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LA City Council repeals homeless camping ban in Hollywood, 11 other neighborhoods
The council rescinded the discretionary no-camping zones in a 10-3 vote, with city council members Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting.
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Christian employers secure immunity against federal gender ideology mandate, but not abortion rule
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission gives up on threatening Christian Employers Alliance for members not using preferred pronouns, sex-specific dress codes and restrooms. "Abortion accommodation" only paused.
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NY City Mayor Mamdani sues City Council to block $10K payments for teacher aides
The lawsuit argued that the City Council bill overstepped its authority.
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Google News moved further left in 2023, compared to previous year: news media watchdog finds
In 2022, 61% of the articles that appeared on the news aggregator were left leaning.
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AT&T says massive cellular outage this week not result of cyberattack
AT&T apologized to the costumers affected by the outage and announced Thursday evening that the wireless service was restored.
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Hawaii committee to discuss $25 tourism tax Friday
The money collected through the new climate tax would be put into a Climate Health and Environmental Action Special Fund.
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Watch: Odysseus craft approaches historic lunar landing
The landing is scheduled for 6:24 ET.
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State appeals court revives challenge to Cook County’s gun, ammo tax
The appeals court reversed the district court decision and remanded the case for further action.
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San Francisco appoints citizen of China to local elections commission
Wong is able to hold her position as the result of a 2020 vote-approved measure to allow non-citizens to serve on San Francisco’s boards, commissions, and advisory bodies.
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Odysseus craft touches down, becoming first U.S. lunar landing in decades
Russia's Roscosmos attempted a landing last year, though its Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Terran satellite.
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Stock market clears milestones, with tech firms driving surge
Other tech firms, including Microsoft and Meta saw significant gains as well.
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Locals say homelessness crisis creating a ‘wasteland’ in Spokane
While some are focused on violations of the city’s sit-and-lie ordinance, others warn that many homeless drug addicts are growing more and more violent.
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Texas county launches guaranteed income program while facing up to a $181 million deficit
Harris County is one of many municipalities across the country that has begun programs like Uplift Harris to help support its residents after the pandemic, but the funds that started these programs are beginning to run out.