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Trump Live Updates: More Republican-Led States Pledge National Guard Troops for D.C.  The New York Times Trump adds firepower to National Guard presence in DC  The Hill National Guard Troops in Washington Stick to Tourist Areas  The New York Times D.C.’s crime numbers are all the buzz. But how do we interpret them accurately?  NPR Red states’ National Guard deployments to assist Trump in …

The FDA is warning the public about possibly radioactive shrimp that may have been sold at Walmart in 13 states. The warning is for some Great Value raw frozen shrimp because it may be contaminated with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, the FDA announced on Tuesday. The products include the following product names, lot codes, and best by dates: Great Value …

The FDA is warning the public about possibly radioactive shrimp that may have been sold at Walmart in 13 states. The warning is for some Great Value raw frozen shrimp because it may be contaminated with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, the FDA announced on Tuesday. The products include the following product names, lot codes, and best by dates: Great Value …

Tonight into tomorrow, the night sky may put on a colorful show for skywatchers in several lucky states. On Aug. 18 and Aug. 19, a fast-moving stream of solar wind could spark a geomagnetic storm, potentially lighting up the sky with Northern Lights across 15 U.S. states, according to forecasters from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) and the U.K. Met Office. “There …

The northern part of the United States could get a chance to see lights in the sky Monday night, when the view line for the auroras lands on the Oregon-Washington border. The planet is still experiencing “solar maximum” of solar cycle 25, an approximately 11-year cycle of magnetic activity coming from the sun. Solar maximim will last into 2026 and …

Twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Justice Department on Monday for adding a new immigration enforcement rule to federal grants that assist victims of crime — arguing it’s part of the Trump administration’s crackdown against “sanctuary states.”  The lawsuit focuses on the Office for Victims of Crime, a 42-year-old division of the Justice Department that hands out …

A man photographs himself depositing his ballot in an official ballot drop box in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Makela/Getty Images President Trump announced Monday on his social media site, Truth Social, that he plans to “lead a movement” to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines in the country ahead …

Ars: Taking the longer view, is the United States or China better positioned (i.e., US spending on defense, reusable in-space architecture vs Chinese plans) to dominate cislunar space between now and the middle of this century? Cheng: On paper, the US has most of the advantages. We have a larger economy, more experience in space, extant space industrial capacity for …

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don’t cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. The lawsuit filed Monday in Rhode Island federal court seeks to block the Justice Department from enforcing conditions …

Texas and Penn State, the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team announced Monday. No. 1 Texas had one player from each level of its defense on the first team: edge rusher Colin Simmons, linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and safety Michael Taaffe. No. 2 Penn State’s …