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Co-authored by Rhode Island State Senator Gayle Goldin

It’s great to see people from all political camps talking about paid leave. Caring for babies, recovering from surgeries, and helping ailing partners or parents affects nearly everyone. But the devil is in the details and some of these proposals are devilish indeed. The question to ask is: will this proposal help me care for myself or my loved ones without falling over a financial cliff? Will it reach those who need it the most? Читать дальше...

NORFOLK, Va. — A civil rights group and officials at Old Dominion University are condemning a racist video that was circulating online until YouTube removed it. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/2kWt5e6 ) that the video shows a white woman in an ODU sweatshirt using expletives and racial slurs in a rap rant against black people. The

War has been a frequent theme of President Donald Trump’s first month in the White House, from his war on the media to his talk of “nuclear holocaust” and putting Iran “on notice.” A group of Democrats moved Tuesday to try to limit Trump’s ability to start a war by calling for him to revoke a resolution that gives

Last month calls for ride sharing app users to #DeleteUber rang out after news broke that Uber drivers broke a taxi driver strike in New York during protests of Trump’s travel ban, and now the request has come again.

The Pentagon has identified a 21-year-old soldier who died Monday while supporting the U.S.-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

Iwan Rheon will have to get used to sci-fi fans hating him. After a memorable arc on “Game of Thrones” as the vehemently abhored Ramsay Bolton, he has scored a gig in “Marvel’s Inhumans.”

Senator Chuck Grassley had a rough town hall this morning, where he was (finally!) confronted on the horrible policymaking that Republicans are indulging themselves in.

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Trump wants to appear like he’s in charge of military requirements (and F-35 pricing improvements).

Since the election, President Donald Trump has been making headlines with his promise to look at more Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets as an alternative to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.  He has also discussed asking Boeing to develop an improved Super Hornet as part of this alternative acquisition path.  Clearly, Trump has been reading the news about these programs… from 2013. Читать дальше...

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Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, Poland's state-owned enterprise, announced plans to collaborate on future defense projects.

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Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Lawmakers barely passed a bill Tuesday to decriminalize marijuana cultivation in the Netherlands, but it's expected to face a bigger hurdle in the upper house.

He had just been refused service.

Kendall Jenner is revealing how she keeps her supermodel figure! The 21-year-old model took to her official website to open up about her favorite thing to work out – her abs! “The next day, it hurts to even laugh. That’s how I know I’m doing the exercises right!” she wrote. Kendall added that she tries [...]

Richard Wright’s classic novel “Native Son” is coming to the big screen, with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks signed on to adapt the book for a feature film. “Native Son,” which elevated Wright to national prominence, follows a 20-year-old African-American man named Bigger Thomas from impoverished circumstances as he commits a series of brutal crimes. Parks, who became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play “Topdog/Underdog,” is writing the script.

The removal of a painting that depicted cops as pigs from a US Capitol violated the free speech rights of a high school student, according to the Missouri congressman who has filed a federal lawsuit over the matter.
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Counter, respond, and if necessary mitigate a nuclear or radiological incident quickly. This critical mission is the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) JTOT (Joint Technical Operation Team) Program, which marks its 20th anniversary this month.  JTOT is an agile, task-organized unit, ready to react at a moment’s notice to support nuclear and radiological weapons of mass destruction incidents. The program taps into technical and... Читать дальше...

A power bank caught fire on a Spring Airlines Airbus A320 flight, causing a diversion to Shenyang, China.

Ed Sheeran is on a serious roll of live performances. The latest addition? BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. The British singer-songwriter (and current...

The founders of Chatbooks created an app and website that enables people to literally and figuratively "hold on to what matters" by creating subscription-based automated photo books.

Nine high-status people buried there during a 330-year period share identical mitochondrial DNA, which is passed from mother to child.

Ken Cook and Gary DeBoer are among the first inductees for the Nebraska Eight-Man Football Hall of Fame class.

Based on the NSAA wild-card standings from Tuesday morning, here’s what the girls district final match-ups would look like if the substate format that was used for classes C-1 and C-2 volleyball this past fall was in place for basketball…

The 2nd annual Mr. Black River Falls competition is Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 pm in the Lunda Theater.