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California cafe owner trolled liberals by claiming cafe sale would support Trump's third term
Maria Rutenberg, who sold her Chez Nous café, she was "very sad" to learn Trump would not have a third term and has decided instead to send the money to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's campaign.
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Two Milligan University cycling team members killed, others injured after driver struck them
The driver of the vehicle, John Benfield, 69, of Newland, N.C., has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide by recklessness and five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle by recklessness.
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Man found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity flees country after hospital grants 2-day pass
Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda was granted a two-day weekend pass and expected to return to the North Virginia Mental Health Institute, where he was committed. Instead, he fled the country to Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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ICE hiring ban bill reignites SAFE-T Act fight at Illinois Capitol
Bill would bar former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from working in state and local law enforcement in Illinois
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NY Gov Hochul touts $4.5B statewide 'universal' child care plan
Her new initiative comes as the Trump administration moves to freeze $3 billion in federal child care dollars slated for New York in response to concerns about fraud in public benefits programs.
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‘Millionaire’s tax’ would make Seattle’s top income tax rate highest in the nation
Washington state’s percolating “millionaire’s tax” would result in a top marginal rate of more than 18% for high-income earners in Seattle, based on the combined effects of several state and local layers. During his State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Bob
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SCOTUS to consider if federal election laws keeps states from accepting ballots after Election Day
The Supreme Court ruled this week that an Illinois congressman had the right to sue the state over ballot counting after Election Day. The court’s decision brought praise from election integrity advocates.
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Bankers resist Trump's plan to reduce swipe fees, cap interest rates, call it 'misguided'
The American Bankers Association and other credit card issuers called the measure "misguided" and a "surefire way to make life less affordable for Americans."
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US plans to build nuclear reactor on Moon by 2030 in preparation for missions to Mars
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said the project "will be one of the greatest technical achievements in the history of nuclear energy and space exploration.”
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US has a long, largely unchecked history of climate, weather manipulation – that may soon change
For over a century, man has chased the ability to control the weather. From early rainmakers to secret military programs and geo-engineering startups, it’s real, documented, and impacting tens of millions of Americans right now.
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State lawmaker calls for hearings on banning Islamic Sharia law in Texas
Lone Star state move comes as polling shows majority of Americans sea radical Islam as concerning.
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Trump fumes over 'unfair' EU fines on American tech firms
Trump specifically reacted to a graphic highlighting that the EU collected more revenue in a year by fining American tech firms than it received from taxing European firms.
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Despite promises, Minnesota Democrats kept some of their fraud-linked Somali donations
The returned donations, which were all to Democrats, were mostly tied to an initial wave of indictments for the fraud scheme in September 2022.