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Seizure of gun suppressor at JFK airport from Hong Kong leads to seizure of 39 firearms, explosives
Officers also discovered 58 high-capacity magazines, five suppressors, three sets of body armor, ammunition and narcotics.
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US economy added 115K jobs in April, unemployment rate remained at 4.3%
The job gains were in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade,
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Business woman with ties to Michigan Democrat Gov Whitmer charged with 16 felonies
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced this week 16 felony charges against Fay Beydoun, 62, of Farmington Hills
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California not paying released inmates $200 could cost taxpayers $5 billion
“CDCR’s practice of routinely withholding gate money and applying unlawful and unauthorized deductions violates the law and undermines the integrity of the justice system,” wrote Boudin and the two other lawyers representing in the plaintiffs.
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Survey: Majority of Jewish students don’t feel safe on US college campus
Nearly 80% said they avoided places on campus out of concern for their safety solely because they are Jews.
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North Dakota to appeal order striking down state's abortion law
South Central District Court Judge Bruce Romanick said Thursday the law was unconstitutional due to its "vagueness" and that "pregnant women in North Dakota have a fundamental right to choose abortion before viability exists."
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U.S. borrowing tops $1.9 trillion so far this year
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said that is roughly $6 billion borrowed per day this fiscal year.
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Little space for Harris to flip script on economy despite talk of Fed rate cuts, experts say
The decline in inflation and the apparent leveling of the unemployment rate present Harris will provide valuable talking points to defend the Biden-Harris administration’s stewardship of the economy. It may be too little, too late.
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City of Aurora officials dispel claims city taken over by Venezuelan gangs
The statement said that the police department has identified 10 people with links to the Venezuelan gang and has arrested eight of them.
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Springfield closes city hall due to bomb threat in Ohio city
City officials said they were notified of the threat through an email on Thursday morning, and have since evacuated the area as a precaution. The credibility of the threat is not clear.
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Feds call vote certification a 'special security event' ahead of 2025 count
The first-time designation comes after supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while Congress was certifying President Joe Biden's election victory.
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Hurricane Francine downgraded to Category 1 as New Orleans faces flood warning
Hurricane Francine had maximum sustained winds of nearly 100 mph when she made landfall. The storm is expected to weaken as it travels across land, but heavy rain and winds are still expected in Louisiana over the next 24 hours.
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Four people have been charged with $178 million COVID fraud
The federal government funded about $105 million requested from these fraudulent applications.