Author: The Gazette
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Duffy warns of flight cancellations if airline subsides lapse during shutdown
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that rural and small communities will see cuts to the federal subsidies supporting their airline services as soon as Sunday if the government shutdown continues. The Transportation Department gives subsidies to airlines through the Essential Air Service program to guarantee they provide commercial service to smaller communities throughout the United…
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Cruz presses Wikipedia to address concerns ‘systemic bias’ is promoting left-wing ideology
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Monday requested information from Wikipedia regarding mounting unease that the internet’s leading online encyclopedia is manipulating narratives to promote left-wing viewpoints. “Wikipedia began with a noble concept: crowdsource human knowledge using verifiable sources and make it free to the public,” the senator wrote in a letter to Wikimedia Foundation CEO…
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Construction still in progress in Belem as Brazil readies to host COP30
BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Heads of state will begin arriving in the Amazon city of Belem in a month for the United Nations climate summit, but the infrastructure meant to receive them remains unfinished. Alongside what has been dubbed the “leaders village,” a series of several low-slung buildings that will house many of the visiting presidents,…
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Jason Miyares launches $1.5 million ad campaign featuring Jay Jones’s death threats against Republicans
The campaign of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is spending $1.5 million on an ad campaign highlighting disturbing, violent texts from his Democratic opponent, Jay Jones. Texts first obtained and published by the National Review on Friday, and later confirmed by Jones, featured Jones sharing violent fantasies about former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, saying he wished he…
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Mike Johnson advised Jeffries ‘don’t pay attention’ to online trolling
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) lamented that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) rejected his advice to avoid responding to internet trolling “because it makes it worse.” President Donald Trump posted a series of altered videos of Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) after he met with them to discuss negotiations…
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Mexico confirms new screwworm case in northern border state Nuevo Leon
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico’s agriculture ministry said on Monday another case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was detected in Nuevo Leon, which borders the United States, marking the state’s second confirmed case in about two weeks. The infested calf had originated from the south of Mexico and was intercepted in the town…
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Measles-free status in jeopardy in the Americas as outbreaks continue
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The Americas region is at risk of losing its measles-free status as the highly infectious disease continues to spread in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the head of the Pan American Health Organization told Reuters in an interview. To be considered measles-free, a country where an outbreak takes place…
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Exclusive-Trump official bypassed ethics rules in criminal referrals of Fed governor and other foes, sources say
By Marisa Taylor and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump appointee accusing the president’s political foes of mortgage fraud skipped over his agency’s inspector general when making criminal referrals, according to seven people familiar with the matter, bypassing rules meant to ensure that federal officials don’t abuse their power for partisan purposes. Bill Pulte, director…
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DOJ official probing Portland police refers ‘woke idiots’ threats to US Marshals
The Justice Department on Sunday revealed “threats” made against a leading DOJ official are under investigation by U.S. marshals. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon alleged in a post to X that she was the victim of threats, including several on Sunday evening. She said they have been referred to the U.S. Marshals…
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Another deadline in US shutdown: Will troops get paychecks on October 15?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Republicans and Democrats faced another looming deadline as a government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday: payday for active-duty military service members. If the standoff between President Donald Trump’s Republicans and congressional Democrats does not end in the next week, 1.3 million active-duty military, hundreds of thousands of…