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Sen. Cruz, EPA chief Zeldin discuss plans to roll back Biden-era rules targeting oil-gas industry
The EPA’s deregulatory efforts will roll back trillions of dollars in regulatory costs and hidden “taxes” on U.S. families, Zeldin said when announcing the 31 initiatives.
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You Vote: In light of the 2 school shootings, what should be done to try to prevent such incidents?
There have been 6 school shootings this year that resulted in injuries or deaths, according to an Education Week analysis. There have been 227 such shootings since 2018.
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LAFD says homeless involved in 1/3 of fires: “Mayor Karen Bass must be held accountable"
Some leaders shared their concern that the city’s lack of progress in addressing homelessness has a negative impact on the safety of both homeless individuals and the broader population.
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Watchdog warns BlackRock rebrand a farce as Fink seeks to curry favor with Trump
Under Fink, the firm recently moved to purchase several port facilities in the Panama Canal as Trump has warned of the threat of Chinese influence in the critical waterway.
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Trump seeking to claw back over $100M from New York City’s migrant funds
New York City has spent an estimated $7 billion on housing and other costs for more than 230,000 migrants who have arrived since early 2022, with about 45,000 individuals still under its care
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Michigan Gov Whitmer finds common ground with Trump, pushes strategic tariffs in DC speech
Calling for targeted tariffs in Washington, DC, speech, Whitmer does agree with Trump on increasing American manufacturing of ships, steel, cars and chips, and said America needs fair trade.
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Utah GOP lawmaker optimistic Legislature can override Gov's veto on paying vendors in gold, silver
The Utah House of Representatives calls for an override session to bypass the governor's veto of a bill that would allow government vendors to be paid in precious metals electronically.
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Trump, Hegseth wanting to increase defense spending to $1 trillion a year
Trump's plans for a bigger defense budget come weeks after he and Hegseth unveiled plans for a sixth-generation stealth fighter jet.
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ICE apprehends 133 illegal foreign nationals in upstate New York
Among them were 20 with criminal convictions or charges, including three convicted of homicide.
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White House to implement 104% tariffs on China: Leavitt
Trump has already imposed tariffs on China and the additional 50% follows the Chinese response to his "Liberation Day" tariffs. The U.S. will begin to collect revenues on Wednesday.
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March Madness: Florida wins NCAA men's basketball championship over Houston
Florida had previously won the championship twice, back to back in 2006 and 2007, and Houston had never won, while twice having made it to the championship game in the 1980s.
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Southern California saw 97 border-related arrests in a week, including two CBP agents
Two San Ysidro POE CBP agents, Farlis Almonte and Ricardo Rodriguez were charged with “Conspiracy to Bring in Aliens for Financial Gain."
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Microsoft fires two employees who protested Israeli use of AI on company's 50th anniversary event
The two employees protested at different times on Friday, but both confirmed they were the employees who disrupted the festivities by sending emails to the company.