From the States
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US voters sharply focused on prices as 2026 midterms approach
Inflation is below the pandemic-era price increases in 2022, when inflation hit its highest level in decades. Still, many things are more expensive than they used to be.
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Trump pressuring international community to help secure Strait of Hormuz
As President Donald Trump looks to several countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. and Israel continue to pound Iran.
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Bondi, Lutnick, security guard agree to testify on Epstein to House Oversight Committee
Lutnick’s meeting with Epstein occurred 4 years after a deal Epstein made to avoid federal prosecution in 2008. Bondi was subpoenaed over DOJ’s release of documents associated with Epstein.
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Pennsylvania issues full SNAP benefits
The state Department of Human Services announced it has already issued full payments for the month of November to about two million Pennsylvanians.
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Florida approves new teaching standards on communism
Some historians criticized the new benchmarks for softening the reputation of anti-communist Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who fueled a “Red Scare” of infiltration of communism in the U.S. in the 1950s that led to public accusations and blacklisting.
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Call for AI regulations in health care grows louder
“As AI becomes a bigger part of our day-to-day lives, we must make sure it is not being over-relied on in our health care system,” said Rep. Joe Hogan, R-Penndel, who co-sponsors a companion bill in the House. “This legislation would make sure that there is still a human element in place when determining life and death decisions."
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TikTok can’t escape Nevada AG’s addiction lawsuit
The state Supreme Court last week ruled Clark County District Court has jurisdiction over TikTok because of the company’s collection of Nevada users’ personal data and its sale of that information to third-party advertisers.
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Wisconsin looks at automated vehicles, warns to use them ‘wisely’
Wisconsin has been studying automated vehicles through the WAVE committee since 2020.
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Newsom attending climate change conference in Brazil
Newsom's office said the Democratic governor is leading discussions on the environment, signing non-binding deals with foreign leaders, and delivering speeches about climate change and the economy.
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DOJ lawsuit accuses California of racial gerrymandering in its redistricting plan
"California's redistricting scheme is a brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process," Attorney General Pamela Bondi said.
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Pritzker, aldermen oppose Mayor Johnson's tax plans for Chicago, property tax hike could be next
Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke at a union ribbon-cutting event in Chicago on Thursday and reiterated his opposition to Johnson’s proposed corporate head tax. Chicago is facing a budget deficit of more than $1.1 billion.
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Members of MS-13, now a Foreign Terrorist Org, prosecuted for brutal murders, fentanyl trafficking
In California, 5 MS-13 leaders were found guilty of murdering other gang members by strangling, shooting, stabbing with knives or machetes or beating them with a baseball bat and then throwing their bodies off cliffs.
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Texas working to block cartels’ workarounds after Trump policies shut down border
Above ground, border crossings have nearly evaporated. Below ground, cartels are innovating to find ways to move product into the U.S.