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Washington, DC, city council member suggests businesses go cashless to combat crime

A new Washington, D.C., bill is aiming to combat high crime rates by allowing restaurants, bars and other retail stores to go cashless. The bill seeks to provide exemptions to a previously established law prohibiting retail establishments from rejecting cash payments. City Council member Christina Henderson told Fox News Digital that businesses primarily reject cash payments to protect their employees. …

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Chicago schools reportedly instructed teachers to give migrants passing grades regardless of performance

Chicago Public Schools teachers were instructed by school officials to give migrant students passing grades and promote them to the next grade, “even if the students displayed severe academic deficiencies,” a new report claims. WGN News reported that “multiple” teachers from different schools within the district reached out to them to expose the troubling trend. One teacher said she was …

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New York mag puts reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave for alleged 'personal relationship' with RFK Jr.

New York magazine placed reporter Olivia Nuzzi on leave Thursday night after an internal probe found “she had engaged in a personal relationship” with a key figure in the 2024 presidential race, reportedly former candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Nuzzi acknowledged to the magazine’s editors that she had engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant to the …

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FOX News Media honors colleagues who received Spotlight Awards

FOX News Media CEOSuzanne Scott and PresidentJay Wallace honored the 2023FOX News Media Spotlight Awardwinners on Tuesday during an intimate luncheon. The FOX News Media Spotlight Awards are anannual tradition for the company, and management received hundreds of nominations from staff members passionate about celebrating colleagues who earned special recognition.Winners were announced last year at a company-wide town hall, and …

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Utah teen in critical condition after 'car surfing' accident as concerns grow over online trend

A Utah teen is fighting for her life after a car surfing accident, raising the alarm on a growing social media trend. 15-year-old Ava Broadhead is in a medical induced coma due to an “extreme brain injury” after falling from the top of a moving car, according to Fox 13. The teen, who was looking forward to attending homecoming, will …

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FLASHBACK: Kimmel joked with Diddy about running for president, said he’s a 'Boy Scout' compared to Trump

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel once joked that Sean “Diddy” Combs would be a better leader than former President Trump in a clip recently unearthed on social media. On the August 1, 2018 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Kimmel asked the now-disgraced music mogul if he’d ever consider running for president. “By the way, President Trump had his own vodka, it …

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'Agatha All Along' stars cheer new show as 'gayest Marvel project yet' ahead of Disney+ premiere

Stars of the newest Disney+ Marvel show, “Agatha All Along,” endorsed the show as the “gayest Marvel project yet” ahead of the series premiere on the streaming platform Wednesday. “Agatha All Along” is a sequel to the popular “WandaVision” miniseries which premiered on Disney+ in 2021. It “focuses on Kathryn Hahn’s character, Agatha Harkness… as she sets off on a …

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Chicago city council blasts Mayor Johnson canceling ShotSpotter: 'Campaign promise at the expense of lives'

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s comments Monday denouncing ShotSpotter as “walkie-talkies on a pole” are facing criticism from city council members who want to extend the gunshot detection system‘s contract, currently set to expire on Sunday. Johnson, who campaigned in 2023 on ending the city’s contract with SoundThinking Inc., which owns ShotSpotter, said the program has not been successful in reducing …

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American universities are rebranding DEI departments instead of eliminating them, study finds

FIRST ON FOX — Some American universities have claimed they would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)ideology but instead opted to rebrand the polarizing practice, according to CriticalRace.org. CriticalRace.org, whichmonitors CRT curricula and traininginhigher education,has cataloged over 700 institutions of higher education to examine activities on campus. The group says that out of 26 universes where legislative efforts have been …

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Alabama city council member worried her town could be the next Springfield, Ohio

An Alabama city council member is speaking out against her colleagues for kicking all residents out of a meeting while they were asking questions about Haitian migrants in their small town of only 12,000 residents. Sylacauga city council member Laura Barlow Heath took aim at council president Tiffany Nix for abruptly calling to adjourn the meeting in an interview with …

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