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TheHill.com 

Biden administration withdraws proposed regulations on transgender athletes, student debt

The Biden administration on Friday withdrew a pending regulation governing transgender athletes, abandoning an effort to provide some protections for transgender students that the incoming Trump administration has said it opposes. The administration also withdrew a proposal to cancel student debt for roughly 38 million Americans, which the Education Department said was due to “operational...

CBSNews.com 

House passes funding bill to avoid government shutdown

The House has voted to approve a stopgap plan to fund the government until mid-March, with a bipartisan coalition embracing an agreement a few hours before a midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. Nikole Killion has the latest developments.

Voice of America 

VOA Russian: Moscow ramped up repressions against journalists and LGBTQ+ in 2024

VOA Russian spoke to OVD-Info, Russia's most trusted watchdog dealing with political arrests and trials. It said 620 people were persecuted in Russia on political grounds in 2024, with court cases involving terrorism charges rising sharply. Journalists became the most persecuted part of the society in the past year, while numerous arrests of LGBTQ+ people formed a worrying trend in 2024. Click here for the full story in Russian.

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CPS CEO Pedro Martinez files suit against school board before it considers firing him at Friday meeting - Chicago Sun-Times

  1. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez files suit against school board before it considers firing him at Friday meeting  Chicago Sun-Times
  2. CPS board meeting today: Mayor Brandon Johnson's interim board votes to fire Pedro Martinez, Chicago Public Schools CEO  ABC7 Chicago
  3. Chicago Board of Education votes to fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez  WGN TV Chicago
  4. CPS CEO goes to court in last minute attempt to save job before Friday board meeting  Chicago Tribune
  5. Money, missteps behind... Читать дальше...

CBSNews.com 

Tracking winter weather ahead of the Christmas holiday

Major airports in the Northeast could be impacted by bad weather, as winter weather advisories take effect from the Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic region. Meteorologist Rob Marciano is tracking it all.

CBSNews.com 

Record number of Americans expected to travel over holidays

A record number of Americans are expected to be on the move over the holidays. Nearly 120 million people are estimated to pack the nation's airports and highways between now and New Year's Day, according to AAA. Kris Van Cleave has more.

CBSNews.com 

Oil and gas companies sued over alleged false claims of plastic recyclability

This week a group of plaintiffs in Missouri, Kansas, California and Florida filed a class-action lawsuit against dozens of companies and organizations, claiming they've falsely promoted how easy it is to recycle plastics. CBS News Los Angeles climatologist Marina Jurica has the details.

SheKnows.com 

'Outlander' Recap 7.13: One Wedding, Two Reunions & Jamie and Claire Prepare for War, Again

Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Outlander Season 7, Episode 13, “Hello, Goodbye.” The Frasers are due for some happiness, a little break from their achy breaky heart ache. With Jamie back from the dead, Lord John almost dead, Roger and Buck roaming in time looking for a son and a dad, Brianna looking for her […]

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