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Land Along Southern Border Is Transferred to Navy to Become Part of ‘National Defense Area’
The 760 acres of California land will be controlled by the military, allowing troops to make arrests.
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BP, Chevron Top List of Oil Companies to Win New Drilling Leases in Gulf of America
The federal offshore oil and gas lease sale netted nearly $300 million in top bids.
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DHS Arrests New Jersey Twins Over Threats Against Immigration Officers
The threats were allegedly aimed at Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and called for violence against ICE agents, officials said.
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Supreme Court Seems Divided on Role of IQ in Weighing Death Sentences
The justices reviewed whether an appeals court had erred in the way it analyzed potential intellectual disability by a convicted murderer.
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Missouri Voters Gather 300,000 Signatures to Oppose Republican Redistricting Plan
Republican officials in the state have tried to thwart the effort, which seeks a referendum to block the new congressional map.
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In-N-Out Fan Camps in Car for 40 Hours to Be First Customer at Tennessee Location
The California-based burger chain opened Dec. 10 in locations in the Nashville area.
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More Than 250 People Quarantined in South Carolina Over Measles Outbreak, Officials Say
Authorities in the state confirmed 27 new measles cases in the ongoing outbreak, which started in October.
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State Senator Asks New York Attorney General to Investigate Mayoral Election
Sen. James Skoufis said the village of 4,000 in Orange County cannot be run like ’the Wild West' any longer.
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FBI Arrests Alleged MS-13 Assassin, ‘Kill Squad’ Leader in Nebraska: Patel
The man is suspected of overseeing ‘one of their major kill squad units’ and assassinating the former Honduras president’s son, the FBI director said.
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Judge Halts Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles
The judge rejected the federal government’s claim that the federal takeover of the California National Guard was justified.
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Trump Says National Guard Member Who Survived DC Shooting ‘Stood Up Today’
‘Andrew stood up today, and people can’t believe it,’ Trump said at an event.
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FTA Threatens to Cut Funds to Chicago Transit Authority After Woman Set on Fire
The special directive orders the Chicago Transit Authority act on public safety concerns by Dec. 19.
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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over IQ and Death Penalty
The Trump administration sided with Alabama and said courts should evaluate IQ scores collectively.
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DOJ Sues Virginia School Board Over Gender Ideology Policy
Federal suit claims the school board punished two boys for faith-based objections to pronoun and locker-room policies.
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Land Along Southern Border Is Transferred to Navy to Become Part of ‘National Defense Area’
The 760 acres of California land will be controlled by the military, allowing troops to make arrests.
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BP, Chevron Top List of Oil Companies to Win New Drilling Leases in Gulf of America
The federal offshore oil and gas lease sale netted nearly $300 million in top bids.
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DHS Arrests New Jersey Twins Over Threats Against Immigration Officers
The threats were allegedly aimed at Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and called for violence against ICE agents, officials said.
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Supreme Court Seems Divided on Role of IQ in Weighing Death Sentences
The justices reviewed whether an appeals court had erred in the way it analyzed potential intellectual disability by a convicted murderer.
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Missouri Voters Gather 300,000 Signatures to Oppose Republican Redistricting Plan
Republican officials in the state have tried to thwart the effort, which seeks a referendum to block the new congressional map.
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In-N-Out Fan Camps in Car for 40 Hours to Be First Customer at Tennessee Location
The California-based burger chain opened Dec. 10 in locations in the Nashville area.
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More Than 250 People Quarantined in South Carolina Over Measles Outbreak, Officials Say
Authorities in the state confirmed 27 new measles cases in the ongoing outbreak, which started in October.
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State Senator Asks New York Attorney General to Investigate Mayoral Election
Sen. James Skoufis said the village of 4,000 in Orange County cannot be run like ’the Wild West' any longer.
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FBI Arrests Alleged MS-13 Assassin, ‘Kill Squad’ Leader in Nebraska: Patel
The man is suspected of overseeing ‘one of their major kill squad units’ and assassinating the former Honduras president’s son, the FBI director said.
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Judge Halts Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles
The judge rejected the federal government’s claim that the federal takeover of the California National Guard was justified.
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Trump Says National Guard Member Who Survived DC Shooting ‘Stood Up Today’
‘Andrew stood up today, and people can’t believe it,’ Trump said at an event.
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FTA Threatens to Cut Funds to Chicago Transit Authority After Woman Set on Fire
The special directive orders the Chicago Transit Authority act on public safety concerns by Dec. 19.
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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over IQ and Death Penalty
The Trump administration sided with Alabama and said courts should evaluate IQ scores collectively.
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DOJ Sues Virginia School Board Over Gender Ideology Policy
Federal suit claims the school board punished two boys for faith-based objections to pronoun and locker-room policies.
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