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California Legislature passes $11.25B housing bond, voters have final say
The bill now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk before it heads to the November ballot for California voters to approve or reject.
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Tennessee Rep. Burchett introducing bills addressing SNAP payments and $10B in improper payments
Burchett, said Thursday that one bill would restrict SNAP benefits to only U.S. citizens. The second bill increases fines for what he called retail trafficking of SNAP benefits to up to $500,000.
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Watchdog: 4 Canceled Artemis-system NASA contracts more than doubled in cost
A new federal watchdog report found contract values on canceled Artemis systems more than doubled, to $5.9 billion, and NASA still hasn't disclosed what its Moon-to-Mars program will cost.
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New York City casinos receive final approval, first to open in March
Two of the projects are located in Queens, and the third is located in the Bronx.
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DC's police department beset by toxicity, retaliations, stat manipulation under chief
A congressional investigation also concluded that the Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime statistics under pressure from leadership for better-looking numbers.
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DeSantis claims Florida has the 'right' to regulate AI rules, despite Trump executive order
DeSantis claimed the executive order does not block Florida or other states from instituting their own AI regulations, but does authorize the government to challenge state laws, which he admitted might not be successful legally.
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Two students killed in Brown University shooting named
Brown College Republicans Vice President Ella Cook and Muhammad Aziz Umurzakov were the two students killed
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Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner arrested in wake of director's death
Nick Reiner, 32, was taken into custody on Sunday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
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Candace Owens, Erika Kirk agree to meet amid conspiracy theories on husband Charlie's assassination
"Candace Owens and I are meeting for a private, in-person discussion on Monday, December 15," Erika Kirk said
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Person of interest released by police in Brown University mass shooting
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said the lead that his department pursued in detaining the person had not panned out.
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Hollywood icon Rob Reiner, wife found dead in apparent homicide
Reiner was born into Hollywood royalty, the son of the legendary comic Carl Reiner, and he rose to fame on his own accord as Archie Bunker’s bumbling hippie son-in-law.
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Divided Fed heads into a critical data week
Inflation has moved up modestly this year and remains elevated, according to the Fed’s own assessment.
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Investigation still ongoing into Brown shooting, no updates: Providence mayor
Authorities have not identified the person of interest, nor have they stated if the person apprehended was the shooter.