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Seattle area's family homeless crisis continues as provider seeks new shelters
Unsheltered family homelessness in city has increased dramatically since 2022
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Mamdani vows to update immigrant map after backlash for omitting Little Italy, Jewish communities
Mamdani faulted the previous administration for the omissions and defended the map as not being a complete list because it identified only 30 immigrant communities across the five boroughs.
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Florida pays hunters to remove invasive pythons
With $25,000 up for grabs in prizes, including the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000, the python contest kicked off Friday.
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'Make America affordable again': Trump vows economic recovery in key policy speech
"Does anyone here feel richer under Kamala Harris and Crooked Joe than you were during the Trump administration is anything less expensive under Kamala Harris and Crooked Joe?" he asked.
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California lawmaker revives bill to release convicts with only two murder convictions
The only exclusions barring early release under this bill would be for those who have committed first degree murder of a police officer, or three or more people, or if the crime driving the life without parole sentence involved a sexual act.
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New York's Nassau County officially bans wearing face masks in public
Residents who violate the county law will now face a misdemeanor charge that's punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
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Ohio lawmaker introduces bill to stop taxing tips
Edwards’ plan is similar to those pushed by Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in stump speeches on the campaign trail.
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Study finds TikTok manipulates content to favorably promote Chinese government
An analysis of TikTok's algorithm found “compelling and strong circumstantial evidence” that the app's content is controlled by the Chinese government, but the study said the evidence is “not definitive proof of state orchestration.”
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Iowa committee approves rules on gun permits for school staff
The decision on whether to allow school personnel to carry firearms on campuses is up to the individual districts.
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Seattleites split on proposed bill to crack down on commercial prostitution
The proposal would create a new loitering law that targets buyers of commercial sex.
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California advances expansion of plastic shopping bag ban
California’s single-use plastic shopping bag ban went into effect in 2016, but plastic bag waste increased 47% to 231,072 tons by 2022 as stores shifted to much thicker plastic bags.
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Proposed government-owned stores raise concerns in Chicago
Proctor suggested that city government address core problems before opening stores.
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Colorado leaders emphasize election security after Mesa County clerk convicted
She could be sentenced up to six years in prison in each of the three felony convictions for influencing a public official.