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Michael Bay to direct true story of mission to save two pilots in Iran during Operation Epic Fury
Bay is known for directing the movies "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," in 2016 and the 2001 film, "Pearl Harbor." The two pilots flew an Air Force F-15E fighter jet, which Iran shot down last month amid the conflict in the Middle East.
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SEC suddenly scraps 55-year settlement censorship policy, as SCOTUS mulls First Amendment challenge
With pending deadline to respond to SCOTUS petition, agency chair now agrees that government criticism "is an important part of the American tradition." SEC claim that it doesn't threaten muzzle-breakers undermined by its history.
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Aaron Rodgers announces upcoming retirement from NFL after 22 seasons
The formal confirmation comes after Rodgers, who won the Super Bowl in 2011 when he played for the Green Bay Packers, signed a one-year contract with the Steelers on Monday. The season marks his second with Pittsburgh.
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Spanberger vows to get Virginians ‘representation we deserve’
Virginia’s Democratic governor responded to an invalidated election result and the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of an emergency stay
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Europe tried wealth taxes. Most gave up.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act in March. The proposal would impose a 5% annual wealth tax on the roughly 938 Americans with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.
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Budget Bloat: $5.7 billion deficit prompts prediction of 'crisis' in Pennsylvania
There has been no public indication by Gov. Josh Shapiro or any of the 253 lawmakers of any agreement to reduce gap.
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Louisiana climate lawsuit ban headed to full Senate vote
With backing from a range of industry trade groups, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act seeks to proactively shield fossil fuel companies, private businesses, and government entities from national "climate lawfare."
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Lawsuit: D300 secretly gender transitioned student; seeks to nix IL gender ‘guidance,’ too
On May 10, attorney Ajay Gupta, of Naperville, filed suit in Chicago federal court against District 300.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis commutes sentence of ex-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, to be freed in June
Polis denied that the commutation was an attempt to appease President Donald Trump, instead highlighting that Peters was a first-time nonviolent offender who was given an "unusually harsh sentence."
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Paxton announces settlement with Texas Children's Hospital will include first 'detransition clinic'
The clinic will provide medical care to patients who had undergone gender-affirming care and work on reversing its effects. All services provided through the clinic during its first five years will be funded by the hospital and be free to patients.
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Alleged commander of an Iran-backed militia in Iraq accused of plotting attacks against Jewish sites
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi was allegedly planning to kill Americans in attacks in Los Angeles and New York City, as well as planning 18 attacks in Europe and Canada.
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Fed funding of pediatrics group questioned over its gender ideology stance
Parents concerned doctors group prioritizes politics and gender ideology before children’s health while using tax dollars.
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Jury deadlocked in Harvey Weinstein's latest sex crimes trial
Judge Farber ordered the jurors to continue deliberating, and if they can't reach a unanimous verdict, then the court will need to schedule a new trial with a new jury.