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Cheesecake recalled from Target stores in Florida, California, Texas and other states

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One lot of Target store-brand cheesecake has been recalled by the manufacturer for an issue that can range from annoyance to fatal, depending on the consumer.

The FDA-posted recall notice from Dessert Holdings, which made Favorite Brand Gourmet New York Style Cheesecake for Target, says Dessert Holdings got a complaint that the cheesecake had ...Read more

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Alex Murdaugh attorney Dick Harpootlian gets another high-profile client: Hunter Biden

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Dick Harpootlian, the South Carolina attorney who represented convicted killer Alex Murdaugh in his six-week 2023 murder trial, has a new high-profile client: Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden.

Harpootlian will be representing Hunter Biden in a federal libel lawsuit that Biden brought against Patrick Byrne, an outspoken ...Read more

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Maryland unions, NAACP sue over Trump plan to dismantle Education Department

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A range of national and local education groups, including the union representing Maryland state employees, sued the U.S. Department of Education on Monday as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to dismantle the agency.

Filed Monday in U.S. District Court for Maryland, the lawsuit seeks for a judge to halt the Trump administration’...Read more

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Two bills targeting trans athletes to be considered in California Legislature

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Members of the California Assembly will consider a pair of bills targeting transgender athletes next week, a surprising development that comes weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom called trans athletes’ participation in sports “deeply unfair” on his podcast.

Two bills sponsored by Assemblymembers Kate Sanchez, R-Rancho ...Read more

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Colorado legislature passes gun control bill requiring training before purchase for certain firearms

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DENVER — Two days after the fourth anniversary of the Boulder King Soopers mass shooting, the Colorado House passed legislation to limit the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms to Coloradans who have passed a background check and taken a training course.

Senate Bill 3 — which would apply the new restrictions to the gun used in the ...Read more

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Nevada governor defends dismantling of US Education Department

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Nevada’s Republican governor said he believes dismantling the U.S. Department of Education will give more power to state officials over Nevada’s curriculum and remove bureaucracy, countering concerns raised by state Democrats and education groups made last week.

During an exclusive interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday, Gov....Read more

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Recently departed U.S. Attorney found dead at 43 in Virginia

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An ex-U.S. Attorney who worked during former President Joe Biden’s administration was found dead Saturday at her home in northern Virginia.

Jessica Aber was found unresponsive at her residence in Alexandria, police said in a social media post. She was 43.

Aber’s death was not considered suspicious, sources told ABC News. The former ...Read more

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Md. Gov. Wes Moore, lawmakers stand with unionized state and federal employees

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With just two weeks left of the legislative session, Gov. Wes Moore gathered with dozens of public sector union members Monday to advocate for the passage of labor protection bills in the face of federal cuts.

“All of our state workers, all of our federal workers who call Maryland home, we want to let you know we’ve got you today, we’ve ...Read more

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South Florida man drives SUV into crowd of Elon Musk protesters at Tesla store: deputies

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A South Florida man took dangerous, criminal action to express distaste for protesters opposing Elon Musk by aiming his SUV and speeding into a crowd standing in front of a Tesla dealership over the weekend, law enforcement officials said.

Around 2 p.m., Palm Beach resident Andrew Dutil, 45, drove his black Nissan SUV on the curb of a sidewalk ...Read more

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Atlantic editor included in Trump team's war plan text group

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WASHINGTON — The Atlantic’s top editor said he was added to a text group in which top U.S. officials discussed detailed plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen with other top U.S. officials, an extraordinary breach of security from an administration that has repeatedly vowed to clamp down on leaks.

Atlantic Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg ...Read more

Maryland vital statistics agency lost track of ballooning project costs, audit finds

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The Maryland Vital Statistics Administration failed to properly monitor a project management vendor, allowing multimillion dollar costs to build up alongside major delays, according to a Department of Legislative Services audit released Monday.

The Vital Statistics Administration is a division of the Maryland Department of Health responsible ...Read more

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New fire maps increase hazard zones in LA and Southern California by 3.5 million acres

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LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles County for the first time in over a decade on Monday, adding more than 440,000 acres to the county’s hazard zones, including a 30% increase in acres zoned in the highest severity rating.

The release — ...Read more

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Atlantic editor included in Trump team's war plan text group

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WASHINGON — The Atlantic’s top editor said he was added to a text group in which top U.S. officials discussed detailed plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen with other top U.S. officials, an extraordinary breach of security from an administration that has repeatedly vowed to clamp down on leaks.

Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg ...Read more

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Trump expects to be 'satisfied' with DOGE cuts in few months

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he expected efforts to slash the size of the federal government’s workforce would bring it down to an appropriate level in the next two to three months as he met with billionaire adviser Elon Musk and Cabinet officials on Monday.

“We’re getting down to a point we think probably over the next two ...Read more

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NYC Mayor Adams bashes ex-Gov. Cuomo management of COVID crisis

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NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams attacked ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of COVID and his nursing home scandal on Monday — escalating his criticism of the former governor gunning for his job.

“Someone said, well, he’s a great manager. Well, he darn sure didn’t manage that crisis well,” Adams said of Cuomo at a press briefing Monday.

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Democrats ponder their approach to transgender topics

DALLAS — The economy, jobs, strong schools, access to health care, homeownership and much more. After their humbling loss to President Donald Trump, Democrats are refocusing their messages to appeal to working class voters — and win elections.

They want to shake off labels that they are...Read more

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US visit shows disrespect, Greenland election winner says

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A planned trip by U.S. administration representatives to Greenland this week shows “a lack of respect for the Greenlandic people” given government negotiations are still ongoing, according to the territory’s election winner, Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, will travel with her son and a delegation ...Read more

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Mexican delegation meets with Gov. Gavin Newsom to advance new climate partnership

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mexican governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño met with Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento last week to advance a new climate partnership between California and the Mexican state of Sonora.

Newsom and Durazo Montaño signed on March 17 a new partnership advancing cross-border action for cleaner air and clean energy.

The four-year...Read more

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Trump's deportation of Venezuelans divides appeals court

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Members of a federal appeals court panel were divided Monday at a hearing over whether to lift a pause on the Trump administration’s deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador without a chance to object.

A three-judge panel is weighing whether to continue blocking President Donald Trump’s March 15 proclamation that ...Read more

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Trump cancels NIH grants on equity research

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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is canceling dozens of National Institutes of Health grants funding health equity research, including work studying Black maternal and fetal health and HIV.

Grantees were told in termination notices delivered over the last several days that their project “no longer effectuates agency priorities” and ...Read more