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📰 The future of local news depends on what we preserve today. Join the Internet Archive, Poynter Institute, and Investigative Reporters and Editors for the National Summit on Local News Preservation. 📅 June 17, 2026 📍 National Harbor, MD 🎟️ 🆓 blog.archive.org/2026/03/23/n... 🧵

@nascar.com Dear Precious Lord, we are so thankful for all of your mercy. Please protect all the drivers and fans at the race today. Please let all the Fords do really well and please Lord help Ryan Blaney find a way to win. In Jesus name I pray, Amen

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THREAD: We just released a tool that allows you to search billions of dollars in wealth, ties to the most powerful companies in the country, and details of the personal finances of President Trump and over 1,500 of his appointees. Here’s how it works 1/

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Polls have closed in the HD70 and SD26 special primary elections in Arkansas. The Arkansas Advocate team will be watching for the results and posting updates on the races as votes finish tallying on our website. #arpx #arleg

buff.lyElection 2026 Archives | Arkansas AdvocateVoting is the way we as citizens of the United States and its component states, counties and cities express our opinions and preferences. We are periodically asked to mark our ballots for candidates…

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Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion. WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out. Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why

npr.org'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial tiesThree times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

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Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse that began Oct. 1, more than 65,000 children in 140 local Head Start programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico will not get their federal grant funding come Nov. 1, according to the National Head Start Association.

buff.lyThousands of preschoolers could lose access to Head Start due to shutdown | Arkansas AdvocateFunding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued Monday without an end in sight.

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Gov. Sanders says she's “grateful” for Trump’s scaled-down disaster relief for storms that hit Arkansas in March — despite it leaving cities and counties on the hook for millions in repairs and cleanup the feds would normally cover. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

arktimes.comArkansas cities and counties to pay 65% of March storm cleanup after Trump denies aid - Arkansas TimesSanders says Arkansas is "grateful" for Trump’s scaled-down disaster relief, despite it shifting millions of dollars in costs to state and local government.

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New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social: When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.

propublica.orgThe Price of RemissionWhen I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

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Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office. Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.

propublica.orgTrump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and MoreBy slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose…

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The startup has raised over $2B in venture capital, much of it from firms with ties to Trump and Musk. In addition to Thiel, other major backers include Thrive Capital, which was founded by Jared Kushner's brother, and 8VC, a firm run by Musk allies. By @chrisbing.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro

propublica.orgTrump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments ProgramA little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the…

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President Donald Trump and his allies have sliced billions of dollars and tens of thousands of staff from agencies focused on health and safety, and appear to go against Trump’s repeated campaign promises to make Americans healthier and safer.

wapo.stWorries grow over risks to Americans as Trump cuts health, safety agenciesThe chorus of experts issuing warnings include Republican lawmakers, former Trump officials and civil servants who worked under GOP and Democratic presidents.

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