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Apr 04 2023
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St. Paul declares flood emergency ahead of warming weather
The city of Saint Paul has declared a flood emergency ahead of what officials expect to be a significant spring flooding season caused by heavy snowfall this winter. The declaration allows the city to more quickly mobilize its resources to protect residents and infrastructure from flooding, and to make immediate purchases to address flooding. It also permits the city's emergency management
Star Tribune
Mar 08 2023
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New cost estimate for high-speed rail puts California bullet train $100 billion in the red
The latest report from the California High-Speed Rail Authority projects costs for the initial segment at $35 billion, which exceeds secured funding by $10 billion. Other segments of the system are likely to have their projected costs increase, too. The state hopes it will get more federal aid.
CalMatters
Apr 04 2023
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Donald Trump arrest: Former president not due in court until December
Former President Donald Trump will not appear in court in New York until December, and a judge has warned him to refrain from using rhetoric that could spark civil unrest. Judge Juan Merchan ruled that the former president will not stand in court again until the end of the year. An exact date is not yet known. Trump's lawyers asked for him to be excused from attending the hearing in person
Washington Examiner
Apr 04 2023
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Finland joins NATO, doubling military alliance’s border with Russia in a blow for Putin
Finland officially became the 31st member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, marking a major shift in the security landscape in northeastern Europe that adds some 1,300 kilometers (830 miles) to the alliance’s frontier with Russia.
The Nordic nation’s accession was sealed during a formal ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday.
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CNN (Online News)
Apr 04 2023
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Trump Supporters and Opponents Clash in Manhattan Ahead of Arraignment
Ahead of former President Donald Trump's arraignment in Manhattan on Tuesday, a growing crowd of Trump supporters — along with his opponents — are assembling outside the courthouse where Trump is set to face charges and around Trump Tower, where he spent Monday night. Authorities in New York called for any protests to remain lawful but still ramped up security precautions to include setting up
Townhall
Mar 01 2023
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Hill Republicans fault Biden administration efforts to meet China threats
The Commerce Department approved sales of sensitive U.S. technology to China worth $23 billion during a six-month period last year, despite an announced policy by the Biden administration to prevent American know-how from being used to bolster the Chinese military.
Alan F. Estevez, undersecretary of commerce at the Bureau of Industry and Security, told a House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington Times
Apr 04 2023
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Stoltenberg: Finland Joins NATO After Ukraine Invasion
Finland will become a member of NATO on Tuesday, completing a historic security policy shift which alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said was triggered directly by Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. "President Putin had as a declared goal of the invasion of Ukraine to get less NATO," he told reporters at NATO's Brussels headquarters, speaking hours before Finland was
Newsmax (News)
Mar 20 2023
News
Shooting Reported At Lamar High School, Suspect In Custody: Police
ARLINGTON, TX — Arlington Police responded to Lamar High School Monday morning after a reported shooting outside the school building, the department said in a tweet.
Two students have been reported injured, the school district told WFAA.
The scene is secure and the suspect is in custody, police added.
Lamar High School is currently on lockdown. This is a developing story
Patch.com
Apr 10 2023
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Fatal police shooting of Mass. man near N.H. Space Force Station justified, AG says
The May 2022 fatal officer-involved shooting of a Massachusetts man at New Hampshire’s Space Force Station was deemed justified by the state’s Attorney General. On Friday, New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella deemed the officer-involved fatal shooting of 33-year-old Massachusetts man Michael Foley, justified after an 11-month investigation. New Boston Police Officer Shane Morton and
MassLive.com
Apr 04 2023
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Wisconsin Supreme Court poses high-stakes test for Democrats
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on Tuesday will be Democrats’ first major test going into 2024 of whether the party can continue to galvanize voters over abortion rights and the fall of Roe v. Wade. The race has been one of the most expensive and consequential this year, as the justices could weigh in on issues like abortion, redistricting and possible legal battles over contested
The Hill