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Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout – The New York Times

Republicans Raise the Pressure on Texas Democrats to End Their Walkout  The New York Times Texas Democrats receive bomb threat in escalating standoff over redistricting  The Guardian Texas state lawmakers in Illinois evacuated from their hotel after threat  NBC News Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying  CBS News Bomb threat at Q Center on 5th Avenue in …

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Trump threatens to raise tariffs on goods from India over Russian oil purchases – Reuters

Trump threatens to raise tariffs on goods from India over Russian oil purchases  Reuters Trump Says He’ll Raise India Tariffs Over Russian Oil: Live Updates  The New York Times Trump’s demand that India stop buying Russian oil puts Modi in tight spot  The Guardian ‘Unjustified and unreasonable’: India calls out US, EU over oil trade with Russia; pans double standards  The Times of India …

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Trump: will 'substantially' raise tariffs on goods from India over Russian oil purchases – Reuters

Trump: will ‘substantially’ raise tariffs on goods from India over Russian oil purchases  Reuters ‘They don’t care’: Trump says he will ‘substantially’ raise US tariff on India for buying Russian oil  Times of India Trump threatens higher India tariffs, accuses nation of funding war in Ukraine  Axios Trump Says US to Hike India’s Tariffs Over Russian Oil Buys  Bloomberg.com Trump’s Warm Embrace of India …

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Justice Department’s requests for voter data raise alarm in some states

Justice Department’s requests for voter data raise alarm in some states

NEW YORK (AP) — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from the states. Over the past three months, the department’s voting section has requested copies of voter registration lists from …

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Experts Raise Concerns Over Trump’s White House Ballroom Renovation Plans – The New York Times

Experts Raise Concerns Over Trump’s White House Ballroom Renovation Plans  The New York Times The White House Announces White House Ballroom Construction to Begin  The White House (.gov) Trump’s plan for White House ballroom sparks outrage from his critics  The Hill A look at Trump’s effort to reshape the White House in his image  PBS From flag poles to a $200 million ballroom: Inside …

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Why Nintendo didn’t raise the price of the Switch 2 (yet)

Why Nintendo didn’t raise the price of the Switch 2 (yet)

Just about every piece of hardware that Nintendo sells is getting a little more expensive in the US — with the exception of the Switch 2. That includes all models of the original Switch, a bunch of accessories, and even a motion-activated alarm clock. The changes were made ahead of sweeping Trump administration tariffs that are scheduled to go into …

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George Mason board votes to end some DEI efforts, approve raise for president – The Washington Post

George Mason board votes to end some DEI efforts, approve raise for president  The Washington Post George Mason U. president gets raise from the board as the university is investigated by Trump administration  WTOP Despite federal investigations, GMU president will remain in role, receive pay boost  Virginia Mercury George Mason President Holds Job After Attacks on His Diversity Views  The New York Times Opinion …

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George Mason U. president gets raise from the board as the university is investigated by Trump administration

George Mason U. president gets raise from the board as the university is investigated by Trump administration

There were fears from supporters of George Mason University’s president Gregory Washington that he was going to be fired Friday amid a series of investigations from the Trump administration into hiring practices at the university. Instead, the Board of Visitors voted to give him a raise. There were fears from supporters of George Mason University President Gregory Washington that he …

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GOG Launches NSFW Game Giveaway “To Raise Awareness On Censorship In Gaming”

GOG Launches NSFW Game Giveaway “To Raise Awareness On Censorship In Gaming”

GOG launched a new website Friday where users can claim 13 games that have been delisted from other online sales portals for free. In a press release, GOG wrote that with the giveaway, it and the game publishers taking part are “taking a stand against the quiet erasure of creative works from digital shelves.” GOG’s giveaway–found at the URL FreedomToBuy.games, …

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In a Plot Twist, George Mason’s Politically Embattled President Gets a Raise – The Chronicle of Higher Education

In a Plot Twist, George Mason’s Politically Embattled President Gets a Raise  The Chronicle of Higher Education George Mason President Holds Job After Attacks on His Diversity Views  The New York Times George Mason board votes to end some DEI efforts, approve raise for president  The Washington Post GMU president keeps job, gets pay raise amid concerns of political pressure  WUSA9 Trump DOJ’s attack …

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