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Republicans change the seat of the U.S. House of Representatives in South Texas, historically a Democratic stronghold

Subscribe to The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date with the most essential news in Texas. Republican Mayra Flores won Tuesday in a special election for an open seat in Congress in South Texas, marking a breakthrough for Republicans eager to open new forays into the historically blue region. He defeated …

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Pro-Russian separatists tell Ukrainian fighters in Severodonetsk, “Surrender or die”

A Ukrainian soldier reports by radio during heavy fighting on the front in Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, on June 8. (Oleksandr Ratushniak / AP) LONDON – A military official in the Russian-backed Donetsk separatist region issued a stern warning to remaining Ukrainian fighters in the besieged city of Severodonetsk: “Surrender or die.” Eduard Basurin, the …

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North Carolina Charter School Skirt Requirement for Girls Unconstitutional, Court Rules

June 14 (Reuters) – Requiring a North Carolina charter school for girls to wear skirts based on the view that they are “fragile boats” that deserve “friendly” treatment by boys is unconstitutional, sentenced on Tuesday a federal court of appeals. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-6 that Charter Day School violated the …

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Redfin and Compass will lay off more than 900 employees as mortgage interest rates continue to rise

The Redfin CEO says, “I said we wouldn’t fire people unless we had to. We have to. ‘ Mary Ann Azevedo 16 hours The housing market has had a big hit this year as mortgage interest rates have risen and homeowners have reduced their purchases. The latest casualties in the proptech world are Redfin and …

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Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: Brazilian police arrest second man for “loan murder”

Brazilian police say they have arrested a second man in connection with the “alleged murder” of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous defender Bruno Pereira. Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, 41, was arrested on Tuesday and is being held in Atalaia do Norte, the isolated river town that Phillips and Pereira were trying to …

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Richard Sherman joins the crew of Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” studio while keeping the future of the NFL open – USA TODAY

Richard Sherman joins the crew of Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” studio while keeping the future of NFL USA TODAY open Richard Sherman joins Amazon Prime Video’s “TNF” coverage and leaves the door open for NFL return NFL.com Richard Sherman officially joins the production on Amazon on Thursday night NBC Sports Richard Sherman joins Amazon’s Thursday …

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