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WASHINGTON — If Rep. Madison Cawthorn doesn’t turn in his campaign finance report by Sunday, federal election regulators will deem it so late that there’s no hope of receiving it. And the regulatory agency has already put Cawthorn on notice that he’s racking up a hefty fine for taking his time. Debbie Chacona, assistant staff director with the Federal Election Commission, addressed the matter ...
If Rep. Madison Cawthorn doesn’t turn in his campaign finance report by Sunday, federal election regulators will deem it so late that there’s no hope of receiving it. And the regulatory agency has already put Cawthorn on notice that he’s racking up a hefty fine for taking his time. Debbie Chacona, assistant staff director with the Federal Election Commission, addressed the matter with Cawthorn ...
The fragile little fish that swim around in dark tanks in a lab are the last hope for their kind. The lab director who oversees their care, Tien-Chieh Hung, explained that when the Delta smelt captives are young, scientists at the UC Davis Fish Conservation and Culture Laboratory put snails in the black interiors of the tanks as a slow-moving mollusk cleaning crew. The snails must do the work ...
Florida university professors are facing unprecedented challenges as a spate of new laws could soon crack down on research, discourse on race and gender identity and create an environment in which employees feel their political beliefs are being scrutinized at the risk of losing tenure. The measures are backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-led Legislature and are seen as just the ...
PRETORIA, South Africa — The gang rape of eight women — allegedly by illegal miners — has transfixed South Africa and encapsulated numerous evils plaguing this society all at once. The victims were models taping a program at a mining location when attacked. More than 100 men have been arrested in the assault, although not all charged. Many are from neighboring countries — most in Johannesburg ...
The gang rape of eight women — allegedly by illegal miners — has transfixed South Africa and encapsulated numerous evils plaguing this society all at once. The victims were models taping a program at a mining location when attacked. More than 100 men have been arrested in the assault, although not all charged. Many are from neighboring countries — most in Johannesburg largely from Lesotho — ...
Aug. 7—Alexis Metcalf of Saugerties graduated from Emerson College in Boston, with a bachelor of arts degree in media arts production. * * * Greg Schmitt of Woodstock graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs, with a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry. * * * Two area residents — Olivia Van Pelt of Rosendale and Hannah Rein of Tivoli — graduated from Champlain College in Burlington, ...
It’s time to give President Joe Biden credit for achieving something no one predicted: bipartisanship in foreign policy. The Senate on Wednesday delivered a victory for Biden’s foreign policy agenda, voting almost unanimously to admit Finland and Sweden into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Previously, Biden was able to get the Ukraine aid he has asked for. That Senate vote in May also ...
As the Baltimore Police Department continues working toward compliance with a 2017 federal consent decree mandating significant reforms, officials announced Friday the promotion of Eric Melancon, who currently serves as chief of staff under Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, to oversee those efforts. Melancon will be promoted to deputy commissioner. He starts in the role Monday, replacing ...
TAMPA — The lawyer that Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Thursday to be Hillsborough County’s top prosecutor in some ways is the opposite of her predecessor. Susan Shorter Lopez grew up in Tampa, worked almost her entire career in the office she now leads and is a familiar face to people in the local legal community. Andrew Warren, whom DeSantis ousted Thursday over what he said was his refusal to ...