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Massapequa, NY
Schools
Showdown At Massapequa: McMahon Says Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law In Campus Visit Showdown At Massapequa: McMahon Says Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law In Campus Visit
Showdown At Massapequa: McMahon Says Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law In Campus Visit Federal officials are siding with the Massapequa Chiefs —…

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by Michael Mashburn
Arlington, VA
Politics
All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M
All Aboard The Trump Train? Florida Rep Says Rename DC Metro Or Lose $150M A Florida congressman wants to slap “Trump Train” on DC’s subway system…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Politics
NPR Sues Trump Over Funding Cuts, Calling Executive Order 'Textbook Retaliation' NPR Sues Trump Over Funding Cuts, Calling Executive Order 'Textbook Retaliation'
NPR Sues Trump Over Funding Cuts, Calling Executive Order 'Textbook Retaliation' National Public Radio is suing President Donald Trump over his executive…

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by Chris Spiker
Cambridge, MA
Schools
Trump Administration Bans Harvard From Enrolling International Students Trump Administration Bans Harvard From Enrolling International Students
Trump Administration Bans Harvard From Enrolling International Students The Department of Homeland Security has taken away Harvard University's…

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by Chris Spiker
Harrisburg, PA
Politics
Don’t Hang Up On AmeriCorps: Cuts Undermine Decades Of Bipartisan Service Don’t Hang Up On AmeriCorps: Cuts Undermine Decades Of Bipartisan Service
Don’t Hang Up On AmeriCorps: Cuts Undermine Decades Of Bipartisan Service A Unifying Legacy Now Under Threat In a time of growing division,…

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by Rep. Dan Miller
White Plains, NY
News
Trump Administration Cuts Arts Grant Funding, Prompting Emergency Fundraiser In Westchester Trump Administration Cuts Arts Grant Funding, Prompting Emergency Fundraiser In Westchester
Trump Administration Cuts Arts Grant Funding, Prompting Emergency Fundraiser In Westchester Facing a sudden loss of $285,000 in federal funding, a…

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by Ben Crnic
Saratoga Springs, NY
Schools
Saratoga Springs School District's Transgender Athlete Policy Sparks Federal Investigation Saratoga Springs School District's Transgender Athlete Policy Sparks Federal Investigation
Saratoga Springs School District's Transgender Athlete Policy Sparks Federal Investigation The Trump administration has opened an investigation into a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Philipstown, NY
Schools
Haldane School District Reverses Ending DEI Policy After Legal Review (UPDATE) Haldane School District Reverses Ending DEI Policy After Legal Review (UPDATE)
Haldane School District Reverses Ending DEI Policy After Legal Review (Update) A Putnam County school district that temporarily suspended its Diversity,…

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by Ben Crnic
Hagerstown, MD
Politics
Maryland AG Brown Fights Trump Over Elimination Of Key AmeriCorps Services Maryland AG Brown Fights Trump Over Elimination Of Key AmeriCorps Services
Maryland AG Brown Fights Trump Over Elimination Of Key AmeriCorps Services Thousands of Marylanders could lose access to education, housing,…

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by Zak Failla
Philipstown, NY
Schools
Haldane School District Suspends DEI Policy To Protect $450K In Federal Funding Haldane School District Suspends DEI Policy To Protect $450K In Federal Funding
Haldane School District Suspends DEI Policy To Protect $450K In Federal Funding A Putnam County school district has voted to temporarily suspend its…

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by Ben Crnic
Doylestown, PA
Politics
UPenn To Strip Lia Thomas Of Women’s Awards After Title IX Violation: Feds UPenn To Strip Lia Thomas Of Women’s Awards After Title IX Violation: Feds
UPenn To Strip Lia Thomas Of Women’s Awards After Title IX Violation: Feds The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cambridge, MA
Schools
150+ College Leaders Blast Trump For 'Unprecedented Overreach' On Higher Education 150+ College Leaders Blast Trump For 'Unprecedented Overreach' On Higher Education
150+ College Leaders Blast Trump For 'Unprecedented Overreach' On Higher Education More than 150 college leaders issued a scathing letter criticizing…

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by Chris Spiker
New Haven, CT
Politics
Trump Admin Withholds $2M In CT Planned Parenthood Funds: Here Are The Impacts Trump Admin Withholds $2M In CT Planned Parenthood Funds: Here Are The Impacts
Trump Admin Withholds $2M In CT Planned Parenthood Funds: Here Are The Impacts U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is warning that thousands of Connecticut…

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
News
'No Kings' Protests Planned Nationwide Amid Trump's Deportations, Campus Crackdowns 'No Kings' Protests Planned Nationwide Amid Trump's Deportations, Campus Crackdowns
'No Kings' Protests Planned Nationwide Amid Trump's Deportations, Campus Crackdowns Millions are expected to protest in another nationwide…

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by Chris Spiker
Cambridge, MA
Schools
IRS May Withdraw Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status As Fight Between Trump, University Escalates IRS May Withdraw Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status As Fight Between Trump, University Escalates
IRS May Withdraw Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status As Fight Between Trump, University Escalates The Trump administration is weighing whether to revoke…

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by Josh Lanier
Cambridge, MA
Schools
'Unlawful': Obama Sides With Harvard; Blasts Trump Over Funding Freeze 'Unlawful': Obama Sides With Harvard; Blasts Trump Over Funding Freeze
'Unlawful': Obama Sides With Harvard; Blasts Trump Over Funding Freeze Former President Barack Obama is lending his voice to support Harvard…

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by Josh Lanier
Doylestown, PA
News
Trump Admin Freezes $175M In Federal Funding To UPenn Over Transgender Athlete Policy Trump Admin Freezes $175M In Federal Funding To UPenn Over Transgender Athlete Policy
Trump Admin Freezes $175M In Federal Funding To UPenn Over Transgender Athlete Policy The Trump administration has paused $175 million in federal…

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by Jillian Pikora & Cecilia Levine
Annapolis, MD
Politics
Senate Joins House In Voting To Avert Government Shutdown Senate Joins House In Voting To Avert Government Shutdown
Senate Joins House In Voting To Avert Government Shutdown With just hours to spare before a midnight deadline, Congress passed a stopgap bill to fund…

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by Joe Lombardi
New Rochelle, NY
Business
Sesame Workshop To 'Downsize Significantly' Amid Funding Cuts, Streaming Partner Loss Sesame Workshop To 'Downsize Significantly' Amid Funding Cuts, Streaming Partner Loss
Sesame Workshop To 'Downsize Significantly' Amid Funding Cuts, Streaming Partner Loss Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit production company behind the…

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by Chris Spiker
Harrisburg, PA
Politics
Shapiro Sues Trump Administration Over $1.2B Freeze Blocking Critical PA Funding Shapiro Sues Trump Administration Over $1.2B Freeze Blocking Critical PA Funding
Shapiro Sues Trump Administration Over $1.2B Freeze Blocking Critical PA Funding Governor Josh Shapiro is suing the Trump Administration over a federal…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mineola, NY
Politics
Nassau Cops Teaming Up With ICE For Mass Deportations Of Undocumented Immigrants Nassau Cops Teaming Up With ICE For Mass Deportations Of Undocumented Immigrants
Nassau Cops Teaming Up With ICE For Mass Deportations Of Undocumented Immigrants A local police department in New York is teaming up with federal…

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by Michael Mashburn
Arlington, VA
News
Fed Pauses Interest Rate Cuts Despite Trump's Push For Immediate Reduction Fed Pauses Interest Rate Cuts Despite Trump's Push For Immediate Reduction
Fed Pauses Interest Rate Cuts Despite Trump's Push For Immediate Reduction The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate in place, pausing further cuts…

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by Chris Spiker
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Traffic
Route 34 Across Stevenson Dam In Monroe Reopens To Traffic After Flood Damage Repairs Route 34 Across Stevenson Dam In Monroe Reopens To Traffic After Flood Damage Repairs
Route 34 Across Stevenson Dam In Monroe Reopens To Traffic After Flood Damage Repairs Part of a busy roadway carrying traffic across a dam in…

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by Ben Crnic
Mahopac, NY
News
$1.5M To Go Toward New Outdoor Amphitheater In Hudson Valley For Popular Festival $1.5M To Go Toward New Outdoor Amphitheater In Hudson Valley For Popular Festival
$1.5M To Go Toward New Outdoor Amphitheater In Hudson Valley For Popular Festival Elected officials have announced $1.5 million in federal funding that…

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by Ben Crnic
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Philly Woman Stole $184K In COVID Relief Money For Butt Lift: Warrant Philly Woman Stole $184K In COVID Relief Money For Butt Lift: Warrant
Philly Woman Stole $184K In COVID Relief Money For Butt Lift: Warrant A Philadelphia woman is accused of fraudulently cashing a COVID-19 relief check…

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by Mac Bullock
Albany, NY
Schools
$12M For Electric School Buses Awarded To 6 Capital Region Districts $12M For Electric School Buses Awarded To 6 Capital Region Districts
$12M For Electric School Buses Awarded To 6 Capital Region Districts A half dozen school districts in the region will receive over $12 million in federal…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lakewood, NJ
News
$1.5M In 'Critical' Upgrades Coming To Ocean County Wastewater Plant $1.5M In 'Critical' Upgrades Coming To Ocean County Wastewater Plant
$1.5M In 'Critical' Upgrades Coming To Ocean County Wastewater Plant Ocean County is getting more than $1 million for major improvements to a…

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by Chris Spiker
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
New Details Released On $20M Upgrade For Atlantic City's Boardwalk New Details Released On $20M Upgrade For Atlantic City's Boardwalk
New Details Released On $20M Upgrade For Atlantic City's Boardwalk The most iconic part of Atlantic City is getting tens of millions of dollars in upgrades.…

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by Chris Spiker
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
South Brunswick Gets $500K Federal Grant For New Police Officers South Brunswick Gets $500K Federal Grant For New Police Officers
South Brunswick Gets $500K Federal Grant For New Police Officers South Brunswick has received $500,000 from the federal government to hire new police…

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by Jon Craig
Franklin Township, NJ
News
Traffic Nightmare: Portions Of Route 78 Closed For $28M Repair Project Veteran's Day Traffic Nightmare: Portions Of Route 78 Closed For $28M Repair Project Veteran's Day
Traffic Nightmare: Portions Of Route 78 Closed For $28M Repair Project Veteran's Day It's going to be a Veteran's Day filled with congestion and delays on…

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by Sam Barron
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Firefighters Get $4M In Federal Funds To Boost Staffing Central Jersey Firefighters Get $4M In Federal Funds To Boost Staffing
Central Jersey Firefighters Get $4M In Federal Funds To Boost Staffing Perth Amboy Fire Department will receive $3.6 million in federal aid to increase staff,…

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by Jon Craig