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Task force to examine gradual retirement for Louisiana higher education faculty, staff
KSLA - Louisiana
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July 30, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – Louisiana is considering adopting a phased retirement program that would allow higher education faculty and staff to gradually reduce their duties over the final years of their careers. A legislative task...
Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival returns with star power
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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This combination of photos shows Jennifer Hudson, left, Michelle Obama, center, and Issa Rae. (AP Photo) LOS ANGELES (AP) — No matter the time on Martha’s Vineyard, a shimmering glow will be powered by the star presence of Black filmmakers, actors...
Trump attacks Star Tribune coverage of immigration policy
MinnPost - Minnesota
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July 30, 2025
D.C. Memo | A recap of a week’s worth of Washington political news, journalism, and opinion, delivered with an eye toward what matters for Minnesota. WASHINGTON – The Minnesota Star Tribune has become President Donald Trump’s latest foe, though...
Tenants take rent fight to Beacon Hill: Activists tell lawmakers housing costs are unsustainable without local caps
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Massachusetts
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BOSTON – Florence resident Envy Thomas found herself on the Grand Staircase of the State House Tuesday afternoon describing her precarious living situation to hundreds of others in advance of a public hearing on proposed rent control legislation....
Kaia Gerber glows as she performs in Massachusetts... as ex Pete Davidson announces his girlfriend is pregnant
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
Kaia Gerber excitedly took a bow during curtain call of the play reading for White Girls Gang during the Williamstown Theater Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts on Tuesday night. The project combined two of the 23-year-old DNA Model's...
Massachusetts police arrest six women in alleged multi-state burglary gang, 3 taken into ICE custody
Fox News
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July 30, 2025
Police make five arrests in a shocking smash-and-grab robbery of a Bay Area jewelry store. (Credit: KTVU) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Six Maryland women have been arrested in Massachusetts on charges including breaking and...
Budget cuts knock down a ‘pillar of public health,’ ending nutrition education
STAT - Massachusetts
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July 30, 2025
Sixteen children tumbled into nutritionist Kelsey Davis’s cooking class on a hot July morning, some hugging their counselors, some high-fiving the other 9- and 10-year-olds. Full of energy and opinions, they took their seats in the YMCA classroom...
Hyve acquires GSV Summit in fifth deal of 2025
EN
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July 30, 2025
B2B global event organiser Hyve has welcomed (30 July) GSV Summit LLC to its portfolio. GSV Summit comprises two flagship events: the ASU+GSV Summit and the AI Show. The deal marks the fifth brand to join Hyve’s portfolio in the last 12 months,...
Map Shows States With Best—And Worst—Early Education Systems
Newsweek
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July 30, 2025
Maryland, the District of Columbia and Arkansas have the three best early education systems in America, while Missouri, New Hampshire and Montana have the worst. These are the findings personal finance website WalletHub has published in a new...
Massachusetts mayoral candidate Geoffrey Epstein has to keep reminding people he’s not Jeffrey Epstein
The Independent
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Justice Department subpoenas UPMC for information on gender-affirming care
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 30, 2025
Pittsburgh-based health system UPMC has been subpoenaed by the Department of Justice over its program for gender-affirming care for trans men and women. UPMC, which represents 40 hospitals and 800 doctors’ offices statewide, on Tuesday said it...
Education – First Amendment – Disruption
Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly - Massachusetts
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July 29, 2025
Where a plaintiff alleged that the defendant public university deprived him of his First Amendment rights by punishing him for protected speech and expressive conduct, a U.S. District Court judge’s decision to dismiss the First Amendment claim...
Immigration Policies Hit Home-Based Care Industry As Providers Lose Workers
Home Health Care News
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July 29, 2025
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has prompted home-based care providers to fear that changes in immigrant worker policies could lead to a loss of essential staff – and providers have begun to see these threats materialize. In early...
ICE flights at Pease raise concerns and 'fear' for immigrants in Portsmouth
New Hampshire Public Radio
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July 30, 2025
This story was originally produced by the Portsmouth Herald. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. Tom Cartwright, called "the world's only credible public source on U.S. deportation flights" in a recent...
Preserving culture: a conversation at the Norfolk Library
The Millerton News - New York
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July 30, 2025
At Norfolk Library on July 22, Vin Cipolla, President and CEO of Historic New England, and Melvin Chen, Director of Norfolk Chamber Music Festival discussed the rich tradition of music and arts festivals and their role in preserving culture....
Trump, Congress allocate nearly $6.2 billion in state education grants
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 30, 2025
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration’s Department of Education has begun releasing more than $6 billion of grant money to states through five programs, including funds for children who are in the country illegally and enrolled in public...
Lori Trahan comments on federal education funding and health policy decisions
Merrimack Valley News - Massachusetts
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July 29, 2025
Lori Trahan, U.S. Congresswoman representing Massachusetts’ 3rd district since 2019, recently posted a series of tweets addressing federal policy decisions affecting education funding and healthcare coverage.On July 28, Trahan criticized recent...
Caitlin Davis confirmed as top N.H. education official, drawing praise for lacking a ‘political agenda’
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Caitlin D. Davis secured final approval Wednesday to become New Hampshire’s next top education official, as the state’s five-member Executive Council voted unanimously to confirm her nomination for the job. Davis received glowing endorsements from...
Immigrant Group Releases Video Allegedly Showing Masked ICE Agents Detaining Man Downtown Monday
Patch
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July 29, 2025
Posted Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 11:17 am ET|Updated Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 11:20 am ET NEW HAVEN, CT — The New Haven Immigrants group posted a video to Facebook that appears to show masked law enforcement agents, including a woman, wearing flak jackets...
Two Boston wine bars named as some of best in country by USA TODAY
Taunton Daily Gazette - Massachusetts
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The Boston area is home to two of the best wine bars in the country, according to USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards. The annual rankings highlight the best in travel, food and lifestyle, and winners are chosen by a public voting poll after...