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PA Sen. McCormick touts impact and says he wants more NIH funding amid report of White House cuts
During a visit to Penn Medicine at the U of Penn alongside NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya on Tuesday, McCormick touted the impact the agency has had on the Keystone State and called for increased funding.
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Trump signs executive order creating a verifiable national voter list
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order ensuring states can crosscheck voter data with federal records and establishing a new verification system for mail-in ballots.
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Tiger Woods says he is stepping back from golf to seek treatment after DUI charge
Woods was arrested last week after he allegedly crashed his Land Rover while attempting to overtake a truck on a narrow two-lane road near his residence on Jupiter Island. No injuries were reported.
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Arizona lawmakers resurrect bill allowing them to overturn elections
The bill is one among several that Republicans said will shore up election security, something they insist was lacking in the 2020 general election.
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Georgia lawmakers ban state contracts with business boycotting Israel
The bill now goes to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for final approval.
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University diversity training uses same redacted slur it punished professor for putting in exam
Tenured professors allege in First Amendment lawsuits their institutions invented grounds to fire them for exercising academic freedom.
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Illinois data: Deaths of people 18 to 49 soar in 2020-21; most of excess not COVID-related
The data "imply that there's a lot of deaths of despair" in that age group, said Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski. "Opioid deaths, violence, etc., as a result of COVID [policies], because that's a very large increase."
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You Vote: Do you feel less safe in your day-to-day life amid the current crime wave?
More than a dozen cities hit all-time homicide records last year
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Conservative group files for declaratory ruling on questionable Whitmer fundraising
The Michigan Freedom Fund is seeking answers from Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson related to her decision to allow Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to disburse excessive campaign donations to other Democratic candidates.
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FAA, telecoms giants agree on plan to move forward with launch of 5G towers near airports
Verizon and AT&T's original 5G roll out was stalled due to objections from the FAA and airline companies
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Progressive Democrat Rep. Cori Bush's car hit by gunfire in the St. Louis area
The congresswoman was not in the car at the time of the shooting and was not injured
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Key fed index on consumer prices shows inflation rose 4.9% from year ago
Commerce report also showed personal income rose 0.3% for December, consumer spending declined 0.6%
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State lawmakers looking to stop Pennsylvania municipalities from banning natural gas use
Some major U.S. cities have enacted or have proposed laws to ban or curb the use of fossil fuels in new homes and buildings.