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SCOTUS Refuses To Hear Anti-Vax Group’s Claim That Meta’s Private Actions Are 1A Violations

5 months 3 weeks ago
Back in the summer of 2020, RFK Jr. was leading the Children’s Health Defense organization, built on an anti-vaccination platform. The organization sued Facebook/Meta that year, along with several fact-checking organizations, for limiting the reach of, and otherwise fact-checking, its posts due to their inclusion of medical and scientific misinformation. CHD argued, in an incredibly […]
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Granite City Family Seeks Support For Teen's 46-Week Cancer Treatment

5 months 3 weeks ago
GRANITE CITY - Becky Hansel is organizing a fundraiser to support her 16-year-old niece, Trinity Waelterman, of Granite City, who is battling stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has spread to multiple parts of her body including her bones, lungs, and pancreas. The fundraiser aims to help cover medical expenses, travel costs, housing needs, and transportation during Trinity’s 46-week chemotherapy treatment plan. Trinity’s treatment began recently and involves a rigorous schedule of chemotherapy designed to combat the cancer. The plan includes alternating weeks of multiple chemotherapy drugs and recovery periods, continuing for nearly a year. Terry Waelterman, Trinity’s father and a single parent, has been caring for Trinity and her two siblings throughout this difficult time. The family faces significant financial challenges due to ongoing medical costs not covered by insurance, travel expenses for hospital visits, and the need for stable

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US House passes massive tax break and spending cut bill, sending it to Trump

5 months 3 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans cleared the “big, beautiful bill” for President Donald Trump’s signature Thursday, marking an end to the painstaking months-long negotiations that began just after voters gave the GOP unified control of Washington during last year’s elections. The final 218-214 vote on the expansive tax and spending cuts package marked a significant […]
Jennifer Shutt, Ariana Figueroa

House sends GOP's 'big, beautiful bill' to Trump’s desk in major win for Republicans

5 months 3 weeks ago
The “big, beautiful bill” is heading to President Trump’s desk. House Republicans passed the core of Trump’s domestic policy agenda Thursday afternoon — including sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on immigration, a boost in energy production and huge cuts to Medicaid — overcoming months of bitter infighting on Capitol Hill to deliver what could be [...]
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State Dept. Tells Student Visa Applicants To Set Their Social Media Profiles To ‘Public’ If They Want To Come To The US

5 months 3 weeks ago
Way back in the day of EARLIER THIS YEAR, people could expect to be subjected to warrantless, invasive device searches only at US borders and international airports. Visa applicants, however, just needed to fill out some paperwork and wait for permission to head abroad to find work and/or continue their education. Now, you don’t even […]
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Daily Deal: The Microsoft Essential Tools Training Bundle

5 months 3 weeks ago
The Microsoft Essential Tools Training Bundle has 4 courses to help you become a Microsoft expert in no time. Courses cover Microsoft 365, Excel, Word for beginners, and Word advanced. It’s on sale for $30. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals helps […]
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