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Elon Musk urges the elimination of US consumer bureau
Musk, who has been tasked with helping to shrink the size of the federal government and rein in spending, indicated that there are already too many duplicate agencies within the central government.
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State Department downgrades China travel advisory following its release of US citizens
The White House on Wednesday announced that China released Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. Swidan and Li were considered wrongfully detained. China also released an American pastor earlier this year.
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Harvey Weinstein files complaint against New York City over 'gulag' conditions at Rikers Island
Weinstein, who is serving time at Rikers after he was convicted of sexual assault and rape, is requesting $5 million in damages.
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At least 1.6 million illegal border crossers from countries of concern under Biden
U.S. Customs and Border Protection records nationality for every illegal border crosser but not all nationality data is published online.
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East Palestine frustrated by feds’ response to train disaster, but private entrepreneurs step up
Biden visited East Palestine roughly a year after the derailment and had a seemingly cold reception from some of the residents.
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Pa. Supreme Court permits voters to cast provisional ballots if mail ballot was rejected
The ruling allows Pennsylvania voters whose mail ballots were rejected for lacking the secrecy envelope or missing or having inaccurate information on the envelope to cast provisional ballots.
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North Carolina government estimates Hurricane Helene caused at least $53 billion in damage
Cooper said the $17 billion in damage from Hurricane Florence was the previous record set in 2018.
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Florida AG sues Garland for allegedly blocking probe of second Trump assassination attempt
Federal authorities indicted suspect Ryan Routh on five counts for allegedly pointing a gun through the bushes at Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach in an apparently assassination attempt.
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Suspect in Arizona Democrats' office shooting had over 120 guns, 250,00 rounds of ammo in home
The discoveries made law enforcement believe the suspect was "preparing to commit an act of mass casualty," says Maricopa County prosecutor Neha Bhatia
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Former police detective sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for human smuggling operation
Diaz was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and required to pay a $10,000 fine as well as a money judgement of $237,600. She also must forfeit three of her properties, a truck, and $23,522.
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Federal appeals court orders a new sentence for former Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti
The 3-judge panel determined that the judge focused too heavily on a perjury enhancement and not enough on Avenatti's legal services, or the money he repaid to victims.
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Texas sues Biden administration for not verifying 450K 'potentially ineligible' voters' citizenship
“The Biden-Harris Administration has refused to comply with federal law, presenting yet another obstacle for Texas to overcome in ensuring free and fair elections in our state,” Texas AG Paxton said.
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Louisiana AG sues Mayorkas over alleged mishandling of Chinese migrant with rare tuberculosis strain
The unnamed migrant, referred to as "Patient 0," was first reported to Louisiana officials on Oct. 9, where it was disclosed the Chinese national had a rare, aggressive, and drug-resistant form of the disease. The strain allegedly carries a high mortality rate.