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Aid to several communities impacted by Hurricane Helene was temporarily paused in parts of North Carolina over the weekend due to reports of threats against Federal Emergency Management Agency responders, amid a backdrop of misinformation about responses to recent storms.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20815260

Critics argue it violates church-state separation and harms students’ rights.

An effort to clear a backlog in the court system, combined with a lack of prosecutors, has led hundreds of people charged with an array of criminal misdemeanors in Alaska’s most-populous city to have their cases dropped without a trial.

Journalist who published vetting document on Republican running mate was kicked off site formerly known as Twitter

Gunfire erupted between two groups during homecoming events at Tennessee State University, police say

The existing racial injustices of the petrochemical industry are being expanded in the name of fighting climate change.

Working-class parents often express interest in vouchers. But in Arizona, the nation’s school choice capital, these families aren’t using them due to the inaccessibility of private schools and the costs of transportation, meals and uniforms.

Republican candidate, Donald Trump, has released very little health information, including after his ear was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt in July.

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Driver and passenger arrested after search of car in Portland turns up fentanyl, methamphetamine, cash and loaded gun

The chair said Trump’s threats “should not be ignored.”

It “poses a credible risk to public safety,” report says.

Last week I noted how Elon Musk saw fit to inject himself in the middle of the Helene hurricane disaster by falsely claiming that hurricane victims died because the FCC refused to give Starlink a billion dollars in subsidies. I explained at length why that claim was grotesque and incorrect, in part because the subsidies in question weren’t even slated to arrive until next year.

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of assassinated US politician Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday at the age of 96, her family said.