Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Waste Investigator Devyn Choltko puts a water waste violation into the computer system outside a home in north Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 25, 2024. Choltko is one of more than a dozen investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods looking for water being wasted during irrigation times. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty …
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Trump administration to take over D.C.'s Union Station – Axios
Trump administration to take over D.C.’s Union Station Axios Trump Administration Will Take Control of Union Station in D.C., Duffy Says The New York Times Department of Transportation plans to take over Washington’s Union Station CNN Department of Transportation announces new Acela trains, plan to control DC’s Union Station ABC News Department of Transportation will reclaim control of Washington’s Union Station, Duffy announces CBS News …
Read More »Federal judge asks why ICE has detained a Spanish-language journalist without charges
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether a Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering a June protest near Atlanta can remain in immigration detention after charges against him were dropped. Attorneys for Mario Guevara asked the judge during a hearing to order his immediate release from an immigration detention center in southeast Georgia. A petition they filed …
Read More »Monarez refused to fire top CDC leaders, ‘rubber-stamp’ vaccine changes, confidante says – Politico
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Read More »Central NY students plan their strategy for new school phone ban. An issue: How do lockers work?
Syracuse, N.Y. – The first days of classes this year across New York will test students’ ability to put away their high-tech habits in exchange for some old-school routines. But how will the state’s new ban on phones, smart watches, ear buds and other Internet-connected devices in schools work in real life? If you purchase a product or register for …
Read More »Minneapolis mourns kids killed at Annunciation Catholic School as officials seek motive – MPR News
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Read More »Trump’s D.C. death penalty threat is a dangerous assault on civil rights
President Trump declared Tuesday that federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., should seek the death penalty for murders committed in the capital, claiming without explanation that “we have no choice.” “That’s a very strong preventative,” he said of his decision. “I don’t know if we’re ready for it in this country, but we have it.” Trump’s pronouncement is about much more …
Read More »Mexico’s president asks U.S. to share convicted cartel leader’s $15 billion with her country’s poorest people
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday said she would ask the United States to share the $15 billion it expects to extract from convicted Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada with her country’s poor. Sinaloa drug cartel co-founder Zambada pleaded guilty in a New York court on Monday to murder and drug trafficking, particularly of fentanyl — a powerful …
Read More »First-time Democratic candidate Catelin Drey breaks a Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate
Catelin Drey hugged her young daughter when she won a special election for a spot in the Iowa Senate. A crowd of supporters, including family, friends and volunteers, erupted into applause upon hearing the news. The 37-year-old Democrat won by 11 percentage points in a state Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 10 points in 2024. Her win …
Read More »Majority of Americans approve of Trump's approach on crime: AP-NORC poll – Axios
Majority of Americans approve of Trump’s approach on crime: AP-NORC poll Axios Most say crime is a major problem in America’s cities, but few support a federal takeover of police departments AP-NORC Majority Of Voters Oppose Deploying National Guard To D.C., Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support Drops For U.S. Military Aid To Israel As 50% Think Israel Is Committing Genocide In …
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