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Newsom's claim challenged that 'Big polluter' dollars used for housing and transit projects
GOP legislators pushed back Friday against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement that almost $865 million acquired from some of the state’s biggest emitters will pay for affordable housing and clean transportation projects, among other efforts.
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Los Angeles mayor urges hiring of over 400 police officers
In the Dec. 10 letter, Bass implored the council to approve $4.4 million in funding, without which the police department will no longer be able to hire incoming recruits.
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Texas rep introduces bill intended to protect school kids from sexual misconduct
Rep. Wesley Hunt introduced a bill that would establish a National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry to track offenders and create a federal task force on educator sexual misconduct.
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Order stopping Ohio's ban on puberty blockers for minors stands: 'This fight is far from over'
The court blocked the provision that banned puberty blockers and other prescription drugs for minors. It left in place a ban on gender-affirming surgeries for minors and a ban on boys playing girls sports.
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Comedian Russell Brand charged in UK for alleged rape, sexual assault
Brand has denied the allegations and has said all of his relationships have been consensual.
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Driver in hit-and-run killing University of South Carolina student was illegal migrant: DHS
Rosali I. Fernandez-Cruz, 24, from El Salvador was charged with a hit-and-run resulting in the death of Nate Baker
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Stock markets open with Dow down more than 1,000 points, after China's 34% tariff on US imports
The Dow closed Thursday down more than 1,600 points
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Labor Department reports 228K jobs added in March to US economy, nearly double expectations
The department's Bureau of Labor Statistics also reports the unemployment rate for last month was 4.2%, up slightly from February.
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German investigators say they dismantled a large pedophile platform in joint operation
The Bavarian police force said that "KidFlix" hosted over 91,000 videos that had images of child sexual abuse.
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Man 'angry with pharmacies' allegedly kills worker in CA in crime reminiscent of Luigi Mangione
Police say the suspect traveled to a Walgreens an hour from this home, did not know the victim and was apprehended as he was reloading his gun.
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Death toll in Eaton Fire rises to 18 after human remains found
The Eaton Fire burned 14,021 acres, destroyed 9,414 structures and damaged another 1,074 structures, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Texas House committee passes school choice bill, the first in state history
Gov. Abbott has led the charge to pass the bill after previous efforts failed in the House, including successfully campaigning last year to replace House Republicans who opposed the measure.
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Dozens of Rhode Island K-12s hide 'gender identity' of students from parents
Rhode Island state’s transgender guidance instructs that “schools should not discuss a student’s gender identity with the parent(s) or guardians(s) if school personnel believe it may jeopardize the student’s physical or mental safety,”