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A rare EF5 tornado was confirmed in North Dakota with winds over 200 mph
A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first on American soil in a dozen years, meteorologists said Monday. The June 20 twister in Enderlin killed three people and caused significant damage. At its largest, the tornado…
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Illinois and Chicago sue Trump administration over deployment of National Guard
The state of Illinois and Chicago on Monday sued the Trump administration over its move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago as the White House targets Democrat-led cities amid weeks of protests against the federal government’s immigration enforcement campaign. “Defendants’ deployment of federalized troops to Illinois is patently unlawful,” the lawsuit says. “Plaintiffs ask this court to halt the…
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Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power, executive power : NPR
The U.S. Supreme Court’s term, which begins Monday, will mostly focus on the president’s powers. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, which promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president. Among the issues already on…
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Instructor dies in Nashville skydiving incident; 2nd skydiver rescued from tree
A 35-year-old skydiving instructor has died after he was “presumed to have fallen from the sky without a parachute,” Nashville, Tennessee, police said. The instructor became separated from a tandem rig with another skydiver, the Metro Nashville Police Department said on X. The other person survived and was rescued from a tall tree with a parachute attached. “An MNPD helicopter…
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Woman shot by Border Patrol is charged; Brighton Park residents say feds antagonized the community
Federal prosecutors filed felony assault charges against a woman who was shot Saturday by U.S. Border Patrol on the Southwest Side, in what led to a heated confrontation between federal agents and nearly 100 protesters. A Department of Homeland Security statement says the woman rammed her vehicle into the vehicle of federal agents, then took “defensive fire” from the agents.…
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South Carolina State University lockdown continues after 2 shootings leave 1 dead
South Carolina State University’s campus remained on lockdown Sunday afternoon and Monday’s classes were canceled following two separate shootings during the university’s homecoming celebrations. Since Saturday night’s shootings, SCSU has implemented additional safety measures, “including controlled entry points for major events, increased camera monitoring, and enhanced emergency communications protocols,” according to Gerald Hubbard Smalls, the university’s vice president for finance…
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Trump to mark Navy’s 250th anniversary as shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has decided not to let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday to salute the Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary. “I believe, ‘THE SHOW MUST GO ON!’” Trump posted Friday night on his social media site, Truth Social. And he wrote before leaving the White House for…
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Federal agents use tear gas, make arrests as Portland ICE protest swells into the hundreds
1/45 No National Guard in Portland Rally and Protest Federal agents used chemical crowd control measures and arrested at least six people Saturday after hundreds marched to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building to protest the possibility of National Guard troops being deployed in the city. About 400 people of all ages and races turned out, including families with…
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued the order pending further arguments in the suit. She said the relatively small protests the city has seen did not justify…
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Border Patrol shoots woman on Southwest Side; agents, protesters battle for hours
U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday on the Southwest Side, marking the second shooting involving federal agents in Chicago since President Donald Trump’s administration launched an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the area last month. Following the late-morning incident in Brighton Park, an angry crowd gathered. About 100 protesters were met with pepper balls and tear gas deployed by…
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