From the States
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Arizona's Maricopa County has first-in-nation emissions rule approved by EPA
A new rule approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could help get high-polluting vehicles off the road and replaced with cleaner alternatives in Arizona's Maricopa County.
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Outgoing Georgia Governor Kemp declares emergency for flooded northern counties
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency for the north Georgia Counties of Fannin, Gilmer, Union and Murray on Thursday afternoon. Several agencies are helping evacuate anyone affected by the flood.
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Ecuadorian weapons and cocaine trafficking ring busted in New York
The network stretches from Columbia and Peru into Ecuador, then into Mexico, Texas and other southwest border states and to New York, where contraband is shipped to Europe.
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Report: 61% of renters can’t afford median apartment rate in U.S.
The least affordable U.S. metro areas for renters are New York City, Miami, Boston, Los Angeles and Riverside, California, according to the data.
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New York county approves transgender sports restrictions for women's teams
The legislation was passed 12-5.
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Bellevue landlord gets March 2025 court date in war with squatters
Singh has attempted to evict the couple four different times, but a backlog of cases for unpaid rent has clogged the courts, all the while allowing renters to squat in the homes of landlords who are powerless to force them out.
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Republicans: Why are illegal border crossers with terrorist ties being released?
The senators express alarm after eight Tajikistan nationals with alleged terrorist ties to ISIS illegally entered the U.S. and were released by Border Patrol agents or used the CBP One app through the president’s and Mayorkas’ “lawful pathways” program to enter the U.S. instead of being vetted, arrested on the spot and prevented entry.
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New York retail crime 'panic button' plan faces pushback
Most opponents cite concerns that the costly security upgrades will be ineffective in stopping violence and theft.
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California posts best job numbers so far this year, nearly matches Texas
The United States, China, Germany, and Japan are the only countries with bigger economies than the most populous state in the union.
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After protests and vandalism, 'Take Back Title IX' tour bus rolls into Washington
Martina Navratilova, siding against the Biden administration rewrite of Title IX, blasts the protesters who vandalized the "Take Back Title IX" bus in North Carolina.
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Group wants to defeat measure that would end property taxes in North Dakota
North Dakotans rejected a similar measure in 2012.
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New Jersey GOP back push to reshape Congress by excluding noncitizens from census
More than 10 million people have illegally entered the United States under the tenure of President Joe Biden, Pennacchio said, which has bumped up the population of noncitizens to more than 30 million.
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Michigan House to vote on election crime bill
The bill lists a total of 45 offenses that qualify as election-related crimes, including: