From the States
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King Charles III meets Mamdani at 9/11 memorial event
Mamdani reportedly greeted the monarch and Queen Camilla with a smile as he shook their hands but he did not have a private meeting with the couple or hold a glitzy event to welcome them as mayors have done for royal trips in the past.
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Hegseth pledges to fix military housing allowance after $2.6 billion used for warrior bonuses
The $21.5 billion housing investment in the budget is targeted entirely at repairing and constructing physical barracks, not the cash entitlement that helps troops living off base pay their rent.
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California GOP Rep Kiley blasts nation's 'gerrymandering war'
“I think it's very odd that you see the same politicians who condemn gerrymandering in one state are suddenly celebrating it in another state," Kiley said during a video conference with reporters.
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Physician in Congress says president's cognitive decline obvious
Murphy, one of 19 practicing physicians in Congress, said Biden’s health has been hidden by “the White House, by many people in politics, even people of celebrity status.”
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Newsom claims private-sector jobs boom, but numbers likely to be revised down
The report ended with a warning that net private-sector losses have been masked by public-sector and publicly-supported jobs growth.
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LAPD crime data still offline, site dark since March despite millions spent
With LAPD verbally reporting a significant increase in crime in the first six months of 2024, law enforcement experts warn the lack of crime data transparency could conceal rising crime risk for residents.
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Over $1 million in fentanyl pills confiscated by local Arizona police
Fentanyl seizures are extremely common in Arizona, but are more heavily publicized by state troopers and federal border officers.
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Civil liberties groups settle lawsuit over Fulton County Jail population
The ACLU of Georgia said the lawsuit expands its 2023 report, which found one of the drivers of the Fulton County Jail's overcrowding was the number of people held without indictment.
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Ohio city faces 'significant housing crisis' due to migrant flux
Despite the city’s ongoing advancements in housing projects, the sheer number of migrants arriving and residing in the area has strained resources to their limits.
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Wisconsin election law has only one way to exit from ballot: death
Even without this provision in Wisconsin’s election law, removing Biden from the ballot would prove difficult to accomplish.
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Texas legislature to evaluate response to Beryl as millions still without power
He also addressed the millions of Texans struggling without power as temperatures surpass 100 degrees.
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Experts warn California’s $2B transit bailout will 'exacerbate operating losses'
Public transit experts warn investing in struggling transit systems’ expansion while ridership remains low could be a recipe for financial disaster.
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Auditors: Feds unlikely to claw back Washington's $1.1 billion in mishandled funds
A recent report from the SAO found a record 86 issues with how 11 state agencies spent federal COVID-19 aid, noting documentation deficiencies and $1.17 billion in questioned costs in the fiscal year 2023.