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DFW airport drops plans for Islamic wash stations after political backlash
On Friday, Abbott said he had ordered a review of state grants involving DFW Airport and referred the airport to the U.S. Department of Transportation for investigation.
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Pennsylvania politicians debate data center noise issues while lawmakers on summer break
As the data center boom continues unabated in Pennsylvania and the nation, noise levels have become a major point of friction. Lawsuits have been filed.
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Michigan State Police report six individuals dead in multi-scene shootings, including suspect
The names and ages of the five victims have not yet been released, but the state police identified the suspect as 39-year-old Chad Hickman.
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Colorado law requires universities to supply abortion pills
Gov. Jared Polis signed off on a law this week to require universities keep abortion pills on supply at student health centers amid the raging national battle over abortion access
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Speakers at protest object to transgender athletes in girls sports
Those who spoke at the press conference in central California criticized the California Interscholastic Federation’s 13-year-old policy to allow transgender athletes born as boys to compete as girls in the statewide organization’s track and field championship events
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Taxpayers group, economist praise Pratt's plan for homelessness in LA
“Los Angeles doesn't have a homeless problem. We have a drug problem,” Pratt said in his video on X. “The DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration] will tell you that over 90% of the homeless population in LA are hardcore illicit drug users.”
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Firefighters ask Supreme Court to stop liberal courts' end-run around religious rights
Appeals courts are circumventing high court's ruling for postal worker fired for refusing to work Sundays, letting employers deny COVID vaccine religious accommodations based on "speculative" harm with no jury trial, groups say.
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California man sentenced to 65 months in prison for trafficking animals into the U.S.
A California felon was caught trafficking roughly 1,700 animals into the United States from various countries over the course of six years, and will serve 65 months in prison.
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Federal jury convicts protesters of conspiracy to injure federal agents at Washington ICE facility
The federal verdict is in, but the local fallout from Spokane’s June 2025 protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still playing out, with another trial set for August 10.
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Wisconsin GOP wants investigation into Green Bay double absentee ballot issue
The Republican Party of Wisconsin wants the Wisconsin Election Commission to conduct an investigation into how 152 duplicate absentee ballots were mailed out by the city of Green Bay before the April election.
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Michigan legislators push prison oversight reforms amid safety concerns
Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at increasing transparency and accountability within the state’s prison system and expanding oversight authority for the Legislative Corrections Ombudsman. This comes amid growing concerns about conditions inside
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Gov. Sherill calls on ICE to close New Jersey detention center
State Department of Health alleged it was denied "full access" to Delaney Hall to investigate allegations of unsanitary conditions and abuse of detainees.
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Prosecutors: Charlotte hotel security team hired felons, and sold drugs, guns
Five face federal charges in drug trafficking and firearms violations following the probe by the FBI and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.