Facing drought, Western states seek to deny groundwater to foreign companies
Just off an arid stretch of highway in western Arizona, a Saudi dairy company pumps unrestricted amounts of groundwater from underneath its fields, uses it to grow thousands of acres of alfalfa and ships the bales of hay overseas to feed cows more than 8,000 miles away. Arizona officials now want to...
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Feds indict Michigan man accused of threatening to kill Jewish politicians
DETROIT — A man from the Adrian area accused of threatening to kill members of state government was indicted Thursday and could face more severe punishment because a federal grand jury alleges he intentionally targeted Jewish politicians. The indictment of Tipton resident Jack Eugene Carpenter III, ...
Iowa students to stage statewide walkout ‘to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation’
Students across Iowa are walking out of class on Wednesday to protest a flurry of bills targeting LGBTQ rights, which have been introduced in the state legislature this session. Dubbed the “Iowa ‘We Say Gay’ Walkout,” the statewide event seeks to highlight the growing number of “anti-LGBTQ+ bills” t...
New study finds the more conservative your sexual values, the more challenging it is to stick to them ｜ PsyPost
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New study finds the more conservative your sexual values, the more challenging it is to stick to them
A new study in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy sought to investigate the relationship between sexual values and sexual incongruence as well as the effects of religiousness on this relationship. The findings indicate that religiousness predicts sexual incongruence, but not more than conservative sexual values, which demonstrated the most substantial relationship. Sexual congruence refers to the alignment of sexual values and behavior, while incongruence occurs when individuals engage in sexual behaviors that violate their moral beliefs. Past research has shown that religiousness is associa...
Florida education officials discuss SAT alternative focused on ‘Western tradition’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republican leaders explore alternatives to the College Board’s AP classes and tests, top state officials have been meeting with the founder of an education testing company supporters say is focused on the “great classical and Christian tradition.”...
DeSantis ponders ending AP classes for Florida students
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the College Board over Florida rejecting the AP African American studies course escalated Monday with DeSantis threatening to drop the organization’s Advanced Placement classes from Florida high schools. “So this College Board, nobody electe...
A major archaeological discovery was made on the Miami River. Was it kept ‘under wraps’?
MIAMI — For the past year and a half, with scant public attention, squads of archaeologists digging at the Miami River site of a planned Related Group residential tower complex have unearthed remarkable finds, consisting of thousands of fragmentary prehistoric tools and artifacts, rare and well-preserved animal and plant remnants, vestiges of ancient structures and human remains — including some relics dating back to the earliest days of civilization on the planet. Independent scientists say the findings, which include 7,000-year-old spearheads, are clear and abundant evidence of a continuous ...
Doctors raise concerns over Florida possibly requiring student athletes’ menstrual information
MIAMI — While a change in diet, medication, exercise and stress can all affect a girl’s menstrual flow, doctors say cycle irregularities don’t affect their ability to play sports and are raising privacy concerns over a state board proposing to mandate that information for Florida students to play high school sports. The Florida High School Athletic Association’s 16-member board of directors — made up of 14 men and two women — had scheduled a vote on this issue later this month. The board, however, will hold an emergency meeting Thursday to discuss the FHSAA proposal, which has drawn criticism ...
Protests set to continue for 2nd day in NYC, US over Tyre Nichols traffic stop video
NEW YORK — Demonstrators and activists on Saturday were gearing up to again march on behalf of Tyre Nichols, one day after authorities released video of the brutal traffic stop that culminated in his death. In New York, rallies were scheduled across the five boroughs, including a march in Washington...
George Santos lied about his mom being in the South Tower on 9/11, records show
Another day, another lie for Rep. George Santos. Santos, R-N.Y., has claimed his mother was at the World Trade Center when it was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001 — but immigration records show that day she was really in Brazil. On his campaign website, Santos claimed his mother, Fatima Devolder, “was in ...
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