Greg Abbott's gun law avoidance strategy
After a weekend mass shooting in his state, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, returned to his familiar post-shooting refrain that it's not gun laws that are needed, but a focus on mental health.
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Yellen says 'no good options' if Congress fails to raise debt ceiling
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that a failure by
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Tennessee governor schedules special session to address guns
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced that he will call lawmakers back on August 21 for a special session after the Republican-led Legislature adjourned earlier this year without taking on gun control
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Chaos? Kumbaya? How the debt limit standoff might end
Just how does this debt limit standoff end
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Exclusive-Vanguard overcomes Republican challenge to US utility stakes
By Ross Kerber Vanguard Group, the largest provider of mutual funds, has secured regulatory approval to continue to
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Indigenous missing person cases get researchers' attention
A New Mexico task force charged with addressing missing person cases involving Native Americans is teaming up with researchers in Nebraska on a data collection project
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Georgia GOP chairman says he was just following orders from Trump lawyers
Lawyers representing David Shafer, the embattled chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, are arguing their client should not be charged with any crimes for his actions following the 2020 election because he was following advice provided by attorneys working for former President Donald Trump, according to a letter sent to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week.
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Simulation suggests 2020 census missed many noncitizens
A number of noncitizens appear to have been missed in the 2020 census
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Oakland 2nd California diocese to seek bankruptcy over abuse
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland has filed for bankruptcy due to hundreds of new child sex abuse claims, becoming the second diocese in California to do so
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Wall Street Journal, New York Times among Pulitzer winners
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Associated Press won two Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including the distinguished public service
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EU draft Data Act puts trade secrets at risk, Siemens, SAP say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS German business software maker SAP and German engineering company Siemens have joined U.S.
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Accused 'ghost candidate' faces campaign finance charges
A former city commissioner in central Florida accused of being a “ghost” candidate in a 2022 county commission race has been arrested on several campaign finance charges
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