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by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced on Friday the establishment of the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to help reduce the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. “He believes that now is the moment to accelerate our work to reduce gun violence, which is why he is establishing this […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office described “staggering” misrepresentations about the value of former President Donald Trump’s properties and assets, arguing that Trump engaged in a prolonged “bait-and-switch” to lower his tax burden while inflating his assets to obtain favorable loan terms. “The court should not […]
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An auto strike impacting Michigan. A prominent GOP Senate recruit in Pennsylvania. A pending campaign launch from a hardliner in Arizona. News just in recent days has put the battleground map into sharp relief. But left out of the conversation is the nation’s erstwhile premier swing state: Florida. After a […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed off the coast of North Carolina on Friday afternoon with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for four states from North Carolina to Maryland. Flood watches have been issued for portions of eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, including […]
Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is doubling down on strategies to contain migration as unauthorized border crossings surge across the southwest. The number of migrants apprehended in a single day by the U.S. Border Patrol approached an estimated 9,000 on Wednesday, according to officials who declined to be identified to discuss preliminary […]
George Family Photo (MONT BELVIEU, Texas) — A Black Texas high school student has been issued an additional five days of in-school suspension (ISS) after already serving weeks of ISS because school officials said that his dreadlocks violated their dress and grooming code. Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal grand jury in New York has returned a sweeping indictment against United States Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee, in connection with improper foreign relations and business dealings. The investigation focused on a luxury car, gold bars and an apartment allegedly received […]
MANDEL NGAN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tens of thousands of mattresses that were sold exclusively at Costco stores have been recalled due to the risk of possible mold exposure. Manufacturer FXI Inc. initially announced the recall of Novaform ComfortGrande 14-inch mattresses and Novaform DreamAway 8-inch mattresses in June and issued a joint press release with […]
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A top Department of Commerce official’s visit to South Korea is intended to “find ways to deepen and strengthen” the connection between the two countries, and to build off the President of South Korea’s state visit to the United States earlier this year, according to the Deputy Secretary […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the New York attorney general’s $250 million fraud lawsuit are scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court Friday for a pre-trial conference. Judge Arthur Engoron is expected to hear arguments on a motion for summary judgment. New York […]
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