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Man found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity flees country after hospital grants 2-day pass
Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda was granted a two-day weekend pass and expected to return to the North Virginia Mental Health Institute, where he was committed. Instead, he fled the country to Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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LA City Council repeals homeless camping ban in Hollywood, 11 other neighborhoods
The council rescinded the discretionary no-camping zones in a 10-3 vote, with city council members Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting.
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Christian employers secure immunity against federal gender ideology mandate, but not abortion rule
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gives up on threatening Christian Employers Alliance for members not using preferred pronouns, sex-specific dress codes and restrooms. "Abortion accommodation" only paused.
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California revises 2023 job growth down from 325k to just 50k jobs as deficit to rise
The downward revision resulted in decreased counts for all industries except for health and government; Gov. Newsom proposes $8.5 billion in cuts with expected deficit of $73 billion.
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Kari Lake turns in signatures for Arizona Republican primary ballot for Senate run
“I’m ready to bring people in who weren’t with us the whole way,” said Lake, who ran for governor in 2022.
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Arkansas reverses course, no more 'X' instead of 'M' or 'F' on driver's licenses
“This policy is just common sense," Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. "As long as I’m governor, Arkansas state government will not endorse nonsense.”
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Citing City Council mandate, Lyft and Uber to exit Minneapolis on May 1
Lyft said the bill will make rides “unaffordable,” which is why it will shut down.
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Florida's DeSantis signs three bills designed to combat illegal immigration
DeSantis stated that since he took office, sanctuary cities have been banned throughout the state, and harsher penalties have been enacted for people bringing fentanyl into communities, which in most cases comes across the southern border.
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Whitmer wants $8 million budget cut for government watchdog that gave her multiple failing grades
"To keep her future aspirations intact, [Governor Whitmer] wants to make sure no one is checking her homework,” said Michigan House GOP leader Matt Hall.
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Tennessee bill requires parental approval for minors to create social media accounts
It also requires social media companies to allow parents access to monitor the account with privacy settings, daily time restrictions and creating breaks where the minor cannot use the social media.
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Planet Fitness recasts gender ID policy following photo of alleged male in women's locker room
Budget gym chain adopts language of religious exemption requests to explain conditions for members using opposite-sex locker rooms after Libs of TikTok controversy.
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Abbott proposes cities be held liable for crimes committed due to police negligence
Last month, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner apologized for HPD using a “lack of personnel code” assigned to more than 264,000 reports, leading to them being dropped.
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Man shot on New York City subway after physical altercation
The incident reportedly happened during rush hour on Thursday around 4:45 p.m.