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Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohanan, who are running for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, engaged in a heated debate Monday over their positions on abortion and immigration policy during a televised debate. Ta. The Iowa Press debate began with Bohanan and Miller-Meeks discussing their positions on abortion. Bohanan said Miller-Meeks supports Iowa’s current six-week abortion ban, which he characterized as “one of the strictest in the country.” The law restricts abortions from as early as the sixth week of pregnancy, after fetal heart activity can be detected, with exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or to save the…

Iowa State University will introduce a new major in fall 2025 that will be administered by the College of Education. The Education major is a broad major for those interested in education as a whole. “You will learn how to be a great educator,” said Anne Gansemer Topf, dean of the School of Education. “But more broadly, it’s about providing strong general skills that allow you to apply those skills in a variety of fields.” Education is a four-year degree program for students who are interested in teaching but do not consider themselves teachers. This degree program is designed to…

Institutional investment in India’s real estate sector rose 41% year-on-year to $960 million in the July-September period of 2024, according to a report released by real estate consultancy Bestian on October 21. . However, it has fallen significantly from its all-time high of $3.1. Investments received last quarter totaled $1 billion. Institutional investment in real estate reached $960 million from July to September, an increase of 41% year-on-year (representative photo) (Pixabay) Despite the steep 69% quarter-on-quarter decline, the consultant said the outlook remains positive. Also read: Over 59% of Indians say real estate is the most preferred asset class for…

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The streets are an evolving challenge for the Tucson Police Department. There are more street races and gunfights, and a lot of bullets are fired. They are now leveraging technology to help.Criminals are becoming more brazen, blatant and dangerous.In addition to extreme speeding, street racers take over major intersections for stunt sessions called sideshows or street takeovers. As if that wasn’t dangerous enough, some of them also bring guns and use them.Police say they witnessed child shooters firing more than 100 shots in other incidents. Police are now bringing more technology into the fight.There are now…

Midjourney’s AI image creator is adding major new editing options to its platform, as announced by CEO David Holz on Discord. Uploaded images can now be edited using generated AI, which was previously possible only with images created by AI. Notably, it will be a web-based tool that extends Midjourney’s unique features around Discord.AI editing tools for images have been around for a while, but they’re mostly limited to images created with the same AI model doing the editing. Midjourney takes the leap by allowing you to edit the images you want, rather than letting your models create it first.Technically,…

Suburban Chicago school district uses new technology to crack down on reckless drivers This school year, one school district is preparing to have more drivers stop for students to get on and off buses. Their approach is similar to using red light cameras, but this time on school buses. Brief District 204 in Aurora, Illinois, has made it easier to enforce safety laws by installing cameras on the arms of school bus stops to catch and report drivers who ignore stop signs. The district has seen an increase in the number of violations reported during the first month of the…

CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed for Israel and other unspecified countries in the Middle East on Monday, as the US seeks to advance conflict resolution efforts following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. U.S. officials, led by President Joe Biden, have high hopes that diplomacy will ultimately prevail (they say there are few other options) and in dialogue with regional allies. It has sought to generate momentum for pushing for a new ceasefire that could lead to the release of hostages. , even if it has smaller ambitions than the three-phase proposal once on the…

“The financial challenges we face are directly related to IQS’s constant interference in our decision-making processes and erosion of our autonomy,” Ibrahim said in a statement. “Their intentional and discriminatory actions have wasted our time and resources and diverted our focus from our core priorities in education.”IQS first cited weaknesses in STEP’s board oversight in 2019, saying the board failed to respond when Ibrahim repeatedly engaged in “inadequate management conduct.”However, the situation did not reach crisis level until the cost of expanding the school to Burnsville in 2022 exhausted STEP’s financial space. Fund balances, the most important indicator of a…

Author: Michael Love Monday, October 21, 2024 | 9:35 p.m. The Shaler Area girls soccer team was hoping for an extended stay in the WPIAL playoff tournament for the first time in nearly 40 years. But the veteran No. 4 Plum, whose postseason program has been to the playoffs for 13 straight years, abruptly ended the No. 13 Lady Titans’ season. The Mustangs, who won their sixth consecutive section championship with only one loss in 16 regular season games, took the lead just 4 1/2 minutes into Monday’s WPIAL Class 3A first round game and then took the lead by…

A number of student organizations rallied to organize a rally for immigrant and anti-racist justice in front of the Allen Street Gate on Monday.Sponsoring organizations included the Penn State Latino Caucus, Penn State Palestine Justice Students (SJP), Penn State Socialist Union (USPSU), and Penn State Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Caucus.Sergio Veresico, vice president of the Latin American Caucus, emphasized the importance of confronting racism and discrimination in light of recent events on campus.“The reason behind this event was to organize it around (recognizing) the national position of Immigration Day,” said Vereshko, who declined to reveal his grade or…