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Hegseth approves sending 150 California National Guard troops to help battle wildfires
The request comes as a dozen fires burn in Southern California. The largest is the Wolf Fire in Riverside County, which has burned more than 2,400 acres. It is 40% contained at the time of publishing.
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Mamdani and 'fact checkers' deny he is a Communist, but his own words say otherwise
Will the real Mamdani please stand up? Zohran Mamdani says he's a proud Democratic Socialist. But while denying that he is a Communist in hopes that liberals will "mainstream" him, his long record of hardcore Marxist commentary seems to give away the game.
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Elon Musk vows to support GOP challengers to lawmakers who support megabill as Senate votes on it
Musk, who has been highly critical of the legislation, claimed Republican lawmakers should be ashamed of the massive bill, which stretches over 900 pages. His sharpest criticism is over how high it calls to raise the debt ceiling.
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Demonstrators in Florida Everglades protest new ICE detention center 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Environmental groups are suing to stop the center from operating.
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Cuomo to remain on New York City mayoral ballot as he weighs political future
Cuomo stated on Wednesday that he was still weighing whether to run as an independent, and would make his decision next week after reviewing data from the Democratic primary, where he finished second in the initial vote.
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Los Angeles County vice mayor allegedly told gangs to defend territory from ICE, FBI investigating
"18th Street, Florencia — where's the leadership at? Because you guys are all about territory," Cudahy Vice Mayor Cynthia Gonzalez allegedly said.
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Man accused of helping California fertility clinic bomber dies at federal detention center
No cause of death has been given so far and no other inmate or employee at the detention facility were injured.
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Washington Monument closed over extreme heat warning, temps in nation's capital near 100 degrees
The National Park Service decided to close the monument on both Monday and Tuesday, but it is unknown if the monument will also be closed on Wednesday.
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Michigan police identify suspect in church shooting
The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Brian Anthony Browning, from Romulus, Michigan, whose mother was a member of the congregation.
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Church security officer kills gunman who opened fire at Sunday service
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said on X that federal agents are on the scene.
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Minnesota state senator and his wife share new details about shooting
Hoffman and his wife were shot a total of 17 times.
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Rhode Island’s Democratic-controlled state House passes assault weapons ban
Democratic Gov. Dan McKee says he is going to sign the bill into law
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Chicago ranks among most expensive cities to rent apartment
Illinois Policy Institute Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Bryce Hill says Chicago residents everywhere are paying the price for the city’s rising rental apartment prices.