Powerful Japan earthquake triggers tsunami warning
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake centered in the Pacific Ocean some 45 miles west of Misawa, Japan, shook the northern region of the archipelago around 11:26 p.m. local time.
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More human smugglers arrested coming through Canada, this time from India
International human smuggling schemes at the U.S.-Canada border continue with the latest indictment of an upstate New York woman for her alleged role in facilitating Indian nationals being brought into the U.S. from Canada.
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EXCLUSIVE: Texas Operation Lone Star 2.0: pursuing domestic terrorist threats
The border crisis is far from over despite the Trump administration implementing policies to reduce illegal border crossings to historic lows.
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After Kirk assasination, students less comfortable with ‘controversial’ events on campus
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, half of the nation's college students report feeling less comfortable attending controversial public events on campus and nearly half are less comfortable voicing opinions on controversial subjects in class.
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Everyday Economics: The case for a December rate cut
Last week brought the delayed September numbers on personal income, consumption, and the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index. It's backward-looking, but it's the last clean read on inflation before the Fed meets in December.
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Republicans divided over how to address rising health care costs
The U.S. Senate will hold a doomed vote next week on Democrats' bill to extend the enhanced Obamacare subsidies for three more years.
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Obama-era ‘Welcoming Cities’ program overlaps with illegal border crosser crimes
A program launched in partnership with the Obama administration more than a decade ago that certifies localities to "improve immigrant inclusion" overlaps with crimes being committed by illegal foreign nationals in those communities, according to crime reports, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and... Read More.
Afghans arrested by ICE released into the country by the Biden administration
Federal and local law enforcement officers have been arresting Afghan men since they were released into the country by the Biden administration in 2021.
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Expert blasts Illinois Congressman’s push to double H-1Bs as ‘tone-deaf’
A renewed push to double H-1B visas is touted as a talent win, but critics warn it could reshape the tech market by driving down wages and edging out U.S. grads.
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Officials: Stockton stands together after fatal shooting
In the days after the deadly Nov. 29 shooting in Stockton, the Northern California community is trying to pull together, local representatives told The Center Square this week.
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HHS: Pritzker ‘eroded public trust’ in public health
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesman says Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker eroded public trust and is trying to reinvent public health.
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WATCH: House passes bills to block CCP’s influence on schools
House representatives passed three bills this week aimed at protecting K-12 classrooms from the influence of the Chinese Communist Party.
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