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Chicago shootings over Juneteenth weekend leave 7 dead and 39 injured, prompting Trump response
Progressive Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he's "heartbroken" after one shooting Friday night on Chicago's South Side caused injuries to 13 people.
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PA Gov Shapiro expects significant economic impact from World Cup
“We're looking at $770 million in economic impact here,” Shapiro said in response to a question from The Center Square.
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Illinois Gov Pritzker plans to sign social media law despite criticisms
Illinois may now face one less potential hurdle enacting a law requiring social media and other online platforms to verify the age of users and restrict content harmful to minors. The law differs from many of the other states that have attempted to implement online age-verification.
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Legal scholars clash over climate lawsuits against energy companies
Jonathan Adler, an environmental law professor at William & Mary, argued the cases fit within a long legal tradition of using nuisance and tort law to address pollution harms and that courts shouldn’t shut them down at the outset unless Congress clearly says they’re barred.
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Texas sues CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood to stop operations in Lone Star state
The lawsuit comes after Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott designated both organizations as foreign terrorist organizations last year, which forbids them and their affiliates from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas and allows increased enforcement against the groups.
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Job openings hit lowest since 2020, down by nearly 1 million in 2025: BLS
Job openings hit 6.5 million in December
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Trump trade advisor: Congress undermining WH agenda by reviving loophole
He further called the "de mininis" loophole a "deep swamp scam" and highlighted that Trump himself quickly ended the loophole upon his return to the White House.
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Wisconsin voting groups call Madison absentee ballot defense 'dangerous'
The Wisconsin Constitution states that voting is a constitutional right but that absentee ballots are a privilege exercised outside the traditional safeguards of a polling place.
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Unemployment benefits applications increase by 22,000 in a week: Labor Department
Jobless aid applications for the week ending Jan. 31 rose by 22,000 to 231,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said
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Trump seeking $1B from Harvard in funding dispute over alleged discrimination violations
Harvard has filed two lawsuits challenging the administration’s actions, arguing it is being penalized for declining to adopt the administration’s policy positions.
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Census data shows California’s population dropped slightly
The data shows that between April 1, 2020 and July 1, 2025, the state’s population stood at 39.5 million people. In 2025, that number dropped by 0.44% to 39.3 million
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Houston-area school district pushes back on Gov. Abbott's order to halt Islamic Games
The Islamic Games claims to be “the premier Muslim sports and athletic event in North America, dedicated to promoting physical excellence, unity, and community development.” It listed more than 100 sponsors on its website.
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Virginia Gov Spanberger orders state agencies to end any agreements they have with ICE
Spanberger said the goal is to keep Virginia law enforcement focused on investigating crimes and protecting public safety, rather than carrying out federal civil immigration enforcement.