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Mayoral race in Los Angeles down to the wire as candidates clash over crises, leadership
Mayor Karen Bass is banking on endorsements from first responders including the Los Angeles Police Protective League and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to win votes.
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Kennedy Center names its 2026 honorees as event changes location amid renovations
The 2026 list of honorees was chosen by the Kennedy Center’s Special Honors Advisory Committee, which consists of former honorees, distinguished artists and members of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees.
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Archbishop of New York joins lawsuit by nuns and others against state’s assisted suicide mandate
The lawsuit in question concerns New York state’s assisted suicide mandate that requires healthcare providers to present patients with the option of assisted suicide when giving a terminal diagnosis.
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Trump FBI renews effort to find missing indigenous women who were victims of violent crimes
“The FBI will manhunt violent criminals on all lands – and Operation Not Forgotten ensures a surge in resources to locate violent offenders on tribal lands and find those who have gone missing,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.
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Illinois quick hits: EV battery plant plans scrapped; Pope bobblehead revealed
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is encouraging Illinois filmmakers to enter the Illinois Film Office’s Shortcuts Short Film Contest dedicated to promoting the best short films from Illinois students or residents 22 years old or younger.
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U.S., China drop high tariffs, agree to 90-day pause
The U.S. agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods down to 30%, while China agreed to lower its tariff rate on U.S. goods from 125% to 10%.
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New pope, Leo XIV, in early days a papacy, appears to be winning over church's wary traditionalists
Church insiders think Pope Leo XIV's biggest test could be on gender issue, on which he has yet to speak.
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U.S., China reach trade agreement; details coming Monday
“We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Sunday afternoon statement released by the White House.
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New system developed to predict dangerous storms in Illinois
It's called Hazard Services, a modernization of the software framework used by the National Weather Service to issue watches, warnings and advisories. The software combines three legacy products into one system with the flexibility to message a variety of hazard types.
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Florida congresswoman files bill to help third-party app developers access Apple’s App Store
U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, introduced the App Store Freedom Act.
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Pope Leo XIV touches upon wars in Ukraine and Gaza in his first Sunday blessing as pontiff
“I too address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call ‘never again war,’” Leo said at St. Peter’s Basilica.
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New Trump order seeks to ease regulatory burden on Americans
Trump has signed several executive orders since entering office the second time attempting to reverse government overregulation
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States should implement creative Medicaid reforms, expert says
To finance President Donald Trump’s expensive priorities laid out in the Republican $5.8 trillion budget reconciliation framework, which includes extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, House committees must find varying levels of spending cuts in other areas of the federal government.