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The Sarasota Ballet is celebrating it's 21st season with Director Iain Webb presenting Twyla Tharp, Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and many more choreographers.

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Miscellaneous | Human interest

Trump Administration Weakens Protections for Endangered Species - The New York Times

The Trump administration announced far-reaching revisions to the Endangered Species Act, which was first enacted in 1973.

Miscellaneous | Human interest

11-year-old gets his college degree - CNN Video

William Maillis may be young, but he already knows what his dream job is.

Health & Fitness | Alzheimer’s

How Soon Is Soon Enough To Learn You Have Alzheimer's?

Only about half the people with Alzheimer's symptoms get a diagnosis, partly out of fear of an incurable decline, doctors suspect. But Jose Bolardo says facing the future allows him to plan for it.

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Removing the C-Word From Low-Risk Diseases

Term often inconsistent with modern science

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Seminal research reveals that sperm change their cargo as they travel the reproductive tract—and the differences can have consequences for fertility

Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness

Colorectal Cancers Are Increasing in Millennials—7 Symptoms to Know | SELF

A new study shows that more young people are getting colorectal cancers each year. Here are the symptoms everyone should know.

Politics | Economy

Don’t let Republicans sabotage the economy under the next Democratic president - The Washington Post

Their deficit flip-flopping should no longer be treated seriously.

Politics | Economy

The Next Recession Will Destroy Millennials - The Atlantic

Millennials are already in debt and without savings. After the next downturn, they’ll be in even bigger trouble.

Politics | Economy

Powell Highlights Fed’s Limits. Trump Labels Him an ‘Enemy’ - The New York Times

Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell says the central bank will do what it can to sustain the expansion

Politics | Economy

U.S. deficit to expand by more than $800 billion over 10 years than previously expected, CBO says - The Washington Post

The growing deficit also comes as budget experts expect the economy to slow down.

Politics | Economy

US budget deficit rises 27% through July - CNNPolitics

The US budget deficit widened to $867 billion for the first 10 months of the fiscal year, an increase of 27% over this time last year, the Treasury Department reported Monday.

Politics | Democracy

Gay workers not covered by civil rights law, Trump admin tells Supreme Court

The Justice Department, in a brief submitted to the high court Friday, argued that Title VII “does not bar discrimination because of sexual orientation.”

Politics | Democracy

Faithless elector: A court ruling just changed how we pick our president

A federal appeals court ruled late Tuesday that presidential electors who cast the actual ballots for president and vice-president are free to vote as they wish and cannot be required to follow the results of the popular vote in their states.

Politics | Democracy

'Facts matter': FEC chairwoman challenges Trump's voter fraud claims - POLITICO

Ellen Weintraub demanded the president back up his statements about voter fraud in New Hampshire.

Politics | Democracy

Justice Dept. again sides with Trump over House in personal financial records fight - CNNPolitics

The Trump administration's Justice Department has again taken President Donald Trump's side in a fight between him -- as a private citizen -- and the US House of Representatives over subpoenas for his personal financial records.

Politics | Democracy

Weapons seized at Portland right-wing rally, counterprotests | PBS NewsHour Weekend

Police seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon, in a situation the mayor termed “potentially dangerous and volatile.”

Politics | Trump popularity

This conversation explains a vital reason Trump is so popular on the right

"It’s about the survival of the Christian nation," said one woman — expressing the white backlash politics at the heart of Trumpism.

Politics | Democracy

Senator's Cynical Take on Trump's Expected Acquittal Stuns MSNBC's Melber: 'Step Towards Authoritarianism... Elected Mon

"Obviously, you can't convict somebody if they control the flow of the evidence," Maine Independent Senator Angus King told MSNBC on Monday as he called the expected acquittal of President Donald

Politics | Democracy

Donald Trump just said something truly terrifying - CNNPolitics

If you blinked, you might have missed it.

Politics | National security

McFaul to meet with U.S. officials about possible indictment from Russia

"So it's in the national interest for them to do this. It's not just about me," he says.

Politics | Judicial decisions

Access Denied

The Founding Fathers did not define the term “emoluments” in the Constitution. But they did use dictionaries.

Politics | Partisanship

The Senate's dangerous move (Opinion) - CNN

Elie Honig writes that Republican Senators' decision to not call any witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial does nothing to the hide the truth: They don't want the Senate, or the American public, to hear what those witnesses have to say.

Politics | Partisanship

Trump’s Republican Party, explained in one photo

A monument to what political scientists call "negative partisanship," one of the most important phenomena of our political time.

Politics | Trump

The Senate just dropped a massive Russia bombshell (and most people missed it) - CNNPolitics

On Tuesday, the Senate Intelligence Committee dropped a bombshell about Russia's interference in the 2016 election -- and its ongoing efforts to disrupt the 2020 contest as well.

Politics | Trump

Does President Trump hate small businesses? His budget says yes

Drastic cuts in aid to the small business sector in Trump's 2021 budget proposal suggest entrepreneurs are not his priority.

Politics | Trump

Trump Has Now Shifted $1.9 Million From Campaign Donors To His Business

“He’s taking money from others and putting it in his pocket,” said Karl Sandstrom, a Democrat who served as a commissioner of the Federal Election Commission from 1998 to 2002.

Politics | Trump

A concrete example of how Trump’s impeachment defense wantonly misled the U.S. Senate - The Washington Post

Arguments that Trump didn't hold a White House meeting hostage are obviously hollow.

Politics | Trump

Air Force crew made an odd stop on a routine trip: Trump’s Scottish resort - POLITICO

Now the layover is part of a broader House inquiry into military spending at and around the Trump property.

News | climate change

How the Amazon's fires, deforestation affect the U.S. Midwest

Continued and consistent deforestation would eventually destabilize other ecosystems and rainfall patterns around the globe, including parts of the U.S., experts say.

Politics | Politics

‘What I saw was just absolutely wrong’: National Guardsmen struggle with their role in controlling protests - POLITICO

POLITICO spoke to 10 National Guardsmen who have taken part in the protest response across the country since the killing of George Floyd while in police custody.

Politics | Politics

Lawmakers Are Warned That Russia Is Meddling to Re-elect Trump - The New York Times

A classified briefing to House members is said to have angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.

Politics | Politics

More than 2,000 former DOJ officials call on Attorney General William Barr to resign - ABC News

More than 2,000 former DOJ officials have called on Attorney General William Barr to resign for his interference in criminal cases.

Politics | Politics

Lawmakers push back at Trump's Pentagon funding grab for wall | TheHill

Lawmakers are calling out the Trump administration over its latest plan to shift billions of dollars meant for the Pentagon's budget to instead pay for border wall construction.

Politics | Politics

Impeachment: Trump’s acquittal in Senate will hurt US foreign policy - Vox

Trump’s acquittal in the Senate after impeachment hearings will hurt US foreign and anti-corruption policy.