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Elon Musk claims Trump's proposed cuts to NASA's budget are 'troubling'
The bulk of the cuts are from the agency's Science Mission Directorate, which oversees all planetary science, Earth science, heliophysics, and astrophysics research.
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Maine won't sign feds' Title IX compliance; DOJ moves to prosecute state
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was referring its Title IX investigation of the Maine Department of Education to the Department of Justice for further enforcement action.
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US senators from Arizona condemn proposed Medicaid cuts, despite Trump promises not to
Sen. Mark Kelly said this is not just some budget line item, it is people and livelihoods. The Trump administration has repeatedly said it is not cutting Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid benefits.
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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record
Ovechkin made the record-tying 894th goal during the 1,486th game of his career. It was his second goal of the game against the Chicago Blackhawks.
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California fails audit of federal programs, 66% of COVID unemployment benefits in question
The audit found that even in 2023 — years after the state made $55 billion in fraudulent COVID lockdown-era benefits payments — the state likely made “potentially ineligible payments” of nearly $200 million.
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Billionaire who owns Sahara Las Vegas Casino seeks $100 million from Reno for new stadium
Publicly funded stadiums are common. The $1.9 billion Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium received $750 million from the state in 2016.
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Newsom asks nations to exempt CA-made products from retaliatory tariffs
The governor Friday announced he is asking the state’s longtime international trade partners to exempt California-made products from retaliatory measures as his administration pursues new strategic trade relationshipstaliatory
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Washington state Senate passes hate crime expansion bill, rejects ‘Tesla’ amendment
Opposed to the amendment was Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Kirkland, who told colleagues that “you have to belong to that constitutionally protected class that is outlined in our laws in Washington. Making economic choices or owning a Tesla is not a protected class.”
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Nurses punished for warning friend about transgender surgery, criticizing 'transgender activists'
U.K.'s National Health Service reportedly sued for punishing Uganda-born nurse who referred to disruptive, racist pedophile prisoner as "mister" and "he" to a doctor.
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Disgraced former US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94
Accusations against McCarrick surfaced in 2018, after the Vatican investigated the claims and found enough evidence to deem the allegations credible. He has been accused of sexually abusing people as far back as the 1970s.
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NY Gov Hochul signs several gun control measures into law
Second Amendment groups have criticized Hochul's latest efforts to tighten gun control laws, arguing that crime is still rampant in the state despite the current restrictions.
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Gov Kemp of Georgia signs 'religious freedom' bill after years of effort
Republicans said the bill mirrored a federal law from 1993. The Georgia bill is needed because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said the federal bill only protected against federal discrimination.
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Audit reveals a lack of a strategic plan to combat homelessness in New Orleans
(The Center Square) − A recent audit details New Orleans' efforts to combat homelessness, despite the city and UNITY of Greater New Orleans spending $216.3 million on initiatives between January 2019 and June 2024, mostly from federal funds. While the audit by the Louisiana