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One person confirmed dead in Texas flooding as rescuers work to save people from rising water
Six million residents across Texas were under a flood watch as of late Wednesday, and some were expected to remain in effect through Friday evening.
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Federal officials investigate if White House teleprompter operator made money on prediction markets
Kalshi's surveillance systems detected patterns betting on the markets involving the president that didn't follow typical behavior. The company examined the accounts behind it and discovered that the user was a federal employee.
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Man slips past security onto 'Today' show set, looking for Al Roker, shouts racial slur: report
The man was asking for AL Roker, and when he couldn't find him, the man confronted host Craig Melvin.
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Final guidance released for cellphone-free education in Virginia
The department says the policy will “ensure” a “distraction-free environment” for learning while reducing the “alarming mental health crisis” and other health conditions impacting students.
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Adams faces calls to resign amid federal probes
The barrage of investigations and departures is prompting other New York politicians to call for Adams — a former NYPD officer once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party — to step down from office.
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Wisconsin leaders push to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote
Currently, election commissions cannot check their rolls with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to ensure an estimated 90,000 individuals who are currently legally in the state, who can get a drivers license, do not register to vote.
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Amazon CEO requires return to office for 5 days per week starting next year, employees criticize
‘I’d rather go back to school than work in an office again,' said one employee, according to a Forbes report
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Musician Sean Combs arrested in New York: Report
Combs, who has been the focus of a months-long sex-trafficking probe, recently relocated to New York ahead of expected charges. The exact charges were not clear, but he has been accused of sexual assault in nine lawsuits so far.
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Chipotle pilots new line of robots in California after $20 per hour wage
Earlier this year, Chipotle raised its prices up to 7% in California to account for the state’s new $20 per hour minimum wage for fast food employers.
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As California homeless count rises to 186K, Newsom faces call for accountability
Earlier this year a state auditor looked into $24 billion of state homelessness spending finding “the State lacks current information on the ongoing costs and outcomes of its homelessness programs” because it has “not consistently tracked and evaluated the State’s efforts to prevent and end homelessness.”
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Once-beloved climate teen Greta Thunberg seems like aging child star in Gaza activism turn, critics
No longer the innocent pigtailed, precocious teenager saving the world from climate doom, Thunberg has become a 21-year-old keffiyeh-wearing anti-Israel activist.
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Amazon to require all employees to work in office next year
The CEO noted that some of the benefits to in-office work include better collaboration, teamwork, and communication. He also said it would help strengthen the culture at Amazon.
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Greatest number of Indian border crossers reported under Biden-Harris, Trudeau
Historically, the majority have been reported at the US-Mexico border. This year, for this first time, the majority came through the northern border.