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Seattle mayor silent on police chief's lucrative exit package
Chief Shon Barnes resigned in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a food festival that left three people dead on July 26.
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Bruce Willis' wife advocates for passage of dementia bill
Bill would require the California Department of Public Health to collect data on frontotemporal degeneration.
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'Every red flag': School district's gender identity mandate on teachers risks second SCOTUS rebuke
High court overturned Maryland district's no-exceptions policy for LGBTQ "storybooks" a year ago. Legal scholars, states, parental rights activists say no-exceptions pronouns and secrecy policies have same problems.
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NY Gov Hochul criticized over $254B policy-laden, late budget
"This disgraceful budget process ought to serve as a clarion call to both parties and both chambers in the Legislature," state Sen. Jim Skoufis, a Hudson Valley Democrat, said in a statement.
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Episcopal Church ends refugee program with US government, cites Afrikaners arrival as last straw
President Donald Trump classified Afrikaners, descended from white settlers in South Africa, as refugees.
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Trump FBI renews effort to find missing indigenous women who were victims of violent crimes
“The FBI will manhunt violent criminals on all lands – and Operation Not Forgotten ensures a surge in resources to locate violent offenders on tribal lands and find those who have gone missing,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.
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Illinois quick hits: EV battery plant plans scrapped; Pope bobblehead revealed
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is encouraging Illinois filmmakers to enter the Illinois Film Office’s Shortcuts Short Film Contest dedicated to promoting the best short films from Illinois students or residents 22 years old or younger.
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U.S., China drop high tariffs, agree to 90-day pause
The U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods down to 30%, while China agreed to lower its tariff rate on U.S. goods from 125% to 10%.
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New pope, Leo XIV, in early days a papacy, appears to be winning over church's wary traditionalists
Church insiders think Pope Leo XIV's biggest test could be on gender issue, on which he has yet to speak.
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U.S., China reach trade agreement; details coming Monday
“We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Sunday afternoon statement released by the White House.
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New system developed to predict dangerous storms in Illinois
It's called Hazard Services, a modernization of the software framework used by the National Weather Service to issue watches, warnings and advisories. The software combines three legacy products into one system with the flexibility to message a variety of hazard types.
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Florida congresswoman files bill to help third-party app developers access Apple’s App Store
U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, introduced the App Store Freedom Act.
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Pope Leo XIV touches upon wars in Ukraine and Gaza in his first Sunday blessing as pontiff
“I too address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said at St. Peter’s Basilica.