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Nearly 70,000 people without power as Edouard hits Texas, catastrophic flash floods possible
As of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday, the depression is producing wind gusts 35 to 45 mph, and the National Hurricane Center warns that flash flooding is likely across the region, especially in urban areas.
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Uber to cut 3,300 mainly management jobs in massive restructuring
The decision is part of a massive restructuring aimed at trimming management layers and reallocating spending into its ride-sharing, delivery and robotaxi businesses.
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Massachusetts woman arrested outside Lindsay Clancy trial for allegedly filming jurors: report
Dawn Light is being charged with intimidating a juror, but she said she was trying to get a shot of Clancy when she unknowingly filmed one of the jurors.
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Lawmakers in Congress seek to limit China's influence
One bill would safeguard America’s ports from interference by the Chinese Communist Party for both economic and security reasons.
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Survey finds voters want candidates who have a plan to address US debt
Survey found 93% of Democrats and 98% of Republicans would choose a presidential candidate with a plan to deal with debt.
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Justice Department touts fentanyl interdiction efforts
The U.S. seized millions of fentanyl doses, extradited Mexican cartel members, and charged Chinese companies and individuals with shipping fentanyl precursors to the U.S.
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South Carolina Supreme Court says death penalty by firing squad or electrocution is legal
Executions are expected to begin again soon, now that the state Supreme Court ruling has come in. There are currently 32 inmates on death row, and no execution has been carried out in South Carolina since 2011.
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Los Angeles rejects Newsom’s order to clear homeless encampments
The City of Los Angeles is home to 45,000 of the 75,000 homeless individuals in Los Angeles County.
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Biden admin Title IX rule blocked in four more states, bringing total to 26
Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are the latest states where the Department of Education cannot implement the updated rules that expanded federal sex discrimination protections to cover gender identity and pregnancy.
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DOJ releases a decade of data on human trafficking, drug offenses
The most trafficked group was girls 13-to-16 years old, the majority of whom were trafficked for 'commercial sex acts'
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Michigan minimum wage will top $12 an hour in February after court ruling
Many business leaders and lawmakers oppose the court’s decision, arguing raising the minimum wage and eliminating tipped wages will harm businesses and workers.
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Jordanian men charged in alleged Quantico breach identified, released
No information was disclosed indicating why the men were trying to access the gate.
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Democrat Sen. Warren speaks at event sponsored by groups with anti-Israel ties
Warren spoke at an event on 'the role of private equity in health care' hosted by Soros-backed groups with radical members