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Biden orders door-to-door visits after toxic US train derailment

Republicans and Democrats have traded barbs over the rail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which led to evacuations.

Al Jazeera · Feb 25, 2023

Chicagoans prepare to elect police district council members for the first time

CHICAGO — While the nine Chicago mayoral candidates pitch plans to address crime and policing, Chicago voters for the first time in city history will be able to vote for representatives on civilian police oversight councils, part of a growing group of reforms following years of protests over law enforcement…

Chicago Tribune · Feb 25, 2023

Texas abortion funds likely safe from prosecution, federal judge rules

U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman dismissed Attorney General Ken Paxton from the lawsuit, ruling he had no authority to enforce Texas’ abortion bans beyond state lines.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 25, 2023

Former Republican senator who voted against Covid-19 aid resigned over long Covid

James Inhofe spent much of his time in the Senate opposing provisions to combat climate change

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

After Ohio train wreck, Biden orders door-to-door checks

President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a political controversy

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Lobbyists fight abortion ban exceptions

An anti-abortion group pushes lawmakers to take the narrowest interpretation on when a doctor can legally intervene

Salon · Feb 24, 2023

Bernie Sanders says Musk’s ownership of Twitter is a ‘problem’ and calls for more aggressive anti-trust laws

It is not the first time Mr Sanders has called for greater scrutiny of billionaire interests

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll fights to have other women testify in rape case

Donald Trump will find himself facing three sexual assault accusers instead of one if the writer who claims he raped her in the 1990s persuades a judge to let two other women testify at trial.

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023

Friday Night Notes: Malachi Coleman gives back, K.J. Bolden’s recruiting tour and more

Coleman will be donating his NIL money to the foster system.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 24, 2023

Trump suspected of classified papers ‘shell game’ in Mar-a-Lago probe as Greene targets Ukraine

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The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023