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IRS Chief Forced Out After Immigrant Tax Data Pushback—Report
Newsweek
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August 9, 2025
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials and the White House clashed over a request to access confidential tax records to help the administration locate suspected undocumented immigrants, which led to President Donald Trump dismissing Billy Long,...
Who Is Lyla Louderbaugh? Ethnicity, Personal Life, Career & More Details About Amateur Golf Star
Essentially Sports
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August 9, 2025
In the world of amateur golf, few narratives resonate as powerfully as that of Lyla Louderbaugh—a rising star whose 2025 season has catapulted her from obscurity into the center stage of American golf. In an era defined by superstars and fierce...
IRS commissioner’s removal reportedly over clash on undocumented immigrant data
The Guardian
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August 9, 2025
The removal of the Internal Revenue Service commissioner Billy Long after just two months in the post came after the federal tax collection agency said it could not release some information on taxpayers suspected of being in the US illegally, it...
‘The Pitt’ season two will depict Trump’s Medicaid cuts, immigrant healthcare in new storyline
Fox News
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August 9, 2025
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., highlights major provisions in the ‘big, beautiful bill’ and pushes back against critics on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The producers of medical series "The Pitt" say that the...
IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Billy Long in 2017. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) The Internal Revenue Service clashed with the White House over using tax data to help locate suspected undocumented immigrants hours before Trump administration officials forced IRS...
Hurley has adapted to ‘whole different culture’ since arriving at KU
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Mike Gunnoe/Special to the Journal-World Kansas sophomore Jahlil Hurley makes a catch during practice Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence. Jahlil Hurley’s dream was to stay in the SEC. The Alabama...
Missouri making progress combating anti-semitism
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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August 9, 2025
First-of-its-kind index shows Missouri is making progress with legislative measures aimed at fighting anti-Jewish sentiment St. Louis, MO — A new ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) report shows Missouri is making progress on its legislative efforts...
MSSU appoints Executive Director of International Education
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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August 9, 2025
JOPLIN, MO — Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Rebecca Shriver as executive director of international education, effective August 1, 2025. Shriver has over 14 years of experience in higher...
Missouri’s Billy Long ousted as IRS chief
The Sedalia Democrat - Missouri
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By Ashley Murray States Newsroom WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will remove former Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Billy Long from his post as head of the Internal Revenue Service less than two months after his confirmation, according to the...
Anti-Defamation League: Missouri making progress combatting antisemitism
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 9, 2025
Despite Missouri lawmakers failing this year to pass legislation targeting antisemitism in public schools and colleges, the Anti-Defamation League concluded in a new report released Friday that the state has still made progress at combating what...
Missouri governor launches Show-Me America 250
The Banner Press - Missouri
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August 8, 2025
Educate – Support civic education and patriotic learning in schools, with contests, curriculum tie-ins, and partnerships that prioritize activities related to the Charters of Freedom such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and the...
Missouri's Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in office
KCUR - Missouri
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August 8, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will remove former Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Billy Long from his post as head of the Internal Revenue Service less than two months after his confirmation, according to the White House on Friday. Treasury...
Missouri State president receives positive first-year review
Missouri State University
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August 8, 2025
Richard “Biff Willams on April 24, 2024. Jesse Scheve/Missouri State University Missouri State University President Richard B. Williams received a positive evaluation from the Board of Governors following his first year in office. The board...
A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention
Truthout
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August 8, 2025
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. “It was terrible,” Olivier Habimana* remembered about his first night at a small county jail in...
Baseball in her blood: Missouri native Addie Frank among trend of talented young women growing the game nationally
Sports Illustrated - New York
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August 9, 2025
Growing up with brothers who played and a father who coached baseball, Adelaide “Addie” Frank undoubtedly heard boys dream of one day stepping to the plate in a big spot at a pro baseball stadium and smashing a big hit. Fast forward a decade and...
Iowa Department of Education invests $500k to help students earn industry credentials
KCRG - Iowa
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August 9, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Education has granted $500,000 to fifteen schools in Iowa to help students earn industry credentials. The Iowa Department of Education is investing $500,000 to help students earn industry...
Northwest Arkansas church notes
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 9, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., is an evangelical interdenominational church. The Bella Vista Men's Chorus will have their upcoming concert...
Oklahoma joins states asking court to overturn Texas immigration decision
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general are asking a federal appeals court to overturn a decision that stopped Texas from enforcing its immigration law. A federal judge...
‘White identitarians’ draw bipartisan rebuke in Missouri
Baptist News Global
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August 8, 2025
News of a whites-only group seeking to establish a private community in Missouri is generating mounting opposition from a broad range of religious, civic and political leaders. “Return to the Land is a white-supremacist group that wants to create...
A PIONEER IN EDUCATION: GES teacher Sheryl Lawson receives prestigious Missouri education award
Ozark County Times - Missouri
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August 8, 2025
To be clear, Sheryl Lawson wishes the Times wouldn't publish this story. Or, if she had her second choice, the story about her would be "on the last page, down at the bottom, about 6 inches long," she said. She appreciates being honored with the...