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Google and Virginia Gov Youngkin launch statewide AI training hub
Virginia is rolling out a new AI career training platform in partnership with Google, giving residents free or low-cost access to courses, certifications and job tools as artificial intelligence reshapes the job market.
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Big pharma reform appears to be an issue that Democrats and Republicans can unite on
A U.S. Senate hearing to examine deaths and cognitive delays caused by vaccines revealed a shared belief between Democrats and Republicans that the pharmaceutical industry lacks adequate oversight.
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Football greats, country music star urge SCOTUS to protect prayer at games on public property
Legal heavy hitters urge Supreme Court to junk precedent that holds "misperceptions of observers looking to take offense can trump the rights of religious people and schools to fully participate in public life."
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Four men, including illegal migrant, charged with throwing Molotov cocktails at officers in SoCal
“When protesting crosses the line into violence, the penalties will be severe,” U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said.
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Beach Boys' Brian Wilson dead at 82
The Beach Boys began as a local California band and rose to fame the 1960s
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Abbott deploys National Guard to San Antonio ahead of anti-immigration enforcement protests
"Texas National Guard will be deployed to locations across the state to ensure peace & order," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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Trump's attendance at Kennedy Center's 'Les Miserables' expected to include $2M tickets, boycott
First lady Melania Trump, Vice President Vance, and second lady Usha Vance are also expected to attend the performance.
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Inflation rate for May increased 0.1% from previous month, annual rate now 2.4%, Labor Department
Analysts projected a 0.2% increase from April to May.
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Simone Biles apologizes for attacking Gaines for stance on transgender athletes in women's sports
"I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport," she wrote. "The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for."
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Southern Baptists agree to push Supreme Court to ban gay marriage
The resolution was part of a broader measure that also called to defund Planned Parenthood and to keep transgender athletes out of female sports.
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Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor arrested in connection to case
Resendiz's body was discovered in a wooded area in Norfolk, and an unidentified sailor has been placed in confinement with charges pending. An investigation into Resendiz's death is still ongoing.
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Pentagon budget lacks specificity as DOD living on funding from a full-year CR passed in March
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fielded questions from lawmakers repeatedly seeking specific funding targets and often left them dissatisfied.
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Court win for PA Catholic school students, can now take part in local district athletic activities
The case drew a contrast between homeschool and charter school students who were allowed to participate in the school’s extracurricular and co-curricular activities and parochial school students who were denied.