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Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'
5 hours, 18 minutes ago

Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'

Raw Story  

by Maher Al Mounes with Lisa Golden Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control. Sharaa spoke alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, after earlier meeting with Lebanese Druze leaders and vowing to end "negative interference" …

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NGT seeks CPCB report on liquid waste management in Periyar catchment
2 weeks, 4 days ago

NGT seeks CPCB report on liquid waste management in Periyar catchment

The Hindu  

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to submit a report on the liquid waste management status of the industrial units operating in the catchment area of the Periyar River by January first week. The Bench issued the directive in an order dated November 19, concerning a mass fish kill reported in …

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Sculptor Gormley hopes art can be bridge to China despite curbs
1 month, 1 week ago

Sculptor Gormley hopes art can be bridge to China despite curbs

Raw Story  

Renowned British sculptor Antony Gormley has told AFP of his concern over the "uglier sides" of China's state control but says artistic engagement with the historic and cultural powerhouse is crucial. "It's absolutely essential, because art is a bridge between hearts and minds, and people that come from totally different ideological but also geographical places," Gormley said at a factory-turned-gallery …

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California legal weed industry in tumult over pesticides in pot
3 months ago

California legal weed industry in tumult over pesticides in pot

LA Times  

Nicole Elliott, right, Gov. She said The Times reporting of unaddressed pesticide contamination “created an urgency and momentum.” Those concerns were underscored earlier this month when the former laboratory division chief of the Department of Cannabis Control — whose sudden departure was previously reported by The Times — filed a civil lawsuit alleging the agency’s director had long ignored allegations …

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The Blue State Race That Could Give Republicans Control of the Senate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Blue State Race That Could Give Republicans Control of the Senate

Slate  

One certainty after popular former Maryland Gov. What Alsobrooks also has on her side—that she didn’t necessarily have before, say, July 21—is “the growing amount of enthusiasm among Democrats,” Kromer added. In yet another ad—one that Kromer and I have both viewed endlessly during broadcasts of Baltimore Orioles games—Hogan says that “Republicans can’t count on my vote.” The thrust of …

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China launches emergency response to flooding in Beijing, neighboring regions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

China launches emergency response to flooding in Beijing, neighboring regions

China Daily  

Residents cross the road in rain in Dongcheng district of Beijing, Aug 9, 2024. BEIJING -- The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Friday activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding in Beijing and the neighboring Tianjin municipality and Hebei province. The Ministry of Emergency Management has urged regions impacted by heavy rainfall to spare no effort in …

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Tim Walz’s political evolution took him from moderate Democrat to progressive champion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tim Walz’s political evolution took him from moderate Democrat to progressive champion

CNN  

CNN — In 2023, Tim Walz declared the time for bargaining, light cajoling and compromise was over. “They don’t really have a contrast message that resonates.” From MN-01 to One Minnesota Walz’s political career began when he flipped Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District – a red, rural seat that had only been held by one other Democrat in 100 years – …

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Presidential battle could play role in control of state capitols in several swing states
5 months, 1 week ago

Presidential battle could play role in control of state capitols in several swing states

Hindustan Times  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two swing districts in a swing county may very well decide which party controls the House in the swing state of Pennsylvania, one of several where pivotal legislative battles are playing out in the shadow of the presidential campaign. Presidential battle could play role in control of state capitols in several swing states Democrat Brian Munroe and …

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Your guide to Proposition 33: Effort to expand rent control
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Your guide to Proposition 33: Effort to expand rent control

LA Times  

Both sides have accused each other of misleading advertising. In it, the speaker — identified as a renter and single mom — says that “33 repeals a hundred affordable housing laws, including the nation’s strongest rent control law” — a reference to the state rent cap law. Instead, the measure only removes prohibitions that currently bar municipalities from expanding rent …

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How Authoritarian Oppression Breeds Religious Extremism in Central Asia
6 months ago

How Authoritarian Oppression Breeds Religious Extremism in Central Asia

The Diplomat  

For centuries, Central Asia has served as a major center of Islamic culture and civilization. Soviet leaders Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev sought to isolate Central Asia from the Muslim world and replace Islam with Soviet-backed doctrines of communism and atheism by such measures as closing or destroying mosques and religious schools, burning veils in public, and discontinuing Islamic Shariah …

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Disney set to invest up to $17B in Florida parks now that fight with DeSantis appointees has ended
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Disney set to invest up to $17B in Florida parks now that fight with DeSantis appointees has ended

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing up to $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World. The five DeSantis-appointed supervisors …

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Texas’ floating barrier between US and Mexico can stay for now, court rules in reversal
11 months ago

Texas’ floating barrier between US and Mexico can stay for now, court rules in reversal

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed an order requiring Texas to move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico — the latest development in legal battles between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. The state installed it along the international border with Mexico between the Texas border city of Eagle …

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Myanmar fighting intensifies near India border, curfew imposed in Sittwe
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar fighting intensifies near India border, curfew imposed in Sittwe

Al Jazeera  

Offensive launched by anti-coup forces two weeks ago puts military under pressure and is now spreading across the country. Ethnic armed groups fighting to restore civilian rule in Myanmar have claimed new territory in the country’s northwest near the border with India, amid an escalating offensive against the military regime. Fighters in Chin state reportedly took control of two military …

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Michigan mayoral races could affect Democrats’ control of state government
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan mayoral races could affect Democrats’ control of state government

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Democrats in Michigan who hold power in the governor’s office and slim majorities in both chambers of the Legislature may be at risk of temporarily losing full control, depending on the results of two mayoral elections Tuesday. Democrats currently hold a two-seat majority in the state House, and two of those representatives, Lori Stone and Kevin Coleman, …

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State-led temple reforms delivered social justice
1 year, 2 months ago

State-led temple reforms delivered social justice

Hindustan Times  

In his article, CR Kesavan has argued against state control of temples. Vaikom, situated in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore, is regarded as the starting point of the temple reform movement when Periyar EV Ramasamy and Sree Narayana Guru led protests against the ban on persons from backward classes using the road adjacent to the local temple. Despite such …

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North Carolina Republicans seek control over state and local election boards ahead of 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

North Carolina Republicans seek control over state and local election boards ahead of 2024

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature with veto-proof majorities are close to wresting supervision of elections from the governor and the governor’s party — almost always the Democrats for over a century. Republicans say the current makeup of the state and local boards means decisions on contentious election matters fall to what the governor’s party wants, …

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Unified approach: The Hindu Editorial on the Nipah outbreak in Kerala and a One Health approach
1 year, 3 months ago

Unified approach: The Hindu Editorial on the Nipah outbreak in Kerala and a One Health approach

The Hindu  

Lightning is unlikely to strike the same place twice, but the Nipah virus is again wreaking havoc in Kozhikode, the fourth outbreak of the disease in Kerala over the last five years. With two persons dying of Nipah this week in Kozhikode, and three more persons, two of them relatives of one of the victims, testing positive, and being hospitalised, …

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GOP lawmakers push for state control of St. Louis police
1 year, 8 months ago

GOP lawmakers push for state control of St. Louis police

Associated Press  

— Ten years after gaining local control of its police for the first time since the Civil War, the city of St. Louis has more murders than ever before — and Missouri’s Republican lawmakers are again pressuring for a state takeover of the police force. For much of its history, police in Missouri’s two largest cities of St. Louis and …

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As norovirus spreads in California, how can you protect yourself? Don’t rely on hand sanitizer
1 year, 8 months ago

As norovirus spreads in California, how can you protect yourself? Don’t rely on hand sanitizer

LA Times  

The highly contagious norovirus, sometimes referred to as the stomach flu, is on the rise in California, prompting state health officials to urge healthcare providers to step up disinfection efforts in a bid to check the spread. “Gastrointestinal outbreaks are often not confirmed by laboratory testing, so the true number of norovirus outbreaks likely well exceeds those confirmed by laboratory …

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California already has nation’s strictest gun laws. Mass shootings could spur push to go further
1 year, 10 months ago

California already has nation’s strictest gun laws. Mass shootings could spur push to go further

LA Times  

Law enforcement officials on Sunday secure and investigate the scene where a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park. After a deadly wave of mass shootings in the United States last year — including one in Buffalo, N.Y., and another at a school in Uvalde, Texas — that collectively killed 31, California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature responded by …

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Disney vs. Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ feud advances with new proposed legislation
1 year, 11 months ago

Disney vs. Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ feud advances with new proposed legislation

LA Times  

Performers and patrons stand in front of Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. Florida lawmakers will move to increase state control of Walt Disney World’s private government, according to a notice published Friday. Florida lawmakers will move to increase state control of Walt Disney World’s private government, according to a notice published Friday, the latest development …

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If you want to enjoy demographic dividend let the population grow: Chandrababu Naidu
2 years ago

If you want to enjoy demographic dividend let the population grow: Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Government must promote population growth instead of stressing population control measures for the country to continue enjoying the demographic dividend, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desham Party chief Chandrababu Naidu said. We should plan in such a way that we can extend our demographic dividend.” There is a north-south divide in population density but Mr. Naidu clarified that …

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How stray dog menace is getting out of control in Kerala
2 years, 3 months ago

How stray dog menace is getting out of control in Kerala

India Today  

The menace of stray dogs has been haunting Kerala for long. I appeal to the government to begin high-level monitoring of stray dogs and offer the best medical care to those attacked.” With the rabies deaths threatening to hurt the government’s image, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed the health minister to set up a panel to study the potency …

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Analysis: Angola’s election race is between continuity and change
2 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: Angola’s election race is between continuity and change

Al Jazeera  

Angola’s opposition is looking to capitalise on growing dissent against the government, to scuttle President Lourenço’s re-election bid. “People are crowded into cities with inadequate housing and infrastructure with no prospect of living conditions improving or more employment opportunities coming about.” People below 30 years make up more than two-thirds of Angola’s population and could easily be the demographic that …

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