In a grinding battle far from the spotlight, weary Ukrainian soldiers hold the line
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Much of the world’s attention in recent months has been focused on Ukraine’s desperate battle to hold off a Russian offensive targeting Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city after the capital of Kyiv.
Biden is coming after your light bulbs — again
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The Biden administration, which banned incandescent light bulbs last year, is now targeting LED bulbs to promote “a significant leap” in energy efficiency, but such a prohibition would nearly double the price of bulbs and eliminate consumers’ lighting choices.
What's causing the global gunpowder shortage?
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A global shortage of gunpowder is starting to show up in prices paid by U .S. consumers. Suppliers are suspending sales, dealers say prices are climbing, and global conflicts are spiking demand.
Strapped for cash, college undergraduates form labor unions
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Undergraduate student employees are increasingly following the decade-old path of their graduate brethren in forming labor unions to secure higher pay and better benefits at their colleges and universities.
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Sportsmen feel pinch of global gunpowder shortage as Chinese restrictions, Ukraine war crimp supply
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At one point in their war, Russia and Ukraine were firing up to 60,000 artillery shells a day, and even during this spring’s lull in U.S.-backed supplies to Ukraine, the daily average was still roughly 12,000 shells.
The result has been a global shortage of gunpowder that’s beginning to show up in prices paid by private consumers here in the U.S.
China is outpacing the U.S. in defense industrial production
Seth Jones: "One Chinese shipyard, like Zhengnan, is larger than all U.S. shipyards combined."
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Panda-mania 2.0: D.C.’s National Zoo to get two new pandas from China
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Call it Panda-mania 2.0: The National Zoo announced that a new pair of the crowd-pleasing Chinese imports — long the park’s most popular attraction — will arrive in the District later this year.
Here are Trump’s top three arguments for appeal after guilty verdict in hush money trial
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Former President Donald Trump has three key issues he can argue on appeal to overturn his conviction in his New York hush money trial.
Big drop in wind speeds across U.S. saps electricity generated from wind farms
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Wind speeds fell dramatically last year, slowing turbines and decreasing renewable energy production across the United States, while billions of dollars were invested in building more wind power plants.
Biden cancels another $7.7 billion in student loans
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President Biden announced that his administration is canceling $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 borrowers.
House Republicans push for more control over public safety in nation’s capital with new crime bill
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House lawmakers looking to restore congressional oversight over the District of Columbia passed a bill that would give Congress more control over public safety in the city.
New York City has fewest police officers on street since 1990
The number of police officers patrolling New York City is at its lowest point in over three decades.
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Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial begins, his second in the last decade
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Sen. Bob Menendez went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen.
States scramble to close legal loopholes squatters use to take homes from owners
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State lawmakers nationwide are belatedly moving to restore the property rights of owners forced into lengthy and often costly court battles to reclaim their houses from squatters exploiting pandemic emergency tenant protections.
Rep. Jodey Arrington details the high price paid by taxpayers to support illegal immigrants
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Each illegal immigrant costs the U.S. more per year than it spends on the average food stamp recipient or Medicaid beneficiary, according to an analysis by the House Budget Committee that was shared first with The Washington Times.
Massive cleanup effort underway at Baltimore’s Key Bridge
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“This still remains a remarkably complex situation. Our team, though, now is double tracking,” said Governor Wes Moore. “What we mean by that is salvage operations are happening while also commercial vehicles are moving in and out of the Port of Baltimore.”
April 25, 2024
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has refused to answer questions about ByteDance being forced to divest from TikTok in the U.S., D.C. residents say they’re still wary after often-brazen violence last year, and more on today's Front Page Podcast:
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