From the States
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Mamdani reaches deal with NYC council leader to ban horse carriage industry
Local leaders have tried to outlaw horse-drawn carriages from operating in Central Park since 2010, citing concerns about the safety of the horses after several died over the years in accidents and from exhaustion.
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California GOP lawmakers want High-Speed Rail Authority CEO to resign over spending practices
That's one of the latest expenses reported for a longtime project that the rail authority expects will ultimately cost more than $126.2 billion in taxpayers' money. The high-speed rail was supposed to be finished in 2020, but it does not appear that any track has been laid.
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Vance says Trump admin using war time authority to increase fuel production in Texas
The Defense Production Act of 1950 authorizes the president to expand and expedite the manufacturing of supplies and essential products among other measures to “provide for price and wage stabilization … and facilitate the production of goods and services necessary for the national security.”
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Pritzker, aldermen oppose Mayor Johnson's tax plans for Chicago, property tax hike could be next
Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke at a union ribbon-cutting event in Chicago on Thursday and reiterated his opposition to Johnson’s proposed corporate head tax. Chicago is facing a budget deficit of more than $1.1 billion.
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Members of MS-13, now a Foreign Terrorist Org, prosecuted for brutal murders, fentanyl trafficking
In California, 5 MS-13 leaders were found guilty of murdering other gang members by strangling, shooting, stabbing with knives or machetes or beating them with a baseball bat and then throwing their bodies off cliffs.
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Texas working to block cartels’ workarounds after Trump policies shut down border
Above ground, border crossings have nearly evaporated. Below ground, cartels are innovating to find ways to move product into the U.S.
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Progressive challenger Wilson declared winner over moderate Democrat incumbent in Seattle mayor race
Progressive Kate Wilson was originally down by 7 percentage points on election night.
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Judeo-Christian groups file lawsuit in California court against far-left Code Pink
Once inside the building where worship services took place, members of Code Pink would allegedly start to shout at worshipers, causing chaos both inside and outside the building.
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Trump admin cracking down on cartel smuggling operations through tunnels at southwest border
The tunnels are built and used to smuggle drugs, weapons, people and other illicit contraband, authorities have found.
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California Dems push back on lawsuit against Prop. 50 and Senate deal over shutdown
Newsom reacted on Monday to those eight Democratic Caucus members breaking with the party, saying the move was a “betrayal,” accusing them of capitulating to the demands of Congressional Republicans.
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First lawsuit filed against Camp Mystic by parents of 5 campers, two counselors who died in flood
The first lawsuit was filed Monday against Camp Mystic by parents whose daughters were killed on July 4 when a flash flood ripped through two cabins, killing 27 campers and two camp counselors.
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Katie Wilson takes lead over incumbent Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell by just 91 votes
Wilson, who was considered the frontrunner in the race, is not shying away from comparisons to New York City’s leading mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist.
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Nevada's two female senators explain their support for bill ending shutdown
Progress on Obamacare tax credits was enough to convince Sen. Jacky Rosen to join seven fellow Democrats and one independent to vote to end America's longest federal government shutdown.