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Illinois man charged for allegedly sending white powder to members of Congress in Chicago area
According to the criminal complaint against the suspect, he claimed he was only joking but realized that the recipients could perceive the joke as a threat.
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FBI raids Beverly Hills mansion in connection with Swalwell probe
CNN reported the raid and the home's connection to the ex-lawmaker, citing "two people familiar with the probe."
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Consumer confidence improves in October amid easing gas prices, survey shows
The survey's respondents also expressed improving outlooks on their present situation, which rose 6.9 points to 72.6. Their short-term outlook increased 8.6 points to 120.4, according to The Conference Board.
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Ohio governor warns property tax ban could trigger major state sales tax hike
Ohio’s sales tax is now at 5.75%
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Advocate: Bipartisan support for Illinois CO2 pipeline eminent domain prohibition
Carbon sequestration advocates say the process of storing carbon dioxide could benefit the environment and provide future energy options.tions. Getting the
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Groups file brief in support of ending post-Election Day ballot counting
Late arriving ballots “[erode] confidence in the outcome,” and “mean that election results are delayed,” Snead says
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Kennedy Center says rink was vandalized in 'targeted attack,' forcing performance cancellation
The incident occurred Friday morning when someone poured a black-brown substance on the ice, damaging the arena. No suspect has been publicly identified for the vandalism so far, and it was not immediately clear what the chemical was.
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New state Senate bill would add restrictions on importing guns to California
A personal firearm importer trying to import a gun into the state would have to get a firearm safety certificate, which would have to be accompanied by a report on the gun owner and the firearm itself. The report is already required by law.
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OpenAI says employees raised alarm about Canadian transgender shooter months before attack: Report
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police identified transgender 18-year-old high school dropout Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in the mass shooting, which killed seven people including Van Rootselaar and injured over two dozen others.
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California governor and other officials welcome the ruling against Trump tariffs
“Pay us back,” Newsom said. “Put that back into the pockets of American families." Newsom noted he was the first governor to sue the Trump administration over the tariffs.
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21 AGs urge removal of 'woke' climate science section from National Academies’ manual
Hild said that “Consumers' Research applauds the Attorneys General for demanding that the National Academy of Sciences pull this biased climate chapter and stop using taxpayer resources to push a radical political agenda.”
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker wants tariffs refund after court ruling
Pritzker’s comments came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the power to levy taxes and duties on Americans rests solely with Congress.
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Trump and allies launch Census strategy that could upend blue states’ advantage with illegal aliens
Missouri AG says effort to bar the counting of illegal immigrants in the U.S. Census could ultimately land at the U.S. Supreme Court.