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Trump touts crime crackdown in closing midterm arguments
Voters are set to head to the polls on Tuesday to decide control of the House and Senate.
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Goldman Sachs restricts traders and bankers from using some AI tools, citing risk concerns
The ban has frustrated some traders who say they were able to improve their productivity with some aspects of their work.
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Prosecutors say they will pursue retrial for Lindsay Clancy but are still working out details
Clancy's defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, sked the prosecutors why they don't know if they plan to seek a retrial on first-degree murder or lesser charges. Reddington has said that he'd be open to a plea deal that avoids prison.
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Male athlete wins girls' track and field state championships in California, despite Trump warning
AB Hernandez, a transgender student athlete competing for Jurupa Valley High School, won first place in two competitions on Saturday.
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Unpacking the baseline battle: Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' and the national debt
Top U.S. Senate Republicans are eyeing a controversial accounting method to theoretically slash the multi trillion-dollar price tag of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” However, tax policy experts remain strongly divided over whether the tactic would
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PA Democratic Gov. Shapiro applauds Trump's US Steel deal as 'BFD'
“I talked to his chief of staff, Jeff Zients, over and over and over again. And I was really disappointed with the decision that they made,” he said, referencing the Biden administration
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Trump: D.C. 'betrayals melted steel jobs away'
Long opposed to the merger, the 47th president said Friday that Nippon agreed to make the largest investment in steel in history, while keeping the company under U.S. control.
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Vermont backs off pro-life pregnancy centers to end suit, Illinois centers petition appeals court
Green Mountain State lawmakers eliminate "limited-services pregnancy centers" from deceptive advertising law after federal judge largely sided with pro-lifers a year ago. Ruling upholding abortion referral mandate is "paradoxical."
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Texas governor to sign cybercrime, counter-espionage bill targeting China threat
Bill creates the Texas Cyber Command based in San Antonio.
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Education Department says ban on Native American logos, mascots violated federal civil rights law
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights said an investigation revealed that two New York state agencies violated federal civil rights law by banning Native American-inspired mascots and logos. The department's investigation, unveiled Friday,
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SCOTUS redux? California courts reject Christian baker punished for lesbian wedding cake refusal
California appeals court overruled factual findings at trial, claiming Cathy Miller's cakes are "predesigned" - at odds with 9th Circuit on similar issue for tattoo parlors, her lawyers claim - yet California Supreme Court denied review.
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Washington state caps rent hikes at 10% through the end of the year
That decision results from Engrossed House Bill 1217, which limits annual rent increases in Washington to 7% plus the consumer price index, or 10%, whichever is less. It also sets a 5% cap for manufactured/mobile home lots.
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Illinois advances high-speed rail study as federal officials cite California failures
The McLean County Regional Planning Commission is working with the Illinois Department of Transportation to complete the state’s first high-speed rail feasibility study. Over 15 years, $2.9 billion has gone into the Chicago–St. Louis route, aiming for 220 mph speeds.