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Women's March cancels anti-Trump protests after Minnesota lawmakers shot
“In light of the devastating attack that claimed the life of Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, we are canceling all remaining ‘Kick Out the Clowns’ events in Minnesota as law enforcement continues the search for the suspect,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of Women’s March in a statement.
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Anti-Trump 'No Kings' protestors gather in cities and towns throughout US
The protests coincide with the 250th U.S. anniversary parade that President Trump is hosting in Washington. D.C. on Saturday on his birthday as well as Flag Day.
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Two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses shot, resulting in two deaths
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the attack was "politically motivated." President Trump issued a statement on the attack saying, "Such horrific violence will not be tolerated."
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NYC buses first batch of migrants into the suburbs
"We are coordinating, explaining to our colleagues in the state that this is a statewide issue," he said Thursday.
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Kansas City considers becoming sanctuary city for transgender treatments
The resolution could go before the entire city council Thursday.
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Northern Virginia city advances project to rename streets honoring Confederate leaders
The city's mayor says the naming of the street after Confederate leaders, from the 1950s to '70s, was done as a "perpetuation of racial terror."
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New York City suburbs furious at Mayor Adams' plans to relocate migrants in their hotels
"They’re basically dumping them into a county where we’re not prepared for them," one county official said.
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DC police chief retires after two years of leading force, with homicides on record pace, to join FBI
Contee was sworn in as chief at the start of January 2021, and crime has risen dramatically during that time.
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NYC mayor Eric Adams says the 'migrant crisis' has destroyed the city
Adams has also alleged that the federal government has turned its back on New York City.
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Vehicle plunges into river under Washington, DC's Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, killing three
The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge sidewalk was partially shut down as police conducted an investigation
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Half of Miami, Fort Lauderdale gas stations without fuel as Florida recovers from storm
The shortage followed heavy rain on April 11.
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Virginia county board members give themselves massive raise amid inflation, tax hikes, cop shortage
One of the two supervisors who voted against the salary hikes noted that "residents are struggling with high inflation, high gas prices" and a 50% increase in homeowner taxes over the last decade in addition to a "staffing crisis in public safety."
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San Francisco Bay Area regulators vote to phase out natural gas furnaces, water heaters
The regulators said the plan would prevent up to 85 premature deaths annually and avoid up to $890 million in health impacts due to air pollution.