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The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt.
Missouri News
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins says he intends to block state and federal funds from reaching Daniel Boone Regional Library after its Columbia branch read LGBTQ+ picture books aloud. One state lawmaker said the event was wholesome and called the threats "government censorship."
Kansas News
After nearly 15 years of ownership, the founders of Signet Coffee Roasters, Dennis and Leah Posterick, are handing down the business to their family’s next generation. Their son Ryan and daughter-in-law Rachel Posterick now own the business.
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"Our grit and our dedication is the one thing that we have control of," Bernthal says. He plays a Spartan king in The Odyssey, and reprises his role as the Punisher in the new Spider-Man film.
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Congress allocated $150 million for 250th birthday events. The Trump-backed group that planned the state fair and July 4th fireworks is asking for an additional $10 million in reimbursements.
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The news comes as two key Republicans are withholding their support over concerns about the Justice Department's deal with President Trump.
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Congress created the Alien Terrorist Removal Court in 1996 to make it easier for the Justice Department to use classified evidence to deport people from U.S. soil.
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The U.S. military says it launched a "heavy wave of strikes" on Iran after an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.
NPR Tech News
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- AI executive calls OpenAI hacking event a wake-up call for the industry
CBC News
- WestJet passengers brace for disruptions as flight attendant strike looms
- European soccer nations agree to boycott FIFA competitions in protest of plan to sell stakes in World Cup
- CBC identifies Canadian woman accused of spying at NATO military HQ
- Golfer Charley Hull slammed online over lottery prank on her caddie
- Georgia father sentenced to 15 years in deadly school shooting committed by son
CBC Canada News
- Crews called to rescue resident who defied evacuation order, B.C. Wildfire Service says
- B.C. gallery faces backlash after donated art ends up at Value Village
- ‘He is always with me inside my heart,’ says mother of boy, 6, killed by alleged impaired driver
- Trees downed, thousands without power after wild winds, lightning shake southern Manitoba 'like an earthquake'
- Quebec man charged with son's death shot during arrest, BEI investigating