Christie has cast himself as the only potential candidate willing to aggressively take on former President Donald Trump, the current front-runner for the nomination.
Erica Nitschke
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Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings Republicans envisioned
An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office says that while the new work requirements in SNAP would save money, the added benefits pushed by Democrats would cost more – and add almost 80,000 people to the rolls in an average month.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
How and when to remove children from their homes? A federal lawsuit raises thorny questions
A couple whose young children were taken by social workers and police in the middle of the night are suing, arguing they were unconstitutionally removed without a warrant or court order.
Posted inMaine Crime, New England, News
Bus driver from Eliot accused of stalking N.H. boy, 8, agrees to plea deal
CONCORD, N.H. — A former school bus driver accused of threatening and stalking an 8-year-old boy in New Hampshire has agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors under which he would serve a six-year prison sentence, according to documents filed in federal court. Michael Chick, 40, of Eliot, Maine, worked as a bus driver for First […]
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Moscow drone attack exposes Russia’s vulnerabilities, fuels criticism of military
The attack angered Russia’s hawks, who criticize President Vladimir Putin for failing to protect the heart of Kremlin power.
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CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker 2 lifetimes to make boss’s annual pay
Discontent over the pay disparity between CEOs and rank-and-file workers has helped fuel labor unrest.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News, Religion and Values
Rebuilding Notre Dame’s fire-ravaged roof transports workers back to Middle Ages
Carpenters building a new timber frame for the fire-ravaged roof of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral are using the same tools and techniques as their medieval predecessors.
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California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires
Grazing goats are in high demand to devour wild grass and shrubs that are proliferating across California after a drought-busting winter of heavy rain and snow.
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Elizabeth Holmes in Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for blood-testing hoax
The disgraced Theranos CEO was convicted of 4 felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022.
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Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for Republican approval
The hard-fought measure is now headed to a House vote Wednesday.