California has about 12 percent of the nation’s population but more than a quarter of America’s homeless people — 181,000-plus at last count. There are many reasons for this outsize …
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Virginia Bans Legacy Admissions in Public Universities and Colleges
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVirginia will end legacy admissions at public universities after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill on Friday banning the practice that gives applicants with family ties to alumni a boost. …
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New York State Trooper Among Those Killed in Texas Helicopter Crash
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTwo members of the New York State National Guard were identified as victims in a military helicopter crash that killed three people in Texas on Friday near the U.S.-Mexico border. …
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After making billions in tax-deductible donations to his philanthropy, Elon Musk gave away far less than required in some years — and what he did give often supported his own …
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The United States has a history of using its military to get food, water and other humanitarian relief to civilians during wars or natural disasters. The walls of the Pentagon …
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In her rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union speech Thursday night, Senator Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, told a story about a Mexican woman who was a victim …
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New Biden Ad Pokes Fun at His Age: ‘I’m Not a Young Guy. That’s No Secret.’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn a new advertisement for his re-election campaign, President Biden tries to take one of his greatest perceived liabilities as a candidate, his age, and turn it into an advantage. …
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Three people were killed and one was critically injured after a helicopter carrying National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent crashed in southern Texas on Friday while following people …
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Judge Upholds Biden Program Giving Some Immigrants Short-Term Legal Status
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA federal judge on Friday allowed the Biden administration to continue a program that it has used to give temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of citizens of Cuba, …
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Republicans’ Big F.B.I. Cut Came From Scrapping One Senator’s Earmark
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen Republicans won the House majority, some of their most conservative members pledged to use their power to slash the budgets of the federal agencies they claimed had been weaponized …