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Virginia schools removed 200+ different books from libraries, report finds

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Most Virginia school divisions surveyed by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission did not remove any books from school libraries based on content in the last five years. But a handful of school divisions account for the vast majority of the 223 different book titles that were removed based on content during that time.

JLARC was ...Read more

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EU targets boeing, US cars and bourbon in response to tariffs

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The European Union has finalized a second list of countermeasures to target U.S. goods worth $84 billion, including Boeing Co. aircraft, automobiles and bourbon if it decides to retaliate as transatlantic trade tensions intensify.

The additional duties would also be slapped on machinery products, chemicals and plastics, medical devices, ...Read more

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Haiti police kill suspected Jamaican traffickers during historic cocaine bust

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Three Jamaicans are dead and a Bahamian national is in custody in Haiti after a historic drug bust Sunday off the country’s northwest coast led to the seizure of more than 1,000 kilos of cocaine worth tens of millions of dollars in the United States.

Haitian authorities said the men were killed during a joint police operation that triggered a...Read more

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How Trump's Medicaid work requirements could affect mental health care

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For many people who have a serious mental illness or are recovering from one, trying to get or keep a job may be overwhelming and exhausting.

Finding out that you need a job in order to keep accessing your mental health care can feel insurmountable.

Yet that may soon be the case for nearly half a million Washington residents.

Under a new rule...Read more

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Juliana Stratton's US Senate bid endorsed by House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch

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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton on Monday added more endorsements in her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dick Durbin, with Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch and a number of other state lawmakers announcing their support.

Backing for Stratton from the Democratic Party of Proviso, a political operation headed by ...Read more

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NYC Council orders Department of Investigation to probe 9/11 Ground Zero toxin reports

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The New York City Council passed a resolution Monday ordering the city’s Department of Investigation to probe what information the city had on Ground Zero toxins after the 9/11 attacks and when they had it.

The resolution’s passage, in a unanimous vote, comes after a yearslong fight to find out what the city knew about dangerous chemicals ...Read more

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Senators face crucial vote on $9.4 billion rescissions package

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A key test of Republicans’ appetite to defend Congress’ power of the purse arrives this week with the expected vote in the Senate on a White House proposal to cancel billions in previously agreed-to spending on foreign aid and public media broadcasting.

The Senate could vote as soon as Tuesday on a procedural motion on the Trump ...Read more

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Search for over 100 people missing after Texas floods could take months

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Gov. Greg Abbott and other state and local officials held a news conference in Travis County on Monday to update the public on the response to the flooding that has devastated Central Texas.

The number of missing people statewide is 101 as of July 14, and 97 of those missing are from in or around Kerrville, near the Guadalupe River, Abbott said...Read more

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At least four firefighters injured while battling Northern California wildfires

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At least four firefighters have been injured over the last week while battling three wildfires in Northern California forests that are burning amid extreme heat in steep, bone-dry terrain, fire officials said Monday.

One firefighter combating the barely-contained Green fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest sustained a blunt-force trauma ...Read more

Man tried to throw Molotov cocktail at county GOP office in Michigan's U.P., police say

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A 19-year-old man attempted to throw a Molotov cocktail at the headquarters of the Dickinson County Republican Committee on Saturday but the device didn't ignite, according to Iron Mountain police.

The police agency in the Upper Peninsula confirmed the incident in a statement Monday after the Dickinson County Republican Committee issued a press...Read more

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New group of Camp Pendleton Marines tasked with southern border security in Arizona

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A new group of Camp Pendleton Marines are working alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Border Patrol at the southern border.

The group, which includes 500 Marines and sailors, is part of the Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics, and has assumed “operational responsibilities” as Task Force Forge under Joint ...Read more

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Colo. Gov. Jared Polis joins other Democrats in opposing planned U.S. tariffs

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With President Donald Trump threatening several U.S. trading partners with substantial tariffs the first of August, Gov. Jared Polis and other Democratic governors said Monday that they are taking steps to oppose policies they consider harmful to their states’ businesses.

Polis issued an executive order directing the Colorado Office of ...Read more

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Supreme Court OKs Trump's plan to dismantle the Education Department

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The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump the authority to dismantle the Education Department and to fire about half of its staff.

In a 6-3 decision, the court's conservatives set aside a Boston judge's order and cleared the way for Education Secretary Linda McMahon to carry out her plans to shut down much of her department.

The court ...Read more

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Accused assassin claims shootings of Minnesota lawmakers unrelated to views on Trump, abortion

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Vance Luther Boelter, the man charged with the murder of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, said in a recent jailhouse interview with the New York Post that the killings had nothing to do with his views on abortion or President Trump.

“You are fishing and I can’t talk about my case… I’ll say it didn’t ...Read more

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RFK Jr. vows to halt 'attack' on fats in whole milk and cheese

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other top public health officials said Monday that saturated fats, long blamed for increased risk of heart disease, have been unfairly demonized by the medical community, indicating a pivot on government health guidelines is taking shape.

“There’s a tremendous amount of emerging...Read more

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Anchorage podiatrist is 6th Republican to enter Alaska governor's race

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Matt Heilala, an Anchorage podiatrist who serves on the state medical board, is the sixth Republican to enter Alaska's 2026 governor's race.

Current Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is termed out from seeking reelection.

Other Republicans already in the race include Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, former state Sen. Click Bishop, Mat-Su Borough Mayor ...Read more

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Prosecutors in Amesty case seek more time, citing 'ongoing investigation'

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Federal prosecutors pursuing a criminal complaint against former state Rep. Carolina Amesty are seeking more time to obtain an indictment, citing an “ongoing investigation” and a pending sealed motion before a grand jury.

The filing entered into federal court last Friday does not detail the nature of that investigation or the motion or how ...Read more

NC 'beautiful bill' protesters bring a black casket to Rep. Tim Moore's office

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Michael Danforth waited 37 months for disability assistance from Medicaid as colon cancer ravaged his health. Just nine days before his first disability was due to arrive, he died at 33.

He was uninsured due to a genetic condition.

His smiling portrait sat atop an empty, black casket in front of the Gaston County Courthouse Monday. Held by ...Read more

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No time, no lawyer, no rights: ICE memo sparks panic over third-country deportations

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Immigrant communities across South Florida are on edge after a newly revealed immigration memo from the Trump administration confirmed that migrants could now be deported to countries other than their own with as little as six hours’ notice — even in cases where those countries offer no guarantees of safety.

The policy, laid out in a July 9...Read more

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Trump launches investigation of drones, setting stage for tariffs

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The U.S. Commerce Department launched investigations into imports of drones, parts for unmanned aerial vehicles and for polysilicon, a key material for solar power, setting the stage for possible tariffs on those goods.

The probes were launched on July 1 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, the latest use of that authority by President...Read more