Housing and health at the heart of SA budget
Home is at the heart of the South Australian budget, with almost half a billion dollars to be spent on new affordable homes, public housing and help for almost 4000 …
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Spain’s Early Election May Bring Far-Right Back To Power
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s general election on Sunday could make the country the latest European Union member swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval …
Is It Ever Morally Acceptable to Visit a Confederate Historical Site?
I recently moved back home to Biloxi, Miss., and I’m wondering about visiting the lavish grounds of Beauvoir, the historical site and home of Jefferson Davis, the president of the …
Donald Trump loses challenge to damages in E. Jean Carroll sex case
E. Jean Carroll exits the Manhattan Federal Court following the verdict in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, New York City, May 9, 2023. Brendan …
The world is burning from a record heat wave. GOP presidential candidates are shrugging
The nation is baking in a record heat wave that is serving as a reminder of how climate change is rapidly affecting human life — from endangering outdoor workers to …
B.C. port strike must end ‘immediately,’ Poilievre says, urges Trudeau to act
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to end a port workers strike in British Columbia “immediately.” Roughly 7,400 port workers walked off the job again …
SA budget gets mixed response from unions and business groups
Unions have called it thoughtful and responsible, but the business community is disappointed in South Australia’s big spending budget that focused on housing, health and hip-pocket relief. The Labor government …
Republicans Block Food Aid For Gaza As Israeli Leader Visits Congress
As Israeli President Isaac Herzog gets the red-carpet treatment in Washington this week, two powerful Republican lawmakers are withholding $75 million in American aid from the poorest Palestinians. The moves …
Republicans Shrug at New Possible Trump Indictment
The indictments of Donald J. Trump — past and pending — are becoming the background music of the 2024 presidential campaign: always there, shaping the mood, yet not fully the …
Democrats push for censure of Rep. George Santos; some Republicans support resolution
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) say it’s time for the House to censure Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). “The time has come for Congress to …