From the States
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National Weather Services in Texas issues 'deadly' warning on same river that flooded Camp Mystic
Floodwaters in Uvalde overran the city, which has cut off access to the surrounding area
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Trump calls Pennsylvania ‘key’ to national defense renaissance
A $10 billion national defense renaissance championed by the Trump administration will rely on Pennsylvania’s skilled workers to build “the arsenal of freedom.”
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Texas Gov Abbott calls for state investigation into ICE shooting in Houston
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday said the Texas Rangers are investigating the fatal shooting of a Mexican national in Houston last week by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
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Missouri, Idaho and Kansas suing FDA for its rules on abortion-inducing pills
Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is leading the lawsuit, which is joined by attorneys general in Idaho and Kansas.
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Ohio voters to decide abortion rights, recreational marijuana Tuesday
As of Saturday night, more than 800,000 early votes were cast.
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New York City Council approves ‘bill of rights’ for asylum-seekers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, hasn't opposed the proposal and is not expected to veto it.
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Most voters would rather see the government cut spending than raise taxes, poll finds
American voters would rather see lawmakers cut government spending than increase taxes, but new poll results show the cuts voters want would have little effect on the nation's $33.17 trillion in debt.
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'I don't kneel': Student sues Chicago schools over disguised religious rituals during class
The Quiet Time program included pushing religion on students, violating the First Amendment’s Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses, according to Green and her attorneys.
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Legislation to spend $150 million to clean up space junk clears U.S. Senate in unanimous vote
In March 2021, debris from a SpaceX rocket lit up the Pacific Northwest sky before thudding to Earth in Washington state. Simply preventing more debris in the future is not enough, said Cantwell.
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Gov. Newsom says California to track residents from 'cradle to career' after China trip
After a trip to China, which uses a social credit score system, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the next phase of the state's "Cradle to Career" system that uses more than one billion data points.
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Gun buybacks in New Mexico this weekend might not do anything to prevent crime
Governor Lujan Grisham initially declared a state of public emergency on September 7.
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Jeff Bezos’ move to Miami will cost Washington state millions in tax revenue
Prior to the capital gains income tax being implemented in 2022, Bezos sold over $8.8 billion worth of Amazon stock in 2021, which would have raked in $616 million for Washington state.
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Michigan House OKs wind, solar site override, 2040 carbon neutral plan
Michigan is currently retiring energy sources that provided more than 60% of electricity generation in 2021, counting coal and other plants.