Author: UpdateBeat
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In Red States, the Bill for School Voucher Bait-and-Switch Is Coming Due
[ad_1] Society / February 7, 2024 For GOP lawmakers who view public education as a quasi-socialist project, the gaping hole in state budgets left by subsidizing private school tuition is a feature, not a bug. Beth Lewis, executive director of Save Our Schools Arizona, speaks out against income tax cuts and election law changes passed…
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Kyle Richards Loves These Pink Eye Masks for Valentine’s Day
[ad_1] Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Valentine’s Day is just a week away, so it’s time to primp and pamper yourself! Whether you’re celebrating Galentine’s Day with your gal pals, going out to dinner on V-Day with your boo or…
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Why Fortinet, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks Stocks Zoomed Higher Today
[ad_1] Wednesday is shaping up to be a good day to own cybersecurity stocks: Powerful fourth-quarter earnings from network security company Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) sent its stock up by 3%, and provided a tailwind to shares of peers CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW). Through 11:45 a.m. ET, those two stocks were…
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Why Iran is hard to intimidate
[ad_1] DETERRENCE IS A simple concept: using the threat of force to stop an enemy from doing something. On paper, America should have no trouble restraining Iran thus. The former has a globe-striding army; the latter still relies on warships and fighter jets that predate the Moon landing. In practice, though, Iran has proved devilishly…
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Russia Is Boosting Calls for ‘Civil War’ Over Texas Border Crisis
[ad_1] “When I’m trying to identify disinformation operations in the wild I need to understand the initial signals and ideas that Russian state media and influencers are sharing,” Walter tells WIRED. “Russian Telegram channels just blew up overnight, and started really dialing into messaging specifically about the possibility that Texas could be an independent state,…
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ESPN, Fox & Warner deal will destroy middle men, even their own
[ad_1] The new joint venture between ESPN, Fox and Warner is something sports fans have been craving since the streaming wars started. Instead of flipping back and forth between apps, illegal streams and cable, all while juggling borrowed passwords and other people’s logins, we’ll be able to stay on one service and watch games with…
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It’s the 2024 Election Season. Where’s the Climate Story?
[ad_1] Environment / February 7, 2024 Despite the threats to all of humanity, news outlets around the world are largely sidelining the climate conversation Ad Policy A demonstration prior to Germany’s Social Democratic party’s final campaign meeting for the Bremen state elections in Bremen, northwestern Germany, on May 12, 2023. (Carmen Jaspersen / AFP via…
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Live Your Best ’90s Cargo Pocket Dream With This Shacket Set
[ad_1] Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to experience two trends at once, both denim-like pieces and cargo pants, there’s a great way to do just that. You don’t have to time travel,…
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Troubled lender NYCB seeks to reassure investors after 60% stock slide, Moody’s credit downgrade
[ad_1] New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) is attempting to reassure investors about its deposits, liquidity, and governance following a week-long plunge in the company’s stock and a decision by Moody’s to cut the bank’s credit rating to junk. The $116 billion commercial real estate lender put out a press release just before midnight ET on…
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A court rejects Donald Trump’s claim to absolute immunity
[ad_1] ON THE campaign trail, Donald Trump has been saying he would be a “dictator” on the first day of his second presidency. Mr Trump may be half-joking when he announces this plan to cheering throngs. But the Republican front-runner has a track record of swelling presidential power past its traditional limits, from declaring a…