Public Notes by Kevin1230san Tagged #u.s.

Trump and Fox News, Twin Titans of Politics, Hit With Back-to-Back Rebukes www.nytimes.com

For the better part of a decade, Donald J. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Trump’s G.O.P. Rivals, Shielding Him, Reveal Their 2024 Predicament www.nytimes.com

Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida took a measured dig at Donald J. Trump by publicly mocking the circumstances that led New York investigators to the former president. “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair,” Mr. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Trump Prepares to Surrender in New York as Police Brace for Protests www.nytimes.com

Donald J. Trump prepared on Friday to surrender to prosecutors in Manhattan next week as the New York police braced for protests and sharply partisan responses from Democrats and Republicans ushered in a tumultuous time for a deeply polarized nation. A day after a grand jury indicted Mr. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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N. Dakota Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Ban; Says Constitution Protects Procedure www.nytimes.com

North Dakota’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to block a ban on abortions in the state, and said the state Constitution protects abortion rights in some situations. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Florida Scoured Math Textbooks for ‘Prohibited Topics.’ Next Up: Social Studies. www.nytimes.com

The nitty-gritty process of reviewing and approving school textbooks has typically been an administrative affair, drawing the attention of education experts, publishing executives and state bureaucrats. But in Florida, textbooks have become hot politics, part of Gov. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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His Wife Was Dying, but 10 Feet of Snow Stood in His Way www.nytimes.com

Two days into the relentless snowfall it became clear: There would be no leaving the mountains. Robert Rice was initially unfazed by warnings of the impending storm. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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No, ‘Wokeness’ Did Not Cause Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse www.nytimes.com

WASHINGTON — A growing chorus of conservative pundits and politicians have said the failure of Silicon Valley Bank was the result of the bank’s “woke” policies, blaming the California lender’s commitments to workplace diversity and environmentally and socially conscious investments. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Pythons, Invasive and Hungry, Are Making Their Way North in Florida www.nytimes.com

MIAMI — So much for all the efforts to slow the proliferation of Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades over the last two decades, including with paid contractors, trained volunteers and an annual hunt that has drawn participants from as far as Latvia: The giant snakes have been making their wa #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Russian Warplane Hits American Drone Over Black Sea, U.S. Says www.nytimes.com

WASHINGTON — A Russian warplane struck a U.S. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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At Wellesley College, Students Vote to Admit Trans Men www.nytimes.com

Wellesley College proudly proclaims itself as a place for “women who will make a difference in the world.” It boasts a long line of celebrated alumnae, including Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright and Nora Ephron. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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A Giant Blob of Seaweed is Heading to Florida www.nytimes.com

For much of the year, an enormous brown blob floats, relatively harmlessly, across the Atlantic Ocean. Its tendrils provide shelter and breeding grounds for fish, crabs and sea turtles. Spanning thousands of miles, it is so large that it can be seen from outer space. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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DeSantis, Backing Away From Ukraine, Angers G.O.P. Hawks www.nytimes.com

Declaring this week that defending Ukraine against Russia’s invasion was not a vital interest for the United States, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida cemented a Republican shift away from hawkish foreign policy that has played out over the past decade and accelerated with Donald J. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Ron DeSantis Says Protecting Ukraine Is Not a Key U.S. Interest www.nytimes.com

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has sharply broken with Republicans who are determined to defend Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, saying in a statement made public on Monday night that protecting the European nation’s borders is not a vital U.S. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Northeast Braces for Wind, Wet Snow and Power Failures www.nytimes.com

The storm, which was expected to strengthen into a nor’easter and last through Wednesday, could unload six to 18 inches of snow across more than seven states, from northeast Pennsylvania and far northwest New Jersey through much of New York and New England, the National Weather Service said. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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UPenn Accuses a Law Professor of Racist Statements. Should She Be Fired? www.nytimes.com

At the University of Pennsylvania, where she has tenure, she invited a white nationalist to speak to her class. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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‘History Will Hold Donald Trump Accountable’ for Jan. 6, Pence Says www.nytimes.com

Former Vice President Mike Pence, delivering his strongest public rebuke yet to the president who made him his running mate, said on Saturday night “that history will hold Donald Trump accountable” for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, which he called “a disgrace.” #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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‘Potent’ Nor’easter to Bring Heavy Snow Starting Monday Night, Forecasters Say www.nytimes.com

Heavy snow rates and strong winds will likely produce dangerous or near-impossible travel in parts of the Northeast, the Weather Prediction Center said. The storm is expected to bring severe thunderstorms to the Southeast and Gulf Coast on Sunday night before intensifying. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Haunted by His Sister’s Killing, a Brother Gets Answers More Than 46 Years Later www.nytimes.com

The detectives would arrive soon, so Thomas Klaber made deli sandwiches and coffee at his Cleveland home as he wondered what new information they had about the killing of his younger sister more than four decades ago. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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A Duggar Revisits Her Religious Upbringing www.nytimes.com

When Jinger Duggar Vuolo was about 14, her family piled into the family bus to drive to Texas from their home in Arkansas. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Chinese-Brokered Deal Upends Mideast Diplomacy and Challenges U.S. www.nytimes.com

WASHINGTON — Finally, there is a peace deal of sorts in the Middle East. Not between Israel and the Arabs, but between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which have been at each other’s throats for decades. And brokered not by the United States but by China. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Inside Ron DeSantis’s Politicized Removal of an Elected Prosecutor www.nytimes.com

When Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida announced last summer that he had taken the extraordinary step of removing a local prosecutor from his job, he cast his decision as a bold move to protect Floridians. The prosecutor, Andrew H. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Stripping Confederate Ties, the U.S. Navy Renames Two Vessels www.nytimes.com

One night in 1862, as the Civil War raged, an enslaved mariner named Robert Smalls seized an opportunity. When the enlisted crew of a Confederate steamer disembarked for a night of carousing in Charleston, S.C., Mr. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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A Glimpse of DeSantis in Iowa: Awkward, but Still Winning the Crowd www.nytimes.com

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Suzy Barker, a native Iowan dressed in an orange-and-blue University of Florida hoodie, waited in a crowd of fellow Republicans on Friday morning to meet Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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‘Now He Must Pay:’ Kristin Smart’s Killer Is Sentenced to 25 Years to Life www.nytimes.com

Paul Flores, who was found guilty last year of murdering Kristin Smart in 1996 when they were both university students, was sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in prison, capping an emotional day for the Smart family, who waited more than a quarter of a century for some sense of justice. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Saudi Arabia Offers Its Price to Normalize Relations With Israel www.nytimes.com

WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia is seeking security guarantees from the United States, help with developing a civilian nuclear program and fewer restrictions on U.S. arms sales as its price for normalizing relations with Israel, people familiar with the exchanges say. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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