Push to rein in social media sweeps the states

1 hour ago | Politico

Efforts to police speech on social media are spreading across the country, with lawmakers in 34 states pushing bills that are already setting up court battles with tech giants...
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Supreme Court Ends Summer Term After Blockbuster Decision

1 hour ago | FOX News

The Supreme Court ended its term on Thursday after issuing two final rulings. In Biden v. Texas, the Court ruled that the Biden administration could end the Trump-era “Remain...
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‘Reborn From the Ashes.' Xi Jinping Visits a Changed Hong Kong For Handover Anniversary

3 hours ago | Time | 3 articles

Neither the headwinds of an incoming typhoon nor a flurry of COVID-19 cases among government officials this week stopped Chinese President Xi Jinping from visiting Hong Kong to...
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Wisconsin's conservative high court hands GOP another weapon

7 hours ago | WGN TV

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state, ruling...
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Fifth Ward residents concerned about impact from SCOTUS' ruling on emissions: 'This is what we get?'

8 hours ago | ABC

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the fossil fuel industry, saying the Environmental Protection Agency doesn't have broad authority to regulate national energy policy.
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The Supreme Court's “Remain in Mexico” Ruling Is a Tiny Step Toward Fixing Our Gruesome Immigration Policy

8 hours ago | The New Republic

The 53 men, women, and children who perished after being left in the darkness and stifling heat of a tractor-trailer abandoned on the side of a road in San Antonio this week...
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Remain in Mexico Was Protecting American Workers. Will Biden Betray Them Again? | Opinion

11 hours ago | Newsweek

The Biden administration has earned an F grade from the descendants of slaves community, and its management of immigration policy is chief among the failures.
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The end of ‘Remain in Mexico' immigration policy uplifts hope for immigration advocates but changes little for asylum seekers at the border, say Chicago-area advocates

11 hours ago | Chicago Tribune | 2 articles

Chicago immigration leaders cheered when the Supreme Court gave the green light to the Biden administration to end Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico' immigration policy. But they...
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McConnell warns Dems of fallout for reviving Biden bill

11 hours ago | My Sanantonio

WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threatened Thursday to derail a bill designed to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the United States if Democrats...
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Biden handed big immigration win by Supreme Court but challenges remain

11 hours ago | Politico

President Joe Biden's immigration agenda got a rare win Thursday - but the Supreme Court's ruling on “Remain in Mexico” served as a reminder to many Democrats and advocates of...
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Trial for US basketball star Brittney Griner begins in Russian court

American basketball star Brittney Griner was arrested in February on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team. Read more ...

Chicago, Cook County minimum wage increase takes effect

The minimum wage in Chicago and suburban Cook County increased Friday. Read more ...

Meet The Midwestern Retailer Quietly Making A Fortune Selling Used Stuff...

The company behind Plato's Closet has a long history of being profitable and making investors happy. Its online competitors can't say the same. Read more ...

Another supermoon rises this month with July's 'Buck Moon'

July's full moon will once again be a supermoon, reaching its perigee or closest point to our planet on July 13. Read more ...

SpaceX's Starlink satellites will help improve space weather forecasts amid...

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are providing data to NOAA to help improve space weather forecasts as spacecraft operators struggle with unexpected effects of frequent solar... Read more ...

Biden's New Title IX Rules Double Down on Bad Ideas | Opinion

As Title IX became a fact of campus life in the 2010s, commentators across the political spectrum objected to having a secret police govern sexual activity in educational... Read more ...

Winter Park mom in critical condition after home invasion, shooting

The violence was witnessed by the victim's 15 and 5-year-old sons. Read more ...

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for missing Bulgarian 'Cryptoqueen'...

Damian Williams, top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, speaks at a press conference to announce the addition of Ruja Ignatova to the FBI's most-wanted fugitives list... Read more ...

Hot Friday With Few T'Storms; Scattered, Stronger T'Storms Saturday

WGAL News 8 Storm Team Meteorologist Ethan Huston says Friday could be the hottest day of the year so far with scattered showers and thunderstorms beginning late in the... Read more ...

The Future of Abortion Rights: Stronger Than Roe?

Beyond anger and frustration over abortion, legal analyst Imani Gandy says it's time to get smart about fighting for reproductive freedom. Read more ...