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WNBA, players union paralyzed by how to define 'women,' as NBA veterans declare for their draft
New collective bargaining agreement doesn't define eligibility by sex or gender identity, despite years of advocacy by WNBA players and coaches to let males in female sports, long before Sophie Cunningham's opposing stance.
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Treasury issues guidance on contributions to Trump Accounts
The new guidance provides a framework for employers to contribute up to $2,500 annually to employees’ ‘Trump Accounts’ for their children.
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DOJ expands interpretation of president's 'executive privilege' in terms of oversight
The DOJ has broadened the interpretation of “executive privilege,” a statute that shields certain sensitive presidential communications from public, judicial, or congressional oversight.
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Smith's twin prosecutions of Trump have cost $35.7 million
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in November 2022.
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Bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general demand health warning on social media
The move comes as United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy called for this to happen in June.
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Cryptocurrency fraud cost Americans $5.6 billion in 2023: FBI report
Cryptocurrency-related complaints accounted for roughly 10% of financial fraud complaints but represented nearly 50% of losses, up 45% since 2022
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Pope's final mass in East Timor draws about half the population
The mass was held in the same area where St. John Paul II prayed 35 years ago during East Timor's struggle for independence from Indonesia, according to the Associated Press.
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Texas agriculture commissioner warns parts of the state are already 'out of water'
Miller claimed that the state is losing approximately one farm every week because of the water shortage, and that the Rio Grande Valley is facing the biggest issues when it comes to water in Texas.
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Maricopa County will continue allowing ballot count watchers, strikes rest of deal
The other provisions in the memorandum that will not be in effect during the November election are allowing the Arizona House of Representatives to conduct an audit of the software used in Maricopa County for signature verification and allow two legislatures to view 2022 general election night footage of Runbeck’s loading dock to “increase public trust.”
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Louisiana's Landry warns coastal residents to prepare for possible hurricane
Currently Francine is classified as a tropical storm, but officials are anticipating a potential Category 1 or Category 2 hurricane that is predicted by the National Hurricane Center to potentially strike the state in Cameron Parish.
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Harris says she will build a border wall, majority polled don’t believe her
Harris has long openly opposed border wall construction.
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Ohio attorney general wants migrant issues decided in court
Springfield, in southeastern Ohio, has complained for months about large numbers of migrants putting stress on the city’s housing.
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U.S. toolmaker under fire for DEI hiring and LGBTQ lobbying, faces boycott
"Companies need to focus on serving their customers, not woke politicians," said Will Hild, director of Consumers' Research.