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Trump vows 250th celebration will proceed in DC despite storms that forced revelers to seek shelter
Tens of thousands who had gathered on the Mall for the "Salute to America" events were ordered to evacuate but remained ready to party when the weather cleared.
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Average cost of July 4 cookout for 10 is $7.38 a person, increase consistent with annual inflation
The cost is based on what the farm lobby group that compiled the report considers a traditional cookout meal of burgers, sides, lemonade and dessert.
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California farmer blocked from selling produce amid legal dispute gives away tons of nectarines
Hundreds have come to his farm in central California for the offering. Between Monday and Friday, he'd given away 100,000 pounds of nectarines.
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Ted Cruz files bills to repeal natural gas tax, offshore drilling ban
“Democratic policies have forced Americans to endure historic inflation and economic pain, and have jeopardized American energy independence and national security,” Cruz says
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Chicago mayor weighs bringing ‘congestion tax’ to Loop area
Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski is blasting the idea as just more of the same kind of policy he argues is largely responsible for the city’s wayward direction.
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NYC Mayor Adams unveils $114.5B budget, slows migrant spending
As of December, the state has spent nearly $7 billion on costs related to migrants, significantly less than the $12 billion the city's budget writers had previously projected would be spent to date.
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Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones calls state lawmaker’s arrest an 'embarrassment'
Moore was arrested as he tried to enter the House chambers on Thursday to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.
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Indiana governor signs orders barring DEI, remote work for state agencies
The order striking down the office was in response to a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that found the use of affirmative action and other policies promoting diversity violated the Constitution.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago resort on Friday
Although the meeting is expected to focus on illegal immigration, Adams' critics voiced concern that the mayor would also ask Trump for a pardon in his federal corruption case as he seeks reelection later this year.
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SpaceX loses Starship spacecraft during seventh test launch
"Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn," SpaceX wrote in a post on X. "Teams will continue to review data from today's flight test to better understand root cause. With a test like this, success comes from what we learn, and today’s flight will help us improve Starship’s reliability."
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Credit ratings agency warns it may soon lower Los Angeles bond ratings due to fires
L.A.s general obligation bonds are currently rated at AA, while its municipal improvement corporation leave revenue bonds are rated AA-. A reduction in credit ratings would make borrowing more expensive to reflect higher risk.
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Georgia state senator arrested for attempting to enter state House chamber despite ban
Conservative state Sen. Colton Moore was banned from the lower chamber last year, after he made disparaging statements about the late-Georgia state Speaker David Ralston. Moore's outburst at the time was condemned by lawmakers on both sides.
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U-M ends partnership with Chinese university
This marks the third American university to end a joint institute partnership with a Chinese university in the past five months.