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Officials say at least four injured in explosion at Dallas apartment building
Dallas Fire-Rescue Assistant Fire Chief James Russ told reporters that crews responded to a call about a gas leak at the apartment complex shortly before the explosion. Nearly 100 firefighters responded to the scene after the explosion.
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Google engineer took home $1.2 million on Polymarket using inside information, prosecutors say
Under the username "AlphaRaccon," Spagnulo earned $1.2 million from correctly betting that D4vd, the singer accused of killing a teenage girl, would be Google's most-searched person in 2025, according to the complaint.
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Consumer Prices hit the highest level in last three years, amid Iran War tensions
Consumer prices are highest in the last three years, straining American finances
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New Mexico lawmaker seeks largest minimum wage in U.S. – $16 an hour by 2024 despite implications
“For her to want to go to $16 an hour and index inflation is crazy when you consider we’re a state with one of the lowest costs of living in the country."
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Food prices were at record highs in 2022, U.N. says
Key index declined slightly in December.
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Rewarding themselves: Illinois lawmakers advance $12,000 pay raise in large spending bill
Measure also puts $850 million into the state’s Budget Stabilization Fund, known as the rainy day fund.
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Florida AG urges Biden to demand action from Mexico counterpart to combat fentanyl crisis
Biden and Mexico's president are scheduled to meet in Mexico City on Monday.
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Audit finds widespread fraud, abuse of 'extra pay' in Chicago Public Schools
Audit also found widespread fraud by "deliberately miscoding" truant students as transfers.
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Federal border wall replacing Arizona container wall goes up next week
Plans for the project had been public since last year and said that it would be finished in the summer.
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Alaska governor announces TikTok ban on state devices
"Additionally, if TikTok is currently downloaded on any State device, it must be immediately removed, and appropriate steps shall be taken to secure the device."
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New Jersey rated with worst fiscal health in the nation for 13th straight year
Republicans say the report highlights "reckless spending" by Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's administration which they say has added billions of local pork into the state budget.
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'Totally disgusting:’ Ex-House Intel chairman blasts FBI for censorship, election meddling
"There should be people going to jail for what they were doing," said former Rep. Pete Hoekstra.
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In Arkansas, Sanders pledges to phase out state income tax
Move would require finding savings in state government, growing Arkansas' economy and increasing sales tax revenue, expert says.