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Georgia disability rights advocates fear weakening of US accessibility law

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ATLANTA – Georgia disability rights advocates are sounding the alarm about a change the U.S. Department of Energy is quietly trying to institute to a decades-old disability rights law.

The DOE is utilizing a rarely used process to try to rescind a building accessibility regulation for new construction funded by the agency. Though the DOE ...Read more

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SNAP cuts could mean fewer free meals for Georgia students

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ATLANTA - President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill shifts a greater share of the financial burden of managing food assistance programs onto states, which means Georgia will have to either cut back on some programs or pay a larger share.

One potential target for cuts are free and reduced-price school meals, a program that ...Read more

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To fix budget, Miami-Dade mayor floats higher gas tax, cuts to charities and parks

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MIAMI — With Miami-Dade County’s government facing a budget deficit of more than $400 million in 2026, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is considering historic spending cuts, as well as increases in transit fares, tolls and a sales tax on gasoline, according to multiple sources briefed on recent versions of the spending blueprint.

In private ...Read more

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State officials say federal cuts threaten California's environment

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LOS ANGELES — Budget cuts, staff reductions and other sweeping changes from the federal government are posing real threats to California’s environment and progress against climate change, state officials said Thursday.

At a gathering of the state’s top leaders in wildfire response, water resources, natural lands and clean energy, they ...Read more

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Trump heads to Texas as flooding death toll rises and questions swirl

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President Donald Trump headed to Texas on Friday to survey the devastation from the July 4 flooding catastrophe as the death toll rose to at least 121 and questions swirl over glaring failures in the disaster preparedness plans.

As the commander-in-chief and First Lady Melania Trump get a firsthand look at the damage and recovery effort, Trump ...Read more

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FBI offering $50,000 reward for protester who appeared to shoot at ICE

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The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information about a person who appeared to “fire a gun” at ICE agents amid demonstrations in Southern California this week.

The alleged shooting unfolded on Thursday as federal officers raided a large cannabis farm in Camarillo, where they clashed with local activists blocking their access to the ...Read more

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Kurdish militants burn arms to mark end of war with Turkey

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The Kurdish militant group PKK started laying down its weapons, marking the beginning of a disarmament process aimed at ending one of the Middle East’s longest-running insurgencies.

A group of 30 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party burned their weapons at a ceremony in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region attended by observers ...Read more

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Trump escalates Canada trade fight with 35% tariff threat

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President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on some Canadian goods and raised the prospect of increasing levies on most other countries, ramping up his trade rhetoric in comments that weighed on stocks and boosted the U.S. dollar.

The tariff level on Canada would take effect from Aug. 1, the president said. The announced rate is an increase ...Read more

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5,000 Colorado Medicaid patients who used Planned Parenthood must find new doctors

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DENVER — Despite congressional Republicans’ stated intention to “defund” Planned Parenthood, the reproductive-health nonprofit expects to hold on in Colorado — though about 5,000 people who received primary care at its clinics will need to find new doctors.

H.R. 1, the GOP-backed tax-and-spending law previously known as the One Big ...Read more

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Despite serious cases, Baltimore overdoses continue to decline

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BALTIMORE — The mass casualty event in Penn North that saw at least 25 people hospitalized on Thursday underscored the persistence of Baltimore’s overdose crisis, despite a recent drop citywide.

In 2025, overdoses in the city continue to decline after a significant drop last year, with most cases related to mounting fentanyl use, according ...Read more

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's team seeks no second deportation, Maryland return

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GREENBELT, Md. — The family of mistakenly-deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia sought again during a hearing Friday to return him to Maryland, as his attorneys hoped a judge would help prevent him from being quickly deported for a second time.

Trump administration officials have said they plan to send the sheet metal worker to a not-yet-identified �...Read more

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Ukraine spy chief says 40% of Russian ammunition is North Korean

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North Korea is now supplying as much as 40% of Russia’s ammunition for the war in Ukraine as the partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow deepens, according to the head of Ukrainian military intelligence.

Kim Jong Un’s regime is also sending other weapons to Russia, including ballistic missiles and artillery systems, Kyrylo Budanov said in...Read more

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Trump escalates Canada trade fight with 35% tariff threat

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President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on some Canadian goods and raised the prospect of increasing levies on most other countries, ramping up his trade rhetoric in comments that weighed on stocks and boosted the U.S. dollar.

The tariff level on Canada would take effect from Aug. 1, the president said. The announced rate is an increase ...Read more

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How a Supreme Court win for public health bolstered RFK Jr. and threatens no-cost vaccines

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WASHINGTON — Public health advocates won a big case in the Supreme Court on the last day of this year's term, but the victory came with an asterisk.

The decision ended one threat to the no-cost preventive services — from cancer and diabetes screenings to statin drugs and vaccines — used by more than 150 million Americans who have health ...Read more

A crisis of faith: ICE raids force some churches to take 'extraordinary' action

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LOS ANGELES — As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles became less and less crowded.

Isiah, a devout Catholic, was so frightened he stopped attending weekly Mass for fear that...Read more

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Kurdish militants disarm in end to 40-year war with Turkey

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The Kurdish militant group PKK started laying down its weapons, marking the beginning of a disarmament process aimed at ending one of the Middle East’s longest-running insurgencies.

A group of 30 fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party burned its weapons at a ceremony in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region attended by observers from ...Read more

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FBI investigating man who appeared to shoot at agents during California immigration raid

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The FBI is investigating a shooting that took place Thursday during an immigration enforcement operation at a cannabis farm in Camarillo where hundreds of protesters clashed with federal agents.

ABC7 News captured video of what appears to be a man shooting at federal agents after smoke canisters were fired into the crowd in an attempt to ...Read more

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As the jokes fly, Alligator Alcatraz evokes racist trope of 'gator bait'

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MIAMI — On Sunday, two men stood in front of Alligator Alcatraz to show support for the detention center. One held a sign that read, “Welcome to Paradise. Don’t feed the animals.”

The jokes about alligators attacking immigrants while in detention have been casually tossed around by President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and ...Read more

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LA has never experienced loss on this scale. Measuring progress is hard and painful

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LOS ANGELES — The signs of change are there, if you look hard enough.

Hillsides along the Pacific Ocean, burned beyond recognition, are showing tentative signs of rebirth. The occasional flower is blooming next to a lost home. From the air, the grid of Altadena shows acres of neatly graded empty lots where the burned-out remains of homes and ...Read more

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Ag fertilizer runoff likely will force more drinking water restrictions

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For nearly a month, hundreds of thousands of Iowans have not been allowed to water their lawns — even though there’s no drought.

Local authorities previously asked the public to refrain from washing cars and filling pools. And some cities turned off splash pads in the height of summer heat.

While such measures are common during dry periods...Read more