U.S. District Judge Steve Jones said he was making no ruling on the merits of the charges against Clark, but he concluded that the federal court has no jurisdiction over the case.
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A shutdown is almost certain as McCarthy’s last-ditch plan collapses
Hard-right Republican holdouts rejected the package, despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it insufficient.
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Evan Gershkovich wanted to explain Russia to Americans. Russia wanted him to stay quiet.
The American journalist and Bowdoin grad has been detained by Russian authorities for 6 months. His parents left the country 38 years earlier to escape repression.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
804,000 long-term borrowers see student loans forgiven before payments resume
Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Strikes spread to Chicago, Lansing as 7,000 more autoworkers join picket line
Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress in contract talks, Union President Shawn Fain told workers.
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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90
Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans and sought middle ground.
Posted inNation & World, News
Man arrested in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur was released from prison in 2022
Jason Billingsley, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Pava LaPere, was released from prison last October after serving a shortened sentence for a 2013 rape.
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Colleges should step up diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, Biden administration says
The Education Department issued a report Thursday promoting strategies to increase diversity in the wake of a Supreme Court decision barring colleges from considering the race of applicants in the admission process.
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16-year-old boy arrested in England over ‘deliberate’ felling of famous tree at Hadrian’s Wall
Photographs from the scene on early Thursday showed that the tree was cut down near the base of its trunk, with the rest of it lying on its side.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation & World
Rep. Jared Golden urges U.S. Justice Department to focus on violence in Mexico
Bipartisan congressional group tell attorney general “to intervene” to protect Americans