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Five stabbed inside NYC’s Penn Station ahead of Trump visit for NBA championship
Penn Station is one of the country's busiest train stations, the main hub for Amtrak in the Northeast.
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Supporters, critics clash in Michigan over future of taxpayer funding for Rx Kids
The first-in-the-nation cash assistance program, which describes itself as “universal and unconditional,” has received more than $300 million in state and federal taxpayer funding since launching in Flint in 2024 and expanding to more than 60 Michigan communities
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U.S. Senate race headlines Maine primaries as voters head to polls Tuesday
President Donald Trump has avoided endorsing Collins in the race for Senate, highlighting a tension between the two
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California group opposes property tax hike, billionaires' tax
“We have a situation in California where there’s not only a state budget deficit, but all the cities and counties are under pressure because of pension obligations and liability judgements,” said Susan Shelley, vice president of communications for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
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Eight inmates escape from rural Louisiana jail, five still on the run
The Louisiana State Police said the inmates escaped from a jail in East Carroll Parish and warned residents not to approach the remaining five male fugitives, who are considered violent offenders.
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Texas lieutenant governor announces priorities for state Senate, starting with Sharia law ban
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued an initial list of interim charges for Texas Senate committees to pursue.
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GOP lawmaker in Washington state ask Trump administration to investigate fraud allegations
“We truly don’t have very good mechanisms set up to track when money is not being spent properly,” said Rep. Jenny Graham, R-Spokane Valley, in a Friday interview with The Center Square. “There’s nothing that happens when money disappears. Who actually is held accountable for it?”
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Hochul seeks to end New York cooperation with ICE crackdowns
Hochul said the plan wouldn't prohibit state or local law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal authorities seeking undocumented criminals but doesn't want them cooperating with ICE agents in detaining and deporting "otherwise law-abiding" New Yorkers.
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Democrats opposing gender ideology face prison for registering as 'Democrats' in Illinois: lawsuit
Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender says it's received more interest from Illinois than any other state, but "party name provision" in nonprofit registration law bans soliciting donations without Democratic Party approval.
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'Home Alone' actress Catherine O'Hara dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara died at her Los Angeles home “following a brief illness,” according to her agency, CAA
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Republicans in Michigan question AG Nessel after ex-Democrat treasurer charged with embezzlement
According to testimony heard by the Oversight Committee this week, Kornak allegedly embezzled money from an elderly woman she was the conservator for.
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Independent Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort arrested in connection with church protest
"This is all stemming from the fact that I filmed a protest as a member of the media," Georgia Fort said
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Former CNN host Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes after MN church protest: DHS
"Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done," lawyer Abbe Lowell said