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• Mills ने धन की कमी का हवाला दिया क्योंकि Susan Collins को हटाने की प्रतिद्वंद्विता ने Donald Trump के तहत डेमोक्रेटिक दरार को बढ़ावा दिया है • इनबॉक्स में न्यूज़लेटर अलर्ट प्राप्त करने के लिए Breaking News US ईमेल के लिए साइन अप करें • Maine की गवर्नर Janet Mills ने गुरुवार को डेमोक्रेटिक प्राइमरी से कुछ हफ्ते पहले US सीनेट के लिए अपनी दावेदारी छोड़ दी, जो इस साल की सबसे प्रतिस्पर्धी सीनेट सीटों में से एक को जीतने के तरीके पर पार्टी की आंतरिक बहस को दर्शाता था

• आलोचकों का कहना है कि उपभोक्ता डेटा के आधार पर उत्पाद की लागत में तेजी से बदलाव को प्रतिबंधित करने वाले मैरीलैंड के नए कानून में कई अपवाद (carveouts) शामिल हैं। • मैरीलैंड अमेरिका का पहला ऐसा राज्य बन गया है जिसने किराने की दुकानों में सर्वेलेंस प्राइसिंग (surveillance pricing) पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया है। • मैरीलैंड का कानून किराने की दुकानों और थर्ड-पार्टी डिलीवरी सेवाओं को ऊंची कीमतें तय करने के लिए किसी व्यक्ति के व्यक्तिगत डेटा का उपयोग करने से रोकता है। गवर्नर Wes Moore ने मंगलवार को इस उपाय पर हस्ताक्षर कर इसे कानून बना दिया।

In evidence to MPs, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant disputes claim her department suggested vetting might not be neededUK politics live – latest updatesOlly Robbins refused to hand Peter Mandelson’s vetting summary to the Cabinet Office, the civil servant who leads the department has said.The summary – which would have revealed that Robbins, the now-sacked Foreign Office head, had granted Mandelson clearance against the advice of security officials – was instead provided to Cat Little by UK Security Vetting, she said. Continue reading...

Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming yearsSchools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital.London’s boroughs will have nearly 3,000 fewer infants aged four enrolling at the start of the next school year in September, according to school place offers announced by local authorities across England. Continue reading...

• A defiant House incumbent facing low polling numbers and a fragmented base has announced he will not yield to pressure to step aside for another centrist candidate, Zohran Mamdani, in an upcoming primary. • The incumbent's decision to remain in the race despite weak polling reflects confidence in his political base despite internal party divisions. • The contested primary underscores Democratic Party tensions between progressive and centrist factions as ambitious candidates position themselves for the upcoming midterm cycle.

Parent company of non-profit news website Baltimore Banner announces it acquired paper for undisclosed sumThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has roots that date back to 1786, was set to close next month, in a major blow to the city and a sign of the distressed state of local news. Not any more.On Tuesday, the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, the parent company of the Baltimore Banner non-profit news website in Maryland, announced it had acquired the Post-Gazette for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading...

Rick Jackson is flooding Georgia’s media markets with ads attacking immigrants, transgender people and DEIA campaign ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson pledging that unauthorized immigrants committing violent crimes will end up “deported or departed” has inundated streaming services and social media in Georgia for weeks.“I don’t care if you’re a Muslim or a Mongolian, you don’t have the right to force your culture on our country,” the Jackson ad begins. “Too often, criminal illegals commit sick, violent crimes, victimize our children and get away with murder. So here’s my guarantee to them: do that when I’m governor, and you’ll end up deported or departed. Any questions?” Continue reading...