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The majority of the State Board of Education have called a special meeting to install a new general counsel following conflict over the board’s previous attorney repeatedly siding with State Superintendent Ryan Walters.
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The United Nations has formally declared famine in Northern Gaza - and is warning that over 500,000 people are facing catastrophic starvation. The World Food Programme's Executive Director Cindy McCain is calling for a surge of aid into Gaza.
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Migrants trying to leave from the west African country of Mauritania say they are suffering brutal, inhumane and degrading treatment at the hands of security forces funded by the European Union.
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After its latest monthly meeting was cancelled, the State Board of Education is pursuing legal action to schedule a special meeting. -
Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic abuse and assault Thursday afternoon in a Pawnee County court.
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Texas lawmakers are on track to pass one of the toughest laws aimed at reducing the use of abortion medication, one way people still have abortions in a state that has banned them.
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China will host the leaders of Russia and China at a security summit starting on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Satu Limaye from the East-West Center about the significance of that alliance.
