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Tariffs, jobs debate in close Ohio congressional race
The Ohio legislature approved a new congressional map in October 2025 that would favor Republicans in the midterm elections.
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Black man charged with homicide in connection with the death of a woman found hanging from a tree
The case attracted national attention because of Mississippi's history of racial violence and lynching. Jackson police chief RaShall Brackney-Wheelock wouldn't discuss a motive, but did say that the suspect is a 51-year-old Black man who knew the victim.
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Eritrean illegal immigrant allegedly assaulted woman after being freed from jail instead of deported
Radiet Meles, 35, an ex-soldier from Eritrea, was expected to be deported after finishing his five-year sentence following a conviction for a 2019 attempted sexual assault of an unconscious woman at a house party.
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California lawmakers urge study of lower prosecution thresholds for retail theft
Meanwhile, retail theft in California is estimated to cost businesses $7.8 billion each year, driving $568 million in lost tax revenue across the state in 2022 alone, when shoplifting increased nearly 29%.
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Chicago threatens to impound buses dropping immigrants in the middle of traffic
Johnson has asked the White House for $5 billion for Chicago, but has yet to get a firm commitment that additional help will arrive from Washington D.C.
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Sen. Ted Cruz says Elon Musk's purchase of X is one of the most crucial victories for free speech
A constitutional scholar and formerly the Solicitor General of Texas, Senator Cruz said Elon Musk's buying Twitter is the "single most important step for free speech in decades."
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Coca-Cola recalls nearly 2,000 cases of Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite for 'potential foreign material'
The cans were distributed across Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.
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US retail sales rose in November despite expected decline
The agency also released revised numbers showing that retail sales from September 2023 to October 2023 declined by 0.2%, rather than a decline of 0.1% as previously stated.
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California governor backs new pipeline to vastly increase state water supply
Among the state’s water challenges is a projection that state water supplies will decline by 10% by 2040.
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Dow Jones clears 37,000 for the first time as Feds maintain interest rates
The Fed has made multiple rate hikes to combat inflation, which surged in 2022 and stood at 3.1% in November.
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Wisconsin LGBTQ lawmakers pitch same-sex marriage constitutional change
Same sex marriage has been legal since 2014 when the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down that amendment.
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Fed declines to hike interest rates with inflation still above target
The decision to maintain rates comes as inflation hit 3.1% in November, remaining above the target 2% rate.