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Walz authorizes Minnesota National Guard to help Minneapolis police amid protests
Walz said the National Guard troops would help protect critical infrastructure in the city and help maintain public safety if the protests turn violent. However, he emphasized that he believes "peace will hold."
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Trump orders government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to lower rates
In recent days, the U.S. president has floated a number of ideas to bring down housing costs.
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US trade deficit shrinks to $29.4 billion, lowest since 2009
The deficit was last reported at $48.1 billion
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Inflation climbed to annualized rate of 3% in January, Bureau of Labor Statistics reports
Consumer prices rise 0.5% in January
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US astronauts stranded on ISS could return in mid-March under new NASA plan
The space agency has not confirmed the new launch date, but the next launch to the ISS is scheduled for March 12.
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Border czar says FBI may have leaked immigration operations to media
Tom Homan says U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation.
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Storm could bring high risk of debris flows to LA County burn areas: Weather service
A storm starting overnight Tuesday in California could bring waves as high as 45 feet in the Bay Area, and heavy rain is expected to fall in the Palisades Fire area.
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AZ Senate Committee passes bill seeking to provide US with a prison to house illegal migrants
SB 1294 says that Arizona will lease the Marana prison to the federal government for $1 a year to house people with immigration violations.
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Chicago grand jury indicts high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel member for trafficking fentanyl, heroin
The indictment alleges that Espinoza Angulo worked with others to obtain fentanyl precursor chemicals and to make fentanyl to import to the U.S.
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin issues order banning DeepSeek from government devices
DeepSeek, created by a research lab owned by a Chinese hedge fund, has raised concerns about ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
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Trump, with Musk nearby, signs order forcing agencies to work with DOGE, to reduce labor force
Trump touted the cuts to corruption and “kickbacks” in the government when speaking to reporters. “The public gets it,” Trump said.
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VA chaplain says was relieved of duties after reading 'charged and divisive' Bible passage
Veterans Affairs removed one of its chaplains from his duties for reading from the Bible.
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Pope Francis predicts Trump's immigration policies will 'end badly'
The pope wrote in a letter that he understands that a nation has the right to defend itself, but Trump's approach to illegal immigration by conducting mass deportations isn't a good idea.