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FBI offers reward in connection with damage, theft from government vehicles in Minneapolis

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The White House is expressing anger while the FBI is putting up a reward in hopes of tracking down whoever damaged agents’ vehicles and stole government documents during unrest that followed a federal officer shooting and wounding a man on Jan. 14 in north Minneapolis.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Jan. 15 that his agency is offering a...Read more

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Gov. Josh Shapiro sued a vendor for failing to deliver 3.4 million letters from state agencies, calling it 'unacceptable'

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Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration has sued a former vendor for failing to deliver 3.4 million pieces of state agency mail to residents, resulting in a statewide debacle with some residents losing access to their public benefits.

Shapiro called the situation "absolutely unacceptable" in his first public remarks on the matter during a Wednesday ...Read more

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Gov. Gavin Newsom: 'I disagree' with calls to abolish ICE

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said he does not support abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a week after a federal agent fatally shot a woman in Minnesota, sparking mass protests and reigniting a national debate about how to rein in the agency.

“I disagree,” Newsom told conservative pundit Ben Shapiro on a Thursday ...Read more

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NTSB investigation: PG&E says crews attempted to alert residents before Hayward gas explosion

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Before a home near Hayward exploded last month and sent three people to the hospital with serious injuries, Pacific Gas & Electric crews knocked on doors to alert anyone inside the home of a gas leak in the area, but no one responded, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by federal investigators.

The National Transportation ...Read more

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Trump health plan asks Congress for drug, insurance legislation

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday released a health care plan that calls on Congress to end negotiations over Affordable Care Act subsidies and instead enact bipartisan legislation on drug and health insurance costs.

Trump’s proposal, which he calls “The Great Healthcare Plan,” touts the potential to lower drug prices and ...Read more

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Trump meets with Schumer on Gateway project, health care

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump held a rare meeting with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer Thursday at the White House where the two men aired differences on health care and funding for a key New York infrastructure project that the president has halted.

Trump requested the meeting to discuss his decision to hold up funding for the ...Read more

Is California really 100% drought-free for the first time in 25 years? Yes and no. Here's why

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For the second time in the past two weeks, the U.S. Drought Monitor, a prominent national report, has classified 100% of California as being drought-free. That’s a rating that hasn’t occurred in 25 years.

Great news, right?

It’s not quite that simple. To be exact, the last time the report had California at 100% drought-free was the week ...Read more

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Trump moves to make data centers pay for surging power costs

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President Donald Trump and U.S. Northeast governors will direct the nation’s largest grid operator to hold an emergency power auction that would force technology giants to pay for the construction of a fleet of new plants.

The unprecedented move, set to come Friday, aims to quell concerns about data centers driving up energy costs.

Under ...Read more

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Trump-class warship may be among costliest military vessels

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WASHINGTON — The first of the Navy’s proposed “Trump-class” battleships could cost up to $22 billion, a price tag that would make it one of the most expensive U.S. military vessels in U.S. history, according to an early analysis.

The initial cost estimate for the ship was released on Thursday by Congressional Budget Office naval forces ...Read more

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Minnesotans can report on impacts of federal actions on state AG website

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Attorney General Keith Ellison launched a form on a website where Minnesotans can report on impacts of the federal actions in the state.

Residents can report on incidents that have impacted them or those close to them or things they have witnessed, according to the state Attorney General’s Office.

“These incident reports may be critical in...Read more

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White House expresses anger, FBI offers reward in connection with damage, theft from government vehicles in Minneapolis

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MINNEAPOLIS — The White House is expressing anger while the FBI is putting up a reward in hopes of tracking down whoever damaged agents’ vehicles and stole government documents during unrest that followed a federal officer shooting and wounding a man on Jan. 14 in north Minneapolis.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Jan. 15 that his ...Read more

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Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minneapolis ICE clashes

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President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military troops on the streets of Minneapolis amid escalating clashes between protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents carrying out his mass deportation push.

The White House threat, which came after ICE agents shot and wounded a suspect ...Read more

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Operation Metro Surge has no end date. How long could it last?

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MINNEAPOLIS — As Operation Metro Surge nears the 50-day mark, federal officials won’t say when it will end, an ambiguity consistent with how similar immigration enforcement campaigns have unfolded elsewhere in the country.

Similar questions emerged last fall in Chicago, where federal officials launched a large-scale enforcement effort with ...Read more

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Venezuela opposition leader Machado says she 'presented' her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

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WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she “presented” her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump during a private meeting at the White House, but he has not changed his view that she does not have the support to lead her country.

Machado, who won the prize last year for her work to promote...Read more

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GOP rep. hints Greenland invasion could trigger bipartisan Trump impeachment

Republican Rep. Don Bacon indicated there could be bipartisan support to impeach President Donald Trump for a third time if he invades Greenland.

Days after the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and took its leader into custody, the president began expressing ...Read more

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White House stashes Venezuela oil cash in Qatar banks, report says

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The White House has reportedly stashed millions of dollars from sales of Venezuelan oil in Qatari banks since the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, raising huge questions about how the money will be allocated and if Congress and the American public will have a say.

An estimated $500 million from the first Venezuelan oil sales has already been...Read more

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Germany says NATO will push back on Russia, China in Arctic

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A stalemate between Denmark and the United States over Greenland is prompting Europeans to establish a military presence on the Arctic island after a high-level meeting failed to defuse U.S. threats over its future.

Germany will send a reconnaissance team to Greenland on Friday together with other NATO partners in a show of unity, the defense ...Read more

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Racist NJ mayor told cops to 'keep Black people out' of city, AG says

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A North Jersey mayor caught on secret recordings using the N-word directed police to keep Black people out of the city, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin alleged Thursday in a lawsuit.

Longtime Clark Township mayor Salvatore Bonaccorso told Clark Police Department leadership to “keep chasing the spooks out of town,” using a racial...Read more

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Machado presents Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump in White House meeting

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she presented President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during her meeting with him at the White House, where the two discussed the South American country’s future.

Neither Machado nor the White House has said whether Trump accepted the medal, which was ...Read more

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Demings, Jolly unknown to most Fla. voters, poll says, while Donalds leads GOP

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Republican Byron Donalds enjoys a “significant early lead” among GOP voters in the race to be Florida’s next governor while Democrats have “no clear favorite” yet among their candidates, according to a new poll.

But many voters are still undecided — and do not even know the men who want to replace Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to the...Read more