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1+ day, 35+ min ago   (808+ words) An independent fund should manage cash earmarked for community contributions collected from clubs' poker machines in the ACT to future-proof support for local sports clubs, the ACT Greens say. Rebecca Vassarotti, the party's spokeswoman on gambling, wants an independent fund…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (117+ words) Hortidaily AmericanHort joined a broad coalition representing agriculture, manufacturing, energy, transportation, and other industries in urging congressional leaders to overturn six California emissions rules under the Congressional Review Act The rules affect vehicles, small off-road engines, commercial harbor craft, and…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (110+ words) NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has been called out for not making any improvements to the hospital system despite having been in the role for almost four years, as wait times come into question. He’s also partially blamed the lack…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (406+ words) Domestic abuse charges have soared to 34,586, with concerns that toxic social media messages are helping normalise contempt, control and violence against women. Scotland’s latest domestic abuse figures should shame us all. Charges reported to prosecutors jumped 14 per cent in 2025-26 to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (290+ words) A MP in Hertfordshire has joined campaigners and parents calling for major changes to paternity leave rights across the UK. Alistair Strathern, MP for Hitchin, attended a rally in central London organised by The Dad Shift as part of its…...

6+ day, 5+ min ago   (522+ words) The Social Security Administration could improve the administration of its programs and increase verified matches between external data and internal records by updating its verification systems for Numident, “a database that stores personally identifiable information for all individuals assigned a…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (711+ words) Is someone in poverty if they can afford food, housing and the things they really need, but not other things most people take for granted? Answering this question requires a judgment about where an acceptable standard of living ends and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (268+ words) Congress General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday accused the Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana government of showing "stubbornness and arrogance" towards sanitation workers protesting across the state for their demands. He said sanitation workers, being economically…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1091+ words) A disabled mum from Greater Manchester has joined a campaign for better paternity leave after being "stopped in her tracks" by the challenges of adapting to motherhood alone. Melissa Johns, 36, from Ashton-under-Lyne, welcomed her first child in October. Despite requiring…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (849+ words) The First Minister has vowed to dedicate 'greater personal leadership' to curb domestic abuse and violence against women - but the family of victim Stacy Hunter believe programme for government promises don't go far enough. John Swinney has been shamed over…...