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Vance to host lawmakers at White House to discuss legislation, state-level actions to address fraud
Vice President JD Vance has previously hosted similar meetings with attorneys general and other members of the administration involved in the fraud crackdown.
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After food festival shootings, Seattle venue operators want more surveillance cameras
The Seattle food festival shooting that left three dead and five injured has reopened a controversy over the city’s surveillance camera program and whether there should be more cameras connected to the city’s police network.
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Federal trial over Paramount - Warner merger set for early 2027
The attorneys general – who required a trial date of April 2027 – claim the $110 billion merger would extinguish competition, cut jobs, and harm consumers.
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Tennis star Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon men's singles title
He also won the title last year.
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Zillow analyst names culprit of flat home sales, high housing prices
Zillow’s June Market Report shows that U.S. home sales grew by 5.9% since last year, with a total of 381,125 homes sold in June. The number is a 9.2% increase since May.
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Actor Randolph Mantooth from NBC's hit 1970s drama Emergency! dies at 80
His brother told media outlets that the actor had struggled with declining health for several years and had become increasingly frail.
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Seattle area's family homeless crisis continues as provider seeks new shelters
Unsheltered family homelessness in city has increased dramatically since 2022
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Mamdani vows to update immigrant map after backlash for omitting Little Italy, Jewish communities
Mamdani faulted the previous administration for the omissions and defended the map as not being a complete list because it identified only 30 immigrant communities across the five boroughs.
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Florida pays hunters to remove invasive pythons
With $25,000 up for grabs in prizes, including the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000, the python contest kicked off Friday.
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Special investigation petition filed in Springfield, Ill. after rep’s indictment
Ammons is alleged to have conducted a kickback scheme where state-funded grants were given to nonprofits in her district, two of which directly employed her daughter.
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Virginia lawmakers defend cannabis budget language
el. Paul Krizek, D-Fairfax, and Sen. Lashrecse Aird, D-Henrico, released a joint statement after confusion over the budget language led prosecutors, lawmakers and law enforcement officials to question whether some marijuana laws remained in effect.
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California lawmakers advance law to limit predatory privacy lawsuits
A bill to reduce predatory privacy lawsuits against California small businesses unanimously passed the state Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection last week, but tort reform advocates say the measure doesn’t go far enough. Senate Bill 690, authored
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Landry accuses New Orleans of treating state as ‘ATM’
“Your letter confirms what has been the customary practice of the City; to utilize the State as an ATM to balance the City’s budget, when more fiscally responsible means are available,” Landry wrote on X.