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US economy added 115K jobs in April, unemployment rate remained at 4.3%
The job gains were in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade,
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Business woman with ties to Michigan Democrat Gov Whitmer charged with 16 felonies
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced this week 16 felony charges against Fay Beydoun, 62, of Farmington Hills
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NCAA expands March Madness field, says change allowing alcohol sponsorships helped with expansion
The 76-team brackets will fit eight more games into the front half of the first week of each tournament, for a total of 12 involving 24 teams.
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Chicago mayor says migrants not a priority over safety
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration announced hiring freeze, budget restrictions after releasing the city’s projected deficit.
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Biden extends national emergency due to terror threats, ongoing since 9/11
The White House says the national security threat is ongoing since the 2001 executive order was signed.
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Nuns sue New York over abortion coverage mandate
The nuns initially filed a lawsuit in 2017 challenging the law, claiming that New York initially promised to exempt employers with religious exemptions from the abortion mandate but narrowed the exemption to cover only religious groups that both primarily teach religion.
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Kentucky authorities believe they have found body of highway shooting suspect
Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said on Wednesday that there were other accessories discovered with the body, which led them to believe the deceased person was Couch.
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Loudoun County guaranteed income pilot program voted down
Months earlier, in May, the board had voted 6-2-1 in favor of appropriating $2 million of county fund balance dollars to the program’s development.
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Politicians mark one year since the end of cash bail in Illinois
While advocates and elected officials celebrated the one-year anniversary of cashless bail in Illinois, safety concerns remain.
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U.S. Senate panel presses for answers from SeaTac airport following cyberattack
The Aug. 24 attack was confirmed to be a ransomware incident perpetrated by the “Rhysida,” a Russian-based ransomware-as-a-service operation that allows criminals to use the platform to extort victims.
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Kentucky becomes latest state to ban controversial conversion therapy on minors
"Kentucky cannot possibly reach its full potential unless it is free from discrimination by or against any citizen — unless all our people feel welcome in our spaces, free from unjust barriers and supported to be themselves,” Beshear said in a statement. "This is about protecting our youth from an inhumane practice that hurts them.”
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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by half-point, stocks surge
The Fed has a meeting on Nov. 7, just two days before the 2024 presidential election, where another rate cut will be considered.
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Ted Cruz declares hate 'manifesting right here' as protesters interrupt Senate antisemitism hearing
After citing examples of death threats made by students at Ivy League schools, Cruz was interrupted by pro-Palestinian and Hamas supporters during a Senate hearing.