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Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for white nationalist Richard Spencer's visit Thursday to the University of Florida.

Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency for white nationalist Richard Spencer's visit Thursday to the University of Florida.

Rick Pitino took a polygraph test but it didn't stop the University of Louisville from firing him.

Rick Pitino took a polygraph test but it didn't stop the University of Louisville from firing him.

"We can teach the same lesson with other books," a schools official said after a reader complained language in the American classic.

"We can teach the same lesson with other books," a schools official said after a reader complained language in the American classic.

Texas Unions Partner with Mayor Turner to Send Supplies to Puerto Rico

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The Seafarers (SIU) union and other Houston-area unions organized a relief drive to collect supplies for Puerto Rican hurricane survivors.

Yesterday, leaders from the Texas labor movement joined together with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to load containers with vital supplies for a ship bound for Puerto Rico.

The Seafarers secured the shipping containers and organized with other local unions and the mayor’s office to collect materials being donated to Puerto Rican communities impacted by Hurricane Maria. Recent reports state that 85% of the island is still without electricity and 40% of the population still lack access to clean drinking water.

The cargo ship is delivering water, nonperishable food, toiletries, battery-powered electronics, mops, brooms and other desperately needed items to the Puerto Rico AFL-CIO in San Juan. The supplies will be shipped on the National Glory, a U.S.-flagged vessel owned and operated by National Shipping of America, that will be crewed by SIU members under the Jones Act. Plans to send more cargo...

Trump weighed-in on Rep. Tom Marino, his nominee to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy, following a report that revealed Marino's role in pushing through the drug industry-backed Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act.

Rick Pitino took a polygraph test but it didn't stop the University of Louisville from firing him.

Rick Pitino took a polygraph test but it didn't stop the University of Louisville from firing him.