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After food festival shootings, Seattle venue operators want more surveillance cameras
The Seattle food festival shooting that left three dead and five injured has reopened a controversy over the city’s surveillance camera program and whether there should be more cameras connected to the city’s police network.
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Federal trial over Paramount - Warner merger set for early 2027
The attorneys general – who required a trial date of April 2027 – claim the $110 billion merger would extinguish competition, cut jobs, and harm consumers.
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SCOTUS set to revisit gun laws in next term dealing with assault weapons bans
Gun law analysts said the court will have the opportunity to address how its 2022 decision in Bruen v. New York Rifle and Pistol Association will play out in states that propose bans on gun possession.
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Trump, first lady wish Christians 'happy,' 'blessed' Holy Week, renew promise to defend the faith
On Sunday, the State Department issued an appeal for its employees to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias that may have happened during the Biden administration.
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Trump trade adviser Navarro says White House possibly has '90 deals in 90 days' regarding tariffs
Navarro said that this 90-day pause was a strategic plan from the White House.
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New York state spent hundreds of millions on COVID-19 medical equipment that went unused
The unused equipment, including "ventilators and x-ray machines," have been "missing recommended maintenance and costing taxpayers storage expenses," said a news release from DiNapoli's office.
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Auto experts say tariffs will push all vehicle prices up
"Automakers and their suppliers are often multinational companies with facilities spread out across the world, making it difficult to discern how much of a vehicle is domestically produced," says Dr. K. Venkatesh Prasad, senior vice president of research and chief innovation officer at CAR.
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Texas House passes largest budget in state history
The House passed a $336.1 billion 2026-2027 budget on Thursday, the largest in state history. It passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 118-26.
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Elon Musk claims Trump's proposed cuts to NASA's budget are 'troubling'
The bulk of the cuts are from the agency's Science Mission Directorate, which oversees all planetary science, Earth science, heliophysics, and astrophysics research.
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Maine won't sign feds' Title IX compliance; DOJ moves to prosecute state
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was referring its Title IX investigation of the Maine Department of Education to the Department of Justice for further enforcement action.
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US senators from Arizona condemn proposed Medicaid cuts, despite Trump promises not to
Sen. Mark Kelly said this is not just some budget line item, it is people and livelihoods. The Trump administration has repeatedly said it is not cutting Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits.
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Illinois quick hits: Minority-only scholarship programs suspended
The universities named in a DOJ press release are Northwestern University, Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Chicago.
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California Democrats pass on funding Prop. 36 as Newsom celebrates rights of crime victims
Republican legislators proposed $400 million in funding this year for treatment relating to treatment-mandated felonies, with the vote failing largely along party lines.