As an editor, I'm not doing much writing these days. But I got a chance to write this post introducing myself to readers - and about what the very bumpy road of virtual learning taught me. chalkbeat.org/2021/6/22/2254 via
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Mayor Eric Adams's whereabouts are unknown  1�7 at least to the public  1�7 as the city prepares for severe winter weather.
“I certainly do know where he is," said First Deputy Mayor Lorraine Grillo. "The mayor decided to take two days off and get some rest."
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There was a larger group of GOP senators who voted against guaranteeing reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. That measure passed 73-24. Here are the no's:
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A lot of folks were wondering who the 5 senators were who voted against guaranteeing workers reasonable break time to pump breast milk. (It passed 92-5.) They were:
--John Cornyn (R-Tex.)
--Mike Lee (R-Utah)
--Pat Toomey (R-Penn.)
--Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.)
--Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
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BREAKING: House passes a $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid that avoids a partial government shutdown. The measure goes to President Biden to be signed into law.
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Breaking News: The House approved a roughly $1.7 trillion government funding package, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk.
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Censorship: Journalists on Twitter who won't delete Musk tweets remain locked out
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Ryan Coogler shares his original plot for the Black Panther sequel, beat by beat. nytimes.com/2022/12/23/art
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BREAKING: The House Jan. 6 panel's final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy 1�7 to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.
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Jan 6 Committee releases final report: january6th.house.gov/sites/democrat
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Biden has a LOT of significant bipartisan accomplishments in this term. Doesn't fit neatly into the narrative of ever-increasing partisanship.
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NEWS: Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill that overhauls U.S. election law
The vote is 68-29.
This now goes to the House.
Then to Biden’s desk. nbcnews.com/politics/congr
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The former White House aide testified that she was advised by her lawyer to deliberately withhold information from investigators and was wooed with job offers and financial stability in exchange for her loyalty to former president Donald Trump.
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. reported earlier this week that dozens of law professors opposed LaSalle’s potential nomination because of what they called his “activist conservative jurisprudence, 1�7 including on issues related to abortion, unions, and criminal justice:
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Along a street in Bucha, Russian soldiers killed fathers, grandmothers and children. Then, some soldiers used their cell phones. and I obtained footage and phone logs to help identify the military unit that killed dozens of civilians in March
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In another tough year for schools and students, did an outstanding job covering education. Really proud to work with this team.
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Newark Teachers Union fights for bonuses for per diem staff
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Just some of the great work has done in covering education in Chicago and Illinois this year. Really proud to work with this team.
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On the last week of December, Chalkbeat Chicago gave to me, 12 of its top 2022 stories ckbe.at/3YHLVtG
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“I did not believe it for one second. 1�7
That was the answer Sean Hannity gave, under oath, in a deposition in Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, according to information disclosed in a court hearing on Wednesday.
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NEW: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes - who was just found guilty of seditious conspiracy - told the Jan. 6 committee that roughly **20 percent** of his right-wing militia worked in law enforcement.
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People are getting blankets and warm clothes upon arrival in Philadelphia, as another bus of migrants arrives from Texas. Two more buses expected here shortly.
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NEW: In appearances incoming Rep. George Santos called himself a “Latino Jew, and “half Jewish. 1�7 He said his grandparents “survived the Holocaust 1�7 by converting to Catholicism and fleeing Europe. But according to genealogy records, none of it appears true.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during his address to Congress, presented lawmakers with a Ukrainian flag signed by front-line troops in Bakhmut, in Ukraine’s contested Donetsk province. bit.ly/3FKtbRK
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New York Times: Sean Hannity testified under oath he never believed Trump’s claims of election fraud. In his deposition in the Dominion suit against Fox News, Hannity stated, “I did not believe it for one second 1�7.
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Reps. Matt Gaetz and Boebert remain seated as members stand to cheer on Zelenskyy
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his address to Congress evoked a quote from U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
"The American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory," Zelenskyy said. "The Ukrainian people will win too. Absolutely."
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9/ That was brief, energetic.
Zelensky did not spend much time or many words asking for more.
He compared Ukrainian soldiers to American soldiers at the Battle of the Bulge and to American soldiers at the Battle of Saratoga.
He sought to connect American values to his fight.
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Some right-wing members repeatedly remaining seated in standing ovations during the Zelensky speech:
- Matt Gaetz
- Lauren Boebert
- Andrew Clyde
- Dianne Harshbarger
- Warren Davidson
- Michael Cloud
- Jim Jordan
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That section about Christmas in the bomb shelter with the light in their hearts had me verklempt. Whew!
Well done, President Zelensky.
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Zelensky exits the chamber carrying an American flag that was flown over the Capitol today in honor of his visit.
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ZELENSKYY: "We'll celebrate Christmas. And even if there is no electricity, the light of our faith in ourselves will not be put out."
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"Merry Christmas and Happy Victorious New Year," concludes Zelenskyy.
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The House report on IRS not auditing Trump left unanswered whether the “mandatory 1�7 presidential audit program was generally broken or Trump got special treatment. Turns out Obama got audited all 8 years & Biden’s already been audited twice. W/
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“This battle will decide in what world our children and grandchildren will live. 1�7 - Ukraine President Zelensky before a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress
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There are 213 House Republicans in the 117th Congress
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Per Hill pool, there are 86 House Republicans in the chamber for Zelensky's address to Congress (h/t pooler Kristin Wilson)
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Zelenskyy to Congress: "Against all odds and doom-and-gloom scenarios, Ukraine didn’t fall. Ukraine is alive and kicking."
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