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U.S. economy sets 2-year high for growth, exceeding analysts' expectations by more than 40%
Plunge in private business investment from second quarter nearly stopped in third quarter, down just 0.3%, Commerce Department says.
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Appeals court rules against university for punishing professor who mocked 'land acknowledgment'
"Student discomfort with a professor’s views can prompt discussion and disapproval," but it's "not grounds for the university retaliating against the professor," 9th Circuit ruling says.
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Legislative auditors in Wisconsin find that nearly $900M of WisDOT funds were miscalculated
“This highlights the critical oversight role that the Legislature provides for the people of Wisconsin, and once again proves how short-sighted Governor Evers’ veto of four new auditor positions was,” said the leaders of the Audit Bureau.
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Force-fed 'woke' agenda in military sparks social media dissent among rank and file
The Pentagon culture war heated up on Capitol Hill, when lawmakers grilled the nation's two top military leaders about imposing critical race theory on the force.
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'Mumford & Sons' guitarist labeled conservative for liking anti Antifa book 'Unmasked,' quits band
Marshall decided to leave the band so speaking on political issues will not harm his bandmates.
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Republicans in Congress challenge ATF rule change, says it hurts disabled veterans
Congressional Research Service says there are between 10 and 40 million stabilizing braces and similar components already in civilian hands.
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Weekly jobless claims decline, after spike around Memorial Day
Some analysts have attributed the spike two weeks ago to an outlier related to Memorial Day.
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Red Cross declares 'severe blood shortage’ in US, result of COVID, behavior as pandemic wanes
The Red Cross reports that Type O blood supply has been down to half a day’s worth and there is an “emergency need” for people to donate platelets.
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Beachfront condo building near Miami partially collapses, at least one dead, 100 now missing
The mayor of Surfside confirmed there was at least one casualty from the collapse.
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Former Democratic congressional candidate Barrington Martin II opposes critical race theory
Martin wrote that "Democrats are working overtime to keep race ideology alive and well."
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North Carolina lawmakers consider medical marijuana legalization
Proposed law would remove criminal and civil penalties for the sale, growing and harvesting of medical cannabis.
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Texas joins multistate coalition challenging California’s assault weapons ban
Texas has joined another multistate coalition defending Second Amendment rights, this time asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down California’s assault weapons ban in the case of Miller v. Bonta. California is appealing a recent decision by U.S.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to ban vaccine passports
Bill that cleared the state House faces a veto threat from Gov. Tom Wolf.