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With tariffs set to come into effect Wednesday, Canada scrambles to negotiate: report
Despite meetings between Canadian and American negotiators over the last three weeks, the two countries can't move beyond an impasse in these last days before the tariffs take effect.
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Buc-ee's opens first location in Arkansas as aggressive expansion effort continues
Besides its home state of Texas, the company also has locations in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
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US manufacturing activity hits 4-year high, manufacturing employment hits near 3-year high
Growth was seen in fifteen manufacturing industries, including electrical equipment, appliances and components, primary metals, transportation equipment, machinery as well as computer and electronic products. Activity in the technology sector was driven by the artificial intelligence buildout.
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NASA clears Artemis II crew to break from Earth's orbit and head for the moon
The Orion space capsule lifted out of Florida's Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night, marking the start of the first lunar mission in over 50 years. The last time the United States sent people to the moon was in the Apollo missions that ended in 1972.
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FBI makes multiple arrests Thursday in alleged $60M hospice-related Medicaid fraud in LA County
“But they have a lot of questions as to how this was allowed to happen under [Gov.] Gavin Newsom’s watch for as long as it did,” said Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo.
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FEMA makes $1B in hurricane protection funding that Louisiana has depended on
The $1 billion is not for Louisiana alone. It is a nationwide pool for states, local governments, tribes and territories. “Investing before a disaster strikes saves lives and taxpayer dollars,” U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said in a statement announcing the funding.
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Healthcare industry leaders urge caution by White House in fraud enforcement
President Donald Trump established the White House’s Fraud Task Force on March 16, with Vice President JD Vance set to lead the group. Leaders in the healthcare industry called on the Trump administration to exercise caution as it goes after fraud.
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Sheriffs warn new Washington state law could harm public safety, decrease prosecution rate
Law requires law enforcement agencies to implement new guidelines in their ALPR systems.
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Mamdani lifts 3-year-old ban on having TikTok on NYC government devices
Mamdani's personal TikTok account has more than 3.5 million followers and hundreds of posts. The move is a reversal of Mayor Eric Adams' 2023 executive order banning TikTok.
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Students ask SCOTUS to protect 'Let's Go Brandon' shirts, school backs off 'We ❤️ ICE' suspension
Lower courts confused how to interpret vulgarity exception to students' First Amendment rights, SCOTUS petition says. Legal threat expunges pro-ICE student's record at school that allowed crude anti-ICE posters, walkout.
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Florida vice mayor, rising Democratic star, found dead, husband arrested: police
Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen's death is being investigated as a domestic violence incident
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Newsom announces that California has seized 37,000 pounds of fentanyl since 2021
Newsom has announced a public safety milestone: 37,000 pounds of fentanyl have been seized since 2021. That includes 54 million lethal fentanyl pills worth more than $500 million.
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NASA's Artemis II crew successfully takes off in first lunar mission in over 50 years
Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson told the Artemis crew that “the hopes and dreams of a new generation," are with them as they aim to reach a greater distance from Earth than anyone has before.