From the States
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Philadelphia cancels 4th of July parade, National Mall events postponed, due heat wave
Temperatures are expected to rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Philadelphia on Friday, and the organizers of the city's Salute to Semiquincentennial Parade said that their responsibility toward the safety of expected crowds comes first.
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Backers of income tax repeal effort in Washington state turn in half million signatures
Several supporters of the income tax repeal effort addressed the crowd of about 100 people.
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Colorado wildfire consumes more than 50,000 acres, becomes top U.S. firefighting priority
The Aspen Acres Fire is expected to cost $15 million of taxpayer's money to fight
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Adams faces calls to resign amid federal probes
The barrage of investigations and departures is prompting other New York politicians to call for Adams — a former NYPD officer once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party — to step down from office.
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Wisconsin leaders push to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote
Currently, election commissions cannot check their rolls with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to ensure an estimated 90,000 individuals who are currently legally in the state, who can get a drivers license, do not register to vote.
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Chipotle pilots new line of robots in California after $20 per hour wage
Earlier this year, Chipotle raised its prices up to 7% in California to account for the state’s new $20 per hour minimum wage for fast food employers.
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As California homeless count rises to 186K, Newsom faces call for accountability
Earlier this year a state auditor looked into $24 billion of state homelessness spending finding “the State lacks current information on the ongoing costs and outcomes of its homelessness programs” because it has “not consistently tracked and evaluated the State’s efforts to prevent and end homelessness.”
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Greatest number of Indian border crossers reported under Biden-Harris, Trudeau
Historically, the majority have been reported at the US-Mexico border. This year, for this first time, the majority came through the northern border.
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Seattle may increase lateral hiring incentives for police officers to $50,000
Last July, SPD reached a high of 446 applicants, the highest since 2013. However, the department is still in a net deficit of officers.
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Pipeline explodes in Houston suburb, forcing evacuations
Over 4,700 residents are without power after the fire.
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Democratic-controlled New York City Council passes slavery reparations plan
Overall, the legislation is expected to cost the city's taxpayers about $2.5 million, according to a fiscal analysis of the bills.
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Under Trump, ICE issued twice the number of detainers as under Biden-Harris
Kamala Harris has long called for abolishing ICE, defunding ICE detention facilities, and defunding ICE agent positions. Donald Trump has said he will expand ICE funding.
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Foreign-born hiring growing as fast as native-born hiring is falling: BLS
The influx of legal and illegal immigrants is changing the U.S. labor market