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Florida cities race to save rainbow crosswalks as state’s removal deadlines loom

Florida cities race to save rainbow crosswalks as state’s removal deadlines loom

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fort Lauderdale city leaders will host an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss how to respond to the state’s order to remove rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art throughout Florida or risk losing millions of dollars in funding. The Department of Transportation under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered communities to remove the crosswalks and other street art …

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States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, Trump admin says

States must ax transgender references from sex ed or risk losing funds, Trump admin says

The Trump administration directed 40 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., to remove references to transgender people from their sex education programs or risk losing federal funding. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, sent letters Tuesday demanding that the health departments in these states and territories remove “all references …

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Judge rules Utah’s legislature must redraw state’s congressional map for 2026 elections

Judge rules Utah’s legislature must redraw state’s congressional map for 2026 elections

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state’s congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren’t drawn to favor any party. READ MORE: Texas Senate passes redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor The current map, adopted in …

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Trump’s DOT threatens to withhold funds from states that don’t enforce English requirements for truck drivers

Trump’s DOT threatens to withhold funds from states that don’t enforce English requirements for truck drivers

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that three Democrat-led states must enforce English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers or face federal funding cuts. Duffy singled out California, Washington and New Mexico, saying they had 30 days to comply before seeing their funds from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program cut off. That money aims to help state …

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Alabama child has state’s first case of measles since 2002

Alabama child has state’s first case of measles since 2002

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Monday reported the first case of measles in the state since 2002, a child younger than 5 in north Alabama. According to the ADPH, the child was not vaccinated and contacted the measles while traveling outside the United States. The child did not attend daycare or school, and entities involved in the management …

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NASA launch of 3 rockets with colorful vapor trails may be seen from several eastern states

NASA launch of 3 rockets with colorful vapor trails may be seen from several eastern states

NASA’s launch of three rockets, including two with colorful vapor trails, could be visible across multiple mid-Atlantic states including New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. The launch window, which was delayed by Hurricane Erin last week, opens at 10 p.m. Monday and continues until 3 a.m. Tuesday at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The first two rockets will launch …

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Report: Trump admin mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guardsmen in Indiana, 18 other states – WTHR

Report: Trump admin mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guardsmen in Indiana, 18 other states – WTHR

Report: Trump admin mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guardsmen in Indiana, 18 other states  WTHR National Guard mobilizing in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown  Fox News Trump mobilizing up to 1,700 National Guard troops in 19 states to widen crime and immigration crackdown  The Independent 1,700 National Guard troops to be ‘force multiplier’ for ICE: Homan  NewsNation Georgia National Guard asked to support …

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Sweltering heat wave brings record-high temperatures, wildfire risks to states across the West

Sweltering heat wave brings record-high temperatures, wildfire risks to states across the West

More than 30 million people are under extreme weather alerts Sunday as a sweltering heat wave lingers across the West. Excessive heat warnings and watches were effective in parts of California, Oregon, Washington and the desert Southwest, with temperatures soaring well into triple-digit territory around Phoenix and approaching record highs near Seattle, forecasters said. National Weather Service offices in Phoenix …

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National Guard to deploy 1,700 troops across 19 states to assist in immigration crackdown

National Guard to deploy 1,700 troops across 19 states to assist in immigration crackdown

Upwards of 1,700 National Guard soldiers will be sent to 19 U.S. states to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it tackles President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to stop illegal immigration and crime, according to a report. Citing Pentagon officials, FOX News broke the story Friday. The states include the following: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa …

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