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Democratic Texas Rep. Nicole Collier spending night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Democratic Texas Rep. Nicole Collier spending night on state House floor after refusing GOP demand for law enforcement escort

Facebook Tweet Email Link Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is spending the night on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of Public Safety. When Texas House Democrats returned to the Capitol in Austin on Monday, after having fled the state earlier this month in …

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Meet Ohio State football’s new leader at quarterback: Julian Sayin, a ‘silent assassin’ from the California shore

Meet Ohio State football’s new leader at quarterback: Julian Sayin, a ‘silent assassin’ from the California shore

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thomas McCormick, like many who have come through California’s Carlsbad High School, can recite the drill with little hesitation. It started with stairs. One trip up, one trip down as a warm-up. Up, down — timed. Up, down — timed. Up, down — not timed. Up, down — not timed. And those stairs were unforgiving. “Four or …

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N.J. resident infected by malaria could be first ‘homegrown’ case in decades, state says

N.J. resident infected by malaria could be first ‘homegrown’ case in decades, state says

Investigators are trying to determine whether a Morris County resident infected with malaria represents the first locally-acquired case of the disease in New Jersey since 1991. The resident, who has no international travel history, was not identified. No other information about them was released by the New Jersey Departments of Health and Environmental Protection which are investigating the case and …

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Former Michigan State student says she got cancer after using chemicals school called ‘harmless’

Former Michigan State student says she got cancer after using chemicals school called ‘harmless’

A former Michigan State grad student blamed her thyroid cancer on the school, which allegedly told her that “exposure was harmless” when she worked with various pesticides and herbicides, she and her lawyers said on Monday. LingLong Wei was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on June 26 last year in a health downturn that’s “directly related to events that took place …

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US revokes 6,000 student visas, State Department says

US revokes 6,000 student visas, State Department says

The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on immigration and international students. …

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Texas Democrats return to state as GOP presses on with redistricting – Axios

Texas Democrats return to state as GOP presses on with redistricting  Axios Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass  The New York Times Texas Democrats return to the state as GOP pushes ahead with redistricting  CNN Texas Dems end weekslong quorum standoff in redistricting fight  Fox News Texas Democrats return to state clearing way for new congressional maps  ABC News Source link

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