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Thousands of unionized California state employees strike, demanding more remote work in contracts
Last year, Newsom demanded wage cuts from the union to address a state budget crisis, and state workers have accepted cuts in pay in three of the eight years of Newsom's administration.
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DOJ will to charge man accused of shooting Guardsman in DC with assaulting law enforcement officer
The suspect was detained, and as a result of the gunfire exchange, according to the complaint, one of the guardsmen was struck in the leg. Both the guardsman and the suspect received non-life threatening injuries.
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Texas teen allegedly charged in plot to shoot Texas Rep Self, carry out ISIS-related terror attack
Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, has been behind legislation aimed at Islamic extremism, including a non-binding resolution that denounces Sharia law and opposes its implementation within the United States.
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OpenAI says its AI models are behind hacking of open-source developer platform
A combination of a released AI model and a more capable one that hasn't been released escaped a testing environment, gained access to the internet, and hacked into open-source developer platform Hugging Face's systems.
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City manager in Bay Area's Sausalito charged with breaking into yachts
Elaine Forbes was indicted on four misdemeanor charges: one count of petty theft, two counts of "unauthorized lodging" on separate boats and one count of prowling.
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Felony criminal charges against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill dropped
The eight alleged victims in the case wrote or co-signed letters to the special prosecutor in the case urging him to drop the charges or saying they wouldn't object if the case was dropped.
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Software vendor disputes NJ governor's ‘glitch’ claim, says state approves foreigners on voter roll
The NJ government and its vendor now publicly dispute who was supposed to catch an error that allowed thousands of noncitizens to register to vote, raising direct questions about the integrity of the safeguards voters are told they can trust.
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PA Gov Shapiro touts life science investments as he gets $125M more through budget agreement
Over the past five years, according to the Shapiro administration, researchers and companies in the state have secured more than 10,700 new life science patents, which is the fourth-highest total in the country.
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Bill to make Trump border policy permanent advances out of committee to House floor
Republicans argue that the legislation is needed so that another administration does not reverse current immigration policies that have led to drastic reductions in border crossings – yet also waves of anti-ICE protests across the country.
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Illinois Gov Pritzker touts green energy and climate record as rates continue rising
After years of climate and green energy alternative-imposing legislation signed into law by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state’s top Democrat spoke at length Tuesday about his reasoning behind a variety of his climate policies.
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Monument on National Mall will honor all 41 million U.S. military veterans
The temporary monument will be open to the public from July 28 through August 23.
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JPMorgan CEO Dimon says investors underestimating geopolitical risk, which may impact markets
He pointed to wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, tensions between the U.S. and China, as well as rising military spending coupled with government deficits.
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Trial date set for former Olympian alleged to have damaged Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn is one of seven people who face charges in what Trump has said were efforts to sabotage the renovation project, one of several projects the president has initiated as part of a plan to beautify the nation's capital.