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More than 900,000 without power as Hurricane Isaias slams Southeast
The storm made landfall near Destin on Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of about 105 mph, before weakening as it moved inland.
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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida as Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds
The NOAA has also declared Isaias a "major" hurricane, and it is the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.
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Taxpayer-paid union workers vote to go on strike across California as negotiations stall
The differences are mostly over increased salaries for government workers. It is unclear what the total monetary figure would be if the Newsom administration agreed to the union's demands.
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Alabama executes first convict through nitrogen gas asphyxiation
Lethal injection is the most common form of execution method across the states and the primary method of the federal government.
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Taxpayers now supporting more than half of LA-Vegas high speed rail cost
The 218-mile Brightline project is projected to cost $12 billion, take 11.1 million passengers on one-way trips each year, and be completed by the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Florida House advances bills designed to protect children online
Opponents say the bill that would add age requirements for social media is too broad and threatens parental rights.
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Half of U.S. governors support Texas after SCOTUS border ruling, DeSantis' ‘self-defense’ view
Abbott said Texas would continue to "deploy this razor wire to repel illegal immigration." Half of the nation's governors support Abbott's view that states have a right to "self-defense."
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New York City’s Mayor Adams declares social media a public health threat
Adams said with teen mental health issues on the rise in the Big Apple and elsewhere, more needs to be done to curb allegedly predatory practices of social media companies.
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New Mexico Republicans file ballot measure to limit governor's emergency powers
The lawmakers are attempting to create a new constitutional amendment.
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Denver program that pays homeless people a monthly income is open to migrants
The city of Denver has used $4 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to fund the program.
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GDP in fourth quarter grew at annualized rate of 3.3%, federal government
GDP for the third quarter of last year was 4.9%,
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Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months in prison after defying Jan. 6 subpoena
Although the House select committee is no longer functional, its effects are still being felt.
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Jim Harbaugh will leave Michigan to coach the LA Chargers: ESPN
Harbaugh was the quarterback for the Chargers from 1999-2000 while the team was based in San Diego.