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NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill calls for Lt. Gov. to resign after report found improper behavior with women
The governor said she is giving Caldwell, who has denied the allegations, until Friday to resign his post. If he does not, the governor can call for his impeachment but it would need to be done by the state legislature.
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott proposes bill that would add interest costs to CBO estimates
"We're $40 trillion in debt," Scott said in a statement. "The American people deserve fiscal sanity and transparency with their tax dollars."
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Starbucks to close 250 stores, COO confirms
The company announced the layoff of 300 corporate employees in May.
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Illinois has among highest-paid state employees
Average annual state government salary in 2023 in Illinois, excluding university jobs, is about $79,000.
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Senate passes $925 billion NDAA bill for military, national security
“We're ready to show on both sides of the aisle that the Senate can act in the interest of national security and get something done on a bipartisan basis,” Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., told lawmakers Thursday.
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PA Gov Shapiro calls Trump's guard deployments 'Extremely dangerous'
Gov. Josh Shapiro commented Thursday on an amicus brief he filed opposing President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in Oregon. The governor was joined by 21 other states.
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LA's Palisades Fire after-action report praises firefighters, cites challenges
The Palisades Fire killed 12 people, burned 23,448 acres and destroyed 6,833 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Poll finds university presidents, athletics directors sour on competition trends
Leaders at U.S. colleges and universities in the top athletic division aren’t happy with the way the high-level competition is trending, including the increasing costs of the programs and the transfer portal for athletes, according to a new poll. The report by the
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Andrew Cuomo's rivals in NYC mayor race blast shifting plans on Rikers Island jail
New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo is being lambasted by his political rivals over his shifting plans for the city's notorious Rikers Island jail.
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Last New Orleans inmate recaptured five months after escape
“Convicted murderer Derrick Groves has finally been recaptured in Atlanta after a brief stand-off,” Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said
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U of Chicago professor, Palestinian activist, charged with felonies after arrest at anti-ICE protest
Prosecutors claim that Abdelhadi “knowingly and intentionally” spat at a state trooper at a protest line
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Operation Lone Star major border busts in Texas include violent TdA prison escapee
Last November, Gov. Greg Abbott designated TdA as a foreign terrorist organization and directed Texas DPS to target and eradicate them from the state.
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Democrats' hypocrisy on federal pressure to censor frustrates effort to stop Trump saber-rattling
"It begins with censorship, it moves to the destruction of statues and monuments, and it ends with the murder of people," CEO of demonetized conservative publisher tells lawmakers at hearing on how Biden "jawboned Big Tech."