Politics & Policy
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Mamdani urges Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race
The progressive oyster man decidedly defeated Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, in the party primary. He has until July 13 to step down so the state party may choose another candidate.
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Trump in Turkey: Greenland 'should be controlled' by U.S.
Trump, in both his first and second terms, has attempted to secure a deal to purchase Greenland from Denmark, though both parties have balked at the prospect and NATO members have fumed over Trump's territorial aspirations.
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UK's Nigel Farage steps down, triggering special election
"I've never been angrier in my life," he added.
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Musk spoke with Trump to end social media row: Report
Last week, Musk launched an effort to stop the "big, beautiful bill," citing frustrations with its spending provisions.
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Trump vows resources needed to restore 'law and order' as LA rioters torch cars, block freeway
Anti-immigration enforcement rioters clashed Sunday with newly deployed National Guard troops in Los Angeles, setting a car on fire and blocking a major freeway.
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Vaxxed Army pilot facing separation from military after denied promotion over COVID vaccine mandate
The Army has had problems recruiting and retaining soldiers, yet Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brandon Budge is forced to ask the Army Board for Correction of Military Records to remove the adverse actions from his record so that he may receive his promotion and remain in the service.
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Advocacy group at heart of anti-ICE protests in LA has long raised money through ActBlue
Although a different credit-card processor is used on their own webpage, The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) is listed in ActBlue's official directory.
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Indiana teacher no longer employed after wearing shirt calling for the 86’ing of Trump on field trip
In a since deleted post, former Middlebury Community Schools teacher Tonja Luken posed for a photo in front of the White House wearing a shirt with the numbers “8647” on it while chaperoning her middle school’s annual eighth grade field trip to Washington D.C.
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Large EV battery plant stops construction, citing concerns over U.S. policy uncertainty
“Due to policy and market uncertainty, we are pausing construction at our South Carolina facility at this time,” the Automotive Energy Supply Corp. said in a statement.
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Dozens of people across 7 states get sick from salmonella tied to eggs, federal health officials say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said that 79 people have gotten a strain of salmonella that was linked to eggs.
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Trump warns Musk there will be 'serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates
Trump did not say what the consequences would be.
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Study projects removing fluoride from public water would cost billions
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to remove fluoride from public water systems.
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Trump could beat the Jetsons with new executive orders designed to make flying cars reality
The futuristic TV show "The Jetsons," aired in the 1960s but was set a hundred years in the future. The story focuses on the Jetson family, led by father George Jetson, who have futuristic appliances and work three-day workweeks.