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Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 5 The Washington Post on social media's harm to young minds The U.S. surgeon general released an advisory this past month warning that the country’s children “have become unknowing...
Maryland board approves funds for abortion pill stockpile
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board approved an emergency procurement of more than $1 million on Wednesday to pay for a stockpile of a widely used abortion pill due to uncertainty surrounding legal challenges against the drug's use. The Board of Public Works approved the funds...
Kentucky pauses incentives for battery maker whose federal loan was nixed after claims of China ties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kentucky officials say they won't start paying out $21 million in economic incentives for a proposed electric vehicle battery facility until the company further explains why the U.S. Department of Energy abruptly rejected a $200 million loan for the project after some...
Editorial Roundup: Texas
Austin American-Statesman. June 4, 2023. Editorial: Abbott uses the office to force his personal agenda Just because Texas governors have the power to call the Legislature into a special session on any topic at any time doesn’t mean they should. But Gov. Greg Abbott...
16 South American migrants who entered US through Texas flown to California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sixteen Venezuelan and Colombian migrants who entered the country through Texas were flown to California by chartered plane and dropped off outside a church in Sacramento, Gov. Gavin Newsom and migrant rights advocates said Saturday. The young men and...
'I think you are looking for me:' Convicted Texas killer booted from towns in '90s arrested again
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Raul Meza Jr. walked out of a Texas prison in 1993 after serving about a decade for killing an 8-year-old girl, outrage followed him everywhere. Picketers drove him out of a half-dozen communities — from El Paso, where someone threatened to set fire to...
US expands slots for asylum app at land crossings as demand overwhelms supply
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday expanded slots to seek asylum at land crossings with Mexico through a mobile app for the second time in less than a month, seeking to dispel doubts it isn't a viable option. There are now 1,250 appointments daily at eight land...
Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and called for transparency Thursday once the trial gets underway this summer in the state Capitol. The hiring...
Texas governor appoints John Scott as interim attorney general after Paxton impeached
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday picked a longtime ally who oversaw Texas' elections in 2022 to temporarily serve as attorney general following Republican Ken Paxton's historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes. John Scott, who stepped down as...
Why Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment fight isn't finished yet
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with its impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Another one is coming. The GOP-led House of Representatives on Saturday approved 20 articles of impeachment on sweeping allegations of...
