Category: State News

Veteran and Oscar-Winning Actor Alan Arkin Dies at 89

June 30, 2023
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Alan Arkin, whose acting career spans seven decades on both the screen and stage and includes some of Hollywood’s most popular films, has died. He was 89. Perhaps best known for his ability to project a characteristically dry repartee in his roles as well as his penchant for playing dramatic parts, Arkin had earned two…

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Rapper Travis Scott Will Not Face Criminal Charges in Deadly Crowd Surge at Texas Festival

June 30, 2023
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HOUSTON—A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival, where some spectators were packed so tightly they could not move their arms or even breathe, his attorney and prosecutors said Thursday. Lawyer Kent Schaffer confirmed that the Harris County…

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Washington State Hospitals Don’t Need to Report All Drug Exposed Newborns to CPS

June 30, 2023
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Hospitals in Washington state are no longer required to report infants with prenatal drug exposure to Child Protective Services (CPS), provided there are no safety concerns. The updated state policy allows voluntary “wrap-around” services to be provided to infants born exposed to drugs if health care providers have no safety concerns. The move is a…

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IN-DEPTH: Why Vivek Ramaswamy Needs New Hampshire

June 30, 2023
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Vivek Ramaswamy speaks forcefully and specifically about what he believes he can do. Yet, even coming from a prophet of optimism, one Vivek-y pledge at a libertarian event in northern New Hampshire stands out. “If I win the New Hampshire Republican primary, I will be your next president,” the 2024 hopeful told a liberty-minded audience…

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Roar and Mastery at Orange County Air Show

June 30, 2023
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The crowd erupted as a sleek silhouette appeared in the distance. “Ladies and gentlemen,” the announcer hollered, “the F-15 Eagle.” The crowd’s noise drowned in the cry of the twin turbofan engines as the fighter jet bolted past the audience. The show was on. For the ninth time, the Stewart International Airport in Orange County…

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Driver Lost Control of Tanker Truck on Off Ramp Before I-95 Collapse, Federal Safety Officials Say

June 30, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—The driver of a tanker truck hauling gasoline lost control on a curved off-ramp on Interstate 95, causing the truck to flip and catch fire, leading to the collapse of the northbound lanes in early June, federal safety officials said Thursday in a preliminary report. The National Transportation Safety Board’s brief report outlined what happened…

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DOJ Argues Florida Law Restricting Chinese Land Ownership Violates Constitution

June 30, 2023
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The Department of Justice on Tuesday challenged a Florida law that bars Chinese citizens from owning land, asserting it violates federal housing law and the 14th Amendment. The department filed a statement of interest (pdf) in a case challenging the provision, arguing the Florida law restricting Chinese land ownership by U.S. military installations and major…

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Judge Orders Texas Department of Public Safety to Release Uvalde School Shooting Documents

June 30, 2023
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) must soon begin releasing public records related to law enforcement’s response to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a district court judge in Austin ruled on June 29. Judge Daniella Deseta Lyttle agreed with a request made by a string of media outlets, including CNN, CBS,…

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DeSantis Signs Bill That Could See Radioactive Mining Byproduct Used in Roads

June 30, 2023
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that allows the Florida Department of Transportation to conduct a feasibility study to determine if the radioactive byproduct of phosphate mining can be used as a construction aggregate material for roads. The new law adds phosphogypsum to the list of “recyclable materials” that can be used as road construction…

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Huntington Beach OKs $5.4 Million Budget, Controversial Proposed Cuts Avoided

June 30, 2023
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Huntington Beach councilors on June 26 unanimously approved a $5.4 million 2023-24 fiscal year budget—which begins July 1—after an hours-long discussion which attracted over 100 residents, many of whom were concerned about a proposal posted online the Friday before the special meeting that showed the possibility of some services being cut, including at the city’s…

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