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Leading House Democrats, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib, railed against the Department of Government Efficiency’s “cruel” cuts at a healthcare rally outside the Capitol, demanding the Trump administration not make “even a minor cut to Medicaid.”For weeks now, Democrats have been pushing a narrative that the Trump administration is planning massive cuts to government health programs, including ObamaCare, Medicare and Medicaid.Several hundred protesters joined the rally organized by left-leaning groups, including the Women’s March, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and National Nurses United.Speaking during the rally, Pelosi said: “They said they were going to repeal…

A high school runner is facing a criminal charge after striking and injuring another runner with a baton earlier this month.During a 4×200-meter indoor relay race at the Virginia state championships in Lynchburg on March 4, Kaelen Tucker passed Alaila Everett, who then swung her arm, striking Ms. Tucker in the head with the baton.Ms. Tucker brought a hand to her head, fell to the track and did not finish the race. Her family said that she had sustained a concussion.Ms. Everett now faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery, said Bethany Harrison, the commonwealth attorney for the city…

Measles cases have rapidly increased in Canada since the start of the year, with the majority of cases reported in Ontario. According to Public Health Ontario, as of March 12, 277 confirmed cases and 69 probable cases of measles have been logged in the province so far this year.The organization said all but 11 cases were associated with an ongoing multi-jurisdictional outbreak, five cases had a history of travel and were acquired outside of Canada, and one was epidemiologically linked to a visitor to Ontario.Of these, three cases required hospitalization, all among unimmunized children.“In the past, cases in Ontario have…

Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien has defended his club’s signing of Dylan Brown on a mega-deal and explained why he would not speak about the coup 24 hours before the 26-12 win over the Dolphins.O’Brien had copped flak after his pre-game press conference on Wednesday when he refused to discuss Parramatta playmaker Brown signing on a 10-year, $14 million dollar deal from 2026.The Knights were superb in their home win over the Dolphins on Thursday night in Newcastle.”That’s what the whole thing was about. I know I was copping a little bit for not talking about Dylan Brown but my number…

MADISON, Wis. — Three hours before the Wisconsin Badgers were set to practice on a Tuesday afternoon in late January, the best coach in the history of women’s college hockey was telling a story about a deer.“I’d like to get in the mindset of a deer,” Mark Johnson said during a coaches meeting inside the team offices at LaBahn Arena.He talked for several minutes, trying to empathize with the deer that had jumped in front of his car — and then ran off — while Johnson was driving home from the rink a few days prior. He couldn’t quite figure…

Five British women share their personal experiences of suffering discrimination in the UK because they wear the hijab.Islamophobia raised its ugly head in race riots in Britain in August 2024 and attacks on Muslims and mosques in the United Kingdom have increased since October 7, 2023. Women have been targets of abuse just as much as men. In this film based completely on their own testimonies, five British Muslim women share their experiences in frank and often emotional, intimate interviews. They challenge Western perceptions of the hijab as a symbol of female oppression and describe it as a powerful expression…

Washington — Senate Democrats are considering a plan that would pave the way for a GOP bill to keep the government funded for six months in exchange for a doomed-to-fail vote on their own 30-day alternative, facing an uncomfortable choice between allowing the Republican measure to pass or letting the government shut down.The Senate plans to take up the House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, and Republicans need 60 votes to invoke cloture and advance the measure, meaning it will need the support of Democrats to get to a vote on final passage.With government funding…

“John Garfield should be doing this part, not me.”This declaration of self-doubt was muttered by a scruffy, largely untried 23-year-old actor at the first table read for a new work by a fast-rising young American playwright. The year was 1947; the setting, a rooftop rehearsal space on West 42nd Street; and the play, after some vacillation on what the title should be, “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Its author: Tennessee Williams.As for that seemingly unsure young actor, who had heard that his role had already been refused by the go-to working-class film favorite John Garfield? His name was Marlon Brando. His…

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Authorities investigating the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki are expanding their search effort as Thursday marks one week since the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh junior vanished from a Punta Cana resort.Her whereabouts remain unknown, and officials say they are working a missing persons case and not a criminal investigation, but they have left open all possibilities.The Dominican Republic’s top prosecutor said Wednesday that her office is considering the possibility that something “beyond a possible accidental event” has taken place, and experts say the probe will likely examine competing theories until investigators come up with answers.Authorities are…

The 2025 tax season is well underway, but the Canada Revenue Agency doesn’t want Canadians who earned capital gains last year to file their returns – just yet. The CRA said in a news release Tuesday that it’s still working to update its systems to reflect the current inclusion rate of 50 per cent on capital gains after a last-minute reversal by the federal government, so taxpayers who earned capital gains on an asset should wait to file their T1 and T3 returns.“The CRA recommends that those impacted by this situation wait until the updates are completed in the coming…