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To tackle poverty, more states will offer bigger child tax credits in 2024

The new benefits take a cue from a pandemic success story — when an expanded U.S. child tax credit briefly cut child poverty in half. Some states include immigrants and index credits to inflation.

WEKU

Selfies and social media: how tourists indulge their influencer fantasies

A town in the US state of Vermont closed its roads to tourists in September 2023 after a social media tag sparked a swarm of visitors that overwhelmed the rural destination.

The Conversation

William Barr Responds on American Petroleum Institute v. Minnesota

The former Attorney General disagrees with me on whether state and local government climate change lawsuits belong in federal court.

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Lawsuit Filed Over Arrest for Flipping Off Police Officer

A man in Vermont files a lawsuit claiming his right to free expression was violated when he was arrested for flipping off a police officer. Night Court wei...

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Maine governor tells residents to stay off the roads as some rivers continue rising after storm

A river that runs through Maine’s capital city has risen to levels not seen in decades in the aftermath of a heavy storm, and the state’s governor urged people in heavily impacted areas to avoid travel Wednesday

The Independent UK

Six candidates file to appear on Vermont’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Vermont Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 15, 2023. Six candidates filed to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $2,000 filing fee and submit a petition containing 1,000 signatures.

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Six candidates file to appear on Vermont’s Republican presidential primary ballot

The filing deadline for the Vermont Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 15, 2023. Six candidates filed to appear on the March 5, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to pay a $2,000 filing fee and submit a petition containing 1,000 signatures.

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Major cleanup underway after storm batters Northeastern US, knocks out power and floods roads

Utility crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Maine and some rivers continued to rise in New England following a powerful storm that hit the northeastern U.S.

The Independent UK

Video Shows Vermont State Trooper Arrest Man for Flipping Him Off

FIRE and the ACLU of Vermont are now representing the man in a free speech lawsuit.

Reason

Shooting of Palestinian college students came amid spike in gun violence in Vermont

The recent shootings of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont’s largest city come as the small rural state, often ranked as one of the safest in the country, is grappling with a spike in gun violence

The Independent UK

Four state constitutions provide for the right to an abortion. Here are the states that may vote on abortion constitutional amendments in 2024

Four states—California, Michigan, Ohio, and Vermont—have constitutions that explicitly provide for a right to an abortion. Most recently, Ohio voters approved Issue 1 on Nov. 7, 2023, which established a state constitutional right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” including decisions about abortion, contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage…

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Bernie Sanders questions whether permanent ceasefire in Gaza possible if Hamas remains

The Vermont Senator has faced criticism from fellow progressives over not joining calls for ceasefire

The Independent UK

Last of 3 Palestinian college students shot in Vermont leaves hospital

A college student of Palestinian descent who was shot and seriously injured in Vermont last month has been released from the hospital

The Independent UK

Judge again orders arrest of owner of former firearms training center in Vermont

A judge has again issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a former Vermont firearms training center, ruling that he failed to bring his property into compliance and is in contempt of court

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Hate crimes are on the rise − but the narrow legal definition makes it hard to charge and convict

With hate crimes, context is everything, and events outside of the United States – like the war between Israel and Hamas – can have far-reaching and potentially tragic consequences.

The Independent UK

More than $950,000 raised for Palestinian student paralyzed after being shot in Vermont

More than $950,000 has been raised for the recovery of one of the three college students of Palestinian descent who was shot in Vermont and is currently paralyzed from the chest down

The Independent UK

Heavy snowfall drops tree branches onto power lines, causing outages in New England

A storm is dropping a mix of rain and snow on parts of New England, with some locations recording more than a half-foot of snow to start the week

The Independent UK

Palestinian victim of Vermont shooting is paralysed, family says

One of the bullets that struck 20-year-old Hisham Arwatani lodged in his spine

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Palestinian student shot in Vermont is paralyzed from chest down, his family says

20-year-old Hisham Awartani is scheduled to be released from the hospital next week and begin a long recovery after one of the gunman's bullets lodged in his spine.

WEKU

This Palestinian American professor leans on his Quaker faith during conflict

Here's how one professor holds on to the pacifism and silent meditation espoused by Quakers when the world feels like it's on fire.

The Guardian - US

Young, bright, Palestinian: the three friends shot in Vermont

Tahseen Ali Ahmad, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Hisham Awartani, all 20, are childhood friends and ‘incredibly tight’ – especially now

The Independent UK

Families arrive from the West Bank to care for the 3 college students shot in Vermont

Nearly a week after three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and seriously wounded while taking an evening walk, relatives of two of the victims have arrived in Vermont from the war-torn West Bank to care for their loved ones

The Independent UK

Ex of man charged with shooting Palestinian students had police remove his gun from her home in 2013

Syracuse, New York, police say an ex-girlfriend of the man charged with recently shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont asked officers 10 years ago to remove his gun from her home

The Independent UK

Jason Eaton called himself a ‘radical citizen’. Now he’s accused of a hate crime shooting in Vermont

Jason Eaton, 48, faces three charges of attempted murder following the 25 November shooting of three Palestinian college students in Burlington. Katie Hawkinson reports

The Independent UK

Man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian college students accused of harassing ex-girlfriend in 2019

The man charged with shooting three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont was accused in 2019 of harassing an ex-girlfriend in New York state

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