From the States
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Audit shows errors in Georgia primary came from hand-marked ballots, Raffensberger says
The ballot image audit shows an accuracy rate of 99.93% for hand-marked ballots and 100% for machine-marked ballots.
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Texas land office says they blocked covert Chinese attempt to lease mineral assets
Texas' land commissioner says that her office caught a Chinese company masquerading as an American company to purchase a mineral land lease, as the state escalates efforts to break China's rare earth mineral monopoly
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Democratic-led states angered that National Guard deployment for July 4th in DC will be ongoing
A coalition of think tanks, civic, labor, and civil rights groups asked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to withdraw the state's National Guard forces, arguing they're being used improperly.
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Texas continues busing migrants to sanctuary cities, intensifying spotlight on border crisis
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been roundly criticized by Democratic politicians for shipping more than 85,400 migrants to designated sanctuary cities since August 2022.
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California's new animal welfare law has livestock farmers across the country concerned
A new animal welfare law going into effect in California Jan. 1 that mandates space requirements for pigs, cows and chickens has some livestock farmers on edge.
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Michigan house explosion leaves four dead, officials say
The bodies of four people killed in the explosion were recovered.
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Border county sheriff’s text alerts warn residents of out-of-control crime, saving lives
Garcia and his deputies saved a 5-year-old girl who’d been stuffed in a trunk ... in a car full of people being smuggled to Houston. Garcia and two deputies revived her, saving her life.
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Girls' opposition to trans participation in sports sets up 2024 legal battle
Four high school female track athletes in Connecticut have stood against the influx of transgender athletes seeking to compete against girls in school sports.
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Up to 100 fishermen stranded in northern Minnesota on a large piece of ice in the middle of a lake
A spokesperson for the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office said the open water was too large to bridge, and emergency crews were working on an operation to get people back to the shore.
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Georgia lawmaker wants stricter penalties for swatting after rash of incidents
A push for new legislation addressing swatting could have at least some bipartisan support.
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University of California staffers headed for record as tax-funded cash cow for Democrats
In the 2020 election cycle, giving to Democrats nearly quadrupled to $19.8 million, this time, more than 97% of total giving.
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Rural EMS agencies fight the drug scourge as they lose workers
Rural agencies have fewer staff on call and larger areas to cover, which lengthens travel times.
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Another Texas county declares invasion after judge’s family members killed
Smuggler driving more than 100 mph crashed into car carrying judge's sister-in-law and her granddaughter, killing both.