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Biden called Trump a “threat to democracy”

The 80-year-old Biden believes Trump’s allies and aspirations pose a threat of violence in the country

Republican election debates without Donald Trump

The second pre-election debate of the Republicans took place in California. Seven candidates for the nomination argued, in particular, about migration policy and assistance to Ukraine.

In California, profits from ammunition sales could be used to improve school security

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation tightening firearms regulations and raising funds from ammunition sales to improve school safety.

Supreme Court allows drawing of new Alabama congressional map to proceed, rejecting state’s plea

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed, rejecting the state’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines that were struck down by a lower court.

Trump called NBC News “the enemy of the people”

Former US President Donald Trump has called Comcast and the NBC News channel it owns “the enemy of the people” and called for them to be investigated.

In New York City, a school bus was involved in an accident

A bus carrying a school orchestra left the roadway and overturned. There are casualties and numerous injuries.

The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally

The Biden administration says it’s granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to work — as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports

Book bans and attempted bans continue to hit record highs, according to the American Library Association. And the efforts now extend as much to public libraries as school-based libraries.

How a rural Alabama school system outdid the country with gains in math

While the rest of the country’s schools were losing ground in math during the COVID pandemic, student performance in a rural Alabama school district was soaring.

Hunter Biden sues the IRS over tax disclosures after agent testimony before Congress

Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, claiming that two agents publicly alleging tax-probe interference wrongly shared his personal information, a case that comes amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms.