From the States
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Memorial service honors more than 130 who died in Texas flood one year ago
Gov. Greg Abbott among those to speak at services.
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California farmer blocked from selling produce amid legal dispute gives away tons of nectarines
Hundreds have come to his farm in central California for the offering. Between Monday and Friday, he'd given away 100,000 pounds of nectarines.
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Wisconsin boating accident claims 3 lives during strong storm
The storm uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department, said.
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VA AG supports local school policy segregating sports by biological sex
The brief is the latest of the administration’s attempts to discuss transgender issues in schools.
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Newsom urges Oakland to end policy stopping police from chasing criminals
In his letter, Newsom also noted how earlier this month he directed CHP to quadruple its number of shifts in the Oakland area for the next four months — July through the November election.
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New Ohio law requires schools to honor religious beliefs, free speech
The religious policy must allow for three excused absences for religious expression days.
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FACT CHECK: Biden’s claim that illegal border crossings are lower now than under Trump is false
This fiscal year’s numbers so far total more than 2.5 million apprehensions, dwarfing any year under Trump.
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Seattle reaches settlement with chemical giant Monsanto totaling $160M
Seattle’s payment is the largest settlement of its kind that the company has paid to a single city.
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California high court rules gig workers can be treated as independent contractors
The ruling upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 22, which classified workers for companies such as Uber and Postmates as independent workers.
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Advocates challenge Hochul over congestion pricing pause
Another suit claims Hochul's move to suspend congestion pricing violates a constitutional right to clean air and a healthy environment.
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Feds disrupt jet ski powered human smuggling network
Nineteen alleged members of a human smuggling organization were charged for coordinating the smuggling of dozens of unauthorized migrants into the United States from Mexico, mostly aboard personal watercraft on the Pacific Ocean.
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LaRose wants Democrats to stop blaming Ohio for virtual roll call
The rules committee of the Democratic National Convention, in a meeting Wednesday, voted 157-3 for online voting. If Harris is the only candidate, that process begins Aug. 1 and will be completed in seven days.
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New Ohio law targets ticket prices at high school sporting events, one of 20 new state laws
The new requirements for ticket sales to school sports events became law recently as Gov. Mike DeWine signed 20 bills into law.