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Ghislaine Maxwell · United States

Top DOJ official to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday: CNN

53% Center coverage: 307 sources

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US Foreign Policy · United States

Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding

53% Center coverage: 134 sources

President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday canceling about $9 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans look to lock in cuts to programs targeted by the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency.See the Story

Artificial Intelligence · United States

Trump signs executive orders to fast-track data center construction, target ‘woke’ AI

46% Center coverage: 117 sources

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South Dakota’s next budget could face a $24.5 million revenue shortfall, legislators learn

Coverage: 2 sources

South Dakota lawmakers should expect an even tighter state budget next legislative session with revenues potentially $24.5 million less than projected, the Legislature’s budget committee learned this week. Fiscal experts with the Legislative Research Council and the governor’s Bureau of Finance and Management briefed the committee Wednesday in Pierre. They said the lagging revenue is due partly to recent wage growth in the state failing to signi…Pierre · Pierre See the Story

SDPB Plans for Local Program Cuts

60% Left coverage: 5 sources

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - South Dakota Public Broadcasting is figuring out how to move forward without federal funding, which made up over 20% of its budget. This comes after President Trump signed a bill this week that will cut one billion dollars from Public Broadcasting as a whole. The South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications met Friday to discuss the impact federal cuts will have on SDPB. Shortly after the meeting …Politics See the Story

Jury orders former prison warden to pay inmate $105,000 for poor nutrition

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

The federal courthouse in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)A Sioux Falls jury ordered a former state prison warden to pay $105,000 in damages to an inmate after a federal civil rights trial, but it’s unclear if the warden or state will pay the award. Mark Christians, 45, sued a series of Department of Corrections employees in 2020, alleging that inadequate nutrition caused him to lose 90 pounds between 2017 and 2018 at Mike Durfe…Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls Read Article

Federal funding uncertainty risks destroying adult education programs in SD, directors say • South Dakota Searchlight

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Autumn Tree Top works on a math problem on July 17, 2025, at the Career Learning Center of the Black Hills in Rapid City. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)Autumn Tree Top knows what a high school certificate means. It can mean higher pay, college and a career. It can mean setting an example for her children. It can mean stability, fulfillment and confidence. Each morning, the 29-year-old mother of three wakes up early and goes to school at…Rapid City, South Dakota · Rapid City Read Article

Should College Athletes Be Employees? House Panels Say No.

56% Left coverage: 46 sources

WASHINGTON — As the House prepared to head out early for its summer break, Republicans made a push Wednesday to advance key legislation that would standardize the ways in which college athletes can be paid via name, image and likeness…Caitlin Clark · Washington See the Story

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