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‘Pervasive pornography,’ vulgarity, profanity banned by California school board

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‘Pervasive pornography,’ vulgarity, profanity banned by California school board

Pervasive pornography, erotica and “inappropriate vulgarity or profanity” are banned from instructional materials under policy changes passed by Temecula’s school board Tuesday night, Dec. 12. The Temecula Valley Unified School District board’s 3-2 vote followed discussion over the policy’s timing and criticism from residents who fear the policy will censor valuable lessons and classic literature. … Read more

House passes sweeping defense policy bill that includes 5.2% pay raise for members of the military

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House passes sweeping defense policy bill that includes 5.2% pay raise for members of the military

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot | CNN The House voted Thursday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually. The bill will next be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The Senate passed … Read more

The Supreme Court will rule on limits on a commonly used abortion medication

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The Supreme Court will rule on limits on a commonly used abortion medication

By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, its first abortion case since it overturned Roe v. Wade last year. The justices will hear appeals from the Biden administration … Read more

With A Smile and a Smirk, Donald Trump Repeats “Dictator” Comment

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With A Smile and a Smirk, Donald Trump Repeats “Dictator” Comment

Former president and current GOP frontrunner Donald Trump gleefully reminded the audience that he’d become a ”dictator” for the first day of a second presidential term in a rambling keynote at the New York Young Republicans Club (NYYRC) annual gala at the ritzy Cipriani restaurant on Wall Street. During his 80-minute speech to a crowd … Read more

The Anti-Spectacle of the Republican Debates

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The Anti-Spectacle of the Republican Debates

What were the takeaways from the final Republican debate of the year? Who won? Who lost? Were the various gaffes forgettable, or can they lodge themselves in the addled brain of a viewer in Iowa or New Hampshire, lasting there in the grooves well into mid-January, when she will go to put in her vote? … Read more

The Capital Has a Bad Case of Year-End Panic

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The Capital Has a Bad Case of Year-End Panic

Sometimes Washington needs to scare itself silly to get anything done. This year’s repeated threats of government shutdown are classic examples, even if the crisis has not been permanently averted but merely deferred to early 2024. The current panic is over U.S. assistance to Ukraine, which is set to run out at a moment when … Read more

Brookfield school board names area teacher as new chairperson

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Brookfield school board names area teacher as new chairperson

BROOKFIELD — Two Democrats took the Board of Education’s top seats at Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting, after a close vote. By a vote of 4 to 3, newly elected board member Wendy Youngblood, a Democrat, beat board member Joy Greenstein, for the role of board chairperson. Greenstein, a Republican, was previously vice chairperson. Youngblood replaces Bob Belden, who … Read more

GOP rivals take on Haley in effort to blunt her rise at Republican debate

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GOP rivals take on Haley in effort to blunt her rise at Republican debate

By STEVE PEOPLES and NICHOLAS RICCARDI (Associated Press) With the Iowa caucuses rapidly approaching, a shrinking field of Republican White House hopefuls gathered Wednesday in Alabama for the fourth presidential debate. As usual, former President Donald Trump, who is dominating the GOP primary, didn’t appear. Instead, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki … Read more