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Virginia man arrested after bringing unregistered firearm and knives to Washington synagogue
The suspect stated that he had brought the weapons over safety concerns for himself and others based on recent news reports, according to the police report.
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Consumer prices increase at annualized rate of 0.4% in October
The increase was slightly higher than Wall Street projected but lower than the 0.6% annualized increase in September.
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Trump’s Jones Act waiver, regarding shipping, expires Sunday unless extended
President Donald Trump will decide by Sunday whether to extend temporary Jones Act waivers that allow foreign-flagged ships to haul fuel and farm goods between U.S. ports in an effort to curb rising consumer prices.
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Former Honduras president convicted in US on drug trafficking charges
Hernández faces at least 40 years in prison after he was convicted of all three counts.
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Illinois' 'equitable' funding report seeks $1.4 billion more for higher education: Is it worth it?
Illinois’ recent 2023 Report Card shows that 65% of the state’s 1.86 million public school children can’t read at grade level despite the increased funding. That’s 1.2 million students.
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Manufacturing group pushes back against mandating EVs
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers says EV push limits consumer choice and ends availability of new gas cars.
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Operation Lone Star passes three-year mark as Texas officers apprehend over 500,000
Law enforcement has apprehended more than 503,800 illegal foreign nationals and made more than 40,400 criminal arrests.
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Women's groups protest NCAA policies on International Women's Day
At Friday’s Championships, a male student identifying as a woman from New York’s Rochester Institute of Technology ran on the women’s team.
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More than 27 million viewers watched State of the Union on TV networks
The total audience is about the same as Biden’s State of the Union address last year, but smaller than his first address in 2022, which resulted in 38 million viewers.
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Border crisis: Two more Texas counties declare invasion, bringing total to 55
Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell Jr., who supported passing the resolution, said he did so because the county was experiencing a fentanyl poisoning crisis.
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Arkansas crime lab slashes turnaround time on sexual assault kits under Gov. Sarah Sanders
"We plan to meet our goal of a 60-day turnaround time by 2025 before we move into the new building," Dr. Theodore T. Brown told the Joint Budget Committee.
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California law allows conviction challenges on basis of racial disparities
Notably, the act states “the defendant need not show that purposeful discrimination occurred” for a petition to succeed.
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Three states sue over SEC's climate change rule; critics cite cost, purview, 1st Amendment
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler is defending the new rule that would require climate-related disclosures by publicly-traded companies.