From the States
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Driver for Coca-Cola says Teamsters extorted money, threatened to fire him if he didn't join union
“I don’t support Teamsters politicking. My job definitely shouldn’t hinge on whether or not my hard-earned money is funding it,” said Josh Hammaker, who filed the complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Nevada Rep introduces bill to fully restore tax deductions for betting losses
The impact of the gambling losses tax change is not expected to change much for casual gamblers in Nevada or online, but it could prove significant for professional gamblers.
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EPA says Mexico still owes $88M for raw Tijuana sewage continuing to spill into San Diego
The EPA reports Mexico still owes the United States $88 million toward the treatment of millions of gallons of raw sewage from Tijuana that continues to flow into San Diego, shutting down beaches and even forcing the relocation of
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VA AG Miyares refers Loudoun schools to DOJ over potential violations of Title IX
Miyares' office found the school division launched a Title IX investigation into three boys who objected to sharing a locker room with a biological female at Stone Bridge High School.
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Massive protest in Texas calling on Gov Abbott to veto THC ban
The bill also prohibits the purchase of consumable hemp products by anyone under age 21, prohibits marketing them to minors and requires them to be properly labeled and placed in tamper-evident, child-resistant, and resealable packaging.
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SCOTUS to decide jurisdiction on Illinois’ ballot counting after Election Day
SCOTUS has agreed to take up a case brought by Judicial Watch challenging whether federal courts have jurisdiction to hear disputes over ballots received after Election Day.
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Milwaukee leaders decry ICE arrest over threat to assassinate President Trump
Immigration advocates have been saying for weeks that Morales-Reyes does not fluently speak English, and can’t write well, either. The advocates say there’s no way Morales-Reyes wrote the letter threatening Trump, that led to his arrest.
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Male athlete wins girls' track and field state championships in California, despite Trump warning
AB Hernandez, a transgender student athlete competing for Jurupa Valley High School, won first place in two competitions on Saturday.
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Unpacking the baseline battle: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' and the national debt
Top U.S. Senate Republicans are eyeing a controversial accounting method to theoretically slash the multi trillion-dollar price tag of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” However, tax policy experts remain strongly divided over whether the tactic would
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PA Democratic Gov. Shapiro applauds Trump's US Steel deal as 'BFD'
“I talked to his chief of staff, Jeff Zients, over and over and over again. And I was really disappointed with the decision that they made,” he said, referencing the Biden administration
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Trump: D.C. 'betrayals melted steel jobs away'
Long opposed to the merger, the 47th president said Friday that Nippon agreed to make the largest investment in steel in history, while keeping the company under U.S. control.
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Texas governor to sign cybercrime, counter-espionage bill targeting China threat
Bill creates the Texas Cyber Command based in San Antonio.
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Washington state caps rent hikes at 10% through the end of the year
That decision results from Engrossed House Bill 1217, which limits annual rent increases in Washington to 7% plus the consumer price index, or 10%, whichever is less. It also sets a 5% cap for manufactured/mobile home lots.