

Zachary Schultz writes on how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have addressed healthcare policies in their past administrations.
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Pager attack on Hezbollah was a sophisticated ‘booby-trap’ operation − it was also illegal

by American Public NewsSeptember 19, 2024

International law clearly states that hiding explosives in objects that could be picked up by civilians is strictly prohbited.

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Immigrants are unsung heroes of global trade and value creation

by Bedassa Tadesse, Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota DuluthSeptember 19, 2024

Migrants play a crucial role in global trade networks.

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Invasive caterpillars can make aspen forests more toxic for native insects – a team of ecologists explains how

by American Public NewsSeptember 19, 2024

Research finds that extensive feeding by invasive insects can cause trees to produce defense compounds, to the detriment of valued native insects.

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Why the cost of water for poor Black Detroit voters may be key to Kamala Harris winning – or losing – Michigan

by Ronald Brown, Professor of Political Science, Wayne State UniversitySeptember 19, 2024

Working-class and poor Black Detroiters tend to vote inconsistently in presidential elections, but they could be key to winning the swing state of Michigan in 2024.