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Illinois Gov. Pritzker to pause tax breaks for data centers to conduct review of community impacts
Pritzker had asked lawmakers this year to suspend the incentives while they develop a comprehensive review of how the facilities are impacting communities. They didn't act on that request, so Pritzker plans to do it himself.
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James Handy, actor known for 'Jumanji,' found stabbed in L.A., girlfriend's son arrested
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a 911 call on Wednesday morning, in which the caller said, "I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin."
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NASA directs crew in International Space Station to wait inside 'safe haven' while repairs are done
The cosmonauts are repairing cracks that have, on and off for five years, caused small air leaks, which is considered a top safety risk.
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Illegal immigrant sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing Kristi Noem's Gucci bag, wire fraud
Chilean national Mario Bustamante Leiva also faces deportation at the completion of his prison term.
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Judge rules Virginia redistricting vote unconstitutional, AG vows to appeal
The Tazewell County Circuit Court issued the injunction barring the certification of the referendum after ruling the measure was unconstitutional.
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Rep Mills not planning to resign, as Speaker Johnson advises him to let the process play out
U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, the embattled congressman from Florida facing an expulsion resolution, remains defiant and separating himself from three other recent resignations.
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As California pursues high-speed rail, more than $500 million of cap-and-trade money could help
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has supported the continued construction on the state’s high-speed rail project, allocated $1 billion to the High-Speed Rail Authority last year in his 2025-26 budget proposal.
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Rare bipartisanship as Trump, Shapiro, McCormick applaud keeping two Pa. coal plants running
A pair of coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania will continue operating for a few more years in an announcement that is being celebrated by statewide elected officials from both sides of the aisle.
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Minnesota state lawmakers question Omar’s role in fraud scandal as she skips hearing
Minnesota lawmakers are questioning U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme as investigations and prosecutions continue.
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El Salvador conducting mass trials on hundreds of MS-13 gang members accused of thousands of murders
One case involves the killing of 87 people in a single weekend in March 2022.
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Immigrant naturalized by Biden administration and convicted in slayings found dead in jail
Olaolukitan Adon-Abel, 26, was naturalized under the Biden administration when he served in the U.S. Navy. In April, he allegedly killed three people.
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Transgender parent, partner accused of kidnapping, flying child to Cuba for reassignment surgery
The child, who was born male, identified as a female child, which family members believe is due to manipulation by the child's father, who is accused of kidnapping the child and taking him to Cuba for sexual reassignment surgery.
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6 Americans among injured at shooting at tourist hot spot in Mexico
They found in the gunman's backpack "literature, images and handwritten manuscripts, all allegedly related to" the Columbine High School shooting, which also took place on April 20, in 1999.