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Taxpayer-paid union workers vote to go on strike across California as negotiations stall
The differences are mostly over increased salaries for government workers. It is unclear what the total monetary figure would be if the Newsom administration agreed to the union's demands.
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Isaias now a Category 2 hurricane, projected to hit Gulf Coast with 100 mph-plus winds
Gov. Kay Ivey warned Friday afternoon that strong winds, heavy rain and possible tornadoes could threaten parts of Alabama, urging residents to monitor reliable information and heed local warnings.
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FEMA denies aid request from Illinois for summer storms
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced Thursday that the request for aid from the FEMA over multiple severe weather systems and a derecho that passed through Illinois counties in July and August was denied.
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Report: Nationwide political spending projected to hit $10.69B
The report found that spending through June 30 is already up significantly from past elections.
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Chicago mayor plans to address violence with more spending, guaranteed income
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said it is important for police and members of the community to work together.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rules absentee ballot drop boxes allowed in November election
The court struck down the use of ballot drop boxes following the 2020 presidential election.
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Outmigration cost California $24B in departed incomes as poorer people move in
304 companies have left California since January 2019, according to the California Policy Center’s California Book of Exoduses, which tracks corporate exits from California.
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Judge: Nashville police cannot release Covenant shooters' writings
The shooter, a female who identified as a male, shot and killed three children and three school staff in March 2023, prior to being shot and killed by responding police officers.
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US economy added 206k jobs in June, unemployment rate increased to 4.1%
Jobless rate is the highest since October 2021
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Shark attacks four holiday swimmers in south Texas
The attacks happened in a span of two hours along the beach and appeared to involve a single shark believe to be about 6 feet long.
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Presidential election spending in Georgia projected to hit $244M
Projected spending in Georgia would be third highest in nation.
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Biden’s Title IX rewrite threatened by new legal landscape
Administration’s overhaul of Title IX is set to take effect Aug. 1, but courts have now intervened.
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Chicago alderman pushes harsher penalties for crimes committed wearing facemasks
Overall, violent crimes in Windy City were up by nearly 8% over the last year, with robberies, including an influx of coordinated sprees, accounting for more than 37% of all reported incidents