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It’s an astonishing pivot for the party in a longtime bastion of progressivism, after moderate Democratic activists made deep inroads in the city last year. Now they are attempting to lead a national conversation around what it takes for Democrats to win — by rejecting what they deride as performative politics and virtue signaling and embracing pragmatism and quality-of-life issues. Their previously unreported plans, shared first in conversations with POLITICO, call for fully staffing police departments, erasing local regulations that drive up the cost of building new housing and focusing public schools on closing learning gaps for Black and Hispanic students…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Belgian teenagers who were found with thousands of ants valued at $9,200 and allegedly destined for European and Asian markets will be sentenced in two weeks, a Kenyan magistrate said Wednesday.Magistrate Njeri Thuku, sitting at the court in Kenya’s main airport, said she would not rush the case but would take time to review environmental impact and psychological reports filed in court before passing sentence on May 7.Belgian nationals Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx, both 19 years old, were arrested on April 5 with 5,000 ants at a guest house. They were charged on April…

CHICAGO — Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat and his party’s top leader on the Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek a sixth term in 2026. “I know in my heart it’s time to pass the torch,” the veteran senator said in a social media post Wednesday. Durbin, who is 80, confirmed what many Democrats have expected for months — that the veteran senator would step aside after three decades in office. His departure comes at a perilous moment for the judicial system as the Trump administration repeatedly tests the limits of executive power and…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked North Carolina election officials from contacting voters whose disputed ballots in an unresolved 2024 state Supreme Court race could be eliminated from the final count.In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, granted the stay request of Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs, who has asked federal judges to throw out the recent rulings of state appellate courts that largely favored Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin’s requests to toss ballots that he challenged.Democrats and voting rights groups have raised alarm about Griffin’s…

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysFirefighters in New Hampshire worked through the night to extinguish a blaze at a popular restaurant.According to Windham Fire, crews received a call around 12:58 a.m. for reports of a fire at the Windham Restaurant on Range Rd.At the same time, employees of McDonald’s across the street also called reporting that the restaurant across the street was on fire.Upon arrival, firefighters were greeted with heavy fire in the back of…

Washington has imposed 145% tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade conflict with Beijing US President Donald Trump has signaled a potential easing of trade tensions with China, announcing that tariffs on the country’s goods would be lowered significantly. He added, however, that “it won’t be zero.” As part of his sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on major trading partners, Trump sharply raised tariffs on Chinese goods to a staggering 145%. The move deepened the trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies, despite growing concerns about the global economic impact.On Tuesday, Trump seemed to change his approach. “We’re going to…

Türkiye has a history of devastating earthquakes, the latest of which claimed tens of thousands of lives in 2023 A powerful earthquake struck beneath the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday, sending tremors rippling across the region, including Türkiye’s most populous city, Istanbul.The country’s Disaster and Emergency Authority (AFAD) reported that two quakes were detected after midday local time, the more powerful of which measured  6.2 in magnitude – the strongest seismic activity to impact the city of over 15 million people in years.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. However, videos circulating online apparently capture the quake’s unsettling…

Guest post from AbleChild. Republished with permission at JoeHoft.com Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is in the news in a big way. With the new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert Kennedy, Jr., placing great weight on science to support federal government health mandates and regulations, ADHD should be the poster child of zero science and first in need of review. Of interest is that in the last two weeks, both the New York Times Magazine and the DailyMail.com ran lengthy articles addressing Secretary Kennedy’s efforts to review the risks associated with psychiatric medications like antidepressants, antipsychotics,…

Real Betis has been one of the form sides during the second half of the campaign.UEFA via Getty Images To many on the outside, Real Betis is worth discussing for one reason: Antony, the brilliance back in his game, is blossoming there after two-and-a-half years of struggle with Manchester United. Alongside unearthing such a gem from the Premier League, Betis is targeting a historic season. This year, fifth place in La Liga is enough to make the Champions League next term, and Betis—away from the competition for 20 years—is one of the sides in the hunt. It could also end…

Two climate extremists wound up in handcuffs Tuesday after they allegedly vandalized a Manhattan Tesla dealership as part of Extinction Rebellion NYC’s Earth Day protest against CEO Elon Musk. amNY reports that activists from climate alarmist group Extinction Rebellion NYC staged a surprise protest against Elon Musk outside a Manhattan Tesla dealership just after noon on Tuesday. The demonstrators, armed with spray cans, began scrawling anti-Musk messages over the windows of the dealership, writing “DOGE” with a cross through it, “Fuck Elon,” and “we do not consent.” Prospective Tesla buyers and bystanders looked on in shock as the protesters expressed their dissent…