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☆ Prisoners sustain self-inflicted third-degree burns, calling out against ‘inhumane’ conditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | Kaitlyn Schwanemann Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Virginia’s Black Legislative Caucus is calling on the governor and the state department of corrections to initiate an independent investigation into allegations of abuse and poor conditions at a supermax state prison. That prisoner, Charles Coleman, “suffered repeated physical, verbal and psychological abuse and denied treatment by Red Onion guards and medical staff,” Johnson said. The burns “have been fully investigated by our Department of Corrections. Youngkin did not address the reports of poor treatment of inmates and dire living conditions at Red Onion. In June, Johnson wrote in The Virginia Defender that he and six other prisoners went on a hunger strike in December 2023 to protest the use of solitary confinement at Red Onion.

Persons: Kevin “ Rashid ” Johnson, Johnson, ” Johnson, Ekong Eshiet, ”, Charles Coleman, “, Red, Christian Martinez, Glenn Youngkin’s, Chad Dotson, ” Youngkin, Youngkin, Ceci Cain, ’, ” Dotson, Dotson Organizations: Legislative, Red, Red Onion, Gov, Virginia Department of Corrections, of Corrections, Department of Corrections, Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, NBC News, “, Virginia, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International Locations: Red Onion, Virginia

☆ Ohio governor signs bill restricting trans students' school bathroom use
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | Kaitlyn Schwanemann Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday banning transgender students from using school restrooms that align with their gender identities. The bill also mandates that Ohio schools cannot have restrooms or locker rooms that are open to all genders, excluding family facilities or single-occupancy facilities. Instead, it will make trans people less safe and fail to increase the safety of all students,” Antonio wrote. Ohio House Republicans attached the legislation about restrooms to proposals regarding report card data for Ohio’s college credit program for high school students. “Extremist politicians are panicking because transgender students exist," Willingham-Jaggers said.

Persons: Mike DeWine, “, ”, Barbara J, DeWine, ” Jocelyn Rosnick, Nickie J, Antonio, ” Antonio, Christian Virtue, David Mahan, Mahan, Melanie Willingham, Willingham, Jaggers Organizations: Gov, Republican, Ohio Gov, USA, Associated Press, American Civil Liberties Union, Democratic, Christian, Senate, Research, Social, Ohio House Republicans Locations: Alabama , Arkansas, Florida , Idaho , Iowa , Kansas , Kentucky, North Dakota , Oklahoma , Tennessee, Utah, Ohio, Columbus

☆ Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the Supreme Court’s upcoming and potentially explosive transgender care case is dividing conservatives, with many of those same groups backing Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments, which critics say injects the state into family medical decisions and overrides parental rights. Tennessee, and many conservatives who support the state’s position, argues parental rights aren’t a factor in the case. Conservative groups have lined up in federal courts to make nearly identical parental rights arguments in other cases. That separate lawsuit specifically asked whether the state law violates the “fundamental right of parents” to make decisions about the medical care of their children. In allowing the Tennessee ban to take effect last year, a divided 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals brushed aside the parental rights arguments.

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That means buyers can combine existing tax credits with the deep discounts on offer over the next three months. Hours after Newsom announced his proposal Monday, Bloomberg News reported that his office planned to exclude Teslas from any state rebate program, citing an idea to limit the proposed aid based on automakers’ EV market shares. The current federal tax credit also applies to leases, and some dealerships are exploiting a loophole that allows EV lessees to qualify for the full $7,500 credit without meeting income or manufacturer requirements. In a recent Edmunds analysis of mid-priced vehicles leased this year, the average monthly payment for EVs when factoring in tax credits was $428, far lower than the $572 for vehicles with gas engines. “If the tax credit goes away and it’s a significant amount that’s being utilized by dealers, you’ll have them rather upset for a while,” Drury said.

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☆ California proposes its own EV buyer credit — which could cut out Elon Musk's Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gavin Newsom plans to revive California's EV rebate if Trump ends the federal tax credit. Tesla sales in California, the US's largest EV market, have recently declined even as overall EV sales in the state have grown. Elon Musk, who has expressed support for ending the federal tax credit, said in an X post it was "insane" for the California proposal exclude Tesla. The federal electric vehicle tax credit, which was passed as part of the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, provides a $7,500 tax credit to some EV buyers. The Tesla CEO said on an earnings call in July that ending the federal tax credit might actually benefit the company.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Tesla, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Newsom, Trump, He's, Musk, Graham Rapier, — Organizations: Trump, California Gov, Trump Administration, Reduction Fund, Bloomberg News, Business, Car Dealers, EV, Hyundai, BMW, Biden, Department of Government Locations: California, Trump's

Greg Abbott challenged President Joe Biden at almost every turn on the handling of the US southern border, as the state grappled with multiple border surges. Abbott described the upcoming border actions as a coordinated effort between border states and Washington. Texas officials and federal officials have historically worked together on the US-Mexico border. Texas state officials tout the work of their operation, arguing it served as a deterrent, and federal officials cite Biden’s executive action that levied harsher consequences for border crossers. “Texas has really been a lab for how mass round-ups of immigrants would work and how you can practically do it,” said Kristin Etter, the director of policy and legal Services at the Texas Immigration Law Council.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Joe Biden, Abbott, “ We’re, ” Abbott, Fox News ’ “ Hannity, ”, Donald Trump’s, “ We’ve, Trump, —, Michael Banks —, Tom Homan, Banks, Biden, Brad Coe, he’s, “, Coe, who’ve, Tom Schmerber, Schmerber, I’d, dueled, –, Kristin Etter Organizations: CNN, Trump, Texas Gov, Lone Star, Democratic, Fox News, Biden White, Customs, Abbott, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public Safety, Fox Business, National Guard, Homeland Security, Texas, Operation Lone Star, Republican, Maverick, Democrat, Department of Homeland Security, Biden Justice, Justice Department, Circuit, Texas Immigration Law Council Locations: Texas, Rio, But Texas, — Texas, Mexico, Washington, Kinney County, Maverick, Maverick County, Rio Grande, El Paso, “ Texas

☆ 5 Democratic assumptions shattered by the 2024 election: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, senior politics reporter Alex Seitz-Wald breaks down the long-standing Democratic truisms that were challenged by the results of the 2024 elections. Here are five of the party’s core assumptions that have been challenged by the 2024 election outcome:1. Higher turnout benefits Democrats: Democrats have long taken for granted a simple truism: The more people who vote, the better for Democrats. NBC News exit polls show Trump won voters without college degrees 56%-42%, while he narrowly won voters with family incomes of $30,000 to $100,000 annually. But Trump won both the Electoral College and popular vote this year as Harris’ performance fell in those Democratic bastions.

Persons: Alex Seitz, Wald, Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Harris, Ryan J, Reilly, Ken Dilanian, Tanya Chutkan, Joe Biden, Richard Nixon, ️, ric S, ustice, ick,, Rea, lea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, Wald Democrats, Republicans, GOP, Trump, White, Republican, Electoral, Electoral College, U.S Capitol, Justice Locations: Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, San Francisco , Los Angeles County, Cook County, Loudoun County , Virginia, Dearborn , Michigan, Lawrence , Massachusetts, Texas, Mexico, Manhattan, California, New York, Wyoming, U.S, Miami, Florida, United States

☆ September disappearance of Connecticut woman Denise Leary leaves family baffled
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Kyani Reid | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Joshua’s mom, Denise Leary, has been missing for two months. Denise, Joshua, and Morgan Joshua Leary“I loved it,” Joshua said of growing up in Atlanta. Denise Leary Joshua WebbeJoshua says he couldn’t see who was picking his mother up, and that she returned home safe later in the night. Denise Leary Joshua LearyNew Haven police “began the investigation and for the first two weeks they were on it,” Joshua Webbe said. NHPD confirmed Denise’s phone was located and said “an analysis is still being conducted” but did not indicate where the phone was found.

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The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chairman on Feb. 1, the party announced Monday, as it reels from President-Elect Donal Trump’s victory earlier this month. That includes Wisconsin State Party Chair Ben Wikler, who is set to announce a decision right after Thanksgiving, a person with knowledge of his thinking said. The timeline will be more compressed than the last time the party elected a new chair after losing the White House, in 2017, when the election was held on Feb. 25. The Feb. 1 date will allow Democrats to have a new chair in place shortly after Trump’s Inauguration on Jan. 20 and at the start of his administration. But when Republicans are in power, the DNC chair election becomes a wide open contest for a range of candidates to put forth competing visions for the party and the role of the chair.

Persons: Donal Trump’s, Martin O’Malley, Ken Martin —, Ben Wikler, Joe Biden, ”, Jaime Harrison, “, ” Harrison Organizations: Democratic National, DNC, Maryland Gov, Minnesota Democratic, Wisconsin, White, Trump Administration, Republican Party Locations: National Harbor , Maryland, Washington, Minnesota

☆ California Gov. Gavin Newsom says state will provide rebates if Trump removes tax credit for electric vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Gavin Newsom said the state will provide rebates to residents if President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration does away with a federal tax credit for electric vehicles. "We will intervene if the Trump Administration eliminates the federal tax credit, doubling down on our commitment to clean air and green jobs in California," Newsom said. The federal rebates on new and used electric vehicles were implemented in the Inflation Reduction Act that President Joe Biden signed into law in 2022. Those potential changes could limit the federal rebates, including by reducing the amount of money available or limiting who is eligible. This isn't the first time California will be taking action against the Trump's administration concerning clean transportation legislation.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Donald, Newsom, Joe Biden Organizations: Trump Administration, Ford, General Motors, Trump, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times Locations: California, United States

☆ Menendez brothers' bid to be freed: Where does their resentencing effort stand?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Defense attorney Mark Geragos told NBC Los Angeles that Erik and Lyle will appear remotely from the San Diego prison where they are incarcerated. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe recommendation came after a specialized unit within Gascón’s office that aims to implement reform-minded resentencing laws reviewed the brothers’ case. Nathan Hochman on Oct. 10 in Los Angeles. That petition, filed in May 2023, includes what Geragos has described as evidence that José Menendez was abusing Erik Menendez in the months before the siblings killed their parents.

Persons: Erik, Lyle Menendez’s, Mark Geragos, Lyle, Kitty Menendez, George Gascón, Gina Ferazzi, Gascón, They’ve, ’, Prosecutors, Nathan Hochman, Michael Blackshire, Gavin Newsom, José Menendez, Erik Menendez Organizations: NBC News . Defense, NBC Los, Beverly Hills, Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Getty, California Gov Locations: Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles, San Diego, Beverly, Angeles County, California

☆ Matt Gaetz is now hinting that he plans to run to succeed Ron DeSantis as Florida's governor
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementMatt Gaetz withdrew from his attorney general bid on Thursday. But he's since hinted on X at a possible 2026 Florida governor run. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz's bid for attorney general may have been short-lived, but he appears to have his sights set on another big career move. In a Saturday tweet, Florida State Rep. Anthony Sabatini posted on X his prediction that Gaetz would be the next governor of Florida. After Gaetz withdrew, Trump wrote on Truth Social that he appreciated Gaetz's "efforts."

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☆ Warren Buffett just shared his most detailed plan yet for his fortune when he dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Courtesy of Susie Buffett Laila Buffett poses with her three children -- from left, Roberta, Warren and Doris. Courtesy of Susie Buffett Buffett teaches a class at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Courtesy of Susie Buffett Buffett married his first wife, Susan, in 1952. Courtesy of Susie Buffett Buffett poses for a photo in 1980. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images Buffett attends the world premiere of "Becoming Warren Buffett," a documentary about his life, in 2017.

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☆ Menendez brothers to appear in court Monday for status hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Zoe Sottile | Jean Casarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The brothers, currently incarcerated in California, may appear virtually or in person for the status hearing, scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. local time. “I believe they have served enough time.”Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez. The Menendez brothers filed a habeas corpus petition shortly after the docuseries was released, citing Rosselló’s allegations as well as a letter from Erik Menendez to his cousin that they say references the abuse. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon speaks during a news conference to announce a decision in the case of brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez. Mike Blake/ReutersWhat comes nextGascón’s failed reelection bid has cast some uncertainty over the Menendez brothers’ fate.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, Judge Michael Jesic, ’, Jose Menendez –, Menendez, Erik, George Gascón, “, Gascón, Nathan Hochman, ” Erik Menendez, Lyle Menendez, Jose Menendez, Kitty Menendez, ”, ” Gascón, “ Menendez, Roy Rosselló, ” Erik, Attorney George Gascon, Mike Blake, Gascón’s, Hochman, ” Hochman, Gavin Newson, Newsom, CNN’s Eric Levenson, Cindy Von Quednow, Dalia Faheid, Taylor Romine Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles District, Los Angeles Superior Court, Prosecutors, California Department of Corrections, RCA Records, Netflix, Attorney, LA District Attorney, Gov Locations: California, Beverly, San Diego, Los Angeles County

☆ Fred Harris, former U.S. senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. “Fred Harris passed peacefully early this morning of natural causes. “I think it’s worked wonderfully,” Harris recalled in 2004, when he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Sen. Fred Harris of Oklahoma at a Democratic party commission meeting in 1969, in Washington. “Fred Harris had a real ability to articulate those concerns, particularly of the downtrodden.”In 1968, Harris served as co-chairman of the presidential campaign of then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey.

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Two people are dead and one is injured after a Civil Air Patrol plane crashed in Colorado on Saturday, Gov. The plane, out of the Thompson Valley Composite Squadron, crashed in Larimer County, Polis said. The Larimer County Sheriff's Office said in a post on X Saturday afternoon that it, along with Larimer County Emergency Services and local partners, were responding to a plane crash near Storm Mountain, about 48 miles north of Boulder. It was conducting a search and rescue training exercise, according to the Civil Air Patrol. Two people died after a Civil Air Patrol plane crashed in Larimer County, Colo., on Saturday.

Persons: Jared Polis, Polis, Susan Wolber, Jay Rhoten, ” Polis, Laura Clellan Organizations: Civil Air Patrol, Saturday, Squadron, Sheriff's, Emergency Services, National Transportation Safety Board, Cessna, The Colorado Army National Guard, NBC News, Air Patrol, Colorado Department of Military, Veterans Affairs, NTSB Locations: Colorado, Thompson, Larimer County, Larimer, Storm, Boulder, Colo, Polis, Denver, The State, Maj

☆ What to Know About Brooke Rollins, Trump’s Choice for Agriculture Secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect Donald J. Trump rounded out his cabinet selections on Saturday, picking Brooke Rollins as his agriculture secretary. A lawyer from Texas, Ms. Rollins, 52, served in the White House during Mr. Trump’s first term and has spent more than two decades promoting conservative policies as the leader of influential think tanks. She is a veteran of Texas’ conservative movement. Rick Perry, according to a biography from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank. She joined the think tank in 2003 as its president and chief executive, leading it for 15 years.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Brooke Rollins, Rollins, Trump’s, Rollins —, —, Ronald Reagan, ” Ms, Rick Perry Organizations: FFA, Texas, M University, Gov, Texas Public Policy Foundation Locations: Texas, Glen Rose , Texas, Fort Worth

☆ One of Trump's cabinet picks shows how making it easier to build homes is a rare point of bipartisan agreement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Doug Burgum, Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Interior and "energy czar," won praise from pro-housing advocates from both parties earlier this year when he made the case for denser, more walkable, mixed-use communities. Advertisement"He's been a champion of zoning reform and parking reform and transportation reform," Chuck Marohn, the founder of the urbanism nonprofit Strong Towns, told Business Insider. Doug Burgum — President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the US Department of Interior — reflects the growing bipartisanship around deregulating housing. At the same time, the housing shortage has begun to impact communities across the country rather than just large coastal metros. While Republicans use language about private property rights, free markets, and deregulation to make a case for YIMBY policies, Democrats talk about racial equity and environmental sustainability, Nolan Gray, research director for California YIMBY said.

Persons: Doug Burgum, Donald Trump's, Burgum, Chuck Marohn, it's, Doug Burgum —, US Department of Interior —, Scott Olson, Marohn, millennials, It's, Bryan Caplan, Nolan Gray, California YIMBY, Gray, Emily Hamilton Organizations: North Dakota Gov, homebuilding, US Department of Interior, George Mason University, Democrats, Republican Locations: Fargo, Bismarck, Strong, California

☆ Fred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(AP) – Fred Harris, a former US senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. “I think it’s worked wonderfully,” Harris recalled in 2004, when he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. “It’s made the selection much more legitimate and democratic.”“The Democratic Party was not democratic, and many of the delegations were pretty much boss-controlled or -dominated. Harris ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976, quitting after poor showings in early contests, including a fourth-place win in New Hampshire. We had my Senate seatmate Robert Kennedy killed and then we had this terrible convention,” Harris said in 1996.

Persons: – Fred Harris, Harris ’, Margaret Elliston, “ Fred Harris, ” Elliston, Harris, it’s, ” Harris, “ It’s, “, ”, Jimmy Carter, Fred, “ I’ve, Michelle Lujan Grisham, “ Sen, Lyndon Johnson, Lynn A, Curtis, Milton S, Norman Ornstein, ” Ornstein, Hubert Humphrey, Humphrey, Johnson, Republican Richard Nixon, Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, Oklahoma Sen, Fred R, Bob Daugherty, Sen, Robert S, Kerr, Howard Edmondson, — Charles “ Bud ” Wilkinson, LaDonna Vita Crawford, Byron, Laura Organizations: Democratic Party, Associated Press, Senate, Democratic National Committee, Democratic National Convention, African, Democratic, University of New, Democratic Party of New, Comanche, ” New, ” New Mexico Gov, National Advisory Commission, Civil Disorders, Kerner Commission, Eisenhower Foundation, American Enterprise Institute, Republican, Disorders, University of Oklahoma, J, OU Locations: Oklahoma, New Mexico, Corrales, Chicago, Boston, New Hampshire, University of New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, ”, ” New Mexico, Vietnam, Walters, Texas, Lawton

☆ Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Israel’s new defense minister has said security forces would no longer apply administrative detention orders to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, and thus only Palestinian suspects can be held indefinitely without trial. Israel Katz, a long-time ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was appointed defense minister earlier in November and announced the decision on Friday. In 2019, Trump abandoned the long-held U.S. position that West Bank settlements are illegal before it was restored by President Joe Biden. Settler immunity from administrative detention coincides with heightened rhetoric from Israeli ministers calling for the West Bank to be annexed. The U.N. said four Palestinian children have been killed every week in the West Bank on average since the current conflict began, a three-fold increase from the first nine months of 2023.

Persons: Donald Trump, Israel Katz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Katz Bebeto Matthews, B’Tselem, Yair Lapid, Israel's, Itamar Ben, Trump, Joe Biden, Israel’s, Bezalel Smotrich, Trump’s, Smotrich, “, ”, Mike Huckabee, Yossi Mekelberg, Defense Lloyd J, Austin, Katz Organizations: West Bank, Palestinian Prisoner Society, National, Palestinian Authority, Arkansas Gov, Arutz, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Chatham House’s, NBC, Defense Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Bank, U.S, Washington, Arkansas, East, North Africa, South Lebanon

Migrant families and immigration advocacy groups are preparing for millions of families to potentially be separated from each other during the mass deportations planned by President-elect Donald Trump. It is unclear how exactly the deportations will play out and how families will be impacted. In states like Arizona, Colorado and Pennsylvania, mixed-status families, asylum-seekers and advocates say they are planning for scenarios where children could be separated from their parents. Alex Wong / Getty ImagesIn Tucson, Arizona, the Coalición de Derechos Humanos, a group of more than 10 nonprofit organizations, is helping undocumented and mixed-status families create “emergency packets” ahead of potential mass deportations. Advocacy groups are also bracing for state-level changes to immigration enforcement that could result in deportations.

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☆ Colorado plane crash: 2 killed, 1 injured when Civil Air Patrol plane crashes during training exercise
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Michelle Watson | Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Civil Air Patrol plane crashed during a training exercise in northern Colorado on Saturday, killing two people and injuring another person, authorities said. The Cessna 182 aircraft crashed in Larimer County, Colorado, while participating in a search and rescue training exercise, according to a Civil Air Patrol news release. Civil Air Patrol said it will cooperate with the NTSB’s investigation to learn more about what contributed to the incident. Major General Laura Clellan, who oversees the Colorado Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, said she was devastated by the loss Saturday. The Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary of the US Air Force and nonprofit organization.

Persons: “ I’m, Susan Wolber, Jay Rhoten, Jared Polis, “, it’s, Laura Clellan, ” Clellan, ”, Regena Organizations: CNN, Civil Air Patrol, Cessna, Colorado Army National Guard, Sheriff’s, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Colorado Wing, US Air Force Locations: Colorado, Larimer County , Colorado, The State, Storm, Larimer

☆ Fox hosts, cable news regulars and entertainment pros: Trump is casting a made-for-TV Cabinet
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He has plucked two Fox News stars from their airwaves – Sean Duffy for Treasury secretary and Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon. Trump’s choice for ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, had a six-year run hosting a Fox News show. As a former reality TV star, Trump is deeply attuned to the power of the small screen. Among the flurry of names for non-Cabinet roles that Trump announced Friday evening were also several former and current Fox News contributors. And Sebastian Gorka, whom Trump named senior director of counterterrorism, was a Fox contributor in 2018 and 2019.

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It took Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, just a few weeks to make his mark on the Senate — even before he'd actually take the oath of office to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney next year. But I’m not going to give him an unconditional yes to anything that he wants.”“He is not Mitt Romney and he is not Donald Trump. Former Utah Republican Gov. After deciding to run for Senate after Romney’s retirement announcement, Trump weighed in and endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs. But his colleagues and Trump allies felt that they understood his perspective, with Curtis’ likely disapproval of Gaetz leading to his quick withdrawal.

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The Texas Board of Education narrowly voted Friday to allow Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools. Greg Abbott has voiced support for the lesson plans, which were provided by the state’s education agency that oversees the more than 5 million students in Texas public schools. Staci Childs, who is an attorney and a Democrat who voted against the Bible curriculum at Friday's hearing, said she believes it will be challenged in court. The new Texas curriculum follows Republican-led efforts in neighboring states to give religion more of a presence in public schools. The Texas Education Agency, which oversees public education for students statewide, created its instruction materials after a law passed in 2023 by the GOP-controlled Legislature required the agency to do so.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Staci Childs, Matthew Patrick Shaw, ”, Mary Castle Organizations: Texas, of Education, Texas State, Republicans, Republican Gov, Republican, Vanderbilt University, The Texas Education Agency, GOP Locations: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana

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