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Ukraine ready to hold talks with Russia once ceasefire in place, Zelenskiy says
By Reuters April 22, 2025 3:41 PM KYIV, April 22 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine would be ready to hold talks with Russia in any format once a ceasefire deal is in place and the fighting has stopped. The Ukrainian leader also told reporters at a briefing that a Ukrainian delegation…
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Tennessee pauses bill targeting right to education regardless of immigration status
The direction announced by House Majority Leader William Lamberth, the bill sponsor, diminishes the chances for it to pass this year. April 22, 2025, 9:41 AM CDT / Source: The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have paused a bill meant to challenge the constitutional right for children to attend public schools regardless of their…
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Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer
Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers Dara Kerr Thu 24 Apr 2025 22.09 EDT Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company is stirring controversy in Memphis, Tennessee. That’s where he’s building a massive supercomputer to power his company xAI. Community residents and environmental activists say that since the supercomputer was fired up…
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Memphis police reform activist arrested for disorderly conduct
by: Megan Fayard Updated: Apr 10, 2025 / 12:50 PM CDT MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A city of Memphis police reform task force member was arrested on Wednesday for disorderly conduct, according to Shelby County jail records. Amber Sherman, a vocal and passionate community activist who is widely known in the Memphis area, was also charged with obstructing…
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The cost of aging: How rent caps could affect Washington seniors
Renters on fixed incomes hope a 10% ceiling on increases will provide relief, while older landlords worry it will force them out of business. by Laurel Demkovich April 14, 2025 Royce Timothy is trying to figure out what to sell next. To pay her rent last month, she sold a gold chain, a commemorative coin set…
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CDC faces backlash for cutting sickle cell, adult disability programs
By Alexander Tin Updated on: April 10, 2025 / 9:26 AM EDT Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out teams working on research about adults with cognitive disabilities and sickle cell disease. Work likely…
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How the Education Department Helps Students with Disabilities Get an Education
Jonaki Mehta Apr 3 Sueli Gwiazdowski, 24, says she switched high schools three times when she was growing up. She wanted to stay at her first school because she loved being on the speech and debate team – but the campus wasn’t wheelchair accessible. Her second school forced her to learn in a separate room,…
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Five years of remote work changed workplace accessibility. Employees with disabilities will feel its loss.
Bolstered by Trump’s anti-DEI agenda, the “great return” threatens a new culture of accessibility. By Chase DiBenedetto April 6, 2025 On Jan. 20, wasting little time during his first 24 hours in office, president Donald Trump issued a memorandum terminating federal remote work arrangements for millions of government employees. It was a pleasing move to many Republican lawmakers,…
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As hospitals grapple with Trump’s gender-affirming care ban, young people are caught in the middle
By Kiley Koscinski Published April 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM EDT Salem B. was busy folding laundry and tidying their Regent Square home in mid-March, preparing a comfortable space to recover from their upcoming top surgery. The procedure to remove breast tissue and reconstruct the appearance of the chest is designed to create a more masculine appearance,…
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