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Officer killed and four wounded, including one civilian, in shootout on commuter bus near Denver
As police followed the man on the bus, he opened fire on officers, killing one.
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FBI arrests Meghan Markle's estranged dad for alleged possession of child sex images
Thomas Markle Sr., 82, was arrested in Florida, where he was residing in a rehabilitation center following a leg amputation in December 2025.
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Two more of the accused Cornell 7 join effort to remove Letitia James from leading investigation
A New York judge last month stopped short of removing James, questioning if he had the authority to do so unless all the accused men joined the petition seeking her removal.
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Americans pay more for garbage collection under Biden-Harris admin: report
Data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that Americans pay 4.75% more for trash collection than last year
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Paxton sues Biden-Harris administration again, this time over mussels
Texas also argues the USFWS “failed to follow the specific procedures and requirements related to endangered species listings as stipulated by the ESA,” noting that Texas law already protects the mussels.
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Nearly 50% of all Georgia voters have already cast their ballots
Another 340,000 absentee ballots have also been requested, but only about 200,000 of those have been returned to the state.
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Chicago named country’s ‘rattiest city’ for 10th straight year
With the number of infestations sharply on the rise since the pandemic, part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget recently allocated almost $15 million to the Bureau of Rodent Control to combat the problem.
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Wisconsin DMV provides free state ID cards for voting purposes
If an applicant cannot produce these documents however, the DMV can still immediately provide the applicant with the temporary ID for voting, and have the applicant fill out a personal information form instead.
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Steve Bannon to be released from prison one week ahead of election
The Trump ally is expected to hold a press conference on Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan, just hours after his release.
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Newsom proposes $420M new subsidy for Hollywood amid California budget cuts
Having narrowly closed a $47 billion budget shortfall this year and economic prospects growing darker, it’s unclear how Newsom plans to pay for the the program’s $420 million expansion.
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Mask requirement at Washington county auditor's office produces standoff
Tracy Abuhl, an Island County GOP precinct committee officer and trained election observer, was forced to leave her observation of Island County elections workers on Monday for refusing to wear a mask.
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Republicans fired up in North Carolina as historic numbers turn out
This means that Republicans have had a 41% turnout of registered voters compared to the Democrats’ turnout of 38%.
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Nearly 565,000 illegal border crossers in Arizona in fiscal 2024
Tucson Office of Field Operations agents also reported 47,051 illegal border crossers in fiscal 2024, significantly less than San Diego OFO’s 183,890 over the same time period.