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US economy added 115K jobs in April, unemployment rate remained at 4.3%
The job gains were in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade,
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NCAA expands March Madness field, says change allowing alcohol sponsorships helped with expansion
The 76-team brackets will fit eight more games into the front half of the first week of each tournament, for a total of 12 involving 24 teams.
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Senegal native who killed 3, wounded 15 in Austin bar shooting motivated by support for Iran: FBI
Ndiaga Diaga, 53, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Senegal, was wearing a T-shirt with an Iranian flag design, sweatshirt that read "Property of Allah."
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Another judge issues a preliminary injunction against Title IX rule
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin called the injunction a victory for women and girls in Arkansas.
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Border Patrol seizes 92 pounds of cocaine in California
The total seizure, which was made in the El Centro sector in Southern California, is worth more than $1.04 million, the agency said.
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Professor points to policy errors as Chicago braces for non-budgeted migrant surge
According to city data, more than 44,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago in the last two years.
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Anti-Israel protesters burn American flag at DC's Union Station amid Netanyahu visit
The protesters also shouted slogans like "Free Palestine," and wrote "Free Gaza" on monuments. Some protesters also shouted "f*** the United States."
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Oklahoma releases guidelines for implementing the Bible into school curriculum
The guidance instructs teachers to emphasize the Bible's historical, literary, and secular benefits to avoid infringing on the separation of church and state, and says it should not be used for religious reasons like preaching, or indoctrination.
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$129 million from EPA flows to Colorado to decarbonize, cut climate pollution
In addition to assisting home and building owners, the grant will train thousands of plumbers, electricians and heating and air conditioning technicians.
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Wisconsin DNR to repeal fisherman gun-ban rule
This week’s repeal agreement, however, does not change the ban on using firearms to fish.
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Whitmer signs law banning gay and transgender 'panic' legal defense in Michigan
The "panic" argument was not often used as a standalone defense, but was used with other tactics in hope of reducing sentences or lowering charges.
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Navarro urges US to be 'smart' on crime, not 'soft' on crime following prison sentence
Navarro said the country's court system currently imposes harsher sentences than necessary for minor crimes, like drug offenses, which stem from the War on Drugs.
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Spokane pushes for public safety tax increase after eyeing $9M cut to police
Brown proposed the one-tenth of 1% sales tax increase earlier this month in an effort to plug some of the city’s approximately $50 million deficit.