🚨 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Cruz’s ROTOR Act passed by unanimous consent, a fast-track mechanism that bypasses a formal vote if no lawmaker stands up to contest it.

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🚨 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤?

The victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack were well-loved, highly esteemed members of their community.

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🚨 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞, 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝

“The department must stop providing funding to grantees who allow this exploitation and protect hard-earned taxpayer dollars,” he stated.

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🚨 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Judge Richard Leon previously indicated he would probably allow work on the project to continue.

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🚨 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫

The minimum wage will reach at least $15 per hour in 14 states.

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🚨 𝐆𝐞𝐧. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲.

Gen. Charles Flynn retired as Commander General of the United States Army Pacific last year.

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🚨 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ‘𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭’

Two Brown University students were killed and eight were wounded in the shooting, authorities say.

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🚨 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 ‘𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐩’ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬: 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫

A new state senator is probing a controversial case that he said could reveal how to better prevent, detect, and prosecute fraudsters.

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🚨 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 '𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥' 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭

The legislation extends 2017 tax cuts and rewrites rules for health care, food assistance, and student loans.

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🚨 𝐆𝐎𝐏 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐅𝐊 𝐉𝐫. 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Health officials have not made public documents or data supporting their recently disclosed findings.

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🚨 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐎𝐏 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

Some House Republicans pushed for a short-term extension of Obamacare’s enhanced premium tax credits in addition to the market reforms included in the bill.

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🚨 Inflation Cools to 2.7 Percent in November, Lower Than Expected

The U.S. annual inflation rate slowed sharply to 2.7 percent, suggesting price pressures are cooling even as tariff-related costs continue to filter through the economy.

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🚨 Nationwide Nasal Spray Product Recall Expanded

MediNatura New Mexico Inc. is expanding its recall of nasal spray products, citing microbial contamination, the company said in a Dec. 16 statement published by the Food and Drug Administration.

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It’s become a well-documented fact that people dining out want a memorable experience, whether it’s eating in a fashion boutique or having an AI-chef prepare your meal. But the full-on obsession with spectacle had not been so apparent to me until a recent dinner at the world-renowned Eleven Madison Park in New York City.

It started with a potato.

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🚨 House Passes Bill Criminalizing Transgender-Related Treatments for Minors

The House of Representatives voted on Dec. 17 to pass a bill that would criminalize transgender-related treatments for minors, including surgical procedures and puberty blockers.

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🚨 Plane Crashes in NH Neighborhood

A pilot was taken to the hospital with injuries Wednesday after a small plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in southern New Hampshire, authorities said.

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Yes indeed, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Just thinking about Christmas—falling snow, crackling fires, twinkling lights—brings up all the warm feelings. Some spots take the spirit of the season to its Yuletide max. Here are five of the best places to catch the holiday magic.

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🚨 New Revelations in Minnesota Fraud Scandal: State Lawmaker

While a man nicknamed “Person One” awaits trial on federal charges for allegedly laundering $1.1 million in taxpayer dollars, he and his wife continue to collect payments from other government programs, a Minnesota state lawmaker said on Dec. 17.

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🚨 Ghislaine Maxwell Sends Request to Court

Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal court on Dec. 17 to set aside her sex trafficking convictions and 20-year prison sentence, citing “newly discovered evidence.”

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🚨 Health Officials Move to Cut Funding for Transgender-Related Procedures for Children

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other officials on Dec. 18 announced new steps they’re taking to cut down on breast removal and other “sex-rejecting” procedures for children.

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