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No recount will be required in Florida Senate District 14 race

There will be no automatic machine recount in the Senate District 14 race between Democrat Brian Nathan and Republican Josie Tomkow, the Florida Division of Elections said Friday. That’s because Nathan’s margin of victory — 405 votes — did not meet the statutory threshold to trigger a machine recount. Florida law says that a machine […]
Suburban Detroit school settles lawsuit with Palestinian student over Pledge of Allegiance dispute

Suburban Detroit school settles lawsuit with Palestinian student over Pledge of Allegiance dispute

A suburban Detroit school district has agreed to give First Amendment training to staff to settle a lawsuit by a teenager who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance
More to IOC gender testing than appeasing Trump: ex-IOC executive

More to IOC gender testing than appeasing Trump: ex-IOC executive

The International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing could be seen as "smart positioning" given the current US political climate but a former IOC marketing executive has told AFP he did not believe it was the "driving factor".

'My daughter is under the rubble': Inside Tehran as civilian toll of strikes rises

One month since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, Tehran residents tell the BBC their lives have been devastated.
Why China’s space-based solar power is the next frontier of green energy

Why China’s space-based solar power is the next frontier of green energy

Amid turmoil in the Middle East, including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil passes, Beijing is pressing ahead with its Zhuri (sun-chasing) project to build solar power stations in space. Chinese Academy of Engineering academician and senior rocket scientist Long Lehao likened this space-based solar power programme to putting the Three Gorges Dam into geostationary orbit, underscoring its extraordinary scale and ambition....
CNN’s resident GOP bad guy Scott Jennings accused of ‘trashing Trump’ when cameras are off

CNN’s resident GOP bad guy Scott Jennings accused of ‘trashing Trump’ when cameras are off

Miles Taylor, a former Homeland Security Department official, accused Scott Jennings of mocking Trump behind closed doors — and then a slew of other allegations followed
Southern California mom has been missing for two weeks after visiting Tijuana for a day and never returning

Southern California mom has been missing for two weeks after visiting Tijuana for a day and never returning

Yasmin Gonzalez Benitez, who was only supposed to be gone a day, has been missing since March 15

WATCH LIVE: President Trump delivers Remarks at the Future Investment Initiative – 5:30 PM ET

President Trump will deliver the keynote address tonight at the Future Investment Initiative Priority Summit in Miami Beach, Florida. The post WATCH LIVE: President Trump delivers Remarks at the Future Investment Initiative – 5:30 PM ET appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Kansas Senate president celebrates veto override by ringing bell outside House, angering Democrats

TOPEKA — Senate President Ty Masterson ignited fury among House Democrats when he rang a ceremonial bell Friday outside the House chamber to celebrate a veto override. Masterson, who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor, offered “no apologies.” Video obtained by Kansas Reflector shows Masterson lurked by the House door as Republicans led an […]

Jews in Iran and in the diaspora find respite in celebrating Nowruz amid war

Anna Hakakian, a resident of Great Neck, New York, grew up in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war. At that time, Nowruz, the secular Persian New Year, offered a rare moment of respite from a conflict that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. That war came in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when Iran’s... The post Jews in Iran and in the diaspora find respite in celebrating Nowruz amid war appeared first on The Forward.
'Whatever it takes' - Sabalenka faces Gauff for second straight Miami Open crown

'Whatever it takes' - Sabalenka faces Gauff for second straight Miami Open crown

World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she's "ready to do whatever it takes" to capture a second straight Miami Open title when she takes on fourth-ranked Coco Gauff on Saturday.

Tiger Woods charged with driving under influence after crash

Golfer Tiger Woods is charged with driving under the influence after a car crash in Florida, police say.