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US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden
Total U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net...
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I did the same thing for my home in Texas more than 20 years ago. Seven 100-meter deep wells circulate water with just a 1/2 HP pump bring 68 degree F fluid year round to the heat pump. Replaced a gas furnace & air conditioner. www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/au...
Little Rock airport’s geothermal wells will help heat and cool facility while slashing natural gas use, officials say | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A network of hundreds of geothermal wells, each one plunging hundreds of feet underground, is taking shape at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field in Little Rock as part of an overhau...
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Every person deserves access to the information they need to make informed decisions about their lives, bodies, and futures – including America’s youth. Today’s win in our case reaffirms the value of trusted, evidence-based education programs.
A new law in Russia limits free speech for Russian residents. kyivindependent.com/st-petersbur...
St. Petersburg court fines Russian for posting drone attack aftermath online
A court in St. Petersburg has issued the city's first fine to a local resident over a video posted online following a Ukrainian drone attack on the city
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Trump is using your tax dollars to give his abusive ICE agents a new tool for more brutality: electric shock gloves. Hardly a shock? Every single House Republican voted for more money with no limitations for ICE.
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Trump's 2024 grocery photo op now haunts Republicans in the midterms
Two years after he staged a New Jersey press conference flanked by grocery staples to spotlight inflation under Democrats, food prices are still rising despite his pledge to bring them down.
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These are the people who voted today to desecrate the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Thank you CBS News for covering a story that has been inadequately covered for during the past few decades with respect to the "forever chemicals" that have been spread over farm fields for these recent decades ... adversely affecting the health of living beings via the foods produced on these lands
WOW: Katie Phang makes a SCORCHING filing in federal court unloading on Todd Blanche over his latest attempts to delay her Epstein files lawsuit, saying his arguments have "no basis in reality." Plus, Katie breaks the filing down herself in a must-watch video.
Katie Phang Rips Todd Blanche’s Epstein Case Delay Bid as Having 'No Basis in Reality'
Her recent filing notes there is “no question he is in default.”
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“The Trump administration plans to spend at least $900 million on White House grounds construction, The Washington Post reports — and taxpayers would primarily foot the bill.” NOTUS this afternoon
This is a disgusting use of US taxpayer funds. Anyone else think this was done by DT's administration to either satisfy the political donors from the fossil fuel industries or for the President to get revenge for the 2012 construction of wind turbines off the coast of Scotland.
RWE, Trump administration reach $1.22 billion agreement to cancel offshore wind leases
German energy company RWE said on Thursday that it had reached a $1.22 billion agreement with the Trump administration to cancel three offshore wind leases in U.S. waters and to direct the funds to L...
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John Soyring "A new medical study finds black lung rates in Appalachian coal miners are rising at record speed. The incurable and fatal lung disease is just one dangerous consequence of the Trump administration’s push to revive the coal industry." www.npr.org/2026/08/05/n...
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45 years ago today, IBM introduced the IBM Personal Computer to world. www.pcmag.com/news/project...
Project Chess: The Story Behind the Original IBM PC
Anyone who uses a desktop or laptop computer owes it all to the first IBM PC, which set a standard for the industry 40 years ago. This is its story.
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Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 explicitly prohibits any officer or person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States from ordering, bringing, keeping, or controlling troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held.
Preventing Voter Intimidation by Federal Agents at the Polls
Any deployment that intimidates voters or interferes with elections would be illegal. Should one occur, officials and civil society are prepared to challenge illegal acts so that voting can proceed un...
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"The state’s goals for the land purchase are to provide outdoor recreation, timber production, and to maintain forest habitat for wildlife including moose, black bears, deer and gray wolves. The forestland is also expected to be a valuable carbon sink in the fight against climate change."
Michigan set to buy 4,500 acres of Keweenaw Peninsula forestland for $4.9 million
The state’s goals for the land purchase are to provide outdoor recreation, timber production, and to maintain forest habitat for wildlife.
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I’ve long held the opinion that the US market has been investing far too much building data center compute capacity, driven by artificial intelligence computing and block chain computing for crypto currencies. Some companies are wisely selling off some of this excess capacity on a secretive basis.
"As word spread that a U.S. citizen had been detained, demonstrators gathered outside the federal building calling for her release..." www.wavy.com/news/local-n...
U.S. citizen claims wrongful detention during ICE operation in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — An 18-year-old Norfolk woman says she was detained by federal immigration agents Friday morning after arriving at the scene of an immigration enforcement operation invol…
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"On July 24, 1974, in U.S. v. Nixon, the Supreme Court sided unanimously with the prosecutor, saying that executive privilege “must be considered in light of our historic commitment to the rule of law." Heather Cox Richardson Seems like we now have a similar situation with the Epstein files.
Wisconsin voters are fortunate to have such a hard-working young lady running for a political office. www.reuters.com/world/us/rur...
In rural Wisconsin, frustrations over Trump ag policies heat up House race
When she’s not trekking across Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District to meet voters, Democratic congressional challenger Rebecca Cooke is still on her feet, waiting tables at two restaurants around E...
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After more than 40 years of making and repairing flight suits for Blue Angel pilots, Pete Hegseth and staff close contract with the black owner and pay more than 4x for another business to do the same work. IMO, this is a racist act at the US Department of Defense. www.youtube.com/shorts/DP1tk...
Pensacola’s 'Sewing Box' loses Blue Angels flight suit contract after 43 years
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I applaud the good work of the residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan to give its voters the option to replace a publicly traded electricity utility as its provider with a municipally owned and operated electricity utility. My experience with Austin Energy, a municipal utility, has been excellent.
"Cleveland-Cliffs is set to lock in coal-powered steelmaking at an Ohio plant, even after being awarded a half-billion dollars from the Biden administration to clean up its operation. Executives say the about-face is to comply with the Trump administration’s focus on fossil fuels"
Ohio steel giant aims to use Biden climate funds for polluting project
Cleveland-Cliffs got $500M for a big green-steel push. Under Trump, the firm is “rescoping” to work that perpetuates coal use and will boost local…
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Oil & gas investors are getting a return on the PAC donations. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
RWE, Trump administration reach $1.22 billion agreement to cancel offshore wind leases
German energy company RWE said on Thursday that it had reached a $1.22 billion agreement with the Trump administration to cancel three offshore wind leases in U.S. waters and to direct the funds to L...
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