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CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking new steps to fight President Donald Trump’s expected immigration crackdown and potential National Guard deployment in the Chicago area. Johnson signed the “Protecting Chicago” executive order on Saturday as the Trump administration prepares to conduct a major immigration enforcement operation, which could start next week. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click …

A Morbid Memory Lingers 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina  The New York Times Lessons ‘unlearned’: 20 years after Katrina, disaster readiness lags in US  Al Jazeera Katrina inspired a $3B wetlands rebuilding project. Louisiana just killed it.  Politico From Katrina to Colorado: Cajun restaurant owner honors the resilience of New Orleans one bowl of gumbo at a time  Colorado Public Radio ‘Put Those Damn …

Longtime CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller has died at the age of 73. He died in Washington, D.C., according to a close friend. The cause of death was not disclosed, but he suffered from diabetes and had been in ill health. Knoller was, to put it simply, a legend. For decades, everyone in the White House press corps knew him …

Chicago mayor says National Guard must unmask if deployed, urges Trump to ‘stand down’  Politico Chicago mayor signs order aimed at resisting Trump’s planned immigration crackdown  CNN Chicago Mayor Signs Order to Resist Trump Immigration Crackdown  Newsweek Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to sign executive order in response to Trump’s possible deployment of National Guard  ABC7 Chicago Troops Could Hurt Recovery Downtown — While Ignoring …

US Trading Partners ‘Dazed and Confused’ After Tariff Court Loss  Bloomberg.com Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules  Reuters Trump tariffs that are voided by — and ones that are safe from — Friday’s appeals court ruling  CNBC Trump tariffs and the Fed: Fate of U.S. economy may lie with the Supreme Court  Axios Tariffs are Trump’s ‘most beautiful’ tool. They …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects down the ballot as Democrats look to the state for pickup opportunities. As Senate Republicans work …

Bernie Sanders has joined in on growing public calls for Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to resign, after recent chaos across US health agencies. In an op-ed published in the New York Times on Saturday, the Vermont senator accused Kennedy of “endangering the health of the American people now and into the future”, adding: “He must resign.” …

Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union  consilium.europa.eu US blocks Palestinian leader from attending UN meeting in New York  BBC US announces it will deny visa to Palestinian Authority president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly  CNN Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York  The New York Times European leaders, Palestinian president urge …

Sanders wades into one of Democrats’ best Senate pickup opportunities  Politico Bernie Sanders endorses Graham Platner in race against Susan Collins  WMTW Bernie Sanders to headline Portland rally on Labor Day  newscentermaine.com The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Taking on Susan Collins  The New Republic Who is Graham Platner, and can he beat Susan Collins?  The Boston Globe Source link

An art teacher who had the Annunciation Catholic Church shooter in her class in 2017 said she saw signs of self-harm on her then-student. The teacher, Sarah Reely, said Robin Westman was in her class for a year at an all-boys prep school in Minnesota, where she noticed evidence of self-harm on the student’s arm and reported it. “Self harm …